(SU04) Accurate Prognostication of Life Expectancy in Nursing Home Residents: A Conundrum

Sunday, March 10, 2024

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT

Room: Stars at Night Ballroom B1

CME: (1) MOC: (1) CMD Clinical: (1) NP Pharmacology Hours (.25)

Session Chair/Speaker(s)

Cynthia E. Kuttner, MD, CMD (she/her/hers)

Medical Director, Community Living Center
Wilmington VA Medical Center
Wilmington, Delaware

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose.

Disclosure(s):

Cynthia E. Kuttner, MD, CMD: No financial relationships to disclose.

This lecture is important for all members of the interdisciplinary team, and also for the staff completing Minimum Data Set assessments. Physicians, advance practice providers, social workers, clergy, nurses, psychology and psychiatry providers would benefit from learning the skills taught in this course.

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this session, learners will be able to:

Discuss the complexities of determining prognosis for nursing home patients
Understand how to utilize different mortality scales such as the Mitchell Mortality Scale and eprognosis to get an estimate of prognosis
Define best practices for the interdisciplinary team to work together to improve prognosis of nursing home residents, or adjust goals of care if improvement is not possible.
Teach communication strategies to use with family or caregivers to discuss prognostic uncertainty