CAPC’s online discussion forum is designed for health care professionals to discuss issues, receive expert advice, and share experiences related to the start-up, development, growth, and operations of a palliative care program.

All discussion content within the forum reflects the views of individual participants only and do not necessarily represent the views held by CAPC as an organization.

Please read carefully before participating. The following terms govern the discussion forums presented on www.capc.org. Your use of the discussion forum will constitute your agreement to comply with these terms of use:

1. You agree not to use any obscene or offensive language to place on the discussion forum including any material that is profane, inaccurate, defamatory, false, inappropriate, threatening, hateful, constitutes junk mail or unauthorized advertising, infringes on any person’s privacy, violates copyright laws, encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise be in violation of any local, state, national, or international law or regulation. CAPC reserves the right to remove any such content at any time without your consent.

2. To maintain a high quality content, CAPC reserves the right to remove messages we assess to be inappropriate or off topic and conduct editing we identify as reasonable.  Although CAPC can delete messages, you remain solely responsible for the content of your messages, and you agree to indemnify and hold harmless CAPC with respect to any claims posted in your messages.  

3. You agree to the use of www.capc.org Palliative Care Discussion Forums for only lawful purposes and those that serve to act as a professional resource to you personally.

4. It is your responsibility as a health professional to exercise your judgment in evaluating or utilizing any information shared within the discussion forum for the express use in your program. We encourage you to confirm the information shared in the discussion forum with other peer-reviewed sources before undertaking any action on it.

5. We do not assume any responsibility for any websites or resources that are linked to our site or that you browse as a result of a referral you gained through a link posted on the discussion forum.

6. You can use the feedback link on our site to send us comments and/or criticisms regarding content posted and we welcome any feedback related to the content and administration of the discussion forum.  However, we reserve the right to make final decisions on all content posted.

7. If you have questions or concerns about the above stated Disclaimer and Terms of Use of CAPC’s Palliative Care Discussion Forum, please send us an email at capc@mssm.edu