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(Note: The above list does not guarantee availability. Sessions fill months in advance and registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.)

The Leaders

• David E. Weissman, MD, Director of Palliative Care, Medical College of Wisconsin/Froedtert Hospital

The Location

• Milwaukee, Wisconsin

MCW At-a-Glance

• Community teaching hospital that provides palliative care through an inpatient consultation service, inpatient unit and outpatient clinic
• Expertise in training all types of community hospitals and academic medical centers
• Long-established program with expertise in gaining institutional support
• Offers Building Academic Palliative Care curriculum

Who Should Train at the PCLC at MCW?

MCW is an excellent option for:

• Teams of healthcare professionals, including physicians, nurses, administrators, social workers, and financial officers
• Academic medical centers
• Community hospitals with or without a resident teaching program

We have found that PCLC attendees tend to base their decisions on several factors, including geographic proximity, similar institutional setting and particular PCLC offerings.

What Will You Gain from Training at the PCLC at MCW?

• More than 15 years experience in starting, maintaining and expanding a palliative care program that is well integrated with the hospital environment and culture
• Advice on teaching palliative care in medical school education, residency programs and palliative care fellowships
• Guidance regarding the successful integration of palliative care with hospital-wide quality-improvement initiatives
• Expert information on influencing the process of care through standards, policies, education and quality improvement

Sample PCLC Curriculum

Each session offers hands-on training in developing a successful palliative care program that matches the unique needs of your institutional setting. Yearlong, post-training mentoring by PCLC faculty includes follow-up on the successful implementation of your action plans.

Day 1: Program Development, Finance and Operations
Includes a review of conclusions from homework, goal setting, sessions on clinical care models and staffing, financial performance and outcome measurement

Day 2: Program Implementation and Sustainability
Includes sessions on palliative care from the hospitalist perspective, marketing and generating referrals, community partnerships, securing board and institutional support, educating clinicians and patients and program implementation

Day 3: Agenda Tailored to Participants' Interests
Includes sessions on bereavement, patient education and the role of spiritual health

More About Medical College of Wisconsin

The Medical College of Wisconsin's palliative care program is based at Froedtert Hospital. Froedtert is a 450 bed tertiary-care academic teaching hospital with a Level I trauma center. The Froedtert Palliative Care program began in 1993 and now conducts over 700 inpatient consultations per year. The program operates an outpatient palliative care clinic; inpatient unit and consult service, including a nurse liaison program with the medical and surgical ICUs; inpatient oncology; and inpatient medicine to facilitate early patient referral.

Registration and Travel Information

For tuition information and to register, go to www.capc.org/pclc.

For specific questions about MCW, including the availability of specific training dates, contact Rose Hackbarth at (414) 805-4607 or rhackbar@mcw.edu.

For general questions about the registration process, contact Jennifer Raiten at jennifer.raiten@mssm.edu or (212) 201-2683.

The Medical College of Wisconsin is located in the city of Milwaukee,WI and is approximately 15 minutes from General Mitchell International Airport.