Management of End-of-Life Issues in the ED - EM & Acute Care Course
The Center for Medical Education via YouTube
Overview
This course aims to enhance the practice of emergency medicine by focusing on the management of end-of-life issues in the emergency department. Participants will learn about goals of care, recognizing signs of dying, hydration, end-of-life care, patient autonomy, and palliative care. The course utilizes the Emergency Medical Abstracts (EMA) database and includes presentations and faculty panels to provide evidence-based recommendations. The intended audience for this course includes healthcare professionals working in emergency medicine and acute care settings.
Syllabus
Intro
Goals of Care
What does dying look like
Air hunger
Death rattle
Hydration
EndofLife Care
Goals Have Care
EndofLife Issues
Allow Natural Death
Can You Make Her Comfortable
Patient Autonomy
Palliative Care
Secret of Medicine
Taught by
The Center for Medical Education