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ForwardMay 9, 2024: What’s a Psychiatrist Doing in Palliative Care
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Target Audience
This program is intended for: Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Fellows, Residents, Interns and Nurses
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the activity, participants will be able to:
1.Describe the psychiatrist’s role in comprehensive palliative care.
2.Compare the limited role of a mental health "symptomatologist” to a broader role that incorporates a wider range of skills.
3.Identify opportunities for psychiatric interventions aimed at facilitating human thriving.
John L. Shuster, MD is a Psychiatrist and Palliative Medicine Physician who serves as Director of the VA MidSouth Healthcare Network (VISN 9) Clinical Resource Hub (CRH). The VISN 9 CRH is a strategic telehealth resource for all VISN 9 clinical programs, providing temporary gap coverage, consultation services, and specialty care services to preserve Veteran access to care and reduce referrals to care in the community.
Dr. Shuster received his undergraduate degree at UT Chattanooga (Biology/Studio Art) and graduated from Emory University School of Medicine. He served an internship at UT School of Medicine/Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga and completed residency training in Psychiatry at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Shuster is a Fellow and former President of the Academy of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry and was the Founding Director of UAB Center for Palliative Care. He is a former Chief Medical Officer of Alive Hospice in Nashville, a Laughlin Fellow of the American College of Psychiatrists and was a Project on Death in America Soros Faculty Scholar. He has held faculty appointments at Harvard Medical School, the University of Alabama School of Medicine, and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of McLean Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. McLean Hospital is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
McLean Hospital designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 1.00 Nursing Contact Hours
Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 13, sections 13, 14, 14A, 15 and 15D and Chapter 112, sections 74 through 81C authorize the Board of Registration in Nursing to regulate nursing practice and education.
This program meets the requirements of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (244 CMR 5.00) for 1.00 contact hours of nursing continuing education credit. Advance practice nurses, please note: Educational activities which meet the requirements of the ACCME (such as this activity) count towards 50% of the nursing requirement for ANCC accreditation.
- 1.00 Participation
This course allows other providers to claim a Participation Certificate upon successful completion of this course.
Participation Certificates will specify the title, location, type of activity, date of activity, and number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ associated with the activity. Providers should check with their regulatory agencies to determine ways in which AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ may or may not fulfill continuing education requirements. Providers should also consider saving copies of brochures, agenda, and other supporting documents.
- 1.00 Psychologists CE Credit
The Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
This offering meets the criteria for 1.00 Continuing Education (CE) credits per presentation for psychologists.
Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, MGH Institute of Health Professions 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.
1.00 Physicians
MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.
1.00 Nursing Contact Hours
MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this activity for 1.00 contact hours for nurses.
1.00 Social Workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, MGH Institute of Health Professions 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. MGH Institute of Health Professions maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.00 clock hours for continuing education credits.
1.00 IPCE Credit
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.