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E-NEWS - September 2007End of Life/Palliative Education Resource Center September 28, 2007 E-News
* * * * * * * 1. What's New on www.eperc.mcw.edu 2. Click Here! 3. AAHPM Clinical Scholars Program Training Sites Announced 4. Weekly Reading 5. Meetings/Conferences
* * * * * * * 1. WHAT'S NEW AT www.eperc.mcw.edu
Fast Fact and Concept #188: Hepatic Encephalopathy in ESLD (9/14/2007)
Fast Fact and Concept #189: Prognosis in Decompensated Chronic Liver Failure (9/25/2007)
* * * * * * * 2. CLICK HERE!
Physician tools include downloadable slides on how to optimize opioid therapy through rotation, titration, and conversion
* * * * * * * 3. AAHPM CLINICAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM TRAINING SITES ANNOUNCED
The American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM or the Academy) announces its selection of eight training sites to host its Clinical Scholars Program beginning in 2008. This program is designed to provide a focused clinical experience in hospice and palliative medicine to physicians. The eight sites were chosen based on their outstanding reputation, superior service, and well regarded expertise in the field.
The sites include Capital Hospice in Falls Church, VA; Hospice of the Bluegrass in Lexington, KY; Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee; Midwest Palliative & Hospice CareCenter in Glenview, IL; San Diego Hospice & Palliative Care in San Diego; Stanford University/VA Palo Alto Hospice and HPC Program in Palo Alto; University of Alabama at Birmingham/VA Medical Center Palliative Care Program in Birmingham, Alabama; and University of Pittsburgh Institute to Enhance Palliative Care in Pittsburgh.
For more information please visit www.aahpm.org/education/clinicaltraining.html
* * * * * * * 4. WEEKLY READING
Re-framing Palliative Care: The Palliative Care Consult Team at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre offers a more active "intent to treat" outlook for individuals living with advanced illness. By Natalie Chung-Sayers Hospital News - Canada Duncan, Janet MSN, RN, CPNP; Spengler, Emily BA; Wolfe, Joanne MD, MPH PROVIDING PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE MCN, American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing. 32(5):279-287, September/October 2007.
End-of-life Nursing Education Consortium for Pediatric palliative care Community Health News - http://www.mdlinx.com/NPLinx/news.cfm?subspec_id=454
David M. Browning, MSW, BCD, Elaine C. Meyer, PhD, RN, Robert D. Truog, MD, and Mildred Z. Solomon, EdD Difficult Conversations in Health Care: Cultivating Relational Learning to Address the Hidden Curriculum Academic Medicine, Vol. 82, No. 9 / September 2007 PubMed ID - In process Academic Medicine Website http://tinyurl.com/2gordf
+++Article Abstracts Available on PubMed+++
Berridge EJ, Freeth D, Sharpe J, Roberts CM Bridging the gap: supporting the transition from medical student to practising doctor-- a two-week preparation programme after graduation. Med Teach. 2007 Mar;29(2-3):119-27. PUBMED ID: 17701621
Miyashita M. Nakai Y. Sasahara T. Koyama Y. Shimizu Y. Tsukamoto N. Kawa M. Nursing autonomy plays an important role in Nurses' attitudes toward caring for dying patients. American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 24(3):202-10, 2007 Jun-Jul. PUBMED ID
Leuthner S, Jones EL Fetal Concerns Program: A Model for Perinatal Palliative Care. MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2007 September/ October;32(5):272-278. PUBMED ID: 17728587
Dickinson GE. End-of-life and palliative care issues in medical and nursing schools in the US. Death Studies. 31(8):713-26, 2007 Sep ERIC EJ771594 - http://tinyurl.com/2pkmuu
* * * * * * * MEETINGS/CONFERENCES
AUDIO CONFERENCE - A National Framework and Preferred Practices for Quality Palliative Care: Raising the Bar Tuesday, October 16, 2007 1:30 - 2:30 PM Eastern Sponsored by the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) http://tinyurl.com/2n7lgs
Practical Aspects of Palliative Care: Integrating Palliative Care into Clinical Practice October 12-14, 2007 • Boston,MA www.cme.hms.harvard.edu
NHPCO 8th Annual Clinical Team Conference November 29-December 1, 2007 Hilton New Orleans Riverside
Palliative Medicine 2008 - The 12th Annual International Symposium - Cleveland Clinic The Westin – Kierland Resort & Spa, Scottsdale, Arizona March 13-15, 2008 Contact Information & Registration: 1-800-238-6750 or 216-297-7330
Central Group on Educational Affairs (CGEA) Annual Meeting 2008 April 10-12 - Ohio State University at the Hilton Columbus at Easton "Beyond Competence: Fostering a Learning- Centered Culture"
NHPCO 23rd Management and Leadership Conference And 4th National Hospice Foundation Gala April 10-12, 2008 Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington DC http://www.nhpco.org
DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS IN HEALTHCARE: PEDAGOGY AND PRACTICE Institute for Professionalism and Ethical Practice, Children's Hospital Boston& The Harvard Macy Program for Educators in the Health Professions Saturday, January 19, 2008 1:00 pm - 7:15 pm Boston, Massachusetts USA http://tinyurl.com/2metff
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