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Education in Palliative and End-of-life Care (EPEC) for Veterans Training Modules

Table of Contents

I. Acknowledgements

II. Plenary 1: Introduction to EPEC for Veterans

  • Curriculum
  • Slides

III. Plenary 2: Ethics and Law in End-of-Life Care in VHA

  • Curriculum
  • Slides

IV. Plenary 3: Caring for Veterans in VHA Settings and Beyond

  • Curriculum
  • Slides

V. Plenary 4: Effective Educational Techniques

  • Curriculum
  • Slides

VI. Plenary 5: Next Steps

  • Curriculum
  • Slides

VII. Module 1: Goals of Care

  • Curriculum
  • Slides

VIII. Module 2: Advance Care Planning

  • Curriculum
  • Slides

IX. Module 3: Communicating Difficult News

  • Curriculum
  • Slides

X. Module 4: Pain Management

  • Curriculum
  • Slides

XI. Module 5: Psychological Symptoms

  • Curriculum
  • Slides

XII. Module 6a: GI Symptoms

  • Curriculum
  • Slides

XIII. Module 6b: Constitutional Symptoms

  • Curriculum
  • Slides

XIV. Module 6c: Dyspnea

  • Curriculum
  • Slides

XV. Module 7: Comprehensive Whole Patient Assessment

  • Curriculum
  • Slides

XVI. Module 8: Psychosocial Issues in Veterans

  • Curriculum
  • Slides

XVII. Module 9: The Experiences of Veterans from Different War Eras

  • Curriculum
  • Slides

XVIII. Module 10: Life-Sustaining Treatments

  • Curriculum
  • Slides

XIX. Module 11: Last Hours of Living

  • Curriculum
  • Slides

XX. Module 12: Loss, Grief, and Bereavement

  • Curriculum
  • Slides

XXI. Module 13: Responding to Requests to Hasten Death

  • Curriculum
  • Slides

XXII. Module 14: Managing Sudden Illness

  • Curriculum
  • Slides

XXIII. Module 15: Professional Self-Care

  • Curriculum

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