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ForwardUW-NIL: End of Life and Ethics (Nurse Residency) 2026
Overview
This educational activity is designed to equip healthcare professionals with the critical knowledge and clinical tools required to navigate complex end-of-life care scenarios. Participants will explore the distinct clinical frameworks of palliative and hospice care, analyze the essential processes and regulatory eligibility requirements for organ donation, and identify the key triggers for initiating an institutional ethics consultation. Additionally, this course provides actionable guidance on ethical decision-making and standard nursing interventions to ensure compassionate, comprehensive, and high-quality care for both patients and their families during the end-of-life transition.
Elements of Competence
This educational activity is designed to change learner competence and focuses on the following competencies:
- Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)/Nursing: Provide patient/person-centered care
- Social Impact and Belonging: Engage in self-reflection
Intended Audience
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of nurses.
Learning Objectives
As a result of this activity, participants, as members of the healthcare team, will be able to:
- Explain the eligibility and process for organ donation
- Differentiate between palliative care and hospice care
- Discuss ethical principles and apply those principles to end of life challenges
- Identify the process and clinical triggers for an ethics consult
Course summary
- 2.75 ANCC Contact Hours
- 2.75 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours
Planners and Presenters
Carrie Hamilton, MSN, RN, CCRN, NPD-BC
Julie Gates, MSN, RN, CMSRN
Rebecca Hilson, BA
Policy on Disclosure
It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) to identify, mitigate and disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence the content of this accredited continuing education (CE). In addition, speakers, presenters, and authors must disclose any planned discussion of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation. For this accredited continuing education activity all relevant financial relationships have been mitigated and detailed disclosures are listed below.
Name | Role | Financial Relationship Disclosures | Discussion of Unlabeled/Unapproved uses of drugs/devices in presentation? |
Julie Gates | Planner/Speaker | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
Carrie Hamilton | Planner/Speake | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Rebecca Hilson | Planner/Speake | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
*Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re‐selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical services directly to patients to be ineligible companies.
Accreditation and Credit Designation Statements
| Accreditation Logos | Accreditation Statements |
|---|---|
 | In support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. |
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live in-person activity for a maximum of 2.75 ANCC contact hours. | |
Continuing Education Units (CEUs) The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP, as a member of the University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), authorizes this program for 0.300 CEUs or 2.75 hours. |
Available Credit
- 2.75 ANCC Contact Hours
- 2.75 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours
Questions about Registration
Email Julie Gates at [email protected]
Program Changes
Emergency situations occasionally occur and may necessitate topic or speaker changes. The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP reserve the right to alter or substitute a topic or speaker without prior notification.
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodation for this event. Please contact [email protected] as soon as you can make a reasonable accommodation request.