Clinical Grand Rounds - Psychiatry at the Interface of Palliative Care

Pierre Azzam, MD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Robert Arnold, MD

Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Lisa Podgurski, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

The Department of Psychiatry will host a Clinical Grand Rounds focusing on communication and goals of care in palliative care settings to help psychiatrists working with patients in those settings. Dr. Pierre Azzam will be joined by his colleagues, Dr. Robert Arnold, Chief of the Section of Palliative Care and Medical Ethics and Medical Director of the UPMC Palliative and Supportive Institute, and Dr. Lisa Podgurski, Medical Director of the Magee-Women's Hospital Palliative Care Service.

Location: Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic Auditorium

For More Information: Please contact Frances Patrick at patrickfm@upmc.edu.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this lecture, participants should be able to:

Describe a values-based shared decision making model for discussing goals of care with patients with serious illness using REMAP as a communication framework.
Identify resources for predicting prognosis in the setting of medical illness.
List opportunities for collaboration between palliative care and psychiatry in caring for patients with serious medical illnesses.

Continuing Education Credit: The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Other health care professionals are awarded .15 continuing education units (CEUs), which are equal to 1.5 contact hours. In accordance with Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education requirements on disclosure, information about relationships of presenters with commercial interests (if any) will be included in materials which will be distributed at the time of the conference. WPIC is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. WPIC maintains responsibility for this program and its contents. This program is being offered for 1.5 continuing education credits.