Online Courses

Upon successful completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

1. Describe the philosophy and characteristics of palliative care. 
2. Identify the seven “C’s” of palliative care.
3. Describe the philosophy and characteristics of hospice care. 
4. Recognize the signs and symptoms of impending death.
5. Discuss the processes to properly assess pain and to provide effective pain management options. 
6. Differentiate between the five stages of grief and how they impact the needs of the patient and their family. 

Qualified Planners/Faculty

Completion Requirements: To receive continuing education credit commensurate with the credit awarded for this on-line activity, the participant must:

• View all modules
• Participate and pass all learning checks
• Pass the Post Test(s) with a minimum score of 80%
• Complete and submit the on-line evaluation

Certificates of Completion: will be available to print immediately upon finishing the completion requirements. You are encouraged to print and save your certificate for your portfolio as required by your licensing body. Interdisciplinary accredited activities, activities having multiple accreditors, will be listed individually on the Certificate of Completion.

Non-Endorsement of Products: echelon®, as an accredited provider, has demonstrated proficient experience and viable resources to provide for valid and reliable evaluation of CE activities. The accuracy of the facts and opinions contained in this activity are the responsibility of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of echelon® or its sponsors. Practitioners should consult primary resources, state regulations, and their healthcare facility policies and procedures for specific application of said content to their local situation. echelon® does not imply that there is real or implied endorsement of any product, service, or company neither referred to in this activity nor of any company subsidizing costs related to this activity. All information contained in this activity is for educational purposes only.

Electronic Record Retention: All activity records are kept on file for a minimum of six (6) years.

echelon® also chooses full disclosure with each activity to report any author conflicts of interest or commercial affiliation or support in conjunction with any activity.

Educational Health Care Team Members and Course Author Conflict of Interest: There have been no conflicts of interest disclosed by planners, authors, or presenters; nor has there been disclosure of any relevant financial relationships with any commercial companies or their products pertaining to this activity.

Commercial Company Support: The content of this activity was not developed with support from any commercial companies nor are there any staff commercial affiliations.