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Advanced Care Planning
Leonard R. Hock, DO, MACOI, CMD, HMDC reviews Advanced Care Planning.
He will advise on how you are able to assist/support patients in developing an Advance Care Plan (ACP).
Understand ACP resistance and be able to facilitate QUALITY DECISION MAKING. Be able to use ACP to your advantage; clear choice for patient’s wishes, decrease time and anxiety of late decision making, your sense of helping the patient/family and your revenue.
Dr. Hock has no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program or presentation.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). The Florida Osteopathic Medical Association (FOMA) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians.
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Leonard Hock, DO, MACOI, CMD, FAAHPM
Leonard Hock, DO, MACOI, CMD, FAAHPM is a Palliative consultant in Orlando who is now providing inpatient consultation. He had a special focus and interest in geriatrics and end of life care, with Board certifications in internal medicine, and hospice/palliative care. Dr. Hock is a Certified Medical Director (CMD) of long-term care facilities and has been a member of AMDA (American Medical Directors Association) since l996. He has been active in the organizations at both local and national levels Dr. Hock’s interest in hospice/palliative care resulted in development a palliative case management model for acute care hospitals. This model has proven to be successful in decreasing the length of stay and acute care costs, while increasing the comfort measures for the end-of-life patient and support to family members. During his medical career in Kansas City, Dr. Hock was the health care reporter for the FOX 4 Television News. He continues to be a frequent local, regional, and national presenter on medical, scientific, and cultural issues. He served his country in Viet Nam as an Army medic. He attended the Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine graduating in 1976. He completed his internship in Dallas, TX, and his internal medicine residency in Kansas City. In June of 2009 Dr. Hock was elected a Master Fellow in the Gillum Society of Master Fellows. This membership is the highest honor awarded by the American College of Osteopathic Internists for outstanding contribution and service in his profession. Dr. Hock’s energy and interest is in medical direction and the improvement in patient care through active physician leadership.
