Palliative Care Symposium - Southampton Hospital

Friday, June 23, 2017


This conference has already taken place.


Southampton Hospital - Southampton, NY
1 Day Conference June 23rd, 2017
7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit Hours

Description

The Palliative Care Symposium will increase knowledge and improve performance of Medical Staff Members, Residents, Nurses and other Healthcare personnel when dealing with patients in need of palliative care. Gaps in knowledge regarding medications, ethical and legal practices, pain and symptom management and spiritual considerations will be addressed by the presenters thereby giving the audience greater understanding and knowledge.

Dates and Times

Start: 6/23/2017 7:30 AM
End: 6/23/2017 4:00 PM

Objectives

  • Designed to change patient outcomes by teaching the appropriate ways to handle ethical, symptomatic and spiritual needs of the palliative care patient.
  • Improve patient outcomes and change the way the palliative care patients' needs are addressed.

Speakers

  • Pedro Calves, MD
    • The Pharmacology of Pain Management in Palliative Care
  • Lindsay Dow, MD
    • Communication and Assessing Capacity
  • Santiago Lopez, MD
    • Prognostication in Palliative Care
  • Diane Schade, NP
    • Breaking Bad News
  • Steven Tekulsky, JD
    • Legal Concerns or Issues in Palliative Care
  • Daniel Van Arsdale, DO
    • Noninvasive Treatment Options in Palliative Care - Pain Management with Alternative Medicine.
  • Michael Vetrano, PhD
    • Spiritual and Cultural Concerns in Palliative Care
  • Sindee Weiss-Domis, MD
    • History of Hospice and Palliative Care

Location

Southampton Hospital
240 Meeting House Lane
Duke Hall
Southampton, NY 11968

Accreditation

The School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits . Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Need help with this Conference?

Please contact the Conference coordinator listed below:

Caitlin Molter
Department: Medical Education
Phone: (631) 726-0409
Email: cmolter@southamptonhosptial.org

Give us a call
(631) 444-2094
Office of Continuing Medical Education
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
HSC, Level 2, Room 142
Stony Brook, New York 11794-8222