Transition to Hospice for Terminally Ill Older Adults: What You Need to Know

Moderator: Cynthia X. Pan, MD, AGSF, FACP
Developed by the Ethnogeriatrics, CPMC and Education Committees and the Residents and Students Special Interest Groups.
Learning Objectives: (1) identify and analyze hospice eligibility criteria and timing for terminally ill geriatric patients with various diagnoses, and to discuss how hospice programs can help physicians more easily care for these patients; (2) identify and discuss various care settings in which older adults may receive hospice care, highlighting some cultural preferences; (3) practice how to frame and discuss hospice care for patients and families, as well as choosing the ''right'' hospice given each patient's individualized needs and discuss communication with a culturally competent approach; and (4) explain how to optimally work with the hospice interdisciplinary team, including medications, care coordination, billing, and management differences.

When Chronic Illness Becomes Terminal Illness: When to Refer a Geriatrics Patient to Hospice
Arvind Modawal, MD, MPH, AGSF, FAAFP

Transitions of Care for Terminally Ill Older Adults: Making the Best of a Complex Health Care System
Marie-Luz Villa, MD

Hope for the Best but Plan for the Worst: Discussing Hospice as a Care Option
Cynthia X. Pan, MD, AGSF, FACP

Lone Ranger or Super Friends? Working with the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) to Optimize Care for Terminally Ill Older Adults
Jane Morris, MS, RN, ACHPN