EVENTS IN FLORIDA (2010)
If you know of any events occuring in the near or distant future and would like to let the hospice and palliative care community know about it, please call or e-mail info@floridahospices.org. Florida Hospices and Palliative Care is happy to keep our members informed on the events occuring in and around the state of Florida.
___________________________________
| Title: |
Senor Wellness Expo - "Ask the Experts" |
| Date: |
February 24, 2010 2:00 - 4:00 PM |
| Location: |
Buena Vida Estates, 2129 W. New Haven Ave., West Melbourne, FL |
| Provider: |
Hospice of St. Francis |
| Objective: |
Topics and featured speakers are:
Obesity and Heart Disease - Ralph Vicari, MD, Board Certified Cardiologist
Hospice 101 - Ruddy Ruiz, MD, Board Certified in Internal Medicine
Navigating the Health System Successfully…and Community Resources
Meg Rayder, MSW, Masters in Social Work
Gait Strengthening - Jennifer McCoach, DPT, Doctor of Physical Therapy
The expo will include Senior Service Exhibits that will have professional representatives who specialize in senior services. Heart healthy refreshments will be served, and attendees will receive a chance to win valuable door prizes. Seating is limited. For additional information, please call Buena Vida Estates at 321-724-0060.
To locate Buena Vida Estates, take I-95 south to US 192 (exit 180), go three miles east, make a right on Doherty and Buena Vida is on the left.
|
| Registration & More Info: |
http://www.hospiceofstfrancis.com/news.html |
__________________________________
| Title: |
Free In-Service Power Points for Alzheimer's and Dementia Education |
| Date: |
On-going until March 1, 2010 |
| Location: |
At your computer |
| Provider: |
National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners |
| Objective: |
Sign up and begin downloading the free eduational tool kit offered by the NCCDP. The tool kit includes many free power point in-services. They include Power Point one hour in-service, hand out, post test and pre test. Again, all is free. This service will only be available until March 1 2010. |
| Registration & More Info: |
http://www.nccdp.org/staff-education-week.htm
More Info
|
___________________________________
Title: |
Assess Patients’ Quality of Care & IDG Care Five Part Webinar Series |
Date: |
2 “Connect to the Experts” Implementation Sessions
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
Tuesday, May 4, 2010 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
|
Provider: |
Suncoast Institute |
Location: |
Webinar |
Objective: |
Exclusive Webinar Delivered by Experts: Care Planning with the Missoula VITAS® Quality of Life Index
Tools You Can Use:
• Find out what is most important to patients.
• Focus IDG care planning with a quality of life tool.
• Guide IDG to most effective interventions.
• Document quality of life outcomes.
• Add a QAPI measure that meets new CoPs.
• Highlight the real difference hospice makes!
|
Registration
& Info: |
To register now or for more information, please contact Debbie Turner at 877.523.4144, deborahturner@suncoastinstitute.org or www.suncoastinstitute.org
6 Contact Hours: N, NA, P, NH
Price: $299.00 per web/phone connection for full three part webinar series
Contact Hour Fees: Free to primary site attendee, $10.00 per additional attendee at the same site (web/phone connection).
Contact Hours: 6 Contact Hours will be provided via Suncoast Hospice for N - Nurses, NA - Nursing Assistants, P – Psychosocial Professionals (Marriage & Family Therapists, Mental Health Counselors, Licensed Clinical Social Workers) NH - Nursing Home Administrators through Florida Board provider #50-1994. Certificate of Attendance is available for all other attendees. |
___________________________________
| Title: |
Hospice Administrator Certificate Program |
| Date: |
Feb, 23-25, 2010 |
| Provider: |
This is joint program of CAHSAH, The Corridor Group and National Association of Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) and supported by Florida Hospices and Palliative Care. |
| Location: |
The Swan and Dolphin Hotel in Buena Vista, Florida |
| Objective: |
New managers, senior managers and administrators with a specific focus on various experience levels.
