Inviting the Wisdom of Death into Life

Join the Haney Conference for Compassionate Care at the End of Life for a community conversation with Frank Ostaseski about understanding death in order to more fully live.

Register to receive the Zoom link.  Continuing Education provided by University of Virginia School of Medicine and School of Nursing – see below for more details.

Speaker bio:

Frank Ostaseski is an internationally respected Buddhist teacher and visionary cofounder of the Zen Hospice Project, and founder of the Metta Institute. He has lectured at Harvard Medical School, the Mayo Clinic, leading corporations like Google and Apple Inc., and teaches at major spiritual centers around the globe. Frank is the 2018 recipient of the prestigious Humanities Award from the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

He has accompanied over 1000 people through the dying process and trained thousands of healthcare clinicians and family caregivers around the world. His groundbreaking work has been featured on the Bill Moyers PBS series On Our Own Terms, highlighted on The Oprah Winfrey Show, and honored by H.H. the Dalai Lama. He is the author of The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully.

Continuing Education Information

Presenter: Frank Ostaseski, MA, Zen Hospice Project Co-founder and Metta Institute Founder.

Overview:

The CCI Learning Series will provide opportunities for healthcare professionals, caregivers, students, faculty, staff, and community members who have a shared interest in relieving human suffering compassionately to understand and apply lessons learned related to resilience, collaboration and voice.  

As a result of participating in the CCI Learning Series, participants will be able to: 

• Describe and understand the issues that diminish resilience, collaboration and voice in compassionate healthcare 
• Describe and understand the benefits of improving resilience, collaboration and voice for compassionate care 

• Demonstrate and practice skills related to resilience, collaboration and voice for compassionate care 
• Apply lessons learned in their own healthcare setting 
• Model behaviors that foster resilience, collaboration, and voice to grow and sustain compassionate care.  
  
  

Target Audience: nurses, physicians, students.

Educational Objectives

Upon completion of this learning activity, participants should be able to:

1. describe the five invitations, or lessons about death that can inform our living;
2. describe application of the five invitations to three choices in their own life 
3. discuss application of these lessons in the care of sick and dying patients.
   
   

Credit Offered: 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1^TM Credits; 1.5 Contact Hours; 1.5 Hours of Participation; 1.5 IPCE Credits

Disclosure of faculty financial affiliations

The University of Virginia School of Medicine and School of Nursing as a Joint Accreditation Provider adhere to the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, released in December 2020, as well as Commonwealth of Virginia statutes, University of Virginia policies and procedures, and associated federal and private regulations and guidelines. As the accredited provider for this CE/IPCE activity, we are responsible for ensuring that healthcare professionals have access to professional development activities that are based on best practices and scientific integrity that ultimately supports the care of patients and the public.

All individuals involved in the development and delivery of content for an accredited CE/IPCE activity are expected to disclose relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies occurring within the past 24 months (such as grants or research support, employee, consultant, stockholder, member of speakers bureau, etc.).  The University of Virginia School of Medicine and School of Nursing employ appropriate mechanisms to resolve potential conflicts of interest and ensure the educational design reflects content validity, scientific rigor and balance for participants.  Questions about specific strategies can be directed to the University of Virginia School of Medicine and School of Nursing of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.

The faculty, staff and planning committee engaged in the development of this CE/IPCE activity in the Joint Accreditation CE Office of the School of Medicine and School of Nursing have no relevant financial affiliations to disclose.

Disclosure of discussion of non-FDA approved uses for pharmaceutical products and/or medical devices

As a Joint Accreditation provider, the University of Virginia School of Medicine and School of Nursing, requires that all faculty presenters identify and disclose any off-label or experimental uses for pharmaceutical and medical device products. It is recommended that each clinician fully review all the available data on new products or procedures prior to clinical use.

Disclosures:

The following speakers have no relevant personal or professional relationships with a commercial entity producing healthcare goods or services: Frank Ostaseski, MA.

The following planning committee members have no relevant personal or professional relationships with a commercial entity producing healthcare goods or services: Hannah Crosby, Course Director, Compassionate Care Initiative Director, Regina DeGennaro, DNP, CNS, RN, AOCN, CNL, Julie Haizlip, MD, MAPP, FNAP, Virginia LeBaron, PhD, APRN, FAANP, Natalie May, PhD, Lili Powell, PhD, Linda L. Hanson, Program Manager, School of Nursing Continuing Education.

Hannah Crosby, Course Director, disclosed stock/ownership in Medtronic and Pfizer.

Accreditation & Designation Statements

In support of improving patient care, the University of Virginia School of Medicine and School of Nursing is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.5 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

The University of Virginia School of Medicine and School of Nursing designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.^TM Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  

ANCC Contact Hours: The University of Virginia School of Medicine and School of Nursing awards 1.5 contact hour(s) for nurses who participate in this educational activity and complete the post activity evaluation.

Hours of Participation: The University of Virginia School of Medicine and School of Nursing awards 1.5 hours of participation (consistent with the designated number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM or ANCC contact hours) to a participant who successfully completes this educational activity.

The University of Virginia School of Medicine and School of Nursing maintains a record of participation for six (6) years.

Provided by University of Virginia School of Medicine and School of Nursing.