ICC Module 1: Intro to ICC and Physical Aspects of Care

Course Code: PSCC-IICC-ELNEC

Hours: 1

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2024

Learning Objectives:
Apply principles of communication to components of physical aspects of care.
Identify strategies for teaching communication skills to others to enhance physical aspects of care

Instructor: Judith Paice, PhD, RN, FAAN

Judith Paice, RN, PhD, FAAN is currently the Director of the Cancer Pain Program in the Division of Hematology-Oncology and a Research Professor of Medicine, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine. She is also a full member of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Paice is a past President of the American Pain Society, served as Secretary of the International Association for the Study of Pain. Much of Dr. Paice’s clinical work has been in the relief of pain associated with cancer and HIV disease. Her research interests include: chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy; quality improvement measures to foster pain relief; and adverse effects associated with analgesics. In 2002, the American Pain Society honored Dr. Paice with the Narcessian Award for Excellence in Teaching. She has traveled extensively internationally to educate healthcare professionals regarding cancer pain relief. Dr. Paice serves on the editorial board of Clinical Journal of Pain, Journal of Pain, and Journal of Pain and Symptom Management and has published numerous articles, alone and collaboratively, in the areas of pain management and research. Dr. Paice is also a co-editor for the 2015 Oxford Textbook of Palliative Nursing. She earned an MS in oncology nursing from Rush University in Chicago and a PhD from the University of Illinois at Chicago, studying pain modulation pathways in an animal model.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; Physicians; in the following settings: Hospice, Palliative Care.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.