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California Hospice Foundation

Description

As end-of-life care enters what many are calling its “second wave,” hospice and palliative care services continue to expand, bringing better quality of life at the end of life to increasing numbers of dying persons and their families. Patients and families are 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: Hospice reaches only half the people it could serve in the United States; many countries have no palliative care at all; minority populations continue to be undeserved; and shockingly negative outcomes continue to be suffered by dying persons not receiving specialized end-of-life care. This conference brings together leading experts to examine the current state of end-of-life care and to offer a vision for improving it locally, nationally, and internationally. 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.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this conference, participants will better understand the following:

Understand how much hospice and palliative care is currently being provided in the US and around the world as well as how quality palliative care is being measured.

Understand the influences upon end of life choices across the lifespan.

Understand that the human condition encompasses universal elements of experience that co-exist with the uniqueness of each person and rich diversity of individual characteristics.

Understand that patients' world views, their explanatory model for illness and patterns of decision making are greatly influenced by their cultural background.

Identify key external and internal stressors that affect professionals working in end-of-life care.

Identify factors affecting healthcare for chronic and terminal illness.

Featured Speakers:

Conference Schedule:

Thursday, March 27th
4:30-6:00PM    Public Showing of "The Gifts of Grief", and discussion with producer Nancee Sobonya
6:00-8:00PM    Ira R. Byock, MD: Saying "The Four Things That Matter Most"
7:00-8:00PM    Book Signing with Dr. Byock

Friday, March 28th
7:45 - 8:30AM    Registration and continental breakfast.
8:30 - 9:00AM    Welcome: Dale G. Larson, PhD
9:00 - 10:00AM    Keynote Address: Ira R. Byock, MD: “Shaping the Future of Hospice and Palliative Care: The Strategic C’s of Clinical and Social Success”
10:20 - 11:20AM    James Hallenbeck, MD: “Toward a Better Health Care System: If you Build It They Will Come”
11:20 - 12:20PM    Plenary: Stephen R. Connor, PhD, “Hospice and Palliative Care in the United States and Beyond: A Progress Report"
1:30 - 2:30PM    Marcia Lattanzi-Licht, LHD, MA, RN, LPC; “Choices and Values: Charting the Map for End-of-Life Care”
2:50 - 3:40PM    Vyjeyanthi S. Periyakoil, MD “When Cultures Collide: Cross-Cultural Issues in Palliative Care,"
3:45 - 4:30PM    Panel: Stephen R. Connor, PhD; Marcia Lattanzi-Licht, LHD, MA, RN, LPC; James Hallenbeck, MD; Vyjeyanthi S. Periyakoil, MD
4:30 - 4:45PM    Closing Comments and Evaluations: Dale G. Larson, PhD

CEUs provided by Santa Clara University and CMEs provided by California Hospice Foundation