Attendees will advance their skills and knowledge base and strengthen their competencies to position their organization for success and help them integrate the complexities of quality, compliance, financial, and strategic performance
|
Registration
& Info: |
Five easy ways to register:
1. By phone contact: (916) 641-5795 ext. 113
2. On-line Registration
3. E-mail:CAHSAH
4. By Fax: (916) 641-5881
5. By Mail:
CAHSAH
3780 Rosin Court, Suite 190
Sacramento, CA 95834 |
__________________________________
| Title: |
Hospice Education for Home Health Aides
Caregiver Support
|
| Date: |
March 9, 2010; 3:00 - 4:00 pm EST |
| Location: |
Teleconference |
| Provider: |
California Hospice & Palliative Care Association |
| Objective: |
The presentation will focus on the caregiver rather than the patient. The aide will be introduced to the need for caregiver support and will be able to identify signs of caregiver stress and burn-out.
|
| Registration & More Info: |
CHAPCA Members: $95 per phone line per topic (unlimited participants at that site)
Non-Members: $190 per agency line per topic
:Brochure www.calhospice.org/HEARTflyer-CA.pdf
CHAPCA - 916-925-3770 or babramson@calhospice.org |
___________________________________
| Title: |
Hospice and Palliative Care: Care Review Course |
| Date: |
Saturday, March 13, 2010 |
| Provider: |
Hospice of the Comforter |
| Location: |
480 W. Central Parkway, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714 |
| Objective: |
This course is a comprehensive hospice and palliative care review. It is intended for RNs, LPNs and other health care professionals who care for patients at the end of life or who are interested in end of life care topics. This course has been used in part for preparation and review for the CHPN and the CHPLN Certification exam; however, there is no guarantee that participants will pass the exam.
Course Topics Include:
· Disease Progression
· Symptom Management
· Pain Management
· Education and Advocacy
· Care of the Patient and Family
· Interdisciplinary Practice
· Professional Issues
|
Registration
& More Info. |
Call 407-379-0185 for further information.
Early Registration Fee is $50 (before March 5); $75 afterward. NO registrations will be accepted after March 10.
Includes lunch and 7.0 CEs.*
|
___________________________________
| Title: |
FHPC Webinar: Professionally Polished: Business Etiquette Savvy for Today's Competitive Market |
| Date: |
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 9:00 - 10:15 am EST |
| Location: |
Webinar |
| Provider: |
FHPC with faculty: Dallas Teague-Snider, Make Your Best Impressions |
| Objective: |
At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
Highlights & Objectives:
-
Demonstrate how to handle every business situation with professional grace and confidence
-
Know what is needed to be on the fast-track to promotion
-
Know how to avoid common mistakes before they stop their career in its tracks
A 20 minute question and answer session will follow the 55 minute presentation.
About This Course...
In Professionally Polished, Teague-Snider steps outside
the bounds of boring etiquette books and uses real-life
blunders, both humorous and horrifying, to illustrate
common mistakes and lessons-learned. Some will make
you laugh out loud, others will make you cringe, but all
will entertain you as you learn what you need to know
to recession-proof your career and get the professional
edge that will make you an indispensable asset to your
organization.
CONTINUING EDUCATION: 1.25 contact hours are available to attendees of this webinar
|
| Registration & More Info: |
Register at www.floridahospices.org |
__________________________________
| Title: |
Webinar: "Peace at Last: Stories of Hope and Healing for Veterans and Their Families" |
| Date: |
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 2:30 p.m. EST |
| Location: |
Webinar |
| Provider: |
Suncoast Institute: Deb Grassman |
| Objective: |
Join author Deborah Grassman on her journey of discovering the unique experiences of veterans as they near the end of life. Learn about the impact of stoicism, dangerous duty assignment, and PTSD on the process of peaceful dying. You will laugh. You will cry. You will be inspired.
Highlights & Objectives:
-
Learn supportive interventions when providing end-of-life care to veterans
-
Identify unique bereavement considerations for veteran’s families
-
Verbalize the value of creative arts and life review for veterans
-
Understand the role of metaphor and ritual in providing therapeutic
interventions
1.5 Contact Hours Per Webinar: N, NA, P, NH
Price Options: $89.00 per webinar web/phone connection
Contact Hour Fees: Free to primary site attendee, $10.00 per additional attendee at the same site (web/phone connection), per webinar.
|
| Registration & More Info: |
http://www.suncoastinstitute.org/Calendar.aspx
$89.00 per webinar web/phone connection |
___________________________________
| Title: |
Webinar: "Basics of Hospice Billing" Webinar |
| Date: |
Thursday, March 18, 1:00pm – 2:30pm |
| Location: |
Webinar |
| Provider: |
Suncoast Institute: Diane Cox |
| Objective: |
Ready to start billing for your Medicare Hospice services? This session will introduce you to the basics of billing for Medicare Hospice.
-
Select the information required on a bill
-
Define the hospice four levels of care
-
Classify different bill types and when to use them
-
Spot what occurrences and value codes are required
on the bill and when to use these
-
Recognize what revenue codes and HCPCS codes are required on a bill
|
| Registration & More Info: |
http://www.suncoastinstitute.org/store/Products/187-basics-of-hospice-billing-webinar.aspx
$89.00 per webinar web/phone connection |
___________________________________
| Title: |
RAC / ADR Boot Camp |
| Date: |
March 22-23, 2010 |
| Location: |
Atlanta, GA - Omni Hotel at CNN Center |
| Provider: |
Weatherbee Resources, Inc. |
| Objective: |
The Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) are getting started and the RHHIs/MACs have never stopped. And what about the ZPICS, the MICs and QIOs and the OIG?
Hospices across the country are inundated with record requests (ADRs) and new levels of scrutiny that were almost unimaginable 5 years ago.
Take the time now to prepare, adopt strategies to minimize risk, manage record requests and navigate the Medicare appeals process.
HALF DAY OPTION AVAILABLE - MARCH 21
|
| Registration & More Info: |
Questions: 866-969-7124
Registration and more info
Hotel reservations: 800-524-0500 |
___________________________________
| Title: |
Proactive IDT Documentation Intensive Training Workshop |
| Date: |
Thursday, March 30-31, Train-the-Trainer 8:30-5:30 |
| Location: |
Suncoast Hospice Community Service Center, 5771 Roosevelt Blvd, Clearwater, FL |
| Provider: |
Suncoast Institute: Presenters, Kathy Egan City and Susan Bruno |
| Objective: |
Continued scrutiny demands we provide effective documentation that reflects the value and need for hospice services. This comprehensive program presents the Hospice Interdisciplinary Care Process through a critical thinking framework as a basis for documentation that reflects the hospice model of care. This train-the-trainer program will allow the participant to implement this comprehensive documentation system in their agency. It includes all the documentation training curriculum, teaching aides, guidelines, clinical reference/program integrity tools, and resources to train your staff and volunteers to “paint the picture” that justifies the value of our services.
Tools You Can Use:
· Utilize a system to document the hospice interdisciplinary assessment process, focusing on developing patient/family driven, individualized care goals.
· Document hospice specific interventions, with an emphasis on the collaborative care planning process.
· Describe the outcomes and evaluation of care showing the value and benefits of hospice.
· Use specific language to “paint the picture” of gradual decline and the complexities of end-of-life care.
· Incorporate patient/family education into the documentation process.
|
| Registration & More Info: |
http://www.suncoastinstitute.org
$499 per attendee - 2 days of interactive Training and meals
14.0 Contact Hours
|
___________________________________
| Title: |
"Wounded Warriors" Webinar |
| Date: |
Tuesday, April 6, 1:00pm – 2:30pm |
| Location: |
Webinar |
| Provider: |
Suncoast Institute: Deb Grassman |
| Objective: |
Man's Search for Meaning, written by Viktor Frankl, provides a map for successfully suffering trauma and hardship. A survivor of a German concentration camp, Frankl's work focuses on discovering meaning in suffering by growing into the spiritual dimension of self. Combat veterans sometimes find it difficult to come to terms with their impending death. Spiritual care is often needed to facilitate the at-one-ment process that brings peace. This is a powerful presentation you won't want to miss.
Highlights & Objectives:
-
Cover the essential elements in Viktor Frankl’s conceptual framework r/t suffering
-
Highlight ways to provide non-religious, spiritual care
-
Learn ways for combat veterans to achieve self-forgiveness so at- one-ment can be achieved
|
| Registration & More Info: |
http://www.suncoastinstitute.org/Calendar.aspx
$89.00 per webinar web/phone connection |
___________________________________
| Title: |
Hospice Education for Home Health Aides
Empowering Families to Provide Care for the Dying Patient |
| Date: |
April 13 , 2010; 3:00 - 4:00 pm EST |
| Location: |
Teleconference |
| Provider: |
California Hospice & Palliative Care Association |
| Objective: |
This presentation will focus on understanding role strain and compassion fatigue within the family. It is essential that family members are encouraged and empowered to continue to provide care to the dying patient while maintaining their own personal health.
|
| Registration & More Info: |
CHAPCA Members: $95 per phone line per topic (unlimited participants at that site)
Non-Members: $190 per agency line per topic
:Brochure www.calhospice.org/HEARTflyer-CA.pdf
CHAPCA - 916-925-3770 or babramson@calhospice.org |
___________________________________
| Title: |
"Beyond the Basics of Hospice Billing" Webinar |
| Date: |
Tuesday, April 20, 1:00pm – 2:30pm |
| Location: |
Webinar |
| Provider: |
Suncoast Institute: Deb Grassman |
| Objective: |
Do you understand basic Hospice Billing but need to know more than the basics? This session takes you beyond the basics and helps you identify areas you need to know how to maximize payments and minimize loss to your agency.
