The Importance of Discussing End-of-Life Care with Patients

This course provides 1 AMA PRA Category I Credits for physicians who receive a score of 70% or better on the course.

According to the Massachusetts Medical Society, the course objectives are as follows:

-Review some of the landmarks in the development of end-of-life legislation;

-Explore the concepts of living wills, health care proxies, power of attorney and DNR/DNI;

-Discuss the attributes of Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment forms (MOLST).

The program meets the criteria of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for risk management study.