Wednesday, December 3, 2008
1:30-2:30 PM Eastern

Past Audio Conference, Purchase CD NOW!
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FEATURED SPEAKERS:

Timothy Ford, MA, MS, CT
Staff Chaplain, Thomas Palliative Care Unit
VCU Massey Cancer Center
Palliative Care Leadership Centers™
Richmond, VA

Rev. George F. Handzo, MDiv, MA, BCC
Vice President, Pastoral Care Leadership & Practice
HealthCare Chaplaincy
New York, NY

ABOUT THE PRESENTATION:

Modern health care chaplains are trained to assist people of any faith or no faith through difficult transitions. Addressing the spiritual needs of patients and their families is integral and fundamental to the practice of palliative care. However, the role of chaplains today on palliative care teams is rarely limited to one-on-one counseling. They serve as staff support, ethical advisors, family counselors and much more.

This audio conference will explore the role of chaplains within interdisciplinary palliative care teams.

• Strategies for integrating chaplains into a palliative care team, given current logistical challenges
• The scope of professional training and credentialing in modern healthcare chaplaincy
• How to develop multiple roles for chaplaincy within a palliative care team setting
• The relationship of spirituality with modern medicine and palliative care

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Physicians, nurses, social workers, hospital administrators, chaplains 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