Oncology Communication Skills Episode 11 - The Difference Between Palliative and Hospice Care | CME

📖 Course Title: The Difference Between Palliative and Hospice Care 🎓 Faculty: Lillie D. Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, HON-ONN-CG 🔗 Access the Entire Course & Earn CE Credit: https://mli.link/OncComm-YT 🔗 To continue watching the rest of this CE series on YouTube, click here:    • Playlist   📖 Series Description: Too many patients with advanced cancer spend their final months without honest conversations about what lies ahead — not because their physicians don't care, but because no one taught them how to have those conversations. This free, accredited CE/CME series led by Lillie Shockney, University Distinguished Service Professor of Breast Cancer at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, gives physicians the communication frameworks, compassionate language, and practical tools to change that. You'll learn how to engage patients in meaningful shared decision-making, navigate end-of-life discussions with confidence, and keep quality of life at the center of every care plan — without burning out in the process. While the clinical context is rooted in advanced cancer care, the skills this series builds reach far beyond oncology. Whether you're a hospitalist delivering a life-altering diagnosis, an emergency physician navigating a traumatic injury conversation, a neurologist helping a patient and their family understand a terminal prognosis, or an intensivist guiding loved ones through an impossible ICU decision — the communication principles here are universal. Difficult conversations don't belong to any one specialty. They belong to every physician who has ever had to look a patient in the eye and tell them something they weren't ready to hear. This series gives you a framework for those moments: how to be present without being overwhelmed, how to offer honesty without extinguishing hope, and how to empower patients to make decisions that reflect what matters most to them — regardless of the diagnosis, the department, or the stage of care. Earn CE/CME credit while building one of the most consequential — and most underleveraged — skills in medicine. Watch in order below for the best experience. Key takeaways include: -Learn the assumptions and perceptions patients and their families have about the purpose of transitioning to hospice care. -Understand the myths associated with agreeing to receive palliative care. -Understand that palliative care stands alone and should be part of a patient’s care from the beginning when they are diagnosed with advanced cancer. -Learn the barriers to implementing palliative care. -Learn the value of palliative care when delivering patient centered care. -Learn about how palliative care is also part of hospice care. Earn up to 6.0 AAPA, AMA, NCPD credits/contact hours. Access this Course On-Demand & Earn CE Credit Here: https://mli.link/OncComm-YT 📅 Published On: Feb 5, 2026 ⏳ Expiration Date: Feb 4, 2031 This activity is brought to you by Medical Learning Institute Inc and National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. No commercial support is associated with this CE/CME activity. Link to Activity Front Matter & Commercial Support Statement: https://mli.link/OncComm-YT #DifficultConversations #PatientCommunication #SharedDecisionMaking #CompassionateCare #PatientCenteredCare #AdvancedCancer #MetastaticBreastCancer #EndOfLifeCare #PalliativeCare #OncologyEducation #PhysicianWellbeing #MLI #MLIeducation #NBCF #NationalBreastCancerFoundation #ContinuingEducation #CE #CEcredit #CME 👉 Subscribe for More CE Content:    / @mlieducation   📢 Follow Us on Social Media:   / mlieducation     / mlieducation     / mlieducation   https://x.com/mlieducation   / mlieducation   https://www.threads.net/@mlieducation https://bsky.app/profile/mlieducation...