Wednesday, March 19, 2008
1:30-2:30 PM Eastern

FEATURED SPEAKER

David E. Weissman, MD, FACP
Professor and Director of Palliative Care
Principal Investigator, Palliative Care Leadership Centers^SM
Medical College of Wisconsin/Froedtert Hospital
Milwaukee, WI

ABOUT THE PRESENTATION

A Virtual Palliative Care Unit is an ideal method to meet the specialized needs of palliative care patients, while maximizing flexibility in staffing and room allocation for hospital and nursing administrators. The unit at Froedtert Hospital, within the Medical College of Wisconsin, has been in place for eight years. It provides specialty-level palliative care services amidst a general medicine inpatient unit, complementing the work of the Palliative Care Consultation Service.

JOIN US AND LEARN

• Three benefits to a palliative care program as a virtual care unit
• Operational details of a virtual care unit
• Principles of developing a start-up and continuing educational plan for virtual care unit nurses

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

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

CALL DETAILS

• $89 per phone line or $99 for one phone line plus the audio conference CD-ROM (contains mp3 audio file and PowerPoint presentation)
• 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 our CAPCconnectSM Forum
• We encourage you to invite your colleagues to listen with you

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