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Objectives:  
1. Identify differences for providers and families for deaths of adults and deaths of children.
2. Describe the goals of good palliative care.
3. Describe common misunderstandings of palliative care.

References: 
1. www.goodmourningcenter.org
2. Friebert A. NHPCO Facts and Figures: Pediatric Palliative and Hospice Care in America. Alexandria, VA.
3. Institute of Medicine Report, 2003
4. No Place for Dying: Hospitals and the Ideology of Rescue. Helen Stanton Chapple, Taylor & Francis, 2010.

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Speaker Bio

Greg Adams is the Program Coordinator for the ACH Center for Good Mourning and Staff Bereavement Support. He serves as co-chair for the Arkansas Children’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee and helps lead diversity trainings at ACH.

Speaker Disclosures: 
The planners, speakers, moderators, peer reviewers and /or panelists of this CE activity have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

Instructions to obtain credit:

1.       Launch the activity 
2.       View the entire activity online 
3.       Complete the post-test 
           (must pass the post-test with a score of 65% to receive credit). 
           You may retake the post-test if you do not receive a passing score.
4.       Complete Evaluation 
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