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.

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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.

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.

19th World Congress, Children’s Hospice International
November 16 - 19, 2008
San Francisco, CA

For more information please visit the Congress' website.

Registration .

Social Work in Hospice and Palliative Care: The Emerging Landscape
sponsored by Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University, The Social Work in Hospice and Palliative Care Network (SWHPN), Columbia University School of Social Work and The Center for Ethics at Yeshiva University
Friday, December 5, 2008
9:30AM - 1:00PM

At Cardozo Law School, 55 Fifth Avenue @ 12th Street, NYC, First Floor Moot Court Conference Room

This conference explores the emerging roles and diverse skills social workers bring to the interdisciplinary palliative care team.

Registration Fee: $50
Students: No Charge
Social Work CEUs Available for NY/NJ

For more information and to RSVP please visit: wurzweiler/register
Registration by mail: Enclose check for $50 registration fee made out to "WSSW". Send payment to: Paula Cassidy, Acting Director, University Events, Yeshiva University, 2495 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10033

Palliative Medicine & Supportive Oncology Symposium 2009 – The 13th Annual International Symposium
Sponsored by The Cleveland Clinic
March 5 – 7, 2009
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Palliative Medicine is developing rapidly in the United States. This symposium focuses on providing an intensive multi-disciplinary review of cutting-edge topics in the field. The intent is to provide updates on the latest advances in the field of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Oncology in a format that allows interaction between the faculty and attendees. This year we are providing added value with a similar approach to Supportive Oncology in the afternoon opposite palliative medicine workshops.

As a result of attending this educational activity, the participant will be able to:

• Review the current management strategies for advanced breast cancer
• Improve management of late stage dementia patients
• Explore the differential diagnosis and management of neuropsychological complications of malignancy
• Update current issues in Supportive Oncology
• Review the new regulatory issues of hospice
• Improve multidisciplinary pain assessment and management
• Increase confidence level in approaching multiple spiritual belief systems

For more information visit event website.

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

Living Beyond Loss: Mending Body, Mind and Spirit
Association of Death Education and Counseling
April 15-18, 2009
Hyatt Regency Dallas
Dallas, TX

Hospice Foundation of America, 16th Annual Living With Grief® National Bereavement Teleconference: Diversity and End-of-Life Care
Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 1:30pm - 4:00pm ET

HFA's 2009 teleconference, Diversity and End-of-Life Care, will examine how diversity influences end-of-life decision making and the impact that culture has at the time of death and during bereavement. One of the goals of the teleconference is to increase sensitivity by helping professionals acknowledge how their own cultural values and assumptions influence the delivery of care. The program will include a special examination of hospice care and diversity, including how hospices are reaching out to diverse groups and incorporating traditional practices and alternative therapies. The program will also discuss the challenges that may occur when culture considerations may cause ethical concerns or moral distress.

The registration form is available at register.hospicefoundation.org. There are two registration options for 2009. Register on or before December 1, 2008 and benefit from an early registration discount.

For more information about hosting or attending a teleconference in your area, contact Kristen Baker at 800-854-3402 or telecon@hospicefoundation.org. You may also visit our website at www.hospicefoundation.org.