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CAPC Events

CAPC National Seminar
Mark Your Calendars!
November 1—3, 2012 | Miami, FL
More information coming soon.

Other Events in the Palliative Care Community

2012

Palliative Care Immersion Course
March 19—23, 2012 | June 25—29, 2012 | October 22—26, 2012

Join the Four Seasons team in a dynamic, week-long educational experience aimed at enhancing your competencies and knowledge base in palliative care. Held in March, June and October of 2012, the Palliative Care Immersion Course is designed for physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and clinical nurse specialists. The course will develop participants' palliative care competencies in complex case management, pain and symptom interventions, ethics, goal setting, and communication skills. Financial and business aspects of palliative care, including effective billing and coding, expected caseloads/setting, and quality data tracking will be covered. Held in Asheville, North Carolina, the course provides 40 hours CME Category I through an experiential learning style. Participation is limited to allow for an effective learning environment.

Please visit www.pcimmersion.com for details.

Program in Palliative Care Education & Practice
Sponsored by Harvard Medical School Center for Palliative Care
April 17—24 & November 7—13, 2012 | Cambridge, MA

The Program in Palliative Care Education and Practice (PCEP) is designed for physician and nurse educators who wish to enhance their skills in clinical practice, teaching and program development in palliative care, and who have or wish to develop a leadership role at their institution.

Applications now being accepted. Deadline for submission is February 6, 2012. Please visit usonline for more information.

Buddhist Contemplative Care Symposium
Palliative, Hospice and Contemplative Care
November 8—11, 2012 | Registration Now Open

Join us to discover how contemplative care techniques can be incorporated into patient care, improving healing, and reducing suffering. This first of its kind retreat brings together doctors, nurses, physician assistants, social workers, chaplains, volunteers and other health care providers to share best practices and develop common standards of care. Explore with leading healthcare professionals and spiritual leaders what could be possible at every hospice and palliative care setting. The Symposium will be held in the authentic contemplative setting of the Garrison Institute, a renovated monastery an hour from Manhattan. CEU credits available.

Learn more or register online at zencare.org/symposium2012