Palliative Care and Covid-19, The WCM Experience

Date & Location

Tuesday, January 12, 2021, 12:00 AM - Wednesday, January 12, 2022, 12:00 PM

Overview

This online lecture provides physicians and other healthcare practitioners updates on current issues related to healthcare. The lecture will be maximum of one hour in length, followed by post test. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about Palliative Care and Covid-19.

Target Audience

Specialties - Allied Health Professionals, Dentists, Nurses, Pharmacists, Physicians, Researchers, Students

Overall Learning Objective

Demonstrate an understanding of the role of Palliative Care and how it has been influenced by the Covid pandemic
Demonstrate an understanding of the experience of the WCM PC team during the pandemic
Describe the communication tools helpful in discussing Covid-related issues in medical care

Registration

FREE of charge

Accreditation

The Ministry of Public Health's Department of Healthcare Professions - Accreditation Section considers Asynchronous activities under Category 2 as self-directed learning.

Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure of Relationships/Content Validity

It is the policy of Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar to adhere to Department of Healthcare Professions (DHP) and Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Criteria, Policies, and Standards for Commercial Support and content validation in order to ensure fair balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its sponsored programs. All faculty participating in sponsored programs are expected to disclose relevant financial relationships pertaining to their contribution to the activity, and any discussions of off-label or investigational uses of approved commercial products or devices, or of any products or devices not yet approved in the United States and elsewhere. WCM-Q CME/CPD activities are intended to be evidence-based and free of commercial bias.

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https://www.capc.org/

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