-
Identify the correct bill types for late claims and adjustment claims
-
Learn when to bill a late claim or adjustment claim
-
Select codes required on an adjustment claim
-
Define RTP claim
-
Label and calculate Hospice Payment limitations
|
| Registration & More Info: |
http://www.suncoastinstitute.org/store/Products/189-beyond-the-basics-of-hospice-billing-webinar.aspx
$89.00 per webinar web/phone connection |
___________________________________
| Title: |
Hospice Education for Home Health Aides
The Hospice Aide's Role in Quality Assessment |
| Date: |
May 11 , 2010; 3:00 - 4:00 pm EST |
| Location: |
Teleconference |
| Provider: |
California Hospice & Palliative Care Association |
| Objective: |
This presentation will provide insight into the valuable role the aide plays in evaluating process and developing ways to enhance care and performance. The aide’s role as a team member is essential in the overall performance improvement plan of the agency.
|
| Registration & More Info: |
CHAPCA Members: $95 per phone line per topic (unlimited participants at that site)
Non-Members: $190 per agency line per topic
:Brochure www.calhospice.org/HEARTflyer-CA.pdf
CHAPCA - 916-925-3770 or babramson@calhospice.org |
___________________________________
| Title: |
FHPC’s 2010
Forum
“Honoring the Dream, Facing
the Challenge” |
| Date: |
May 20-21, 2010 |
| Provider: |
Florida Hospice and Palliative Care |
| Location: |
Rosen Centre Hotel - 9840 International Drive, Orlando, Florida 32819 |
| Objective: |
Forum Goal and Objectives:
FHPC’s 25th Annual Forum, “Honoring the Dream, Facing
the Challenge,” will offer expert education to health care
professionals and the latest information on best practices of
hospice, palliative and end-of-life care.
- Identify enduring values of hospice and palliative care.
- Discuss changes in the regulatory, public policy and
healthcare landscapes that impact hospice and palliative
care.
- Demonstrate methods of providing quality, evidence-
based, ethical, eff ective and effi cient hospice and palliative
care.
- Demonstrate methods of quality assessment and
performance improvement.
- Strengthen leadership skills.
- Increase clinical knowledge and expertise to improve
patient care.
- Create outreach opportunities to engage individuals and
organizations in activities that improve access to hospice
and palliative care. |
Registration
& Info: |
On-line Registration
Registration Brochure and Form
Hotel Reservations
|
____________________________________
| Title: |
"Spiritual Care and Meaning" Webinar |
| Date: |
Tuesday, June 1, 2010, 1:00pm – 2:30pm |
| Location: |
Webinar |
| Provider: |
Suncoast Institute: Deb Grassman |
| Objective: |
Man's Search for Meaning, written by Viktor Frankl, provides a map for successfully suffering trauma and hardship. A survivor of a German concentration camp, Frankl's work focuses on discovering meaning in suffering by growing into the spiritual dimension of self. Combat veterans sometimes find it difficult to come to terms with their impending death. Spiritual care is often needed to facilitate the at-one-ment process that brings peace. This is a powerful presentation you won't want to miss.
Highlights & Objectives:
-
Cover the essential elements in Viktor Frankl’s conceptual framework r/t suffering
-
Highlight ways to provide non-religious, spiritual care
-
Learn ways for combat veterans to achieve self-forgiveness so at-one-ment can be achieved
1.5 Contact Hours Per Webinar: N, NA, P, NH
Price Options: $89.00 per webinar web/phone connection
Contact Hour Fees: Free to primary site attendee, $10.00 per additional attendee at the same site (web/phone connection), per webinar.
