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Event A - Intensive Physician Board Review Course in Hospice and Palliative Medicine

October 12-14, 2010

General Information

Goal

Caring for the cancer patient in the advanced stages of disease is particularly challenging to the healthcare team. It requires attending to the many dimensions of care including medical, psychosocial, ethical, and spiritual needs. In the fourth year, the Intensive Physician Board Review Course in Hospice and Palliative Medicine continues to offer participants educational updates and literature review to help them successfully take the certification examination.

Education CountsEducational Objectives

After attending the conference, participants should be able to

  • identify moral and ethical dilemmas facing clinicians who provide end-of-life care;
  • practice state of the art pain and symptom management for patients with advanced disease;
  • demonstrate effective communication with patients in the advanced stages of cancer or debilitating disease and provide quality end-of-life care;
  • exhibit heightened awareness of medical, legal, and spiritual issues facing patients and families involved in the care of advanced disease.

Target Audience

This program will be of interest to hospice and palliative care physicians, medical oncologists, family practice physicians, anesthesiologists, psychiatrists, advance practice nurses, and other health care professionals involved in hospice and palliative care.

Educational Methods

  • Lectures
  • Case Studies
  • Meet the Professor Sessions

Evaluation

A course evaluation form will provide participants with the opportunity to comment on the value of the program content to their practice decisions, performance improvement activities, or possible impact on patient health status. Participants will also have the opportunity to comment on any perceived commercial bias in the presentations as well as to identify future educational topics.

Accreditation/Credit Designation

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 25.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Ethics

This course has been designated by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center for 25.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ in medical ethics and/or professional responsibility.

CME Certificates and Attendance Verification Certificates

Certificates awarding AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ or certificates documenting attendance will be distributed to participants when an individual departs the conference. To obtain a CME certificate, physicians must submit a completed evaluation questionnaire and a CME Verification Form. Upon receipt, a record of attendance (certificate) will be provided on-site to other health care professionals for requesting credits in accordance with state nursing boards, specialty societies, or other professional associations.

Board Review Organizing Committee

Sriram Yennu, MD (Chair)
Marisse Farnos, MA, PhD (Program Coordinator)
Eric R. Gagneaux (Logistics Manager)
Stephanie Jones (Administrative Support)

Eduardo Bruera, MD
Shalini Dalal, MD
Egidio Del Fabbro, MD
Rony Dev, DO
Ahmed F. Elsayem, MD
Sandra Gomez, MD
Sue Krauter, MD
Suresh K. Reddy, MD
Paul W. Walker, MD
Donna S. Zhukovsky, MD, FACP


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