Next Pyschosocial Grand Rounds
May 24, 2013, 12:00-1:00 PM
Smith 308/309, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Suzanne McCarthy, PsyD.
Art & Science of Palliative Nursing (ASPN)
May 9-10, 2013
Registration now open!
The Art & Science of Palliative Nursing (ASPN) course focuses on applying essential principles of palliative nursing to the management of patients with various chronic illnesses across settings. This year's sessions will highlight various underserved populations, as well as symptom management, communication, and ethics.
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Practical Aspects of Palliative Care: Integrating Palliative Care into Clinical Practice (PAPC)
October 4-6, 2013
Registration now open!
Practical Aspects of Palliative Care (PAPC) is a two-and-one-half-day course designed to offer physicians, nurses, and other clinicians the information and skills needed to provide high-quality, specialist-level palliative care to patients with life-threatening illnesses in a variety of practice settings. Through plenary sessions, small breakout groups, and workshops, participants will develop a toolbox of palliative care competencies and will learn from colleagues facing similar practice challenges.
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Program in Palliative Care Education and Practice (PCEP)
November 5-12, 2013 and April 30-May 6, 2014
Application period will open soon
The Harvard Medical School program in Palliative Care Education and Practice (PCEP) offers intensive learning experiences for physician and nurse educators who wish to become expert in the clinical practice and teaching of comprehensive, interdisciplinary palliative care, as well as gain expertise in leading and managing improvements in palliative care education and practice at their own institutions.
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Palliative Care for Hospitalists and Intensivists (PCFHI)
April 4-6 2013
2014 dates to be announced soon
Palliative Care for Hospitalists and Intensivists (PCFHI) is an intensive two-and-one-half-day course that fills a significant gap for hospital-based specialists who seek training in palliative care, and provides these clinicians with the information and skills needed to offer high quality, specialist-level palliative care to inpatients with life-threatening illnesses. Hospitalists and intensivists will acquire a toolbox of key competencies required to deal with challenging end-of-life situations in the hospital.
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