Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 3rd Annual U.S. Celebration of World Hospice & Palliative Care Day 2022
Format: 13 videos + 11 pdfs, size: 14.1 GB
Course Audience: psychiatrists, psychologists, pharmacists, and patient advocates regardless of specialty palliative care or oncology experience
Overview:
Date & LocationMonday, October 3, 2022, 7:45 AM – Tuesday, October 4, 2022, 6:10 PM, Online, New York , NY
SpecialtiesSpecialties – General and Family Practice, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Hospitalist, Integrative Medicine, Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, Nursing, Pain Medicine, Patient or Caregiver, Pharmacology and Medication Management, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Psychiatry, Psychology, Social WorkOverviewAccess to palliative care is a right to the highest standard of health and an integral component of universal health coverage for patients with cancer and other serious illnesses. This innovative 2-day virtual conference is a U.S.-based “coming together” that strives to foster community building and wisdom sharing. A multidisciplinary group of palliative care leaders at the forefront of research, policy, and clinical practice will present on diverse topics, including dignity in care, racism and structural discrimination, and care for historically excluded populations.
Condensed over two half-days, this year’s program includes:
- Special breakout sessions will include experts on moral suffering and burnout, prison palliative care, opioid use disorder, and medical aid in dying (selection made at registration).
- A highlight of this meeting will be a session on the patient experience and a dedicated session on the caregiver experience.
- A special Schwartz Rounds will facilitate a case-based open and honest discussion on the social and emotional issues health care workers face while caring for patients and families.
- Updates will be provided from the Lancet Commission on Global Access to Palliative Care and Pain Relief and the Lancet Commission on the Value of Death.
- Participants will engage in discussions with interprofessional and internationally based presenters about the patient, family, and community implications for palliative care practice and scholarship.
- An overall theme to promote advocacy and leadership within the specialty will be featured throughout the meeting.
Who Should Attend
This program is focused on the care of seriously ill patients and is appropriate for national and international health care workers including and not limited to physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, social workers, chaplains, psychiatrists, psychologists, pharmacists, and patient advocates regardless of specialty palliative care or oncology experience.
Please note that palliative care professionals residing in low and middle income countries, as well as palliative care students and trainees currently enrolled in a university program or completing a clinical fellowship or residency, are eligible for complimentary registration by emailing uswhapcday@mskcc.org.
Objectives- Apply interdisciplinary approaches to address patient and family needs across the domains of palliative care to improve quality of life and alleviate serious health-related suffering.
- Address health disparities in hospice and palliative care and identify actionable methods to promote social justice.
- Discuss national and global advocacy efforts to promote universal access to palliative care as a component of universal health coverage.
- Describe innovative approaches to bolster moral resilience among hospice and palliative care workers.
- Describe ethical dilemmas encountered throughout the serious illness trajectory and employ best practices using interdisciplinary models.
Advocacy Corner (Video MP4 Format)
Advocacy Corner (PDF Format)An Update on Global Serious Health-Related Suffering from the Global Palliative Care (Video MP4 Format)An Update on Global Serious Health-Related Suffering from the Global Palliative Care (PDF Format)Breakout A- Palliative Care for Incarcerated Persons (Video MP4 Format)Breakout A- Palliative Care for Incarcerated Persons (PDF Format)Breakout A- The Journey Ahead for Hospice & Palliative Care Teams (Video MP4 Format)Breakout A- The Journey Ahead for Hospice & Palliative Care Teams (PDF Format)Breakout B- Cancer Pain Management and Opioid Use Disorder- How Do We Move Forward (Video MP4 Format)Breakout B- Cancer Pain Management and Opioid Use Disorder- How Do We Move Forward (PDF Format)Breakout B- World Perspectives on Medical Aid in Dying (Video MP4 Format)Breakout B- World Perspectives on Medical Aid in Dying (PDF Format)CAREGIVER CONVERSATION (Video MP4 Format)From Palliative Specialist to Patient- Lessons Learned (Video MP4 Format)Lancet Commission on the Value of Death (Video MP4 Format)Lancet Commission on the Value of Death (PDF Format)Person and Family Centered HPC (Video MP4 Format)Person and Family Centered HPC (PDF Format)Seeing Ourselves Through Our Patients’ Eyes- Building a Foundation for Diversity (Video MP4 Format)Seeing Ourselves Through Our Patients’ Eyes- Building a Foundation for Diversity (PDF Format)The Platinum Rule- A New Standard in Person Centred Care (Video MP4 Format)The Platinum Rule- A New Standard in Person Centred Care (PDF Format)Welcome and Orientation (Video MP4 Format)WHPCD_2022_Brochure (PDF Format)