Hosted by Center for Career Development
Project ECHO: Palliative Care 6.0 Improving Care for those with Serious Illness
- Tuesday, January 5, 2027
- 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Virtual event
This is a virtual event. If you have questions about how to connect to the event, please contact the event host.
Objective
Palliative care clinicians manage complex symptoms, work with patients and families to establish goal aligned care, and strive to improve quality of life for those with serious illness and at end of life. We also aim to educate and empower the many clinicians who provide primary palliative care. In Year 6 of the Interprofessional Palliative Care ECHO® program, we will continue to build on basics and expand on populations, situations and settings using didactic presentations, case-based discussions, and the all teach/all learn model. Participants will acquire skills and establish professional connections to improve the care of patients with serious illness and at the end-of-life. While participation in prior Palliative ECHO series is not required—each session is designed to stand alone—didactics from Years 1-5 are available.
Target Professionals
Topics Covered
- October 6, 2026: Transference and Countertransference in Serious Illness]
- November 3, 2026: Deprescribing Medications in Serious Illness: The Role of Family/others
- December 1, 2026: Swallowing Difficulties and Appetite Loss in Serious Illness
- January 5, 2027: Depression versus Demoralization in Serious Illness
- February 2, 2027: Addressing the Needs of Children and Adolescents of Patients with Serious Illness
- March 2, 2027: The Range of Cultural Impact of Care in Serious Illness
- April 6, 2027: Advance Directives and End of Life wishes in the LGBTQI population
- May 4, 2027: Sexual Health in Serious Illness
- June 1, 2027: Veterans and End of Life Care
Schedule: First Tuesday of the month from 12-1pm starting October 6, 2026 through June 1, 2027.
Who should attend: Physicians, Advance Practice Providers, Nursing Professionals, Social Workers, Physical/Occupational Therapists, Speech & Language Pathologists, Chaplains, Volunteers, Counselors, Behavioral Health providers, anyone who cares for patients with serious illness
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this learning activity, participants will be able to:
- Discuss at least two ways to enhance care of patients with serious illness including strategies for the patient's care partners to improve overall quality of care for diverse marginalized populations.
Accreditation:
In support of improving patient care, Dartmouth Health 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.
American Medical Association (AMA)
Dartmouth Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 9.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
American Nurses Credential Center (ANCC)
Dartmouth Health designates this live activity for a maximum 9.0 ANCC contact hours.
Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
Dartmouth Health designates this knowledge-based activity for a maximum of 9.0 hours. Credit will be provided to NABP CPE Monitor within 60 days after the activity completion.
Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Dartmouth Health 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. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 9.0 general continuing education credits.
Other Learners: All other learners may claim CME-designated participation credit. Consult your professional licensing board regarding the applicability and acceptance of CME-designated participation credit for programs certified for credit by organizations accredited by Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Education.
Contact Information
Megan Colgan – megan.m.colgan@hitchcock.org
Certification Issuance Criteria
A certificate of attendance (non CME/non CNE) is available on request for all our ECHO courses at the end of the course. Just send an email to ECHO@Hitchcock.org requesting a certificate of attendance after the course is over and the team will issue a certificate indicating the title of the course and the number of hours you attended. Note that attendance is automatically tracked by the I-ECHO system so no need for you to provide the hours to receive this certificate.
Accreditation Information
CME and/or CNE hours are available for selected ECHO courses through the DH Continuing Professional Learning Center (CPLD), one hour per full session attended. For detailed information on accreditation, when offered, please go to the I-ECHO site for the course, click the CONTENT tab and scroll down to “CME/CNE Information and Tracking”. This will bring up a CPLD word document with detailed information and a session tracking template. After the course is completed, you can click on “Claim CEs link” at the I-ECHO site under the CONTENT tab which will take you to the CPLD website to complete an online form and submit the number of hours you attended. The “Claim CEs link" will also be put in the Chat during the final session and emailed to you. Downloadable documentation of your credit hours will be available at the site within 30 days of submitting your hours. Please direct any questions regarding CME or CNE credits to clpd.support@hitchcock.org or call (603) 653-1234
Contact Email
megan.m.colgan@hitchcock.org