In-Person Presentation with Continuing Education Credits:
1.0 contact hour for physicians, nurses, and social workers.
In partnership with TidalHealth Peninsula Regional

Tuesday, April 18, 2023 | 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Check in starts at 6:30 AM / Breakfast will be provided

TidalHealth Peninsula Regional – Hallowell A
100 East Carrol Street, Salisbury, MD

Join Dr. Ghulam Waris as he shares tools on how to approach the hard conversations that healthcare providers must have with patients facing life-limiting conditions. He will share his own strategies for meeting patients where they are, choosing helpful words, and having meaningful and productive conversations with patients and their families.

Objectives:
1. Understand importance of having conversations about Hospice
2. When is appropriate to have these conversations
3. Choose helpful words and avoid using terms that are harmful
4. Utilize strategies to introduce Hospice

Presenter:
Dr. Ghulam Waris, F.A.A.G.M. | Chief Medical Director, Coastal Hospice

Moderator:
Lauren Blair, MSW, LMSW | Community Relations & Development Manager, Coastal Hospice

Continuing Education: 1.0 contact hour for physicians, nurses, and social workers.

Physicians:
Accreditation Statement for CME: 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 provider ship of TidalHealth Peninsula Regional and Coastal Hospice. TidalHealth Peninsula Regional is accredited by MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement: The Medical Education Team of TidalHealth Peninsula Regional designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Statement: The planners, speakers and Education Team of this educational activity declare they have no relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Nurses: TidalHealth is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Maryland Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Social Workers: TidalHealth Peninsula Regional is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners in Maryland to sponsor social work continuing education learning activities and maintains full responsibility for this program. This training qualifies for Category I continuing education units.

Registration is FREE!