PCLC Training Dates
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Akron Children's Hospital
An academic children’s hospital that maintains 24/7 inpatient and outpatient consult services. Works closely with community hospice, long-term and home care programs. Led by Sarah Friebert, MD. Contact Lisa Long at (330) 543-3969 or llong@chmca.org.
[PCLC–Peds]
| 2009 | |
|---|---|
| April 29-May 1 | |
| July 22-24 | |
| September 16-18 | |
| November 18-20 |
Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
The 7th largest children’s health care system in the United States. Provides a 24-hour inpatient consult service, home care and clinic services. Expertise includes community partnerships and educational outreach. Led by Stefan Friedrichsdorf, MD, Kaci Osenga, MD, Jody Chrastek, MSN, CHPN, and Stacy Remke, MSW, LICSW. Contact Stacy Remke at (612) 813-6328 or stacy.remke@childrensmn.org or Jody Chrastek at (612) 813-6996 or jody.chrastek@childrensmn.org.
[PCLC–Peds]
| 2009 | |
|---|---|
| March 18-20 | |
| May 11-13 | |
| July 15-17 | |
| September 23-25 | |
| December 2-4 |
Fairview Health System
A health system-based palliative care program with interdisciplinary consult teams and a strong focus on community hospitals, home care and an outpatient clinic. Led by Lyn Ceronsky, MS, APRN, BC, and Sandra Gordon-Kolb, MD, CPE, MMM. Contact Julie Robbins at (612) 672-6362 or jrobbin3@fairview.org.
[PCLC Core, Custom, Consult]
| 2009 | |
|---|---|
| February 18-20 | |
| May 20-22 | |
| September 16-18 | |
| October 28-30 |
Medical College of Wisconsin
An academic medical center setting with full integration of palliative care. Includes consult service, outpatient clinic and virtual inpatient unit. Led by David E. Weissman, MD, FACP. Contact Rose Hackbarth at (414) 805-4607 or rhackbar@mcw.edu.
[PCLC Core, Custom, Consult]
| 2009 | |
|---|---|
| January 12-14 | |
| March 9-11 | |
| June 8-10 |
Mount Carmel Health System
A community hospital-based, health-system program with a consultation service and three dedicated inpatient units holding 19 beds which grew out of a hospice-hospital partnership. Led by Mary Ann Gill, RN, MA, Sharol Herr, BSN, MSEd, CHPN, and Philip H. Santa-Emma, MD, FAAHPM. Contact Karen Threloff at (614) 234-0224 or kthreloff@mchs.com.
[PCLC Core, Custom, Consult]
| 2009 | |
|---|---|
| January 29-30 | |
| April 30-May 1 | |
| September 17-18 | |
| November 19-20 |
Palliative Care Center of the Bluegrass
A wholly owned subsidiary of Hospice of the Bluegrass. Provides palliative care consultation to multiple community hospitals and academic medical centers. Program elements include outpatient clinic and consultation in long-term care settings. Led by Gretchen M. Brown, MSW, President/CEO, and Todd Coté MD, FAAHPM, FAAFP. Contact Janet Braun RN, MSPH, at (859) 276-5344 x407, (866) 476-1878 x407 or jbraun@hospicebg.org.
[PCLC Core, Custom, Consult]
| 2009 | |
|---|---|
| February 25-27 | |
| June 3-5 | |
| August 12-14 | |
| October 7-9 | |
| November 18-20 |
University of Alabama at Birmingham
UAB provides clinical palliative care and supportive care services through inpatient consult services, home hospice coordination and outpatient clinics. Affiliated with the Birmingham VA Medical Center. Led by Christine S. Ritchie, MD, MSPH, Rodney Tucker, MD, and Amos Bailey, MD. Contact Vicki Herring at (205) 975-8197 or vherring@aging.uab.edu.[PCLC Core, Custom, Consult]
| 2009 | |
|---|---|
| April 6-8 | |
| May 4-6 | |
| August 17-19 | |
| November 2-4 |
University of California, San Francisco
A palliative care inpatient consult service and an outpatient clinic in an academic medical center with hospitalist leadership. Led by Steven Z. Pantilat, MD, FACP, Michael W. Rabow, MD. Contact Salina Ng at (415) 476-4838 or ucsfpclc@medicine.ucsf.edu.
[PCLC Core, Custom, Consult]
| 2009 | |
|---|---|
| March 16-17 | |
| June 15-16 |
VCU Massey Cancer Center
An academic safety-net hospital and NCI-designated cancer center with a consult service, dedicated inpatient unit, rural outreach, and active outpatient care programs. Led by Thomas J. Smith, MD, and Patrick J. Coyne, MSN, APRN, BC. Contact Carrie Cybulski at (804) 628-1918 or ccybulski@vcu.edu.
[PCLC Core, Custom, Consult]
| 2009 | |
|---|---|
| March 16-17 | |
| May 18-19 |