Dignity in Care: The Human Side of Medicine

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Date & Location
Thursday, March 26, 2026, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM ET, Hartford HealthCare Cancer Instititute, https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/2926423022642?p=VK55u6mt8kycQlhGf2

Registration

No pre-registration is requied for this activity.


Overview
This program will provide a framework for the Dignity Model of Care:The Dignity Model shows three major categories of factors that affect the patient’s sense of dignity: Illness-Related Issues: How the illness itself affects personal feelings of dignity Dignity-Conserving Repertoire: How a patient’s own perspectives and practices can impact their sense of dignity Social Dignity Inventory: How the quality of interactions with others can enhance or detract from one’s sense of dignity Dr. Harvey Max Chochinov and our HH Schwartz Center team will create an interactive discussion to explore dignity in care as a tangible way to deliver compassionate care to patients and their families

Objectives
As a result of participating in this activity, learners should be able to:

  1. Define dignity as a clinical construct in serious illness, based on the Model of Dignity in the Terminally Ill
  2. Identify how common clinical factors and routine clinical interactions influence patients’ sense of dignity, across settings of illness, dependency, and end-of-life care
  3. Incorporate dignity-conserving interventions into clinical practice, including the use of Dignity Therapy and the Patient Dignity Question, to enhance person-centred care and improve the clinical experience of patients and families

Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.50 hours), ANCC Contact Hour(s) (1.50 hours), APA Credit(s) (1.50 hours), ASWB Contact Hour(s) (1.50 hours), Oncology Education (1.50 hours)

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Hartford HealthCare 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.

Physicians: Hartford HealthCare designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses: This activity is designated for a maximum of 1.50 ANCC contact hours.

Psychologists: Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. This activity is designated for a maximum of 1.50 APA CEP credits. 

Social Workers: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Hartford HealthCare is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program.  Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit.  Hartford HealthCare maintains responsibility for this course.  Social workers completing this course receive a maximum of 1.50 general continuing education credits.

Interprofessional Continuing Education:  This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.50 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

All Other Learners: All other learners will receive a Certificate of Participation for a maximum of 1.50 hours of education. Consult your professional licensing board regarding the applicability and acceptance of certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education.


Additional Information

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations received in writing no less than 5 business days before the course will receive a full refund.  No refunds will be made for cancellations received after that date.  All refunds will be made in accordance with the procedures of the HHC Accounts Payable Department, and may take up to 60 days.  Please send cancellation requests to continuinged@hhchealth.org.

Hartford HealthCare reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement
 
Hartford HealthCare is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require special accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact [email protected].