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Happy New Year! 2005 begins with two important events for
palliative care advocates:
- CAPC's Miami Spring Seminar, providing a comprehensive
overview of how to start a palliative care program
- 2005 registration for the Palliative Care Leadership Centers,
offering hands-on training and a full year of mentoring with
experts at leading palliative care programs across the United
States
| Register for CAPC's Spring Seminar |
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March 15-17 in Miami, FL
Join us for CAPC's Spring Seminar, "Building Palliative
Care Programs in Hospitals: Tools and Strategies for Success."
The seminar provides a comprehensive overview of the financial
and operational information and tools essential to building a
successful palliative care program.
Register by February 4, 2005 and receive a $100 Early
Bird Discount. In addition, all registrants will receive a
complimentary copy of CAPC's Guide
to Building a Hospital-Based Palliative Care Program
($99 value), a detailed reference guide presenting
concrete steps, tools and templates for creating palliative
care programs.
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| Sign up to train at a PCLC in 2005 |
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PCLCs Mark First Year, 2005 Registration
The Palliative Care Leadership Centers are celebrating
their first anniversary and accepting applications for 2005
on-site training and mentoring. A full 97 percent of visitors
at six sites recommend the trainings to palliative care
advocates seeking assistance in fast-tracking their programs.
Haven't trained at a Leadership Center? Learn
more.
Already trained at a Leadership Center? Please recommend
the training to your colleagues.
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| Order our Guide to building a
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"A great investment!"- Guide
reader
"A Guide to Building a Hospital-Based Palliative Care
Program" is a step-by-step manual that includes
customizable worksheets, marketing materials and clinical,
management and administrative tools.
Order a copy of the Guide
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| Learn about 2005 ELNEC courses |
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There will be four ELNEC (End-of-Life Nursing Education
Consortium) courses offered in 2005.
- Core Training Program - March 9 to 11, 2005
During this two- and one-half day "train-the-trainer"
course, the ELNEC Core syllabus and nine modules will be
reviewed. The course is designed to provide the tools and
training that will enable you to be an ELNEC trainer and
teach others at your institution.
The registration fee includes:
- 1000+ page syllabus
- Tools for take home use: CD (contains entire
syllabus), PowerPoint slides and supplemental teaching
materials
- Hospitality Reception on Wednesday evening
- Breakfast, lunch and breaks for Thursday and Friday
- CEs
- Graduate Training Program - June 15 to 17, 2005
- Pediatric Palliative Care Training Program - August 3 to
5, 2005
- Oncology Training Program - September 14 to 16, 2005
More information and application/registration forms
are available on the ELNEC
website.
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| View a calendar of events for the field |
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Advanced Learning in Palliative Medicine
February 17-20, 2005
Le Westin Resort, Tremblant
Quebec
The Center for Hospice, Palliative Care and End-of-Life
Studies at the University of South Florida Conference: Quality
& Meaning at the End of Life: Practice, Research &
Policy
March 4, 2005
ELNEC Core Training Program
March 9-11, 2005
Long Beach, CA
Building
Palliative Care Programs in Hospitals: Tools and Strategies
for Success
March 15-17, 2005
Fontainebleau
Hilton Resort
Miami, FL
Palliative
Medicine: 2005
March 17-19, 2005
Marriott
Harbor Beach Resort and Spa
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
More
information on palliative care events...
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Did You Know?
The number of palliative care programs increased 90
percent from 1998 to 2003.
American Hospital Association (AHA) Annual Survey of
Hospitals, 2003 Edition |
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