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9th Annual Geriatric Palliative Care Conference

Jewish Home Lifecare is hosting our 9th Annual Geriatric Palliative Care Conference on Tuesday, November 15th, 8:30 AM - 4:45 PM

9th Annual Geriatric Palliative Care Conference

Enhancing Care Through Communication

You are invited to join us at Jewish Home Lifecare’s 9th Annual Geriatric Palliative Care Conference.

The conference will be held:

Tuesday, November 15th, 8:30 AM – 4:45 PM

At the:

UJA Federation of New York
130 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022

This year’s conference will focus on clinicians and communication:  how we talk to and interact with patients, family caregivers, government agencies, politicians, and, equally important, one another.

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Conference topics and workshops

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Diane E. Meier:
Palliative Care and Health Reform: Be at the Table or Be on the Menu

Keynote Address sponsored by the Joan Wachtler Research Endowment Fund

 

Other Topics:

  • Communication in Interdisciplinary Teams: Making It Better
  • Deepening Skills at the Bedside: A Music-Thanatology Perspective
  • Communication through Touch: Use of Massage in Palliative Care  Sponsored by the Sally Froelich Palliative Care Endowment Fund
  • Narrative Medicine Workshop: Advanced Tools and Techniques for Communicating With Patients and Peers
  • Breaking Bad News
  • Music -Thanatology: Blending Art & Science at the End of Life
  • How to Improve Communication within the Care Team: Trying It Out
  • Communicating Care and Concern: Assisting Family, Staff and Patients as They Grieve

CEU Updates:

  • This educational offering has been reviewed by the National Continuing Education Review Service (NCERS) of the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) and approved for 6.50 participant hours.
  • This live activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 6.25  Elective credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • This program has been approved by NASW-New York State for 6 contact hours.

 $30.00

Conference cost is $75.00. Students may register for $30.00

All registration fees include breakfast and lunch.

Questions? – Contact Ellen Lewis:

Telephone – (212) 870-4997
e-mail – elewis@jewishhome.org

 

9th Annual Geriatric Palliative Care Conference - Presentations

Following are links to presentations from the conference.  Links are in PDF, Power Point and / or Word formats. Doka - Communicating Care and Concern - Power Point Doka - Communicating Care and... [Read More]

9th Annual Geriatric Palliative Care Conference Details

  8:30 AM  Registration & Breakfast     9:00 AM Welcoming Remarks     Audrey Weiner, DSW, MPH   President and CEO, Jewish Home Lifecare     9:10... [Read More]