News and Notes

The Palliative Section will hold its annual meeting at ACEP17 on Sunday, October 29, 2017 from 10:30 am – 12:30 pm at the Marriott Marquis in Liberty Ballroom, Salon O.  Please join us for a luncheon, presentation by VITAS and a great time of networking and discussion about the future of our Section. We look forward to seeing you there!

Palliative Care Highlights to watch out for at SA17

Research Forum - Palliative Care Abstracts

Monday, October 30, 2017 - 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM - Room 154B

• Institution of a Palliative Care Curriculum and the Effect on Resident Comfort and Knowledge Regarding End-of-Life Care

Monday, October 30, 2017 - 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM – Room 155

• Development of a Brief Motivational Interview Intervention To Promote Advance Care Planning for Older Adults after Leaving the Emergency Department
• A Quality Improvement intervention that Promotes Goals of Care Discussions Between Emergency Physicians and Patients Near the End of Life

Monday, October 30, 2017 -4:00 PM - 4:50 PM – Room 154A

• Emergency Department-Based Palliative Interventions
• Early Palliative intervention in Sepsis Patients Reduces Healthcare Utilization
• Usability and Acceptability of a Brief Tool To Guide Code Status Conversations in the Emergency Department
• Factors Associated With Emergency Department Providers’ Prediction of One-Year Mortality Among Patients With Heart Failure: A Descriptive Analysis of the Surprise Question
• Early Palliative Care Consultation Associated With Decreased Length of Stay
• Goals of Care Determination Prior to Transfer: A Missed Opportunity

Lectures:

• “Emergent Suffering: Incorporating Palliative Care Into Your Clinical Practice”; Sunday, 10/29 2:00-2:25 pm (Kate Aberger, MD, FACEP; Palliative Section past-chair)
• "Your Team's Code Does Not End with Time of Death." Wednesday, 11/1, 10:30-11:00 (David Wang, MD;  Palliative Section Newsletter Co-Editor)

InnovatED

• In with the Old:  Innovations in Palliative and Geriatric ED Care

Presented by Members of the ACEP Palliative Medicine Section and the Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative

Learn clinical pearls about palliative and geriatric patient groups and strategies for changing your ED to better care for them. Participate in case discussions that introduce innovative palliative and geriatric concepts and models.  Discussions will be led by the ACEP Palliative Medicine Section members and members of the Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative.

Sponsored by VITAS Healthcare, John A. Hartford Foundation and West Health Institute.

Sunday, October 29
9:45 am - 10:15 am and 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Monday, October 30
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Tuesday, October 31
11:00 am – 11:30 pm and 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Update - ACEP Board of Directors Approves Guidelines 

In April 2017, the Board Approved the Guidelines for Physicians on the Interpretation of POLST.  You can find the complete policy statement here.

Fred Mirarchi's paper on video advance directives.

Just for you 

Asked to give a talk on symptom management of integrating palliative care into your ED? Want to connect with other EM thought leaders on a specific topic within palliative care? Curious if any new landmark research is moving the field forward? The revamped ACEP Palliative Section website can be useful to you! Please contribute material and join the movement!