***CEUs for Our Care, Our Choice***
Posted 9 months ago
Aloha Colleagues,
As you may be aware, the Our Care, Our Choice Act (authorizing Medical Aid in Dying for terminally ill patients) has been updated to improve access. Important changes to the law went into effect on June 2, 2023 and include:
- APRNs are now able to be the Attending or Consulting Provider
- Psych APRNs & MFTs are able to be the Mental Health Provider
Additionally, there have been important changes to the waiting periods. We are so grateful for these improvements to the law.
We are excited to work with the Hawaiʻi - American Nurses Association (Hawaiʻi-ANA) to offer 3 one-hour educational sessions on MAID! The sessions will focus on this new role for APRNs & MFTs, as well as education on the evolving role of RNs as the nurse navigators for MAID patients. All clinicians and pharmacists are welcomed to join. Here are the details:
Session Dates, Times,Topics and Registration links as follow:
Session 1: Wednesday, September 13th, 12:00pm - 1:00pm: The Roles of the Medical Aid-in-Dying Team & the Requirements of the Law.
Session 2: Wednesday, September 20th, 12:00pm - 1:00pm: The Mental Health Evaluation and the Medication Process for OCOCA.
Session 3: Wednesday, September 27th, 12:00pm - 1:00pm: How it Actually Works: Case Studies and Care Surrounding the Patient & Family.
I hope you can join us! Please click on the Site DATE to register for each session:
Continuing Education Credits are available for APRNs & RNs. The CE* option will be available all year - just complete the evaluation and the certificate will be immediately emailed to you. The link will be in the QR code at the end of the presentation.
A special note to our beloved Maui colleagues: We understand that Continuing Educational Events likely cannot be a priority right now. We will be conducting more sessions in the future. We send heartfelt wishes for strength and recovery to our entire Maui provider ohana.
*Hawaiʻi - American Nurses Association (Hawaiʻi-ANA) is a state member of the Northeast Multistate Division. The Northeast Multistate Division is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.