March 5, 2020, 8:00am- 4:00pm, Indianapolis, IN.

Last Steps® (LS) ACP is initiated as a component of quality end-of-life care for frail elders and those whose death in the next 12 months would not be unexpected. The LS planning conversation is focused on goals of care to make timely, proactive, and specific end-of-life decisions. Ideally, these decisions are converted into medical orders that can be followed throughout the continuum of care. The Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) program is the nationally recognized model for this stage of planning.

Target Audience

The LS ACP Facilitator Certification course is intended for healthcare clinicians (nurses, social workers, chaplains, physicians) and others involved in assisting those with serious illness or frailty in making treatment decisions based on their goals of care.

Purpose

The purpose of this program is to improve the effectiveness of the LS ACP (a POLST Paradigm program) through facilitation skills training.

Objectives

• Describe the goals of LS, a POLST Paradigm program.
• Identify interview skills for facilitating LS conversations.
• Identify skills to assist individuals in making informed treatment decisions that include CPR, limitations on treatment, and comfort care.
• Develop strategies to create a POLST form that accurately reflects an individual’s treatment preferences.
• Identify systems to honor the POLST plan.
• Demonstrate beginning competency in facilitating LS conversations through role-play activities.
• Initial Certification Requirements
• Completion of the LS ACP Facilitator Certification Online Curriculum(Modules 1-4 and Module 5)
• Completion of the LS ACP Facilitator Certification classroom training (8-hour classroom instruction)

The Indiana University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Indiana University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 11 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Indiana University School of Medicine has been approved by the Indiana Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist and Mental Health Counselor Board to provide Category I Continuing Education program. This activity qualifies for 11.0 Category I CEU as outlined by the Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board.