Dear CAPC eNEWS Subscriber,
- Don't Miss CAPC's Spring Management Training Seminar “Early Bird” Rates
- Register Now for the “Quality Improvement Through Palliative Care” Audio-Conference Series
- Palliative Care Leadership Center (PCLC) Site Visit Spaces Filling Up; Apply Now
- Important News from the Palliative Care Leadership Centers
- Palliative Care in the News: Coverage from the Wall Street Journal, Biotech Week, Health & Medicine Week, Oncology Times, AAMC STAT, amednews.com, The Gazette, Los Angeles Daily News, American Journal of Nursing and Minnesota Medicine
- Save the Date: Upcoming Events in the Palliative Care Field
- Palliative Care Training Programs List
- Job Postings on CAPC's Website
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1. SAVE $100 THROUGH MARCH 31 ON CAPC's SPRING PALLIATIVE CARE MANAGEMENT TRAINING SEMINAR ON BUILDING A HOSPITAL-BASED PALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAM
May 6-8, 2004
Millennium Hotel Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN
The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) is pleased to offer “early bird” rates until March 31 for its upcoming spring training seminar - an important opportunity to learn how to jumpstart a palliative care program. Hear proven strategies and techniques from nationally renowned experts, and network with your industry peers.
The conference will provide an engaging, highly practical and comprehensive overview of all aspects of starting and sustaining a successful palliative care program. Participants will learn:
• How to make the case for hospital-based palliative care
• How to create compelling business and financial plans
• Strategies for funding palliative care programs
• Effective marketing techniques
• How to conduct needs and strength assessments
• How to measure quality, cost and satisfaction
• How to build hospital-hospice partnerships
Healthcare managers including physicians, nurses, administrators and others responsible for the planning and implementation of hospital and health system-based programs are encouraged to attend. This program is approved for CME and Nursing Credit.
For more information and to obtain a registration form, visit www.capc.org/minneapolis, or contact Lisa Morgan at (212) 201-2675 or lisa.morgan@mssm.edu.
Space is limited – early registration is encouraged.
2. QUALITY IMPROVEMENT THROUGH PALLIATIVE CARE AUDIO-CONFERENCE SERIES SUCCESSFUL
The CAPC and Joint Commission Resources audio-conference series, Quality Improvement Through Palliative Care, kicked-off with 65 organizations participating to the February presentation on Building a Hospital-Based Palliative Care Program. The series continues this month with Bruce Himelstein, MD and Thomas Smith, MD presenting Palliative Care for Specific Patient Populations: Pediatric Palliative Care and Palliative Care for Cancer Patients on March 29.
The Quality Improvement Through Palliative Care series features leaders of the country's premier palliative care programs describing how healthcare organizations can establish their own programs to satisfy many of the 2004 JCAHO standards. The presenters cover the practical experiences of leading palliative care programs working in a variety of healthcare settings; the essentials of establishing and sustaining a successful palliative care program; and best practices in program development, operations, care delivery and marketing.
Upcoming conferences are:
March 29, 2004
Palliative Care for Specific Patient Populations: Pediatric Palliative Care and Palliative Care for Cancer Patients
Bruce Himelstein, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin
Thomas Smith, MD
Massey Cancer Center of Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
April 19, 2004
Developing Palliative Care Services through Hospital/Hospice Partnerships
Janet Braun, RN, MSPH
Palliative Care Center of the Bluegrass
Sharol Herr, RN, MA
Mount Carmel Health Services
May 3, 2004
Tailoring Your Palliative Care Program to Your Institution
Steven Pantilat, MD
University of California, San Francisco
Lyn Ceronsky, APRN, MS
Fairview Health Services
For more information visit www.capc.org.
To order by telephone, call Customer Service at (877) 223-6866 or click here to complete the registration form and mail it to:
Joint Commission Resources
P.O. Box 75751
Chicago, IL 60675-5751
3. SPACES TO VISIT THE PALLIATIVE CARE LEADERSHIP CENTERS ARE FILLING UP FAST
Over 120 institutions have already registered to receive hands-on training and tools to build their hospital-based palliative care program. The Palliative Care Leadership Centers (PCLCs) - six highly experienced programs with strong track records in palliative care - are hosting site visits and providing ongoing mentoring to the rapidly growing number of hospitals and other institutions seeking to start or strengthen hospital-based palliative care programs.
Comments from teams that have participated in site visits include:
"The site visit program made all the difference. Because of what our team learned, we have increased our patient volume and budget -- and have much more legitimacy. It really helped to work with leaders in the field and have them behind us."
"This was an excellent experience for our team. We are leaving with the tools we need to make our program successful."
There are a limited number of opportunities to receive this hands-on training. Don't miss your chance - learn more at www.capc.org/pclc, or contact Sarah DeFeo at (212) 201-2683 or pclc@mssm.edu.
