Educational Programs - The Carolinas Center for Hospice & End of Life Care

2008 Leadership Institute Call for Presentations
May Breakfast for Brainiacs® - Hospice 101 Revisited
Hospice Sales and Marketing
Love, Laughter and Tears
Cruisin' to the CEO Drive-In - Hospice 2020: What the Future Will Bring Us
June Breakfast for Brainiacs® - Antibiotics in Palliative Care
The Nuts and Bolts of Pain and Symptom Management
August Breakfast for Brainiacs® - Boundary Issues in Clinical Practice
August Tea Time Topics - Caring with Caution

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MEDICARE LEARINING NETWORK

The Carolinas Center has a partnership with The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
For information on the "Medicare Learning Network" (Medlearn), go to:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medlearn

2008 Leadership Institute Call for Presentations

When: October 29-31, 2008
Where: Marriot Winston-Salem, Winston-Salem, NC

Deadline for Submission: Monday, June 30, 2008

As part of The Center's effort to provide quality educational programs to the health care community, we invite its members and professionals in the hospice and end of life care communities to submit presentation proposals for the 2008 Leadership Institute. This program will be at the Marriott Grande Dunes, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, October 29-31.

Presentations should focus on key issues facing hospice CEOs, Managers and Supervisors, including leadership theory and application, financial leadership, and application of key hospice leadership and management issues. Of particular interest are proposals that offer innovative information, provocative research or useful skills and involve presenters from multiple fields, organizations, disciplines, locations or sectors. We would like to answer some of the following questions:

What lessons can we learn from past leaders and leadership?
How can we apply those leadership skills to the present/future?
How can we utilize those good leadership skills to improve quality of care for our patients and their families?
How will emerging hospice and end of life care leaders expand and improve the concepts of leadership to accommodate future demands?

We welcome proposals for panels, interactive workshops, and roundtables.

Description of types of sessions:

Panel - presentations and/or discussions by three people with contrasting or complementary points of view.
Interactive Workshop - a demonstration rooted in audience participation and active learning, including conversations with leadership authors.
Roundtable - 10-15 minute presentation followed by a facilitated discussion with session attendees.

Fill out the Call for Presentations online.

Note: Click here to download the brochure for full information about this program.

Breakfast for Brainiacs® Audio Conference

Hospice 101 Revisited
When: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 from 8:30-9:30am
Where: Audioconference

Speaker: Susan Balfour, Consultant, Multiview Systems, Inc.

A refreshing, thought-provoking and conversation-starting look at hospice basics almost 3 decades down the line. What we say, what we do, what to keep, what we might want to leave behind.

Note: to register for this event by fax, please download the flyer, complete it, and fax it to 803.791-5664. If you have any questions about the Breakfast for Brainiacs program, please contact Tracy Forman at tforman@carolinasendoflifecare.org or 803.791.4220.

Hospice Sales and Marketing: What Are Best Practices? How Do We Stack Up?
What Can We Do To Improve, and How De We Get Started?

When: May 30, 2008
Where: Charlotte Marriott Executive Park, Charlotte, NC

Speaker: Peter M. Benjamin, Huntington Consulting Group, Coconut Grove, Florida

Program Objectives

What are best practices? How do the best hospices AND best health care organizations define and practice sales and marketing?
How do we stack up? Giving our organization a report card. An “audit” tool; based upon best practices how can we evaluate our own organization?
What can we do to improve and how do we get started? Suggestions about how to prioritize the highest value activities and allocate resources for the fastest and best return on investment.

For more information on this program, please click here download the brochure.

Love, Laughter and Tears

When: June 6, 2008 from 9:45 am until 3:15 pm
Where: St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Columbia, SC

Topics include:

Cultural and Religious Sensitivity by Howard Foster, Chaplain, Open Arms Hospice and McCall Hospice House of Greenville
Communication Tips for Dementia and Alzheimer’s Patients by Jan Merling, MA, Education Coordinator, Office for the Study of Aging, Arnold School of Public Health, USC
Compassion Fatigue by Larry Dawalt, Director of Spiritual and Grief Care Services Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region
A Laugh A Day by Cherie Nettles, Christian Comedian

To download a brochure, click here.

Please Note: Payment must be by cash or check for this program.

Cruisin' to the CEO Drive-In - Hospice 2020: What the Future Will Bring Us

When: June 6, 2008 from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm
Where: Marriott Executive Park, Charlotte, NC

Speaker: J. Donald Schumacher, PsyD, President and CEO of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), National Hospice Foundation, President, Foundation for Hospices in Sub-Saharan Africa

Mr. Schumacher will discuss the future of hospice. He’ll guide us through the changing field of Hospice and Palliative Care, identify changes in the hospice and palliative care industry, the policy implications of uncontrolled growth, and the potential solutions for impending regulatory changes.

