PCOA-PCP 7: Palliative and Hospice Care
Practitioners will be able to define and differentiate between palliative care and hospice care.
PCOA-PCP 6: Advance Directives
Practitioners will be able to define and describe the purpose of advance directives and the role of primary care practitioners in the discussion and implementation of advance directives.
PCOA-PCP 5: Dementia in Primary Care
Practitioners will be able to discuss the importance of screening for cognitive impairments at wellness visits with appropriate screening tools as well as the guidelines on referrals outside of primary care.
PCOA-PCP 4: Presentation of Illness in Older Adults
Practitioners will be able to describe physiological changes associated with aging and identify common ways illness presents in older adults.