Practical Aspects of Palliative Care:
Integrating Palliative Care into
Clinical Practice
October 12-14, 2012
Royal Sonesta Hotel, Cambridge, MA
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This three-day course is designed to offer physicians 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 plenaries and workshops, participants will develop a toolbox of palliative care competencies and will learn from colleagues facing similar practice challenges.
Accreditation Disclosure Policy Accommodations/ Travel Questions
Accreditation
The Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 18.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Risk Management credits and ANCC approved CEUs pending.
Disclosure Policy
Harvard Medical School (HMS) adheres to all ACCME Essential Areas, Standards, and Policies. It is HMS's policy that those who have influenced the content of a CME course (e.g., planners, faculty, authors, reviewers and others) disclose all relevant financial relationships with commercial entities so that HMS may identify and resolve any conflicts of interest prior to the course. These disclosures will be provided in the course materials along with disclosure of any commercial support received for the course. Additionally, faculty members have been instructed to disclose any limitations of data and unlabeled or investigational uses of products during their presentations.
Course Location
All course sessions will be held at the Royal Sonesta Hotel Boston, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA 02142, Tel: 617-806-4200 or Fax: 617-806-4232.
Accommodations/Travel
A limited number of rooms have been reserved at the Royal Sonesta Hotel Boston (Telephone: 617-806-4200) until September 20 2012. Please specify that you are enrolled in this activity to receive a reduced room rate of $259 per night Single/Double.
Please do not purchase non-refundable airline ticket(s) until you have received an email from our office confirming your paid registration. For airline reservations contact the HMS Travel Desk toll free 1-877-4-HARVMD (1-877-442-7863) Monday - Friday 9 AM - 8 PM (EST). From outside the U.S., Canada and Virgin Islands, please call 617-559-3764.
Tuition
Tuition Fee.....$800 (USD)
Reduced Fee for Residents/Fellows in Training.....$650 (USD)
Reduced Fee for Social Workers, Nurses, and Allied Health Professionals.....$650 (USD)