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ENEWS - November, 2006

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1. What's New at www.eperc.mcw.edu
2. Click Here!
3. Textbook: Living Through Loss
4. Calls for Papers / Abstracts / Proposals

5. Weekly Reading

6. Meetings/Audio Conferences

7. Fellowships

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1. WHAT'S NEW AT www.eperc.mcw.edu

(A) Call for Proposals: Medical School-Palliative Care
Education Project
http://www.eperc.mcw.edu/MS-PCE/CallforProposals.htm

(B) Fast Fact and Concept - #167: Health Professional Burnout:
Part I (11/9/2006)

(D) Fast Fact and Concept - #166: Once-Daily Oral Morphine
Formulations (10/26/2006)

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2. CLICK HERE!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving by Wikipedia

http://www.aspi.wisc.edu/
New "Alliance of State Pain Initiatives" Web site

http://www.nhpco.org/pediatrics
NHPCO online access to information about pediatric end of life issues

http://enews.ama-assn.org/UM/T.asp?A40.574.3856.2.436233
American Academy of Pediatrics Defines 'Medical Home' - The Best Care for Children

http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/thanks/
Thanksgiving for Kids

http://news.ama-assn.org/UM/T.asp?A40.442.3862.6.436233
AMA's new Web site that explains the world of health information technology, including the benefits, risks, challenges and costs physicians should consider when making decisions about these new tools.

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3. TEXTBOOK: LIVING THROUGH LOSS -

Interventions Across the Life Span

By Nancy R. Hooyman and Betty J. Kramer

This textbook profiles interventions to address grief and bereavement across the life span. The authors discuss the losses most frequently experienced at each stage, with a companion chapter on current interventions.
http://tinyurl.com/yn3fux

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4. CALLS...

...FOR SUBMISSIONS

Central Group on Education Affairs
Call for Spring Meeting Submissions
2007 (March 22-24) - Indiana University School of Medicine http://cgea.net/callpropslsmtg07.pdf

Proposals for Innovations, Ideas and Skills in Medical Education and for Research in Medical Education can be submitted at this site.
http://ocrme.medicine.uiowa.edu/cgea/submissionform.php

The deadline for submissions is December 1, 2006.

...FOR PROPOSALS

Medical School - Palliative Care Education Project

U.S. medical schools interested in improving palliative care education for 3rd/4th year medical students are invited to apply.

Project details and application materials can be found at MS-PCE Project Home page: www.eperc.mcw.edu/MS-PCE/Home

Applications are due February 1, 2007.

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5. WEEKLY READING

U.S. Philanthropy Boosting Training in Palliative Care End-of-life treatment begins with communication, U.S.
trainers say
By Kathryn McConnell, Washington File Staff Writer
http://tinyurl.com/yluwz2

+ + + Article Abstracts Available on PubMed + + +
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Kurz JM, Hayes ER
End of life issues action: impact of education.
Int J Nurs Educ Scholarsh. 2006;3: Article 18.
Epub 2006 Jul 24.
PubMed ID: 17049038

Caton AP, Klemm P
Introduction of novice oncology nurses to end-of-life care.
Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2006 Oct;10(5):604-8.
PubMed ID: 17063614

Alexander SC, Keitz SA, Sloane R, Tulsky JA A Controlled Trial of a Short Course to Improve Residents'
Communication With Patients at the End of Life.
Acad Med. 2006 Nov;81(11):1008-1012.
PubMed ID: 17065871

Stratos GA, Katz S, Bergen MR, Hallenbeck J
Faculty Development in End-of-Life Care: Evaluation of a National Train-the-Trainer Program.
Acad Med. 2006 Nov; 81(11):1000-1007.
PubMed ID: 17065869

Morrison LJ, Morrison RS
Palliative care and pain management
Medical Clinics of North America 90(5):983-1004, 2006 Sep.
PubMed ID: 16962853

Zimmermann C, Wennberg R
Integrating palliative care: a postmodern perspective Am J Hosp Palliat Care 2006 Jul-Aug;23(4):255-8.
PubMed ID: 17060287

+++Next 5 articles are from Critical Care Medicine, Vol 34
Supplement 11 which focus on Palliative Care

(A) Levy MM, McBride DL
End-of-life care in the intensive care unit:
State of the art in 2006.
Crit Care Med. 2006 Nov; 34(11 Suppl):S306-8.
PubMed ID: 17057591

