Palliative Care Events Calendar
CAPC provides a timely listing of upcoming events related to palliative care. If you would like to submit information about an upcoming palliative care conference or seminar, please send an email to margaret.schutz@mssm.edu.
CAPC Events -
New! CAPC Annual Seminar
November 13-15, 2008
Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center
Grapevine, Texas
More information coming soon!
Other Events -
ELNEC-Core Course
AACN will offer several ELNEC programs in 2008, including the Super Core program. Please visit the ELNEC website for more information or to register: http://www.aacn.nche.edu/ELNEC/CourseSchedule.htm
The Program in Palliative Care Education and Practice
Harvard Medical School Course Offering
New! Pediatric Track
April 29th - May 6th, 2008 & November 11 - 18th, 2008
The Harvard Medical School Program in Palliative Care Education and Practice offers intensive learning experience for physician and nurse-educators who wish to become expert in the clinical practice and teaching of comprehensive, interdisciplinary palliative care, as well as to gain expertise in leading and managing improvements in palliative care education and practice at their own institutions.
The course is delivered in two sections:
Part 1: Teaching and Learning in Palliative Care consists of 7 days of intensive learning, followed by a 6-month interim where participants work on an individual project and contribute to weekly discussions of problematic cases presented by other participants through e-mail exchanges; and
Part 2: Building a Future in Palliative Care, is a second 7-day block that includes continued experiential learning and leadership.
Application deadline, January 1, 2008. Applications for only one session will not be accepted. Scholarship opportunities (both domestic and international).
For the full course description and additional information, please refer to: http://www.hms.harvard.edu/cdi/pallcare/pcep.htm/
contact: Venus Watson (617) 582-7859.
Initiative for Pediatric Palliative Care Regional Retreat
May 12 – 15, 2008
Hilton DFW Lakes in Grapevine, Texas
sponsored by Cook Children’s Medical Center
For immediate questions, contact
Amanda Mrstik at
682-885-3841 or
a-mrstik@cookchildrens.org
Duke Mini-Fellowship in Palliative Care Curriculum Development
June 9-13, 2000
Durham, NC
Duke’s Mini-fellowship in Palliative Care Curriculum Development provides a unique opportunity for non-geriatrician physician faculty at US academic medical centers to attend an innovative five-day program designed to help clinician-educators enhance their skills in curriculum design and development with a specific content emphasis on geriatrics education in palliative care.
The mini-fellowship will be held June 9-13, 2008 at Duke University in Durham, NC. Tuition, room and board will be covered for qualifying accepted scholars through Duke University’s Donald W. Reynolds Program for Faculty Development to Advance Geriatrics Education.
Key features of the mini-fellowship include:
- small group workshops on curriculum development, teaching strategies, learner and program evaluation, and educational scholarship
- development of a teaching plan for your home institution
- individual mentoring sessions with Duke’s Geriatrics Faculty discussing issues specific to your teaching plan
- observation of teachers in action during Duke's Palliative Care Mini-Retreat Series for Fellows, and other observed and participatory curricular activities
For more information and an application form, please visit us on the web at: http://careinaging.duke.edu/facultydevelopment
Questions? Please contact our program coordinator, Emily Herbert, at herbe008@mc.duke.edu or call (919) 660-7577. Space for this program is limited and admission is competitive. We encourage submission of applications as soon as possible. (Priority is given to non-geriatricians from institutions that do not receive D.W. Reynolds Foundation funding.)
Current Concepts in Palliative Care: Update and Review Course
August 28-30, 2008
Chicago, IL
Ideal for hospice and palliative care physicians, family medicine physicians, internists, oncologists, psychiatrists, nurses, and other professionals interested in palliative care. This course offers a thorough update on current practice, clinical advancements, and research updates in palliative care from experts in the field while providing a comprehensive foundation for the ABMS certification exam. The AAHPM designates this educational activity for a maximum of 20.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
For more information, visit the AAHPM website.
Hospice Medical Director Course
August 28-30, 2008
Hyatt Regency, Chicago, IL
This course is intended for hospice medical directors and for those interested in becoming medical directors. Participants will learn the role of the hospice medical director, and strategies to overcome the administrative, regulatory, and clinical challenges that medical directors face on a daily basis. The AAHPM designates this educational activity for a maximum of 17.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
For more information, visit the AAHPM website.
Quality of Life for the Children
The Second Annual Pediatric Palliative Care Conference
September 12 & 13, 2008
Georgetown University, Leavey Center, Washington, D.C.
Presented by The District of Columbia Pediatric Palliative Care Collaboration and The Greater Washington Partnership
For more information, contact:
Email info@dcppcc.org or visit www.dcppcc.org
17th International Congress on Palliative Care
September 23-26, 2008
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
For more information, visit the meeting website.
Innovations in Pediatric Palliative Care: From Policy to Bedside and Beyond
Children’s Hospice International’s 19th World Congress
November 16-19, 2008
San Francisco, CA
Additional Congress information can be found on at www.CHIonline.org.
Annual Assembly
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and
Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
March 25 - 28, 2009
Austin, TX
First Call: Abstract and Workshop Presentations - Deadline: June 2, 2008
For details, refer to the Call for Papers