Wednesday, May 12, 2010
1:30-2:30 PM Eastern

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Featured Presenters

Sarah Friebert, MD
Director, A Palette of Care
Haslinger Pediatric Palliative Care Center
Akron Children’s Hospital
Palliative Care Leadership Centers™
Akron, OH

Kaci Osenga, MD
Associate Medical Director
Pain and Palliative Care
Children’s Hospitals & Clinics of MN
Palliative Care Leadership Centers™
Minneapolis, MN

About the Presentation

This audio conference will focus on overcoming obstacles faced by pediatric palliative care programs as they initiate, sustain and expand clinical services. Challenges that will be discussed include: strategic internal marketing with an emphasis on physician buy-in; defining the role of the palliative care team in chronic care to avoid overwhelming the service; determining the appropriate clinical model for sustainable services; and anticipating staffing needs. We will also address how to incorporate mechanisms to support sustainable teams in this challenging yet rewarding field.

Join us!

Learning Objectives

• Identify strategies for determining suitable clinical models.
• Explore tools for improved internal marketing that target referring physicians.
• Determine methods to ensure appropriate referral to palliative care services.
• Explore the experience of the clinical team in caring for children and families with palliative care needs.

Who Should Attend?

Physicians, nurses, social workers, financial managers, administrators and others involved in designing and operating a pediatric palliative care program.

This presentation is especially geared towards program coordinators/medical directors of pediatric palliative care programs.

Call Details

• $89 per phone line or $99 for one phone line plus the audio conference CD-ROM (contains MP3 audio file and presentation PDF file)
• Payment is online by credit card only
• PowerPoint presentations accompany each audio conference
• You will have the opportunity to participate in a Q&A session with the presenter
• Continue the discussion following the audio conference and post your questions and comments on CAPCconnect™ Forum in the “Pediatric Palliative Care” topic!
• We encourage you to invite your colleagues to listen with you

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