Palliative Care – 8/23/2023

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 23, 2023

Heather Boykin

The Intersection of Chronic Kidney Disease and Palliative Care

Bio:

Heather Boykin is a member of the inpatient palliative care consult team at UNC Healthcare. Heather is an alumni of UNC Chapel Hill where she completed her Master of Science in Nursing as well as her Doctorate of Nursing Practice. Her doctoral project work included the evaluation of a treatment options intervention for patients with late-stage CKD nearing ESRD and its potential to reduce tunneled dialysis catheter placement. Prior to joining the palliative care team at UNC, Heather worked as a nephrology nurse practitioner, nurse educator in the pharmaceutical industry and clinical research coordinator. Her clinical interests include early palliative care involvement in renal disease populations. Heather is a co-director of the Kidney Palliative Care Clinic at UNC.

We Offer:
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.