To download a brochure, click here.

Breakfast for Brainiacs® Audio Conference

Antibiotics in Palliative Care
When: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 from 8:30-9:30am
Where: Audioconference

Speaker: Joshua Barclay, MS, MD, AHRQ Research Fellow, Duke University Medical School, Durham, NC

Participants will be able to:

Discuss patient and healthcare provider perspectives on antibiotic use at the end of life.
Identify the role of antibiotics in palliation and symptom relief.
Identify the burdens of antibiotic therapy.
Discuss algorithms for the appropriate use of antibiotics.

The Nuts and Bolts of Pain and Symptom Management

When: June 26-27, 2008
Where: Embassy Suites Hotel, Concord, NC

Speaker: Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, BCPS, CDE, Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, University of Maryland

This two-day intensive workshop is designed especially for experienced physicians, nurses and pharmacists, with a basic understanding of pain and symptom management, to hone their skills. The curriculum is intermediate to advanced.

The workshop will provide practitioners with a deeper understanding of drug therapy selection, titration and monitoring for patients.

Adult learning is best achieved with active learning, so prepare to work in small groups, one-on-one, and individually, on cases and problem sets. Participants will practice hands-on skills in assessment and management of pain as well as non-pain symptoms such as gastrointestinal complaints, neuropsychiatric complaints, palliative care emergencies and much more.

The main objective of this conference is to identify and employ appropriate pharmaceutical interventions for pain and symptom management in hospice and palliative clinical settings. At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

Review disease process
Explain pathogenesis of pain
Demonstrate pain/distress assessments
Apply pharmacotherapeutic management of pain
Calculate opioid conversions
Name key elements of cardiorespiratory symptom management
Name key elements of neuropsychiatric symptom management
Name key elements of gastrointestinal symptom management
Name key elements of skin and other symptom management

For more information on this program, please click here download the brochure.

Breakfast for Brainiacs® Audio Conference

Boundary Issues in Clinical Practice
When: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 from 8:30-9:30am
Where: Audioconference

Speaker: Risa Hanau, MSW, LCSW, Clinical Social Worker, Risa Hanau Consulting, Greensboro, NC

Hospice provides the opportunity for clinicians to practice in a highly independent environment. Clinicians are responsible for establishing clear boundaries over the course of the assignment. At times personal issues, expectations of patients and families, and compassion fatigue can impact the clinical care which is provided. Warning signs and common problem areas will be explored through the use of case examples. Education, team consultation, and supervision will be discussed as methods to prevent and address boundary crossings and boundary violations.

Tea Time Topics Audio Conference

Caring with Caution
When: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 from 3:00-4:00 pm
Where: Audioconference

Speaker: Risa Hanau, MSW, LCSW, Clinical Social Worker, Risa Hanau Consulting, Greensboro, NC

Nursing Assistants hold a unique place on the hospice team. Often it is the nursing assistant that makes the most visits to a particular patient and has the most intimate relationship with the patient and family due to the nature of the care provided. This combination can lead to difficulty for nursing assistants in establishing and maintaining appropriate boundaries. This session will provide information on establishing appropriate boundaries at the start of each assignment, how to self-monitor behavior throughout an assignment, and how to utilize team members and supervisors to problem solve. Issues including self-disclosure and gift-giving will be addressed.

Note: to register for this event by fax, please download the flyer, complete it, and fax it to 803.791-5664. If you have any questions about the Tea Time Topics program, please contact Tracy Forman at tforman@carolinasendoflifecare.org or 803.791.4220.

Disclosure to Participants

Successful Completion of this Continuing Nursing Education Activity:

In order to receive full contact-hour credit for CNE activity, you must:

Be present no later than five (5) minutes after starting time
Remain until the scheduled ending time, and
Sign the attendance Roster, and complete and submit the Evaluation Form to the staff person overseeing the workshop at the conclusion of the program, at which time you will receive your certificate.

Requirements for successful completion may also include participation in individual or group activities, such as discussion, exercises, practice questions, pre-/post-testing, etc.

Conflict of Interest

A Conflict of Interest occurs when an individual has an opportunity to affect educational content about health-care products or services of a commercial interest with which she/he has a financial relationship.

The planners and presenters of each CNE activity will disclose any conflict of interest, and the resolution status at each CNE activity.

Non-Endorsement of Products

The Carolinas Center for Hospice and End of Life Care's approved provider status, and the NC Nurses Association's accredited approver status refers only to continuing education activities and does not imply that there is real or implied endorsement of any product, service, or company referred to in this activity nor of any company subsidizing costs related to the activity.

Off-label Product Use

This CNE activity does not include any unannounced information about off-label use of a product for a purpose other than that for which it was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).