Presented by 
 

       EPEC (Educating Providers on End-of-Life Care) 

Kim Morelock, Acting Executive Director

417-865-4501

EPEC

Education for Physicians/Providers on

End of Life Care 

Presented by the

Community Alliance for Compassionate Care

At the End of Life 
 

This program is for physicians and other health care professionals who provide end-of-life care

Learning Outcomes-Course Objectives 

1.     List the different goals of care and describe how they interrelate and change

2.     Discuss the assessment and management of common physical symptoms

3.     Compare and contrast nociceptive and naturopathic pain

4.     Describe the current state of dying in America and contrast this with the

        way people wish to die

5.     State the features of sudden illness that require special skills

6.     Define Advance Care Planning and list the steps of advance care planning

7.     Describe the broad legal consensus that has developed around issues of end of

        care, and list the common legal myths and pitfalls that can interfere with quality

        care

8.     Discuss why communication of bad news is important

9.     Identify the principles for withholding or withdrawing therapy

10.  List factors that might lead to futility situations

11.  Describe the assessment and management of the pathophyolsiologic changes of

        dying

12.  Define physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia

13.  Describe the concept of suffering and understand the suffering of physical,

        psychological, spiritual, financial, and anticipatory grief

14.  Identity the depression, anxiety, and delirium, in patents facing the end of life

       and describe the approach to management of each symptom 
 
 
 

Dress for EPEC class is casual.  
Please bring a sweater or jacket as conference rooms can be cool. 
 
 
 

Due to GENEROUS GRANTS

we provide this course at

NO CHARGE!

Others present this same AMA developed  program with costs at least $795 (plus travel!)

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