Table of Contents
II. Plenary 1: Introduction to EPEC for Veterans
III. Plenary 2: Ethics and Law in End-of-Life Care in VHA
IV. Plenary 3: Caring for Veterans in VHA Settings and Beyond
V. Plenary 4: Effective Educational Techniques
VI. Plenary 5: Next Steps
VII. Module 1: Goals of Care
VIII. Module 2: Advance Care Planning
IX. Module 3: Communicating Difficult News
X. Module 4: Pain Management
XI. Module 5: Psychological Symptoms
XII. Module 6a: GI Symptoms
XIII. Module 6b: Constitutional Symptoms
XIV. Module 6c: Dyspnea
XV. Module 7: Comprehensive Whole Patient Assessment
XVI. Module 8: Psychosocial Issues in Veterans
XVII. Module 9: The Experiences of Veterans from Different War Eras
XVIII. Module 10: Life-Sustaining Treatments
XIX. Module 11: Last Hours of Living
XX. Module 12: Loss, Grief, and Bereavement
XXI. Module 13: Responding to Requests to Hasten Death
XXII. Module 14: Managing Sudden Illness
XXIII. Module 15: Professional Self-Care