Palliative Care 2025 ECHO
Advance Care Planning Across the Experience of Health and Serious Illness
About the series
This series will include 5 courses on Wednesdays, beginning June 4th through July 2nd, 2025.
All courses will be held via Zoom Noon – 1:00 PM CST.
The Palliative Care 2025 ECHO will provide practical guidance on navigating advance care planning, goals of care, and end-of-life conversations across the lifespan, from pediatric to geriatric care. Sessions will focus on strengthening communication skills, integrating tools like TPOPP and Vital Talk into care plans, and supporting individuals and loved ones through dying and bereavement. This series is designed to equip the entire care team to compassionately guide conversations with clarity. The entire care team including medical, behavioral health, and legal professionals are encouraged to join this ECHO to strengthen palliative care in Kansas.
Continuing education credit will be offered to physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, and behavioral health clinicians.
Register for Palliative Care 2025 ECHO
Funding Statement
This project is made possible by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment's Palliative Care Program, supported by K.S.A. 65-1261 and the KDHE Palliative Care Five-Year State Plan.
In support of improving patient care, University of Kansas Medical Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Statements
Physician: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
The University of Kansas Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing: ANCC Contact Hours
The University of Kansas Medical Center designates this activity for a maximum of 5 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Psychology
The University of Kansas Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 5 APA Continuing Education Credit. Psychologists should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Interprofessional Continuing Education
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 5 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
Social Worker
The University of Kansas Medical Center Area Health Education Center East, as an approved provider of continuing education by the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board presents this offering for a maximum of 5 hour credit applicable for relicensure of LASWs, LBSWs, LMSWs and LSCSWs. Kansas Provider Number 12-002. Karen Aufdemberge, RN, BSN, Coordinator.