(B) Puntillo KA, McAdam JL
Communication between physicians and nurses as a
target for improving end-of-life care in the intensive
care unit: Challenges and opportunities for moving
forward.
Crit Care Med. 2006 Nov;34(11 Suppl):S332-40.
PubMed ID: 17057595

(C) Treece PD, Engelberg RA, Shannon SE, Nielsen EL,
Braungardt T, Rubenfeld GD, Steinberg KP, Curtis JR
Integrating palliative and critical care:
Description of an intervention.
Crit Care Med. 2006 Nov;34(11 Suppl):S380-S387.
PubMed ID: 17057602

(D) Billings JA, Keeley A
Merging cultures: Palliative care specialists
in the medical intensive care unit.
Crit Care Med. 2006 Nov;34(11 Suppl):S388-S393.
PubMed ID: 17057603

(E) Ray D, Fuhrman C, Stern et al
Integrating palliative medicine and critical care in
a community hospital
Crit Care Med. 2006 Nov; 34(11 Suppl):S394-8.
PubMed ID: 17057604

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6. MEEETINGS/AUDIO CONFERENCES

+++Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Hospice
and Palliative Medicine and Hospice and Palliative
Nurses Association.
February 14-17, 2007
Salt Lake City, UT

Physicians, nurses, social workers, pharmacists
and others who practice hospice and palliative
care are invited to attend.

For more information visit http://www.aahpm.org

+++Strengthening Your Palliative Care Program: A Level II
Seminar for Growth & Sustainability
DATE: June 21-23, 2007
LOCATION: Orlando, FL
http://www.capc.org/orlando

+++ Art of Presence
August 24-30 2007
Healthcare Renewal in Assisi, Italy
Program includes:
- silence and sharing
- contemplative practices
- visits to sites of spiritual depth
- music and experiential exercises
- practical and integrative
- tools for spiritual care

Email to info@innerharmony.com
http://www.innerharmony.com

AUDIO CONFERENCE

An Open Forum with the Palliative Care Leadership Centers
Thursday, December 7, 2006
1:30-2:15 PM Eastern
10:30-11:15 AM Pacific
Moderator: Diane E. Meier, MD, FACP

If you would like to submit a question to
send it in an email to: mailto:capc@mssm.edu

To Register for this FREE FORUM, send an email
with your contact information to Margaret Schutz,
mailto:margaret.schutz@mssm.edu

TRAINING

Palliative Care Leadership Centers (PCLC)
Winter/Spring 2007 Calendar
http://www.eperc.mcw.edu/PCLC%20Dates%200607.htm

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8. FELLOWSHIPS

+++The Medical College of Wisconsin, a nationally recognized
leader in the field of palliative medicine, is currently
accepting applications for trainees interested in a one-year
clinical adult palliative medicine fellowship. This fellowship
trains physicians to become skilled clinicians in palliative
medicine and provides additional training in education,
quality improvement, and advocacy work. Fellows who complete
this training are prepared for a career in academic palliative
medicine.

More information and an application can be obtained from our
Web site at http://www.mcw.edu/display/router.asp?docid=16800

Please contact Lisa Marr, MD or Rose Hackbarth, c/o Division
of Neoplastic Diseases; Froedtert Hospital, 9200 W. Wisconsin
Ave, Milwaukee WI 53226, 414-805-4607 with questions

++++The University of Pittsburgh Palliative Care Fellowship
prepares individuals for an academic career in the
growing specialty of Palliative Medicine.

The two-year Palliative Care Fellowship combines
clinical training offered by the Comprehensive
Palliative Care Program of the University of Pittsburgh,
a high-volume, multidisciplinary clinical program, with
rigorous training in clinical research.

Interested applicants should contact:
Robert M. Arnold, MD
University of Pittsburgh
Fellowship Director
Section of Palliative Care and Medical
Phone: 412-692-4834
Fax: 412-692-4315
mailto:rabob@pitt.edu

+++A postgraduate Social Work Fellowship in palliative and
end of life care is available through the Department of Pain
Medicine and Palliative Care (DPMPC) at Beth Israel Medical
Center. The fellowship program provides a supervised experience
in the multidimensional assessment and care of patients, in
multiple practice sites (an inpatient pain, palliative care
and hospice unit, inpatient consultation service and an
ambulatory practice) at various points along the continuum
of life threatening illness

The program will be offered on a full time basis for one year.
Applications are available at the Department website. Completed
applications are due 12/31/06 http://www.stoppain.org

Contact: Terry Altilio LCSW, Social Work Coordinator
(212) 844-1467 mailto:taltilio@chpnet.org

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