|
| Registration & More Info: |
http://www.suncoastinstitute.org/Calendar.aspx
$89.00 per webinar web/phone connection |
_____________________________________
| Title: |
"Heroes Among Us" Webinar |
| Date: |
Tuesday, July 6, 2010 , 1:00pm – 2:30pm |
| Location: |
Webinar |
| Provider: |
Suncoast Institute:Deb Grassman |
| Objective: |
This is an exciting learning opportunity that presents age-old concepts in a new and refreshing way. You will learn concepts about the process of abiding, reckoning and beholding suffering so that suffering can be redeemed. The role of therapeutic letter-writing and forgiveness so that
at-one-ment can occur will be explored. Techniques for penetrating stoicism so veterans can accomplish healing will be addressed. This an
Highlights & Objectives:
-
Identify at least 3 processes that support successful suffering
-
Describe the essential elements of abiding, reckoning and beholding
-
Discuss process of forgiveness and tools that facilitate at-one-ment
-
Verbalize and demonstrate use of letter-writing as a tool for dying healed
|
| Registration & More Info: |
http://www.suncoastinstitute.org/Calendar.aspx
$89.00 per webinar web/phone connection |
_____________________________________
| Title: |
"Good Grief" Webinar |
| Date: |
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 , 1:00pm – 2:30pm |
| Location: |
Webinar |
| Provider: |
Suncoast Institute:Deb Grassman |
| Objective: |
Highlights & Objectives:
-
Classify ‘normal’ grief
-
Discuss indicators of ‘complicated’ grief and interventions that respond
-
Differentiate grief from depression
-
Identify the fundamental role of rituals in facilitating grief recovery
-
Gain understanding of the special grief recovery needs of veterans and their families
1.5 Contact Hours Per Webinar: N, NA, P, NH
Price Options: $89.00 per webinar web/phone connection
Contact Hour Fees: Free to primary site attendee, $10.00 per additional attendee at the same site (web/phone connection), per webinar. |
| Registration & More Info: |
http://www.suncoastinstitute.org/store/Products/184-good-grief-webinar.aspx
|
_____________________________________
| Title: |
2010 Florida Conference on Aging - Better Together: Life after 55 |
| Date: |
August 16-18, 2010 |
| Location: |
Caribe Royale Hotel, Orlando |
| Provider: |
Florida Council on Aging, Elder Affairs, Florida Association on Aging Services Providers |
| Objective: |
Conference Highlights
• Over 50 presentations, plus plenary sessions and an
exhibit show
• Sessions on local, state and national perspectives
• Pre-Conference sessions for professionals on key issues
• Open forum for discussion, learning and skill-building
• FPL/FCOA Quality Senior Living Awards
• Networking opportunities
|
| Registration & More Info: |
www.fcoa.org
Call 850-222-8877
|
_____________________________________
| Title: |
"Prognostication: The Good, the Bad, the Irrelevant" Webinar |
| Date: |
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 , 1:00pm – 2:30pm |
| Location: |
Webinar |
| Provider: |
Suncoast Institute:Deb Grassman |
| Objective: |
This presentation will provide information to Healthcare Providers on the value of providing prognoses to patients so End-of-life strategies can be developed. Provocative videos and thought-stimulating questions will inspire each participant to seek meaningful ways to incorporate the provision of prognoses in clinical practice.
Highlights & Objectives:
-
Identify at least 4 barriers for providing prognosis
-
Verbalize at least 3 reasons that the time preceding death is valuable
-
Discuss the roles of overly optimistic and pessimistic prognoses
-
Review research related to prognoses and its implications
-
Communicate at least 2 tools for providing survival estimates
-
Learn the essential End-of-Life Strategy for helping others prepare for death
1.5 Contact Hours Per Webinar: N, NA, P, NH
Price Options: $89.00 per webinar web/phone connection
Contact Hour Fees: Free to primary site attendee, $10.00 per additional attendee at the same site (web/phone connection), per webinar. |
| Registration & More Info: |
http://www.suncoastinstitute.org/Calendar.aspx |
_____________________________________
SUPPORT GROUPS AND CAMPS OFFERED (2010)__
_________________________________
Title: |
TMH Clinical Pastoral Education |
Date: |
Offered Year Round |
Provider: |
Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare |
Location: |
Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in Tallahassee, Florida |
Objective: |
The Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) program provides an opportunity for ministers, seminarians and lay people to develop pastoral competency within a particular pastoral setting. The CPE approach to training is based upon an "action-reflection" model of learning. Pastoral trainees function as ecumenical chaplains who provide pastoral care in assigned areas and use their experience in pastoral encounters as a basis for their learning.
