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Live and on-demand courses, Living with Grief® programs, and Five Wishes ACP courses improve the care you provide.
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Live Discharge: Repercussions and Mitigation Strategies (H5DIS)
January 14, 2025 — Noon–1:30pm
Between 15% and 20% of hospice patients are discharged while still alive. One-third of these patients die within six months, often without hospice readmission. Join preeminent researcher Stephanie Wladkowski to discuss the impact of this challenging reality and suggestions for improving both policy and practice. Dr. Wladkowsi will be joined by Kimberly Dansie and Liza Johnson of Community Nursing Services to explore how to communicate with patients and families to mitigate the impact of live discharge, as well as how this situation impacts the hospice metrics tracked by CMS and published in the CASPER report.
Registration Options
- Individual: Live and on-demand viewing for one person.
- Organization/company: Unlimited viewing for employees within a single location.
If you would like a certificate of attendance only or do not need CEs, please click here.
Living with Grief® series
HFA’s signature professional development series and books are perfect for staff development. A new installment, Improving Dying, is live on April 29, 2025, and will feature evidence-based approaches to improve the hospice experience.
Five Wishes® ACP courses
This comprehensive suite of training courses focuses on advance care planning with humanity and compassion. Courses are designed for those who facilitate advance care planning conversations and for those who deliver community education presentations.
Living with Grief® books
These companion books cover a wide range of topics. Available in print or on Kindle.
Free non-CE programs
Informational programs about hospice and grief for your staff, volunteers, and families.
Featured CE programs
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End-of-Life Ethics: Cultural Competency
$25.95 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page -
Managing Challenging Hospice Dilemmas
$35.00 – $135.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page -
Live Discharge: Repercussions and Mitigation Strategies
January 14, 2025 12:00 pm ET$35.00 – $135.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
