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End-of-Life Cancer Care

Target Audience: Pharmacist, Physician Assistant, Physician

local_hospital 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1™
person 2.00 AAPA Category 1
groups 2.00 IPCE Credits

Course Overview

Supportive care is an essential component of comprehensive cancer treatment, aiming to improve the quality of life for patients and their families throughout their cancer journey. By implementing key strategies, healthcare providers can enhance patient comfort, reduce treatment-related complications, and support patients and their families as they navigate the complexities of cancer care. This activity will discuss the principles of supportive care, emphasizing its role in addressing the physical, emotional, and psychosocial needs of cancer patients. Supportive care models will be described, with a focus on the critical roles of members of the multidisciplinary care team, including physicians and pharmacy personnel. With a deeper understanding of supportive care, healthcare providers can enhance patient comfort, reduce treatment-related complications, and help patients and their families navigate the complexities of cancer care.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:

  • Identify the core principles and goals of end-of-life care for cancer patients
  • Describe collaborative comprehensive care plans that address the needs of patients nearing the end of life
  • Recognize outcomes of end-of-life care interventions and identify opportunities for improvement in practice

Faculty

Authors & Activity Planners
Liz Fredrickson, PharmD, BCPS
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Liz Fredrickson is an Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Northeast Ohio Medical University College of Pharmacy. She serves as the Director of Instructional Labs and is course director for the Basic Pharmaceutics Lab and Parenteral Products and Parenteral Products Lab courses.
L. Austin Fredrickson, MD, FACP
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Dr. Fredrickson is an assistant professor of internal medicine at Northeast Ohio Medical University, where he serves as core faculty and teaches diagnostics, therapeutics, clinical skills, and health humanities. He is board-certified in general internal medicine and practices rural primary care.
Additional Faculty & Reviewers
Pamela Sardo, Pharm.D., B.S.
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Pamela Sardo, Pharm.D., B.S. is a licensed pharmacist and Freelance Medical Writer at Sardo Solutions in Texas.
L. Austin Fredrickson, MD, FACP
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Dr. Fredrickson is an assistant professor of internal medicine at Northeast Ohio Medical University, where he serves as core faculty and teaches diagnostics, therapeutics, clinical skills, and health humanities. He is board-certified in general internal medicine and practices rural primary care.

Maintenance of Certification (MOC): Continuing Certification is offered for the American Board of Internal Medicine® (ABIM) and the American Board of Pediatrics® (ABP).

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 2.0 Medical Knowledge MOC points. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting MOC credit.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component and post-test, qualifies for MOC points with the following boards:

American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
  • Geriatrics & Palliative Care
  • Internal Medicine
  • Introduction
  • Defining End-of-Life Care
  • Benefits of Quality End-of-Life Care
  • Principles and Goals of End-of-Life Care
    • Prognostic Factors
    • Performance Measures
    • Strong Communication
  • End-of-Life: A Multidisciplinary Approach
    • The Role of the Primary Care Physician
    • The Role of the Pharmacy Team
    • Additional Team Members
  • Collaborative Care Planning
  • Patient Case
  • Summary
  • Disclosures

From June 24, 2026 through October 17, 2027, participants must:

  1. Read the "learning objectives" and "author and planning team disclosures"
  2. Study the section entitled "educational activity"
  3. Complete the Course Test and Evaluation form. The Course Test will be graded automatically. Following successful completion of the Course Test with a score of 70% or higher, a statement of participation will be made available immediately. (No partial credit will be given.)

Credit for this course will be automatically uploaded to JA_PARS.

Faculty Planner Disclosure

The following individuals were involved in developing this activity: L. Austin Fredrickson, MD, FACP; Liz Fredrickson, PharmD, BCPS; and Pamela Sardo, PharmD, BS. None of the individuals involved in developing this activity has a conflict of interest or financial relationships related to the subject matter. There are no financial relationships or commercial or financial support relevant to this activity to report or disclose by RxCe.com or any of the individuals involved in the development of this activity.

Unlabeled Use Disclosure

The information provided in this course is general in nature, and it is designed solely to provide participants with continuing education credit(s). This course and materials are not meant to substitute for the independent, professional judgment of any participant regarding that participant's professional practice, including but not limited to patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and/or health management. Medical and pharmacy practices, rules, and laws vary from state to state, and this course does not cover the laws of each state; therefore, participants must consult the laws of their state as they relate to their professional practice. Healthcare professionals must consult their employer, healthcare facility, hospital, or other organization for guidelines, protocols, and procedures to follow. The information provided in this course does not replace those guidelines, protocols, and procedures, but is for academic purposes only, and this course's limited purpose is for the completion of continuing education credits. Participants are advised and acknowledge that information related to medications, their administration, dosing, contraindications, adverse reactions, interactions, warnings, precautions, or accepted uses is constantly changing. Any person taking this course understands that such a person must make an independent review of medication information before any patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment and/or health management. Any discussion of off-label use of any medication, device, or procedure is informational only, and such uses are not endorsed hereby. Nothing contained in this course represents the opinions, views, judgments, or conclusions of RxCe.com LLC. RxCe.com LLC is not liable or responsible to any person for any inaccuracy, error, or omission with respect to this course or course material.

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Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, RxCE.com is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.