4. IMPORTANT NEWS FROM THE PALLIATIVE CARE LEADERSHIP CENTERS
Fairview Health System Recognized As A Top Integrated Health Network
Fairview Health System, one of the six Palliative Care Leadership Centers, has been ranked number 19 in the 2004 Verispan IHN 100. Published in Modern Healthcare, this seventh annual listing of integrated healthcare networks compares 568 regional, non-specialty healthcare systems across the United States. Fairview is in the top 10 integrated healthcare systems in the Midwest.
This achievement reflects Fairview's consistent effort to change how they deliver care to their patients. Verispan recognizes organizations that are using high degrees of integration to excel clinically and financially. Its study shows that top systems are improving outcomes and cutting costs by broadening continuums of care and better integrating disease-management and case-management.
5. PALLIATIVE CARE IN THE NEWS…
“Unlikely Way to Cut Hospital Costs: Comfort the Dying” by Gautam Naik. Wall Street Journal March 10, 2004. http://onli ne.wsj.com/article/0,,SB107887412357650717,00.html?mod=health%5Fhs%5Fhealth%5Fproviders%5Finsurance
“Univ. of California, San Francisco: Physicians can help family members caring for dying loved ones.” Biotech Week February 18,2004.
“Palliative Care: Researchers propose new framework for palliative care of the elderly.” Health & Medicine Week February 16, 2004.
“End-of-Life Care Training.” Letter to the Editor by Thomas J. Smith, MD. Oncology Times February 10, 2004.
“ Palliative care centers offer outreach, mentoring program” AAMC STAT January 26, 2004. http://www.aamc.org/newsroom/aamcstat/040126.htm#targ4
“Doctors to the dying: Helping patients at the end becomes a growing specialty” by Larry Beresford. amednews.com January 26, 2004. http://www.ama- assn.org/amednews/2004/01/26/prsa0126.htm
“Dignity and Comfort” by Meredith Hooker. The Gazette January 21, 2004. http://www.gazette.net/200404/wheaton/news/197799-1.html
“Palliative Movement Growing Nationwide” by Meredith Hooker. The Gazette January 21, 2004. http://www.gazette.net/200404/silverspring/news/198677-1.html
“The Next Step” by Mariko Thompson. Los Angeles Daily News January 18, 2004.
“Acknowledging the ‘Elephant': Communication in Palliative Care” by Julie Griffie, Paula Nelson-Marten and Sandy Muchka. American Journal of Nursing January 2004.
“Minnesota Excels in End-of-Life Care” by R. Whisnant. Minnesota Medicine January 2004.
6. SAVE THE DATE: UPCOMING EVENTS IN THE PALLIATIVE CARE FIELD
For more information on these events, visit www.capc.org and click on “Events/Calendar of Events” or, simply click here.
• The Fifth Annual Palliative Care Symposium March 27, 2004. The Islami Auditorium Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ. For further information contact: The Department of Medical Education, Saint Barnabas Medical Center Phone:(973) 322-5777, Email: dpaciga@sbhcs.com.
• Integrating Palliative Care Across the Health Care Continuum March 31-April 1, 2004. Presented by The Samaritan Hospice Institute for Education and Research Contact: register@samaritanhospice.org. Phone: (800) 229-8183, ext. 797 www.samaritanhospice.org
• Disseminating End-of-Life Education to Cancer Centers April 15-17, 2004. Pasadena Hilton Hotel, Pasadena, CA. For information and application, please visit the website at http://deletcc.coh.org or call/e-mail Jo Hanson, RN, MSN, OCN, (626) 359-8111 x63108, jhanson@coh.org.
7. EDUCATION AND TRAINING
For more information on education, training and fellowships visit www.capc.org and click on “Resources/Education and Training” or, simply click here.
Adapting Health Care to Serious Chronic Illness in Last Phase of Life: The Third National Medicaring Quality Improvement Collaborative (MC-QuIC), January through November 2004. For more information visit www.medicaring.org/nc2004/.
Mount Sinai Integrated Fellowships in Hematology-Oncology/Palliative Medicine and Geriatrics/Palliative Medicine
This new integrated fellowship is more than a traditional clinical training program. Sponsored by the Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, the fellowship provides intensive mentoring and rigorous clinical, educational, and research training. It is designed for individuals who want to be positioned for national leadership in their core subspecialty as well as the rapidly growing field of palliative medicine. Applications are now being accepted for academic years 2004-2008. Contact: palliativecare@mssm.edu, or call (212) 241-1446.
8. PALLIATIVE CARE TRAINING PROGRAMS LIST
CAPC is compiling a list of palliative care programs offering brief clinical training. If you are offering such training, please email your contact information and a brief description of your program to carol.sieger@mssm.edu.
9. JOB POSTINGS ON CAPC’S WEBSITE
The CAPC web site is also a resource for palliative care employers and job seekers. The postings are meant to assist healthcare professionals by filling and locating positions within the palliative care field. Visit the job opportunities page (at www.capc.org) to post current openings or look for career opportunities.
Or, you can post a job opening by simply e-mailing a short description of the position to capc@mssm.edu. Be sure to include contact information and a website link, if possible.
