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 AM	Palliative Care and Health Reform: Be at the Table or Be on the Menu
	*Diane Meier, MD* *Keynote Address sponsored by the Joan Wachtler Research Endowment Fund*

10:10 AM	Communication in Interdisciplinary Teams: Making It Better
	*Loida Noriega-Wilson, President, The Norwil Group*

11: 00 AM	Break

11:15 AM	Deepening Skills at the Bedside: A Music-Thanatology Perspective
	*Tony Pederson, CM-Th and Margaret Pasquesi, CM-Th*

12:05 PM	Lunch

12:45 PM	Communication through Touch: Use of Massage in Palliative Care
	*J.D. Elder* *Sponsored by the Sally Froelich Palliative Care Endowment Fund*

1:30 PM	CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS
	A) Narrative Medicine Workshop: Advanced Tools and Techniques for Communicating With Patients and Peers *Marsha Hurst, PhD and Patricia B. Stanley, MA, MBA*
	B) Breaking Bad News Simon Kassabian, MD and Deirdre Downes, MSW, LCSW
	C) Music-Thanatology: Blending Art & Science at the End of Life Margaret Pasquesi, CM-Th and Tony Pederson, CM-Th
	D) How to Improve Communication within the Care Team: Trying It Out Loida Noriega-Wilson, President, the Norwil Group

3:15 PM	Communicating Care and Concern: Assisting Family, Staff and Patients as They Grieve
	*Kenneth J. Doka, PhD*

4:15PM	Wrap

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