Joint Commission Resources and CAPC Audio Conference
Effective Management of Advanced, Chronic Illness: The Case for Palliative Care

Diane E. Meier, MD, FACP
Director, Center to Advance Palliative Care
Director, Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute at Mount Sinai
School of Medicine

November 13, 2003
1:00 - 2:30 P.M. EST
(One-hour presentation and ½-hour Q & A)

If you are one of the many who have found Dr. Diane Meier's keystone presentation on making the case invaluable, or if you have not yet benefited from hearing the clinical and fiscal case for palliative care, now is your chance to share these important financial and marketing tools with your colleagues so you can work together to jumpstart your palliative care program. Find out how to gain institutional support for palliative care as CAPC and Joint Commission Resources (JCR) present the audio conference "Effective Management of Advanced, Chronic Illness: The Case for Palliative Care." Dr. Meier will discuss the strong record of palliative care in meeting the needs of the growing, aging, and chronically ill population; improving pain and symptom management; delivering care concordant with patient and family preferences; achieving pain and quality accreditation standards; easing case management burdens of staff; and reducing costs. She will also provide case studies on the impact of successful programs so palliative care advocates can gain insight into demonstrating the potential of palliative care at their own institutions. Your team will leave with a new understanding of the clinical and fiscal case for palliative care at your institution. You will also gain access to the tools that can help your program succeed.

If you are struggling to gain institutional support for your palliative care program, or just want to introduce others to Dr. Meier's messages, don't miss this talk. Mark your calendars for November 13, 2003 from 1-2:30 p.m. Dr. Meier's one-hour presentation will be followed by a ½ hour Q & A session giving your team the opportunity to address specific concerns.

Organizations can sign up for one telephone connection and have multiple attendees participate in a conference room. This audio conference is priced at $199 per connection.