Teaching End-of-Life in the Classroom and Experiential Settings
Hosted by the Geriatric Pharmacy SIG
Talking about death tends to be an unpopular and underutilized topic in education. For schools that do cover it, death education is often limited to end-of-life pharmacotherapy and advanced care planning. Through the pandemic, the fragility of life has come to the forefront as important for students to be prepared to address this sensitive topic. In this session, faculty from two schools will discuss novel teaching tools available to engage students in compassionate conversations about death in the didactic, experiential, and interprofessional settings.
Objectives:
- Discuss the importance of end-of-life teachings with a focus on compassionate communication and empathy building in healthcare education
- Review different tools and activities to talk about end-of-life discussion in didactic, experiential, and interprofessional settings
- Design a take-home plan for an end-of-life conversation activity to implement at your institution
Moderator:
Teresa DeLellis, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCGP
Associate Professor and Chair of Pharmacy Practice
Manchester University College of Pharmacy, Natural & Health Science
Speakers:
Becky Mahan, Pharm.D., BCGP, BCACP, FASCP
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
TTUHSC Jerry H Hodge SOP
Meredith Howard, Pharm.D., BCPS
Associate Professor & Chair, Department of Pharmacotherapy
UNTHSC College of Pharmacy
Trista Bailey, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCGP, FASCP
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
TTUHSC Jerry H. Hodge SOP