Enduring PCQC Virtual Quality Matters Conference 2023

Enduring PCQC Virtual Quality Matters Conference 2023

On demand educational opportunity for members of the palliative care and serious illness community. Plus, earn up to 7.5 CME/CE credits!

By Palliative Care Quality Collaborative (PCQC)

Location

Online

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Agenda

Day 1
Day 2

12:00 PM - 1:10 PM

Welcome and Keynote - Quality: What is it Good For?

Diane E. Meier, MD


The foundational principles of palliative care are to relieve suffering and improve quality of life for people living with serious illness and for their loved ones. How do we know if we are actually ...

1:10 PM - 2:10 PM

Educational Session 1: Panel - Perspectives of Health Equity

Karen Bullock PhD, LICSW, FGSA, APHSW-C

Carey Candrian, PhD

Khaliah Johnson, MD


The PCQC is dedicated to improving palliative care through the collection, analysis, and timely reporting of actionable data. Its objective is to improve healthcare by defining and promoting quality ...

2:25 PM - 3:15 PM

Educational Session 2: Palliative Care for Parkinson’s Disease

Benzi Kluger, MD


In this session we will review the evidence that people living with Parkinson’s and their families have significant palliative care needs that are often not met under current standards of care. We wi...

3:20 PM - 4:10 PM

Educational Session 3: The State of Our Field

Fred Friedman

Steve Pantilat, MD, MHM, FACP, FAAHPM


In this overview of the structural and operational data of palliative care programs collected during the 2022 PCQC Annual Program Survey, we will review how palliative care programs operate across th...

4:10 PM - 5:00 PM

Educational Session 4: Palliative Care Outcomes Collaborative

Barbara Daveson, PhD


The Palliative Care Outcomes Collaborative (PCOC) is a national voluntary program that is improving the quality and outcomes of palliative care in Australia. During this session, PCQC welcomes PCOC t...

About this event

  • 313 days 3 hours

Welcome to the enduring PCQC Virtual Quality Matters Conference 2023! Through this event, you are able to access the educational content of the live virtual QMC 2023! This event was held live on December 14-15, 2023 to promote best practices and training for high quality palliative care to patients with serious illness and their loved ones. Enduring

QMC is open to all members of the palliative care and serious illness community.

The 2023 theme of Quality Matters Conference highlights work in palliative care that promotes the Institute of Medicine’s Six Domains of Healthcare Quality and we are delighted to offer continuing education credits to participants (see below for more details). As always, we aim to have faculty and participants that are reflective of the diversity of the field in disciplines, organizations, backgrounds, and geographies.

Registered participants of this event will receive:

  • Digital access to the recordings of the virtual conference sessions until November 30, 2024
  • Ability to claim up to 7.5 hours of continuing education credits for ANCC, ACCME, and ASWB (please see below for additional details).

More information on the conference and PCQC can be found at https://palliativequality.org/qmc-2023.


If you have any questions about this event or the Palliative Care Quality Collaborative, please visit our website to reach out to our Member Services Team.

Please note that the agenda and times are reflective of the order and times during the live event. Participants are welcome to view the recordings in any order at any time.

Continuing Education (CE) Language

Palliative Care Quality Collaborative/PCQC

2023 Enduring Quality Matters Conference
2024 - Online

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and Palliative Care Quality Collaborative. Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Amedco Joint Accreditation #4008163.


Nurses (ANCC) Credit Designation

Amedco LLC designates this activity for a maximum of 7.50 ANCC contact hours.


Physicians (ACCME) Credit Designation

Amedco LLC designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 7.50 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


Social Workers (ASWB) Credit Designation

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Amedco is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Amedco maintains responsibility for this course. ASWB Learner Level: Intermediate. Social Workers completing this course receive 7.50 GENERAL continuing education credits.


The following state boards accept courses offering ASWB ACE credit for Social Workers: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK*, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WI, WV*, WY

*OK: Accepts ASWB ACE for live, in-person activities but not for ethics and/or online courses.
*WV: Accepts ASWB ACE unless activity is held live in West Virginia.
The following state boards accept courses offering ASWB ACE credit for Counselors: AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MO, ND, NE, NM, NH, NV, OK*, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WY

MI: No CE requirement

The following state boards accept courses offering ASWB ACE credit for MFTs: AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, IA, ID, IN, KS, MD, ME, MO, NC, NE, NH, NM, NV, OK*, OR, PA, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WY

AL MFTs: Credits authorized by NBCC or any other state licensing agency will be accepted.
MA MFTs: Participants can self-submit courses not approved by the MAMFT board for review.

MI: No CE requirement.

The following state boards accept ASWB ACE credit for Addictions Professionals: AK, CA, CO, CT, GA, IA, IN, KS, LA, MO, MT, ND, NM, NV, OK, OR, SC, WA, WI, WV, WY


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