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CME certificate is awarded at the end of each module. Module 1 offers 1 credit, Module 2 offers 0.5 credit, and Module 3 offers 1 credit, or a total of 2.5 credits for all three. Upon competition of all three modules, MOC information will be sent to the Respecting Choices accreditor, Wisconsin Medical Society, to report MOC credit.

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Series Description, Purpose and Outcomes 

This three-module online curriculum is intended to build person-centered advance care planning (ACP) skills of physicians and advanced practitioners. The overall goal of this curriculum is to assist physicians in identifying practical steps to integrate basic ACP into their everyday practice, especially for patients who have not started the planning process. Each module builds incrementally toward this goal.  Modules 1 and 2 provide foundational skills to introduce ACP, motivate patients to participate, and guide and document these essential  conversations. Module 3 identifies several key strategies for integrating ACP into the routines of patient care, including ACP billing.

This highly interactive online format, designed to promote critical thinking, has been used successfully in other Respecting Choices eLearning courses and has proven to be a satisfying professional educational experience.

MODULE 1

Basic ACP: Introduce and Motivate

The purpose of this module is to identify the role of physicians and advanced practitioners in introducing patients to basic ACP and motivating them to participate.

At the completion of this online module, physicians and advanced practitioners will be able to:

   1) Identify opportunities to introduce basic ACP in their practice for patients who have not started, or engaged in, the planning process

   2) Use communication skills and motivational strategies to increase patient participation in basic ACP

   3) Create a follow up plan for patients to have ongoing ACP conversations and complete their advance directive

MODULE 2

Basic ACP: Guide and Document

The purpose of this module is to build physicians’ and advanced practitioners’ skills in guiding and documenting ACP conversations.

At the completion of this online module, physicians and advanced practitioners will be able to:

   1) Guide a basic ACP conversation with patients and their healthcare agents

   2) Assist patients and their healthcare agents in discussing the three purposes of basic ACP

   3) Help patients create a written advance directive that reflects their goals, values, and preferences

MODULE 3

Beyond the Conversation: Integrating ACP into Practice

The purpose of this module is to identify what additional information is needed for physicians and advanced practitioners to successfully integrate and bill for ACP in their practice.

At the completion of this online module, physicians and advanced practitioners will be able to:

   1) Describe the steps to design a Basic ACP program

   2) Apply strategies to develop a Basic ACP program

   3) List the key components needed to bill for ACP conversations

Funding for development of this online course provided by The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation