The Harvard Medical School Center for Palliative Care aims to ease suffering and enhance the quality of care for patients and their families dealing with a life-threatening illness, through fostering leadership and supporting outstanding educational programs in palliative care. By educating future generations of physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals, the Center serves as a national and international resource for best practices in palliative care education.

Multidisciplinary Continuing Education Courses

Program in Palliative Care Education and Practice (PCEP)
Held at the Royal Sonesta Hotel, Cambridge, MA
2008: April 29-May 6 and November 11-18
2009: May 5-12 and November 10-17
(2008 & 2009 will incude a pediatric track)

The Art & Science of Palliative Care Nursing
Held at the Marriot, Newton, MA
June 5 & June 6, 2008

Practical Aspects of Palliative Medicine:
Integrating Palliative Care into Clinical Practice
Held at the Royal Sonesta Hotel, Cambridge, MA
October 10-12 , 2008

Contact Information

If you would like to contact us, please send e-mail to pallcare@partners.org
or send regular mail to:

Venus Watson, Program Manager
HMS Center for Palliative Care
Dana Farber Cancer Institute,
44 Binney Street
Shields Warren Building 411
Boston, MA 02115

Telephone: 617-582-7859
Fax: 617-632-6180

Website photos by Nicholas Nixon, with permission.