Thursday, January 29, 2009
1:30-2:30 PM Eastern

Past Audio Conference, Purchase CD NOW!
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R. Sean Morrison, MD
Director, National Palliative Care Research Center
Hermann Merkin Professor of Palliative Care
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY

ABOUT THE PRESENTATION:

Severe economic conditions and demographic strains threaten both our hospitals and our health care system. So how does a hospital remain fiscally viable while treating its costliest patients – those aging with serious, chronic illnesses? A recent study published in Archives of Internal Medicine reveals how hospital palliative care programs are one crucial answer.

JOIN US AND LEARN TO:

• Reduce costs while improving quality
• Efficiently structure hospital resources
• Align with and become integral to the hospital’s mission
• Survive and thrive in the financial crisis

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Physicians, nurses, social workers, hospital administrators, finance managers and others involved in starting or expanding a palliative care program.

CALL DETAILS:

• $89 per phone line or $99 for one phone line plus the audio conference CD-ROM (contains an audio recording of this call in mp3 format and the PowerPoint presentation)
• Payment is online by credit card only
• PowerPoint presentations accompany each audio conference
• You will have the opportunity to participate in a live Q&A session with the presenter
• We encourage you to invite your colleagues to listen with you
• Continue the discussion following the audio conference and post your questions and comments on our CAPCconnect™ Forum!

Any questions? Contact Margaret Schutz at (212) 201-2671 or margaret.schutz@mssm.edu