Thursday, February 14, 2008
1:30-2:30 PM Eastern

CLOSED

This is a FREE event!

MODERATOR

Diane E. Meier, MD, FACP
Director, Center to Advance Palliative Care
Director, Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, NY

ABOUT THE PRESENTATION

Take advantage of this special panel discussion and Q&A. Ask questions and gain insight from CAPC Director Dr. Diane E. Meier and the faculty of the Palliative Care Leadership Centers^SM (PCLC) as they reveal their own successful strategies for program development. Topics will include finance; measurement; system alignment; hospice; education and marketing.

JOIN US and LEARN

• Financial data that will be convincing to hospital administrators to get buy-in
• Key metrics for a start-up palliative care program
• How to reach out to oncologists
• How to align your palliative care program goals with hospital goals
• How a community hospice should approach a hospital about partnering for palliative care services in the hospital
• How to begin to plan for palliative care staff education

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

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

PRESENTERS

• Fairview Health System – Minneapolis, MN
  Lyn Ceronsky, APRN, MS, BC
  System Director
• Medical College of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, WI
  David Weissman, MD
  Professor and Director of Palliative Care
• Mount Carmel Health System – Columbus, OH
  Sharol Herr, RN, MA
  Palliative Nurse Clinician and Education Coordinator
• Palliative Care Center of the Bluegrass - Lexington, KY
  Gretchen M. Brown, MSW
  President and CEO
• University of California, San Francisco - San Francisco, CA
  Kathleen Kerr
  Financial Analyst
• VCU Massey Cancer Center - Richmond, VA
  Thomas Smith, MD
  Professor and Chair

NOTE: Click on the above links to obtain more information about each of the Palliative Care Leadership Centers^SM.

CALL DETAILS

• This is a FREE event!
• You will have the opportunity to participate in a 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 CAPCconnectSM Forum

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