The requirements to complete the POLST Champion Certificate Program include:
- 10 online training modules
- 8 Online Topics Modules
- 2 Setting-Specific Modules
- In-person skills training
- Examination
- Ongoing support/coaching and community
- Certificate continuation requirements
Setting-Specific Modules
These modules focus on implementation of POLST in different healthcare settings. Each is one hour, including time for Q&A. Certificate participants must complete two (2) modules: one for the setting in which they are working and one “adjacent” setting.
The Setting-Specific Modules can also be attended as stand-alone courses worth 1 CE/CME each for those not participating in the Certificate program. The Setting-Specific Modules focus on implementation of POLST in different healthcare settings. Each one is one hour (30 minutes didactic content; 15-minute case study with examples of real-life situations presented by an expert; and 15 minutes of Q&A.
FACULTY
Jennifer Moore Ballentine, MA, CEO, Coalition for Compassionate Care of California
EMS/First Responders
Case study by Amelia Breyre, MD, Attending Physician, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Alameda Health System
Objectives:
- Describe appropriate implementation of POLST by EMS and first responders
- Apply learning to improve two aspects of POLST implementation by EMS and first responders
Primary Care/Specialty Care
Case study by Mark Apfel, MD, Retired Family Practice Physician, Anderson Valley Health Center
Objectives:
- Describe appropriate implementation of POLST by primary care or specialty care providers
- Apply learning to improve two aspects of POLST implementation by primary care or specialty care providers
Hospice
Case study by John Tastad, MA, Advance Care Planning Program Coordinator, Sharp HealthCare
Objectives:
- Describe appropriate implementation of POLST by hospice care providers
- Apply learning to improve two aspects of POLST implementation by hospice care providers
Hospital Emergency Department
Case study by Paul Rhee, MD, retired ED physician
Objectives:
- Describe appropriate implementation of POLST by emergency department providers
- Apply learning to improve two aspects of POLST implementation by emergency department providers
Hospital Inpatient
Case study by Vincent D. Nguyen, DO, CMD, Palliative Care Program Director, Hoag Hospital
Objectives:
- Describe appropriate implementation of POLST by inpatient hospital providers
- Apply learning to improve two aspects of POLST implementation by inpatient hospital providers
Palliative Care
Case study by Marilou Rennie, LCSW, YoloCares
Objectives:
- Describe appropriate implementation of POLST by palliative care providers
- Apply learning to improve two aspects of POLST implementation by palliative care providers
Skilled Nursing Facility
Case study by Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, HMCD, HEC-C, Medical Director, Hospice by the Sea
Objectives:
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Describe appropriate implementation of POLST by skilled nursing facility providers
- Apply learning to improve two aspects of POLST implementation by skilled nursing facility providers
Home Health
Case study by Sima Semmel, LCSW, Vice President of Waiver and CM Programs, Libertana Home Health
Objectives:
- Describe appropriate implementation of POLST by home health care providers
Apply learning to improve two aspects of POLST implementation by home health care providers