Dear CAPC e-NEWS Subscriber,
We are pleased to offer the following news and announcements:
1. Register now for CAPC's March Grand Rounds Audio Conference: The Case for Hospital-Based Palliative Care.
Featured speaker, Dr. Diane Meier, Director, Center to Advance Palliative Care and Director, Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute at the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine. March 12th, 1 pm EST.
2. Good News for Palliative Care: CAPC Conference Sold Out!
3. A Few Good FACTS
4. Articles of Interest
5. CAPC Publication: Making the Case
A Sign of Progress... U.S. News and World Report now lists palliative care as a criterion in its rankings of America's Best Hospitals!
1. CAPC GRAND ROUNDS AUDIO CONFERENCE . . .
The Case for Hospital-Based Palliative Care
Tuesday, March 12, 2003
1:00 pm Eastern Time
Diane E. Meier, MD, FACP
Director, Center to Advance Palliative Care
Director, The Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Professor of Geriatrics and Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Hear one of the most compelling speakers in the field present the case for hospital-based palliative care. Palliative care programs structure a variety of hospital resources to effectively deliver the highest quality care to patients with advanced illness. From urban teaching centers in large cities to community hospitals in rural areas, such programs are flourishing. AHA Health Statistics 2003 reports an increase in palliative care programs of over 20% from the previous year. And U.S. News and World Report now includes palliative care as a requisite for America's Best Hospitals. Find out why!
This monthly one-hour call is free of charge but space is limited and only available on a first come, first served basis.
TO REGISTER, please contact Margaret Schutz at margaret.schutz@mssm.edu, or call (212) 201-2671. Ms. Schutz will be glad to answer any questions you may have about the audio conference. We look forward to hearing from you.
2. GOOD NEWS FOR PALLIATIVE CARE . . .
Reflecting growing interest in the development of hospital-based palliative care programs, registration for CAPC's upcoming management training seminar in Philadelphia was so vigorous that it had to be closed out. CAPC's next conference will be held in October - location and dates to be announced. So watch for announcements!
3. A FEW GOOD FACTS. . .
If you have a good fact that can help support the case for hospital-based palliative care, please e-mail them to lisa.morgan@mssm.edu. We will try to feature FACTS regularly, so that all can take advantage of them to help build their case.
4. ARTICLES OF INTEREST . . .
The Implications of Regional Variations in Medicare Spending. Regional differences in Medicare spending are largely explained by the more inpatient-based and specialist-oriented pattern of practice observed in high-spending regions. Neither quality of care nor access to care appear to be better for Medicare enrollees in higher-spending regions. - E.S. Fisher, D.E. Wennberg, T.A. Stukel, D.J. Gottlieb, F.L. Lucas, and L. Pinder, Annals of Internal Medicine, February 18, 2003.
Team approach best for providing palliative care: Patients with life-altering illnesses or injuries pose particular treatment challenges for primary care physicians. - Susan J. Landers, AMNews, February 24, 2003.
When Pain and Suffering Do Not Require a Prognosis: Working Toward Meaningful Hospital-Hospice Partnership. - Diane E. Meier, MD. The Journal of Palliative Medicine, Volume 6, Number 1, 2003.
5. MAKING THE CASE . . .
THE CASE FOR HOSPITAL-BASED PALLIATIVE CARE:
WHY LEADING HOSPITALS ARE STARTING PALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAMS
A new, free publication from CAPC for those who would like an important reference tool to help them build a compelling case for starting a hospital-based palliative care program. The Case details how leading hospitals are starting palliative care programs to deliver the high-quality care that seriously ill patients want and need, while increasing staff and patient satisfaction, and lowering costs. It is intended as both a reference tool and a handout, to help professionals make the case with their key decision-makers.
Copies may be downloaded at http://www.capc.org/content/258/.
Or, to request a copy by mail, please contact margaret.schutz@mssm.edu.
About CAPC . . .
The Center to Advance Palliative Care is a national initiative supported by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, with technical assistance provided by the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Our mission is to increase the availability of quality palliative care services in hospitals and other healthcare settings for people with life-threatening illnesses, their families and caregivers. As a national resource center, CAPC offers healthcare professionals a range of educational, technical and networking resources as part of its goal to make palliative care a nationwide standard.
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