We strongly recommend that you download and print this worksheet. This worksheet includes questions and exercises that are presented throughout the four modules. Use the worksheet to record your answers and work through the homework exercises. Completing this worksheet will help you apply your new skills in your own practice!

By the end of the NephroTalk Conservative Care curriculum, you should be able to:

1.   Define what conservative care is and how it is delivered
2.   Describe survival and experience for patients on conservative care
3.   Outline a three-step approach to decide whether conservative care is right for your patient

There are four short modules. Each will take you roughly 30-45 minutes to complete.
You can access them below:

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Bios/creators:

	Jane Schell, MD MHS, is a nephrologist and palliative care educator at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Schell developed a nationally recognized palliative care communication training for nephrology fellows called NephroTalk. Dr. Schell is a faculty member of VitalTalk. Dr. Schell received funding from the ASN William and Sandra Bennett Clinical Scholars Program to develop and innovative curriculum on conservative care for nephrology fellows
	Robert Cohen, MD, is a nephrologist and educator at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Cohen has developed a palliative care communication training for nephrology fellows called Harvard Nephrology Fellows Communication Course. Dr. Cohen is a faculty member of VitalTalk and the Academy for communication in Healthcare. Dr. Cohen receives funding from the Bernstein Family Fund, Beth Israel/Harvard Medical School.
	Bob Arnold, MD, is a Distinguished Service Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine and Director of the Section of Palliative Care and Medical Ethics in the School of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. For almost 30 years, he has worked at the interface of communication skills training, medical ethics, and palliative care, in an effort to improve clinicians’ communication skills. Dr. Arnold is co-founder for VitalTalk non-profit communication skills training.
	Marie Norman, PhD, is an online learning expert and co-author of the well-known teaching text, How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching. She directs the Innovative Design for Education and Assessment (IDEA) Lab at the University of Pittsburgh’s Institute for Clinical Research Education, where she and her team help faculty develop novel online and technology-enhanced courses and programs.

Acknowledgments:

      Funding support

            American Society of Nephrology William and Sandra Bennett Clinical Scholars Program

      Curriculum development

            Jane Schell, MD, University of Pittsburgh
            Robert, Cohen MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
            Robert Arnold, MD, University of Pittsburgh

      Instructional design

            Marie Norman, IDEA Lab, Institute for Clinical Research Education, University of Pittsburgh

      Video production

            Natalie Vazquez, IDEA Lab, Institute for Clinical Research Education, University of Pittsburgh

      Website Developer

            Rakan Alseghayer, PhD Student, University of Pittsburgh

      Simulated patients from Grodin Professional Simulators

            Charles Timbers and Shirley Tannenbaum
            Acting coach: Naomi Grodin