Speakers:
LuzMarina Tejada, MN, CCM, PHN, RN
Jude Verzosa, MD, FACP, SFHM

While studies show that the majority of people prefer not to die in a hospital, many of them do. Advance care planning conversation in primary care proactively addresses this issue and can reduce the use of acute hospital care at the end of life. This session will discuss processes that are being implemented in a primary care setting and preliminary outcomes of this intervention to date.

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand what advance care planning is  
• Describe why advance care planning is important  
• Explain how advance care planning may be implemented in primary care

Credit Information:
The Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC) is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

This program has been pre-approved by The Commission for Case Manager Certification to provide Ethics continuing education credit to CCM® board certified case managers. The course is approved for 1 CE contact hour(s). Activity code and Approval number will be awarded on your certificate of completion.

This program has been pre-approved by The Commission to provide Ethics continuing education credit to CDMS® board certified disability managers. The course is approved for 1 CE contact hour(s). Activity code and Approval number will be awarded on your certificate of completion.

To earn contact hours/CEs: In order to earn your contact hour(s)/CE, you will have to watch the presentation in its entirety and complete the survey. Once both the presentation and survey are marked as complete, you will receive your Certificate of Completion. If you are a CCM, your CEs will automatically record in your CCMC account.

Disclosures:
All planners and speakers have disclosed that they have no relevant financial relationships or conflicts of interest with commercial interests related directly or indirectly to this educational activity.

Commercial Support or Non-Commercial Sponsorship:
There is no commercial support for this activity. The planners and faculty have no relevant relationships to disclose.

Expiration date: 12/1/2025