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“I want to die” and other uncomfortable goals of care conversations (available virtually)
May 26, 2023 from 1:35pm EDT to 2:15pm EDT
Available Virtually
An oral workshop presented by an advanced heart failure nurse practitioner with a subspecialty in palliative care. This case-based presentation and communication skill practice workshop will help the cardiovascular nurse navigate difficult goals-of-care (GOC) conversations from a value-based decision-making approach.
GOC conversations help patients with serious illness clarify what they value most and what they hope to achieve with their medical care. With growing options for cardiovascular disease treatment and interventions, GOC conversations are increasingly important to assist the nurse to advocate for patient preferences within the healthcare team. Despite their centrality in the team, nurses receive little formal education in developing strong communication skills. This complex skill remains underdeveloped in nursing, often leading to feelings of discomfort and decreases nurse initiative in facilitating these essential conversations.
The purpose of this workshop is to increase the nurses’ confidence in discussing death and dying and eliciting GOC from patients and families. The presenter will utilize case examples to facilitate a session on the barriers to hosting these conversations, strategies to address awkward moments, and introduce value-based decision making. Value-based decision making helps the nurse to elicit a patient’s core values and align them with difficult decisions required during advanced care planning and treatment decision making. By better understanding patient and family core values, the nurse can also help navigate decisions when options and values are in conflict. Through the incorporation of real-world examples, the presenter will provide an interactive learning environment with role play and independent reflection.
Speakers / Panelists
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“I want to die” and other uncomfortable goals of care conversations (available virtually)
May 26, 2023 from 1:35pm EDT to 2:15pm EDT
Morgan Krauter
RN
Morgan Krauter
Morgan Krauter
RN
Morgan Krauter is a nurse practitioner pursuing her Doctor of Nursing at the University of Toronto. She completed her undergraduate nursing degree at McMaster University and began her career as a cardiac telemetry nurse. She later completed her Critical Care Nursing certification at Algonquin College. She worked as a registered nurse in critical care and a coronary care unit before pursuing her Masters of Nursing at the University of Toronto. She completed her Adult-Geriatric nurse practitioner certification and a Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) Clinical Fellowship in palliative care. Morgan’s clinical focus is in ambulatory heart failure management and advanced heart failure therapies. She values community based chronic disease interventions focused on patient equality, improving quality of life, and keeping patients at home.