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Healthcare professionals are often tasked with having “tough conversations” with patients, their families, and caregivers about healthcare and financial decision-making. This intermediate-level program examines the legal, ethical, and practical challenges involved in surrogate decision-making. Does your patient know who will make healthcare decisions if they are unable to communicate? State regulations determine who can step-in…

Scams that specifically target seniors, such as government impersonation scams, tech support scams, and romance scams, are rampant. We’ll explore the red flags to watch for and practical tips to avoid becoming a victim. Through real-life examples, we’ll share the latest strategies that scammers use and explore what interventions are available when you suspect someone…

In the United States, death at home in the care of family is a thing of the past. Today, there is an institutional, professional, and technological process of dying. Healthcare providers, regardless of their specialty, must be equipped to counsel patients and their families. This CE will examine how we approach dying including understanding hospice…

Guardianship and Ethics: How to Avoid Removing Someone’s Rights (ethics) The Guardianship/Conservatorship process is an intersection of our medical and legal worlds. Oftentimes, healthcare providers are the first to recognize a patient’s capacity may be questionable. Recommending a family seek guardianship over their loved one may mean complex medical issues and intricate family dynamics will…

Unequal, Unprepared, and Unprotected: Women and Aging The downside of living a long, healthy life can be a retirement fraught with economic insecurity. Women face unique challenges as they age, which are amplified by a lifetime of gender inequity. In fact, more than 50% of women over age 65 face the real crisis of outliving…