Our Mission
The Harvard Medical School Center for Palliative Care (HMS CPC) aims to ease suffering and enhance the quality of care for patients and their families dealing with 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 the best practices in palliative care education.
The Art & Science of Palliative Nursing
* 10th Anniversary *
Registration Now Open!
May 24-25, 2012
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The Tenth Anniversary Art & Science of Palliative Nursing 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.
Practical Aspects of Palliative Care: Integrating Palliative Care into Clinical Practice
October 12-14, 2012
This two-and-one-half-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 plenary sessions and workshops, participants will develop a toolbox of palliative care competencies and will learn from colleagues facing similar practice challenges.
Program in Palliative Care
Education and Practice
April 17-24 and November 7-13, 2012
Application period now closed.
The Program in Palliative Care Education and Practice (PCEP) is designed for physician and nurse educators who wish to enhance their skills in clinical practice, teaching and program development in palliative care, and who have or wish to develop a leadership role at their institution.
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