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Distance Learning
Welcome to EPEC Distance Learning
The EPEC Curriculum and the EPEC for Veterans Curriculum are both available on this site. They consist of text, main points, video cases and discussion boards. The EPEC Curriculum includes 16 modules and the EPEC for Veterans Curriculum includes 21 modules. Each module consists of approximately 30 screens of information. Both are available with CME credit for physicians. This activity has been submitted to the GAPNA Approver Unit for approval to award contact hours. The GAPNA Approver Unit is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's COA.
For a preview of the format of a sample module, click here to see screenshots from the Breaking Bad News module.
Modules can be purchased individually or in clusters. Once a module has been purchased, you will have unlimited access to the content of that module. However, the post-test can be taken only once for continuing education credit.
EPEC distance learning is sponsored by the Office of Continuing Medical Education at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. The target audience for the EPEC distance learning programs is physicians and other health care professionals who are engaged in palliative care education and clinical practice.
EPEC is devoted to equipping clinicians with the attitudes, knowledge, and skills to provide the best possible palliative care for their patients. The ultimate goal is to relieve suffering and improve the quality of life for all who are living with, or dying of, life-threatening illnesses.
EPEC is proud to present 16 modular topics that cover a range of issues in palliative and end-of-life care. EPEC distance learning modules may be used as a supplement to other EPEC materials or as a refresher on the core skills of palliative care. Each module provides continuing education required for CME, which is issued as an instant certificate following passing of the post-test and completion of the evaluation. For continuing nursing education units, an application has been submitted to the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association. The Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association is an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
| Available modules |
| » Legal Issues |
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» Communicating Bad News |
| » Goals of Care |
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» Physician-assisted Suicide |
| » Whole Patient Assessment |
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» Depression, Anxiety and Delirium |
| » Advance Care Planning |
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» Sudden Illness |
| » Pain Management - Analgesic/opioid dosing |
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» Medical Futility |
| » Pain Management - Equianalgesic dosing |
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» Withholding/Withdrawing Treatment |
| » Pain Management - Managing specific pains |
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» Last Hours of Living |
| » Common Physical Symptoms |
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The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Original release: August 22, 2003
Most recent update: May 6, 2012
Expiration date: May 5, 2013
Please contact Veronica Roman at 312-503-EPEC (3732) for more information.
EPEC for Veterans is devoted to equipping clinicians with the attitudes, knowledge, and skills to provide the best possible palliative care for their patients. The ultimate goal is to relieve suffering and improve the quality of life for all veterans who are living with, or dying of, life-threatening illnesses.
EPEC for Veterans is proud to present 21 modular topics that cover issues specific to the needs of veterans and their families in palliative and end-of-life care. Each module provides continuing education required for both CME and CEU, and is issued as an instant certificate following passing of the post-test and completion of the evaluation. EPEC for Veterans distance learning modules may be used as a supplement to other EPEC materials or as a refresher on the core skills of palliative care.
| Available modules |
| » Introduction to EPEC for Veterans |
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» GI Symptoms |
| » Ethics & Law in End-of-life Care in VHA |
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» Constitutional Symptoms |
| » Caring for Veterans in VA Settings and Beyond |
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» Dyspnea |
| » Experiences of Veterans from Different War Eras |
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» Psychological Symptoms |
| » Advance Care Planning |
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» Psychosocial Issues in Veterans |
| » Breaking Bad News |
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» Managing Sudden Illness |
| » Goals of Care |
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» Responding to Requests to Hasten Death |
| » Comprehensive Whole Patient Assessment |
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» Life-Sustaining Treatments |
| » Pain Management - Analgesic Opioids |
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» Last Hours of Living |
| » Pain Management - Equianalgesic Dosing |
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» Loss, Grief and Bereavement |
| » Pain Management - Managing Specific Pains |
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Please contact Veronica Roman at 312-503-EPEC (3732) for more information.
Contact the Office of Continuing Medical Education for more information
420 East Superior
Arthur J. Rubloff Building
6th Floor, Suite 680
Chicago, Illinois 60611-3008 USA
Telephone: (312) 503-8533 Fax: (312) 503-4531
Email: nums-cme@northwestern.edu
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Statement of Disclosure and Content Validation
Current guidelines set by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) state that participants in CME activities should be made aware of any affiliation or financial interest that may affect the speaker’s presentation(s). Each speaker has been requested to complete a Statement of Disclosure and Content Validation Form.
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine adheres to the conflict of interest policy of the University as well as to the guidelines of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and the American Medical Association.
Every effort is made to develop a CME activity that is balanced, objective, independent and scientifically rigorous. Speakers have been instructed to use generic names for drugs/devices, when possible, in their presentations and to include various commercial products within and across classes. Speakers have also been asked to disclose “off-label” use of a commercial product, or an investigational use not yet approved by the FDA for any purpose, and provide adequate scientific and clinical justification for such use. The names of speakers declaring a potential conflict of interest or those who will be discussing off-label usage are indicated below. If at any time during this activity you feel that there has been commercial or promotional bias, please call it to the program director’s attention. In addition, please respond candidly to the questions about balance and objectivity included in the activity evaluation.
Privacy Statement
Registration is necessary for participation in the distance learning curriculum and includes name, demographic and practice information. This information is for our own internal purposes. We do not share this identifiable information with any outside parties. If aggregated statistics are reported to outside parties, they are free of names and other identifying information. We will not sell, rent, or share your information to any third party. EPEC collects information from our users at several different points on our website.
EPEC uses opt-out email to communicate to our users major updates to the system, system outages, and any changes with our pricing structure or privacy policies.
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Print and electronic materials are property of EPEC and reproduction, except as permitted in writing by EPEC, is a violation of EPEC intellectual property rights.
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