Santa Clara University

Compassion in Action: The Evolving Landscape of Advanced-Illness Care

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Description

As end-of-life care enters what many are calling its “second wave,” hospice and palliative care services in the United Sates continue to expand, bringing better quality of life at the end of life to increasing numbers of individuals and families. Patients and families are more often achieving the kinds of outcomes they say matter most—better symptom management, clearer communication about the patient’s condition, greater sensitivity to spiritual and cultural issues, and control over the site of death.

Despite this progress, many challenges remain: How can we extend care to underserved populations? Best support family caregivers before and after the loss of their loved ones? Navigate the complex ethical issues that often arise in advanced-illness care? Strengthen the resilience of professional caregivers and teams? Continue to improve the quality and variety of services that we provide to patients and families at this time of their greatest need?

This conference brings together leading experts who will examine key issues in contemporary advanced-illness care. These visionary pragmatists will present ideas, models and programs that can enhance the evolution of advanced-illness care at local, national, and international levels. Conference attendees and participating organizations will be a second faculty for the conference as they network and share innovative ideas and services already contributing to enhancing care at the end of life.

Presenters to date include:

• Margaret R. McLean, PhD, Director of Bioethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara, University and Director of the Applied Ethics Center, O’Connor Hospital, San Jose, The Changing Landscape of Ethics in End-of-life Care
• Michelle Rhiner, RN, MSN, NP, Consultant, Pallgesia Associates, Opioid Related Neurotoxicity
• Neal E. Slatkin, MD, DABPM, Chief Medical Officer, Hospice of the Valley, Beyond 0 to 10: Conundrums in Evaluating Pain and Pain Management
• Shauna L. Shapiro, PhD, Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology at Santa Clara University, Mindfulness in End-of-life Care
• Brad Stuart, MD, Senior Medical Director, Sutter VNA & Hospice, Advanced Illness Management: Bringing End-of-Life Care Mainstream
• J. William Worden, PhD, ABPP, Harvard Medical School and Rosemead Graduate School of Psychology, Children & Grief: When a Parent Dies

Sponsored by: Hospice of the Valley and the Center for Professional Development, Santa Clara University

8 hours of Continuing Education Units will be available to physicians, nurses, social workers, psychologists, and marriage and family therapists.

To register online visit: http://compassioninaction.eventbrite.com/ or for specific questions, email Ana Hays at ahays@hospicevalley.org or call 408.559.5600.