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September 2021
How WellSpan Health's System-Wide ACP Provides a Solid Foundation to Patients During the Pandemic
Read about Wellspan Health’s established system-wide advance care planning that is supported by organizational culture, ACP processes and workflows, and how it provided the solid foundation to identify and proactively reach out to patients who tested positive or who were high risk for severe disease if they were to become sick with COVID-19. Their commitment to data tracking and analytics support allowed them to perform a retrospective analysis of all patients who died of Covid-19 over a one-year period to assess differences in outcomes between those who had and those who had not engaged in ACP
prior to hospitalization.
Find the complete article, "Systemwide Advance Care Planning During the Covid-19 Pandemic: The Impact on Patient Outcomes and Cost," in the September 2021 online journal, NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery.
COVID-19 Resources and Open-Source Tools Available
As the pandemic surges again, thank you for your strength in continuing to provide patients with comfort and care. Please remember that our toolkit of free resources for COVID-19 is available on our website through the end of the year. The toolkit includes guidance for conversations about treatment preferences before a medical crisis, to support specific treatment decisions in high-risk individuals, and resources to support high-risk
individuals and their agent/loved ones.
As the pandemic continues to surge, we hope you will find the resources helpful.
Please stay safe.
Measuring the Impact of the Respecting Choices online course, “Building Physician Skills in Basic Advance Care Planning.”
Over 2,300 individuals accessed the course in the 12 months ending May 2021.
64% reported a significant or moderate improvement in competence (attitude, knowledge, and skills) of the topics presented in the course.
When asked about their level of commitment to make changes in their practices after the course:
87% reported being extremely likely or likely to introduce and invite more patients to participate in basic ACP as a routine practice.
84% reported being extremely likely or likely to guide and document more basic ACP conversations, and to use the conversation guide presented.
80% reported being extremely likely or likely to work with their team to design processes to consistently offer basic ACP and reliably store, update, and use advance directives.
This 3-module online course is available through the RC online store, or can be accessed by CAPC members through the CAPC site.
Upcoming Events
Fall 2021 Virtual National ACP Courses
First Steps ACP
Brochure
Design & Implementation: Sept. 28
Facilitator Certification: Sept. 29 or
Oct. 5 (choose 1)
Instructor Certification: Oct. 6
Advanced Steps ACP
Brochure
Design & Implementation: Oct. 13
Facilitator Certification: Oct. 14 or
Oct. 19 (choose 1)
Instructor Certification: Oct. 20
C-TAC National Summit on Advanced Illness Care
FREE virtual event, though registration is required.
Nov. 8: Pre-Summit, 1-5 p.m. EST.
Respecting Choices presents:
ACP Innovation and the Pandemic: A National Conversation (1-3 p.m. EST).
Nov. 9-10 Summit: 1-6 p.m. EST.
Nov. 17, 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. EST / Virtual
Aligning Healthcare Technology with ACP and Person-Centered Care:
21st Century Innovations.
Respecting Choices' Dr. Stephanie Anderson joins Maria D. Moen, SVP Innovation and External Affairs from AD Vault, Inc/MyDirectives, and Dr. Arul Thangavel, CEO of WiserCare, as they present some of the newest advances in technology to support ACP. Part of Honoring Choices Virginia's 2021 ACP Professional Learning Series.
Register Here.
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