Upcoming Meetings and Events

2009 Annual Meeting - Austin, TX, March 25-28, 2009

On-line & Audio Conferences

Palliative Care Leadership Centers (PCLC) Training and Mentoring

Palliative Care Leadership CentersTM (PCLC) are nine leading palliative care programs that provide customized, hands-on operational training-and yearlong mentoring-for palliative care programs at every stage of development and growth.

Learn more and enroll at www.capc.org/pclc

2009 training sessions are being held on the following dates:

Akron Children's Hospital - Akron, OH
April 29-May 1
July 22-24
September 16-18
November 18-20

Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Minneapolis, MN
March 18-19
July 15-16
September 23-24
December 2-3

Fairview Health System - Minneapolis, MN
February 18-20
May 20-22

Medical College of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, WI
March 9-11
June 8-10
September 9-11
November 9-11

Mount Carmel Health System - Columbus, OH
January 29-30
April 30-May 1
September 17-18
November 19-20

Palliative Care Center of the Bluegrass - Lexington, KY
February 25-27
June 3-5
August 12-14
October 7-9
November 18-20

University of Alabama at Birmingham - Birmingham, AL
February 23-25
May 4-6
August 17-19
November 2-4

University of California, San Francisco - San Francisco, CA
March 16-17
May 4-5

VCU Massey Cancer Center - Richmond, VA
March 16-17
May 18-19

Palliative Care in the Outpatient Clinic
Thursday, March 19, 2009
1:30 - 2:30 PM Eastern

Sponsored by the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC).

Featured speaker, Michael Rabow, MD, will discuss opportunities for outpatient palliative care including two different models for outpatient clinics as well as financial and staffing issues.

To register and for more information, go to:

http://www.capc.org/support-from-capc/audio-conf/01-29-09/index_html/

Self Care and How to Avoid Burnout

Thursday, April 30, 2009
1:30 - 2:30 PM Eastern

FEATURED SPEAKER: Lyn Ceronsky, MS, APRN, BC
System Director and Nurse Practitioner
Palliative Care Program, Fairview Health System
Principal Investigator, Palliative Care Leadership CentersTM
Fairview Health System
Minneapolis, MN

ABOUT THE PRESENTATION:
This audio conference will focus on the challenging balance of caring for ourselves while caring for others. What are the unique aspects of compassion fatigue for professionals working in the field of palliative care? What strategies can help palliative care professionals strengthen their personal resiliency?

JOIN US AND LEARN TO:
Avoid the barriers to self care
Recognize the early signs and symptoms of burnout
Implement practical strategies for integrating self care into your daily work

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Physicians, nurses, social workers, hospital administrators

To register and for more information, go to:

http://www.capc.org/support-from-capc/audio-conf/01-29-09/index_html/

April 15-18, 2009

Hyatt Regency Dallas
Dallas, Texas

The Tenth Annual Barbara Echikson Memorial Palliative Care Symposium

April 18, 2009

Saint Barnabas Medical Center

Livingston, New Jersey

April 29-May 2, 2009

Hyatt Regency Hotel - Chicago IL

May

An Intensive Course for physician- and nurse-educators, given in two one-week

blocks (Spring and Fall).

May 5-12, 2009 and

November 10-17, 2009

Royal Sonesta Hotel, Boston

Questions?

mailto: pallcare@partners.org

Phone: 617-582-7859

American Pain Society 28th Annual Scientific Meeting

May 6-9, 2009

San Diego Convention Center

San Diego CA

11th Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care

May 7-10, 2009

Vienna, Austria

5th World Congress of Pain (WIP)

May 13-16, 2009

New York NY

July

The Art & Science of Palliative Care Nursing for Generalist Nurses
July 21, 2009
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
Contact: Courtney, (617) 582-8871, pallcare@partners.org
website: www.hms.harvard.edu/cdi/pallcare/nursing.htm

September

NHPCO's 10th Clinical Team Conference

September 24-26, 2009

Hyatt Regency Denver

Denver CO

American Academy of Pain Management - 20th Annual Clinical Meeting

September 25-28, 2009

Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel - Phoenix AZ

October

CAPC National Level I / II Seminar
Innovative Solutions for Tomorrow's Palliative Care Program

Save the Date!
DATE: October 22-24, 2009
LOCATION: Atlanta, GA

The Art & Science of Palliative Care Nursing for Advanced Practice Nurses
October 28, 2009
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA

Contact: Courtney, (617) 582-8871, pallcare@partners.org
website: www.hms.harvard.edu/cdi/pallcare/nursing.htm

December

NHPCO's 2009 Special Topic Conference (TBD)

December 4-6, 2009

Walt Disney World Swan

Lake Buena Vista FL

2010-Beyond

American Academy of Pain Medicine 26th Annual Meeting

February 2-6, 2010

San Antonio TX

Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine (AAHPM)

and Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA)

March 3-6, 2010

Boston MA

The 8th Palliative Care Congress

March 10-12, 2010

Bournemouth, Dorset, United Kingdom

Association for Death Education and Counseling - 32nd Annual Conference

April 7-10, 2010

Hyatt Regency Crown Center
Kansas City, Missouri

NHPCO's 25th Management and Leadership Conference

April 22-24, 2010

Omni Shoreham Hotel

Washington DC

Being with the Dying: Professional Training Program in Contemplative End-of-Life Care

April 26-May 3, 2009

Upaya Institute

Santa Fe, NM

American Pain Society 29th Annual Scientific Meeting

May 6-8, 2010

Baltimore Convention Center
Baltimore, MD

6th Research Forum of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC)

June 9-12, 2010

Glasgow, UK

September 13-15, 2010

Gaylord Opryland Nashville Resort and Convention Center

Nashville TN

NHPCO's 26th Management and Leadership Conference
April 7-9, 2011
Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center
National Harbor, Maryland (A suburb of Washington, DC)