Goals of Care Communication and Palliative Care - CPC

Project: Research project

Project Details

Description

PREP Communication and Palliative Care In collaboration with the Section of Palliative Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, participating hospital will participate in the following training and mentoring: Two day training seccion for quality improvement (QI) team to learn about the intervention, exchange ideas with other sites and work with their mentor to establish an action plan. Focused training in key communication skills necessary for elucidating a patient's Goals of Care. Interactive training utilizing trained actors and role playing. Use and implement strategies to identify appropriate patients for palliative care services. Establish and carry out plans for coordinating palliative care and hospice services for their patients. 1 Year of mentoring by physicians trained in palliative care and goals of care communication. Mentors meet with site leaders monthly via teleconference to help teams tailor their efforts to the needs of their institutions, assist with implementation, and evaluate it's impact. At least monthly mentor calls with a minimun of 8 and on-site visits by palliative care physician expert in goals of care communication. Access to the CPC Community. Repository for related background material and listserv for where participants share ideas and documents. Reunion conference at completions of year long program.
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date9/1/129/1/13

Funding

  • Various Hospitals for BCBSIL PREP Program (Agmt 09/01/12 // Agmt 09/01/12)
  • HCSC Insurance Services Company (Agmt 09/01/12 // Agmt 09/01/12)

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