142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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Beyond the Bedside: Promoting the Palliative Paradigm in the Community

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 : 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Nathan Boucher, PA-C, MS, MPA, CPHQ , Physician Assistant Program, Touro College School of Health Sciences, NY, NY
Support for and education about palliative approaches to care as a public health issue – and not solely a “bedside” concern – is instrumental in changing how we die in our society. Residents of low income, urban communities are not well aware of options for themselves and their loved ones when terminally ill or in need of symptom management for serious illness. The panelist will cover strategies for community assessment and engagement employed by the panelist. These strategies include community-based focus groups conducted for East Harlem public housing residents; skill-building workshops focused on end-of-life decision making for residents; political district-based community forums for constituents; interprofessional work group efforts to educate both providers and health consumers; and infusion of the “palliative approaches” agenda into non-hospice/palliative care organizations’ knowledge structure. Key facilitators and barriers to optimal, culturally competent care will be discussed. (NOTE: Submitted as part of Abstract #299698: Policy process: Formulating and implementing a national agenda in palliative care)

Learning Areas:

Advocacy for health and health education
Assessment of individual and community needs for health education
Diversity and culture
Provision of health care to the public
Public health or related education

Learning Objectives:
Describe the importance of EOL/Palliative education for the Hispanic community. Explain the importance of tailoring care to cultural plurality. List 3 ways one can enhance education about palliative care in an urban community.

Keyword(s): Cultural Competency, End-of-Life Care

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am an assistant professor who teaches public health and clinical medicine topics. I am a community organizer and a doctoral student in public health. My research area is exploring barriers and facilitators to end-of-life and palliative care in vulnerable communities.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.