Reframing Palliative Care conference at Fordham University
December 6, 2018 @ 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM
DESCRIPTION:
Palliative care is an often misunderstood treatment equated with death and end-of-life care. Through lectures, panel discussions and case presentations, this event will provide health professionals a greater understanding of palliative care and an opportunity to network and exchange ideas.
AGENDA:
7:30 – 8:00 am Registration & Refreshments
8:15 – 9:15 am Bridging Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Thomas V. Caprio, MD, MPH, MSHPE, CMD, HMDC, FACP, AGSF, FAAHPM, Associate Professor of Medicine/Geriatrics, Dentistry, Clinical Nursing & Public Health Sciences; Program Director, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship; Director, Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center; Medical Director, University of Rochester Geriatric Assessment Clinic; Chief Medical Officer, UR Medicine Home Care; Medical Director, Visiting Nurse Hospice & Palliative Care, University of Rochester Medical Center.
9:15 – 10:15 am Running an Interprofessional Palliative Hospital Consult Service
Michael Frankenthaler, MD, Section, Chief, Palliative Medicine, Westchester Medical Center
Erica Rotundo, MS, ANP-BC, ACHPBN, Nurse Practitioner, Palliative Medicine, Westchester Medical Center
Stacy Weissberg, LCSW, Social Worker, Palliative Medicine, Westchester Medical Center
Samsiah Abdul-Majid, MBA,MA,PBCC, Chaplain, Westchester Medical Center
10:30 – 11:45 am Choose Breakout Session 1 or 2:
Session 1: Maternal Mortality: The Race to Achieve Equity in the Twenty-First Century
Mary Beth Morrissey, Esq, PhD, MPH, President, Collaborative for Palliative Care
Karen Bullock, PhD, LCSW, Professor, Department of Social Work, North Carolina State University
Session 2: Unique Approaches to Pediatric Palliative Patients
Gary Tatz, MD, Chief, Pediatric Palliative Medicine, Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, Westchester Medical Center
Bruce Page, MAT, MDiv, Director, Volunteer Services, Bereavement Coordinator, Hospice of Westchester
11:45 am Lunch
12:45 – 1:45 pm Keynote Lecture:: Why Aid in Dying is Not the Remedy of Life’s End
Joseph J. Fins, MD, MACP, FRCP, The E. William Davis, Jr., MD, Professor of Medical Ethics, Chief, Division of Medical Ethics and Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College; Director of Medical Ethics and Attending Physician, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center; Solomon Center Distinguished Scholar in Medicine, Bioethics and the Law, Yale Law School
1:55 – 2:55 pm Managing Serious Life Threatening Illness in the Community
M. Carrington Reid, MD, PhD, The Irving Sherwood Wright Professor of Geriatrics; Director, Translational Research Institute on Pain in Later Life (TRIPLL), Weill Cornell Medical College
ACCREDITATION
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and the Collaborative for Palliative Care and the Westchester Medical Center Health Network. The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CERTIFICATION
The University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.25 A.M.A PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
SOCIAL WORK CONTINUING EDUCATION
University of Rochester Medical Center, Center for Experiential Learning is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-005. This course has been approved for 5.25 contact hours.