Meetings
Missoula-VITAS Quality of Life Index (MVQOLI) Implementation Train-the-Trainer.
Date: January 18 & 19, 2007
Location: Clearwater, Florida, USA
MVQOLI is a measurement tool developed by Ira Byock, MD and VITAS Healthcare Corporation. This self-reported tool was designed specifically to subjectively measure hospice patients’ quality of life. The program will provide participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to train hospice staff and integrate the MVQOLI into agency systems.
Continuing Education Units offered.
For more information, contact Linzi Eisemann
Tel. 727-523-4143 or email; [email protected]
http://www.thehospice.org
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Pain & Symptom Management Workshop
Date: January 29, 2007
Location: Clearwater, Florida, USA
The first of two 1 day workshops designed to give the local healthcare community an increased understanding of pain and symptom management at the end of life.
Continuing Education Units offered for nurses, counselors, pharmacists and physicians.
For more information, contact Linzi Eisemann
Tel. 727-523-4143 or email; [email protected]
http://www.thehospice.org
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End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) Train-the-Trainer Course
Date: March 5 & 6, 2007
Location: Clearwater, Florida, USA
This course is designed for the advanced EOL clinician, who wishes to train others in EOL care. The ELNEC curriculum contains nine modules addressing critical aspects of end-of-life care. These modules include: (1) Nursing Care at the End of Life (2) Pain Management (3) Symptom Management (4) Ethical/Legal Issues (5) Cultural Consideration in End-of-Life Care (6) Communication (7) Grief, Loss, Bereavement (8) Achieving Quality Care at the End of Life (9) Preparation and Care for the Time of Death.
Continuing Education Units offered.
For more information, contact Linzi Eisemann
Tel. 727-523-4143 or email; [email protected]
http://www.thehospice.org
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Pain & Symptom Management Workshop
Date: March 26th, 2007
Location: Clearwater, Florida, USA
The second of two 1 day workshops designed to give the local healthcare community an increased understanding of pain and symptom management at the end of life.
For more information, contact Linzi Eisemann
Tel. 727-523-4143 or email; [email protected]
http://www.thehospice.org
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Caregiving Near Life’s End: The National Train-the-Trainer Program
Date: May 22, 23 & 24, 2007
Location: Clearwater, Florida, USA
This intensive program teaches a framework for training designed to empower caregivers to find meaning in the caregiving experience. Participants will be provided with skills and training materials needed to implement an effective caregiver training program. This is a Train-the-Trainer program requiring some experience in long term care, hospice, palliative care or aging/elder care.
Continuing Education Units offered.
For more information, contact Linzi Eisemann
Tel. 727-523-4143 or email; [email protected]
http://www.thehospice.org
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Pain and Symptom Management Intensive
Date: September 17, 18 & 19, 2007
Location: Clearwater, Florida, USA
This 2 ½ day conference will concentrate on pain and symptom management, core competencies for end-of-life providers. This intensive training will address the interdisciplinary issues of pain and symptom management and provide practical and advanced pain and symptom management.
Continuing Education Units offered.
For more information, contact Linzi Eisemann
Tel. 727-523-4143 or email; [email protected]
http://www.thehospice.org
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3rd Global Summit for National Associations of Hospice and Palliative Care
(The seminar is timed to coincide with the APCA Conference from 19-21st
September)
Taking Place: Nairobi, Kenya
Date: 17-18 September 2007
For information and registration contact
Louise Gray
Help the Hospices
34-44 Britannia Street,
London, WC1X 9JG
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0)20 7520 8236
Fax: +44 (0)20 7278 1021
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2nd African Palliative Care Association Conference - Palliative Care: Making it Real
Taking Place: Nairobi, Kenya
Date: 19-21st September, 2007
For additional information and registration, contact:
Julia Downing
Deputy Executive Director
African Palliative Care Association
PO Box 72518, Plot 850 Dr Gibbons Road, Kampala, Uganda
Mob: +256 712 266251
Tel: +256 41 266251
Fax: +256 41 266217
email: [email protected] |
