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]
| 2013 | |
|---|---|
| January 16-18 | |
| April 17-19 | |
| July 17-19 | |
| October 16-18 |
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, and Jody Chrastek, DNP, RN, CHPN. Contact Jody Chrastek at (612) 813-6996 or jody.chrastek@childrensmn.org.
[PCLC–Peds]
| 2013 | |
|---|---|
| March 6-8 | |
| July 10-12 | |
| November 6-8 |
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]
| 2013 | |
|---|---|
| April 10-12 | |
| September 11-13 | |
| October 9-11 |
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 Lori Yosick, MSW, LISW, and Philip H. Santa-Emma, MD, FAAHPM. Contact Karen Threloff at (614) 234-0224 or kthreloff@mchs.com.
[PCLC Core, Custom, Consult]
| 2013 | |
|---|---|
| April 25-26 | |
| June 20-21 | |
| September 26-27 |
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 Mary K. Fedorchuk, LCSW, ACHP-SW, at (859) 276-1878, (866) 476-1878 or mkfedorchuk@hospicebg.org.
[PCLC Core, Custom, Consult]
| 2013 | |
|---|---|
| May 8-10 | |
| September 11-13 |
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 Rodney Tucker, MD, and Amos Bailey, MD. Contact Joyce Crump at (205) 934-7914 or sjcrump@uab.edu.[PCLC Core, Custom, Consult]
| 2013 | |
|---|---|
| April 3-4 | |
| May 22-23 | |
| September 4-5 | |
| November 12-13 |
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 Natalie Hull at (415) 476-4838 or ucsfpclc@medicine.ucsf.edu.
[PCLC Core, Custom, Consult]
| 2013 | |
|---|---|
| February 7-8 | |
| May 16-17 | |
| July 19-20 |
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 Laurel J. Lyckholm, MD, and Patrick J. Coyne, MSN, APRN, BC. Contact Carrie Cybulski at (804) 628-1918 or ccybulski@vcu.edu.
[PCLC Core, Custom, Consult]
| 2013 | |
|---|---|
| March 18-19 | |
| May 13-14 | |
| September 16-17 | |
| November 18-19 |




