Social Aspects of Care and the Importance of a Psychosocial Assessment - By Michele Snyders, MSW & Julie Dixen MSW

Instructions to Receive Credit

Monday, January 17, 2022, 6:30 AM - Wednesday, December 28, 2022, 12:00 AM

$1,000 - Registration

To attend this activity at no cost, use the Promo Code provided in the registration confirmation email for the South Dakota Palliative Care Network Education Series.  If you are not registered, click here.

A review and description of the multiple psychosocial factors that impact outcomes in quality palliative care and provide recommendations for assessment and intervention.

1. Describe a Palliative Care interdisciplinary team (IDT).
2. Differentiating the skills needed to complete a social assessment.
3. Identify the social factors that affect patient and family quality of life and wellbeing.
4. State the role of the interdisciplinary team members in both an inpatient and outpatient settings.
5. Identify when specialty palliative care is needed based on the outcome of a social assessment.
6. Identify the skills needed to complete a social assessment.

Department Sponsor:
Avera applied and received a grant from Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) Rural Health Network Development (RHND) Program in the US Department of Health & Human Services Administration (HRSA).

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $900,000 with a percentage financed with nongovernmental sources.  The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the US Government.

Disclaimer:
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Physicians
Avera is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Avera designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses (NCPD)
Avera is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.  A total of 0.75 contact hours can be received upon completion of this education activity. Attendance at the entire educational activity is required to receive contact hours.


Social Workers
Avera Health Provider #1029 is an approved provider of continuing education by the South Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners.  Social Workers will receive 0.75 continuing education clock hours for participating in this course.

Nursing Facility Administrators
Avera is an approved provider of continuing education for South Dakota through the South Dakota Board of Nursing Facility Administrators. This educational activity is approved for 0.75 hours for nursing facility administrators.

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Avera adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.