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Palliative Care Advisory Council discusses training standards, possible DPH funding and IV-medication diversion concerns
Summary
At an informational meeting without a quorum, the Palliative Care Advisory Council reviewed annual-report recommendations, discussed standardizing palliative training for nursing-home staff, explored applying to a DPH civil money penalty reinvestment fund for certification work and agreed to follow up with drug-control on alleged IV-medication diversion.
Karen, the council chair, opened the meeting without a quorum and said members would proceed informally while they waited to reconvene with full attendance. She asked members to review minutes from Feb. 6 that had been circulated and to send any feedback before formal approval at the next meeting.
The meeting’s substantive discussion focused on three interrelated matters: whether to retire a prior recommendation about medication access and diversion, efforts to standardize palliative-care training for nursing-home staff, and possible funding sources to support training and certification.
Virginia, speaking as a member of the public, reported on recent continuing-education events and outreach. “I did attend the Connecticut Nursing Association presentation yesterday on pediatric grief,” she said, and cited a joint chaplain and palliative-care training program at George Washington University Medical Center (GWISH) with a new cohort beginning in September.
Members debated whether reluctance by agencies to order IV medications for home use reflects actual diversion or a…
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