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

Fairview Health Services

A health-system wide palliative care program including consult teams within an academic and community hospital, as well as hospice, home care, and long-term care components. Led by Mark Lenay, MD, MS and Lyn Ceronsky, MS, APRN, BC.

Fairview is holding training sessions on the following dates in 2005:

September 14-16
October 5-7
November 2-4
November 30-December 1

For questions regarding availability of specific training dates at Fairview, please contact Susan Hann at (612) 672-6364 or shann1@fairview.org.

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Massey Cancer Center of Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center

An NCI-designated cancer center with an inpatient unit of 11 beds and a consultative service in an academic medical center setting. Led by Thomas J. Smith, MD and Patrick J. Coyne, MSN, APRN, BC.

Massey Cancer Center is holding training sessions on the following dates in 2005:

September 19-20
October 17-18
November 14-15
December 12-13.

For questions regarding availability of specific training dates at Massey Cancer Center, contact Carrie Cybulski at (804) 628-1918 or ccybulski@vcu.edu.

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Medical College of Wisconsin

An inpatient consultation service, inpatient unit, and outpatient clinic, providing adult and pediatric palliative care in an academic setting. Led by David E. Weissman, MD and Bruce P. Himmelstein, MD.

The Medical College of Wisconsin is holding training sessions on the following dates in 2005:

September 19-21
October 24-26
November 9-11
December 7-9

For questions regarding availability of specific training dates at Medical College of Wisconsin, contact Rose Hackbarth at (414) 805-4607 or rhackbar@mail.mcw.edu.

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Mount Carmel Health System

A community hospital-based, health-system program with a consultation service and three dedicated inpatient units holding 17 beds which grew out of a hospice-hospital partnership. Led by Mary Ann Gill, RN, MEd, and Philip H. Santa-Emma, MD.

Mount Carmel is holding training sessions on the following dates in 2005:

September 15-16
October 13-14
November 17-18
December 8-9

For more specific questions about Mount Carmel, including the availability of certain training dates, contact Yvette Pederson at (614) 234-0224 or ypederson@mchs.com.

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Palliative Care Center of the Bluegrass

A wholly owned subsidiary of Hospice of the Bluegrass, providing palliative care to multiple community hospitals through consultation, a dedicated inpatient unit and outpatient, long-term, and home care outreach. Led by Gretchen M. Brown, MSW, and Terence Gutgsell, MD.

The Palliative Care Center of the Bluegrass is holding training sessions on the following dates in 2005:

September 28-30
October 10-12
October 26-28
November 16-18

For questions regarding availability of specific training dates at Bluegrass, including the availability of specific training dates, contact Janet Braun RN, MSPH, Leadership Director at (859) 276-1878, (866) 476-1878 or jbraun@hospicebg.com.

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University of California, San Francisco

A palliative care consultation service and acute inpatient unit in an academic medical center with hospitalist leadership by Steven Z. Pantilat, MD.

UCSF is holding training sessions on the following dates in 2005:

September 22-23
November 3-4

For questions regarding availability of specific training dates at USCF, including the availability specific training dates, contact Joanne Feinstein at (415) 502-6861 or ucsfpclc@medicine.ucsf.edu.

For general questions about the PCLC initiative, contact Matthew Henry at matthew.henry@mssm.edu or (212) 201-2683.