- Art of Dying
- Death Awareness
- Death Education
- End of Life
- Living & Dying
- Palliative Care
- Thanatology
- Well-being
WITH KAT KOWALSKI MDIV, BCC; EMILY JOHNSON, MSN, CRNP; CORA WELSH, CCLS, MA
ABOUT THIS PROGRAM
A One-Day Workshop
Saturday, January 8, 2022, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm & 2:00 pm – 5:30 pm ET
More than 40,000 children in the U.S. die every year from trauma, lethal conditions, heritable disorders, acquired illnesses and prematurity. Pediatric palliative care is a dynamic interdisciplinary approach to care that, in the face of a complex and life-threatening diagnosis, strives to enrich a child’s quality of life through relief of pain and other symptoms while also addressing the child’s and family’s social, psychological and spiritual needs.
In this session, members of The Johns Hopkins’ Pediatric Palliative Care Team will share their experience and expertise working with pediatric patients and their families. Students will gain a sense of life and death in an ICU and how the palliative care team works to ensure that even the briefest lives are infused with sacredness and dignity.
Topics covered will include:
- perinatal palliative care
- the role of parents as decision-makers
- inclusion of children and teens in a death (their own or a sibling’s)
- memory-making and more.
Note: This program will now be offered online. It will be recorded and shared with registrants after each online program for three months (90 days).
WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES
- Educate students about pediatric and perinatal palliative care
- Expand students’ understanding of how pediatric and perinatal palliative care are applied in various settings through real world examples and case studies
- Provide students practical information about meaningful memory-making activities, palliative birth plans, communicating with children and teens about death, parent and sibling support, bereavement and more
TRAINING MODALITIES
- PowerPoint Presentation / Lecture
- Videos & Discussion
- Case Studies
- Interactive Exercises
CERTIFICATE IN THE ART OF DYING: INTEGRATIVE THANATOLOGY
This program is part of the Certificate in the Art of Dying: Integrative Thanatology training. It can be taken individually or as part of the Thanatology curriculum. No previous experience is required.
TRAINING FREE INTRO CLASSES:
Tuesday, August 31 – with Jan Booth, 7:00 – 9:00 pm ET – REGISTER HERE
Tuesday, September 28 – with Jan Booth, 7:00 – 9:00 pm ET – REGISTER HERE
WHAT YOU’LL NEED FOR THIS COURSE
- Prerequisites: N/A
- Supplies list for the class: N/A
- Zoom Software Requirements: This is an online course that requires Zoom webinar software. Zoom is easy to use. Click HERE to make sure your computer is set-up correctly
The Dying Child: End of Life Issues in Pediatrics
21FAOD59Q- 1 Session(s)
- Jan 08 2022 10:00 AM ET
Members
$165 EARLY BIRD UNTIL 12/3 THEN $195Non-Members
$165 EARLY BIRD UNTIL 12/3 THEN $195
Rev. Kat Kowalski, MDiv, BCC, the Neonatal ICU Chaplain at Johns Hopkins, spearheads that hospital’s perinatal palliative care program.
Emily Johnson, MSN, CRNP, is a certified pediatric nurse practitioner who provides palliative care in Johns Hopkins’ Pediatric ICU.
Cora Welsh, CCLS, MA, is the Program Manager of Pediatric Palliative Care at Johns Hopkins. She provides psycho-social support to patients and families as well as follow-up bereavement care.
