Clinical Challenges in Surgical Palliative "When the horse is out of the barn: Skills to avoid offering surgical overtreatment at the end of life"

 Surgeons are trained to, well…do surgery, but is that always the right treatment for the patient? Not offering surgery can be a challenge, especially when you’re consulted about a sick patient in the middle of the night and the clinical momentum is moving toward the OR.

Join Drs. Katie O’Connell, Ali Haruta, Lindsay Dickerson, and  Virginia Wang from the University of Washington as we discuss how to recognize when a surgery is potentially not beneficial and communicate serious news with the patient and consulting team.

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Target Audience

  • Nurses
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physicians
  • Physician Assistants

Learning Objectives

  • Identifying when a patient’s disease course is unlikely reversible by surgery
  • Defaulting to offering potentially non-beneficial surgical treatment for patients at the end-of-life
  • Learning to recommend comfort-focused treatments for patients at the end-of-life
  • Developing the communication skill of delivering serious new
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 0.50 ANCC
  • 0.50 Attendance
  • 0.50 JA Credit - AH
Registration Opens: 
03/15/2024
Registration Expires: 
03/14/2026
Part of: 
BEHIND THE KNIFE (ENDURING)
Rating: 
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  • AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)
  • ANCC
  • Attendance
  • JA Credit - AH

Available Credit

  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 0.50 ANCC
  • 0.50 Attendance
  • 0.50 JA Credit - AH
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