Welcome to the Center to
Advance Palliative Care
We provide essential tools, training, technical assistance, and connection for all clinicians caring for people with a serious illness.
Looking for resources for people living with serious illness?
Visit GetPalliativeCare.org to learn more about palliative care and where to find it in your area.
What's New at the Center to Advance Palliative Care
Events, ideas, and resources for improving the care of people living with a serious illness.
Blog
Progress and Barriers Bringing Palliative Care to Medicare Advantage Populations
Insights from the September 25th Medicare Advantage Learning Community
Webinars
An Interdisciplinary Panel Discussion about Staff Changes and Workload Management (A Staffing and Workload Webinar)
Presented By
Master Clinician Series
The Elephant in the Room: Overcoming Barriers in Conversation Among Cancer Patients
Presented By
Become a CAPC Member
Join a vibrant network of health care professionals at over 1,500 organizations benefiting from CAPC membership
- Start or strengthen your palliative care program
- Address gaps in care
- Train staff of all specialties and disciplines in communication, pain and symptom management, and other key skills
CAPC offers a wide variety of free resources, but members get exclusive access to even more.
Clinical and operational online curriculum with FREE continuing education credits for all disciplines, and free MOC points for physicians
Webinars with leading experts in the field, and Virtual Office Hours where you can consult with CAPC faculty
Hundreds of ready-to-use tools, tutorials, case studies, and monographs to draw from best practices in palliative care
Clinical Training
Clinicians from all specialties and disciplines can improve their skills and practice while earning continuing education credits and CAPC Designation status
Online self-study curriculum units:
An In-Depth Look At Palliative Care And Its Services
Defining palliative care, which patients need it, how it is delivered, and how palliative care diff…
Tools and Technical Assistance
Access proven resources for new and established programs
Strategic planning for program growth, including making the case, demonstrating value, and strengthening relationships with partners.
Includes 23 resources:
- Needs Assessment
- Strategic Planning
- Business Planning
- Expanding into a New Care Setting
- Program Measurement for Quality Reporting and Quality Improvement
- Integration of Palliative Care Across Service Lines
Toolkit for building a business plan and budget, forming financial partnerships, and operating the program efficiently.
Includes 47 resources:
- Introduction to Payment
- Ways to Pay for the Palliative Care Program
- Estimating Volume and Capacity
- Estimating Costs and Prices
- Business Planning and Budgeting
- Maximizing Productivity and Operating Efficiently
- Contracting with Financial Partners
Hire and onboard your staff, manage program operations, and ensure a healthy high-functioning team using this toolkit.
Includes 91 resources:
- Hiring and Onboarding
- Sample Job Descriptions
- Day-to-Day Program Operations
- Interdisciplinary Team Roles
- Team Health and Resilience
- Patient Identification and Trigger Tools
- Working With Referrers
- 2019 CAPC Master Clinician Presentations
- 2018 CAPC Master Clinician Presentations
- 2017 CAPC Master Clinician Presentations