CCSP: Substance use and Serious Illness – 08/21/2024

Welcome to CCSP/Palliative Care Grand Rounds

The Palliative Care and Comprehensive Cancer Support Programs (CCSP) co-organize weekly presentations on the care of seriously ill patients and their families, including individuals living with cancer, relevant to interdisciplinary clinicians. Individual topics address pain and symptom management, communication approaches with patients and families, strategies to facilitate coping and support, quality improvement and research in these disciplines.

August 21

Ben Thompson, MD

Substance use and Serious Illness

Bio:
Ben Thompson, MD, FAAFP, FASAM, is the Division Chief of Hospice and Palliative Care for Prisma Health in the Midlands and the Program Director for the Hospice and Palliative Care Fellowship. Dr. Thompson was inducted into AOA and Gold Humanism Honor Societies during his residency at Prisma Health. He received Prisma Health’s Outstanding Ethics In Practice award at the conclusion of his fellowship. His unique position as board certified in addiction medicine as well as hospice and palliative care leads to his professional interest in caring for patients with opioid use disorder who are approaching the end of their lives. He has presented nationally on this intersection each of the last five years. Dr. Thompson has a passion for undergraduate medical education, serving as the director for the Ethics and Professionalism Thread of introduction to clinical medicine. His education and leadership roles have been nationally recognized in 2024 with an appointment to the Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine’s fellowship training committee, election as Chair-Elect of the Education Committee, and a recognition as an Emerging Leader in the field of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

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Accreditation
The School of Medicine of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Continuing Medical Education Statement
The School of Medicine of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill designates this live activity for a maximum of 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other health professionals will receive a certificate of attendance from an AMA PRA Category 1™ activity. These certificates are accepted by the NC Boards for physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, and respiratory therapists. Other health care providers may also be able to use these certificates, depending on their particular license requirements. (License requirements are subject to change. Participants should check with their licensing boards for specific questions. UNC and its partners are not responsible for changes in license requirements.)

Disclosure statement
This activity has been planned and implemented under the sole supervision of the course director and planning committee, in association with the UNC Office of Continuing Professional Development (UNC CPD). The course director, planning committee, presenters, and CPD staff have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests as defined by the ACCME.

Please visit the CCSP/Palliative Care Grand Rounds calendar page to view upcoming events