End-of-Life Certification Course: Accompanying the Dying Patient

CE Information

25.5 CE credits (7.0 pharmacology)

Completion Time

25 hours, 52 minutes

Available Until

December 31, 2025

Posted By

PESI

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Overview

Specialties

Geriatrics, Home Health, and Hospice / Palliative

Clinical Topics

Geriatric Medicine

Caring for patients in their final days is one of the most meaningful yet emotionally exhausting experiences in healthcare. The constant exposure to suffering, the responsibility to honor last wishes, and the strain of having crucial conversations can leave even the most dedicated professionals feeling drained and overwhelmed.

The End-of-Life Certification Course offers a comprehensive solution that blends advanced clinical knowledge, compassionate communication techniques, and self-care practices to help you support patients and families with confidence and grace. As you progress through the training, you will learn how to manage complex symptoms, navigate cultural and ethical considerations, and maintain your sense of purpose and fulfillment. This transformation will empower you to end each shift knowing you delivered exceptional, dignified care. With this course, you will not only earn up to 25.5 CE hours, including 7.0 pharmacology CE hours, but you will also become a Certified End of Life Care Specialist (ELCS) - a credential that validates your expertise and shows your commitment to excellence in end-of-life care.

Learning Objectives

Pharmacology of Pain Management at the End-of-Life: Association Between Pain, Anxiety, Delirium and Sleep Disorders in Terminally ill Patients
Pharmacology Update: End of Life Symptom Management
End Stage Diseases: Care When There is No Cure
Palliative Wound Care
Nourishing the Older Adult: Challenges and Controversies
End of Life: Palliative and Hospice Care Benefits
End-of-life Compassionate Care: Ethical and Legal Issues
Culture into Practice: Improving the End of Life Experience
Death, Dying & Bereavement
Serious Illness Messaging and Crucial Conversations
Older Adults with Pain

Speakers

Paul Langlois APN, PhD, CCRN, CCNS

Paul Langlois, APN, PhD, CCRN, CCNS, is a critical care clinical specialist in the surgical, medical, neurologic, burn, CCU, and trauma ICUs of Cook County Hospital, Chicago. Drawing on over 40 years of experience assessing and managing patients with life-threatening diseases, Dr. Langlois provides advanced-level training to nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, respiratory therapists, and physicians. Dr. Langlois is committed to providing the highest quality of care to patients through advanced education. His presentations are evidence-based, timely, and provide participants with numerous case studies to facilitate critical thinking. As a bedside clinical nurse specialist, he has developed several institution-wide protocols for the multidisciplinary assessment and management of infectious disease and multi-system organ failure patients. His presentations are enthusiastically delivered and offer highly practical tips that help make the most challenging concepts easy to understand. Linking knowledge to clinical practice is the goal of every educational program.

Laura Swoboda DNP, APNP, FNP-C, CWOCN-AP, WOCNF

Translational scientist, Nurse Practitioner, skin & wound specialist

Steven Atkinson PA-C, MS

Steven Atkinson, PA-C, MS, is a board-certified Physician Assistant specializing in Geriatric Internal Medicine. He practices medicine in the greater Minneapolis area. In addition to his private practice, he has been on the faculty at the University of Utah since 1994 and has been involved in medicine for over 30 years. Steven is the co-founder of Twin Cities Physicians, which serves older adults at nearly all levels of their care. He has presented nationally for over 15 years, primarily speaking about geriatric-related syndromes.

CE Information

This activity offers 25.5 CE credits (7.0 pharmacology) to attendees.

Accredited by ANCC, ACCME.

Credit eligibility by state, board, and more information can be found here: End of Life Certification Course: Accompanying the Dying Patient

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