|
Registration
& Info: |
The cost of tuition is $500 per unit. For additional information about CPE at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital or to recieve an application, contact:
Pastoral Care Department
Administrative Coordinator
Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare
1300 Miccosukee Road
Tallahassee, FL 32308
Phone: (850) 431-HOPE (4673)
Fax: (850) 431-6402
E-Mail: john.galloway@tmh.org
|
___________________________________
Title: |
Big Bend Hospice - Teen Grief Support Group |
Date: |
2nd Tuesday of each month beginning March 9 - September 2010 |
Provider: |
The Caring Tree Program of Big Bend Hospice |
Location: |
1723 Mahan Center Blvd.; Tallahassee, FL |
Objective: |
The Caring Tree Program of Big Bend Hospice invites teens that have experienced the anticipated or sudden death of a loved one(s) to monthly support sessions at Big Bend Hospice, 1723 Mahan Center Blvd., Tallahassee. Teen Nights provide a safe and friendly environment for grieving teens to share with their peers. The loss does not have to be recent. The support sessions will be held the 2nd Tuesday of each month through September of 2010 and the next meeting will be held on March 9, 2010 from 6:30 – 8:00 PM. A pizza dinner will be provided.
|
Registration
& Info: |
(850) 878-5310 ext. 799 |
___________________________________
Title: |
Big Bend Hospice - Grief Support Group |
Date: |
6 weeks beginning on March 4 - April 8 from 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
|
Provider: |
Big Bend Hospice |
Location: |
1669 Mahan Center Blvd.; Tallahassee, FL |
Objective: |
Big Bend Hospice offers a Grief Support Group that will meet on Thursday’s for six weeks for anyone in the community who has experienced the death of someone in their lives, regardless of whether they used hospice services. This support group will meet on Thursday evenings beginning March 4, 2010 through April 8, 2010, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM. New members may join the group during the first two weeks. All of the meetings will be held at the Big Bend Hospice Counseling and Resource Center, 1669 Mahan Center Blvd, Tallahassee, just down the street from the main office.
|
Registration
& Info: |
For more information, please call Wendy Vargo, 878-5310, x 704. |
___________________________________
| Title: |
Camp Woe-Be-Gone 2010 |
| Date: |
Saturday, April 24, 2010 from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm |
| Location: |
Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee |
| Provider: |
The Caring Tree Program of Big Bend Hospice and the Challenger Center Tallahassee |
| Objective: |
Children, ages 6-12, that have experienced the death of a loved one are invited to join in a day of fun, support, exploration, and expression. Trained grief counselors and volunteers will use the backdrop of space and the Challenger story to help young people living with loss. The death does not have to be recent for a child to benefit. It is open to children in Leon, Gadsden, Wakulla, Franklin, Liberty, Taylor, Madison, and Jefferson counties.
Campers will launch into many fun and educational activities throughout the day including a simulated space mission, arts & crafts, an obstacle course, music, discussion, and a special time of remembrance. Campers may encounter themes like understanding grief, coping with stress and change, finding ways to remember, communication and teamwork.
|
| Registration & More Info: |
www.bigbendhospice.org
Call (850) 878- 5310 to register or for more information |
___________________________________
Title: |
WUESTHOFF HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE EXPANDED GRIEF SUPPORT SERVICES |
Date: |
Offered Year Round - Second Tuesday Monthly - Widows/Widowers Luncheon |
Provider: |
Wuesthoff Hospice & Palliative Care |
Location: |
Various - South Brevard County |
Objective: |
"Getting
Together", a social luncheon group for widows and widowers has been added in the Barefoot Bay and Micco area. The new group will hold a monthly meeting on the second Tuesday of every month at 11:30am. The inaugural meeting is scheduled on January 12.
Wuesthoff Hospice & Palliative Care's grief support services and groups are offered as a service to all members of the community.
SAFE PLACE- Confidential grief support groups for adults, Survivors of Suicide; Brevard County's only suicide survivor grief support group and Camp
Hope- a youth bereavement camp are also offered.
Wuesthoff Hospice & Palliative Care's Grief Support Specialists & Youth Specialist also provide individual support to those in need.
|
Registration
& Info: |
For more information and a complete schedule of group meetings and services, call 321-253-2222. |
___________________________________
| Title: |
ADULT GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS AT WATERSONG |
| Date: |
Beginning Tuesday, January 12 - Held 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon |
| Provider: |
Hospice of St. Francis |
| Location: |
Watersong Retirement Community in the Clubhouse - Viera, FL |
| Objective: |
Anyone who has lost a loved one and needs help coping with the loss is welcome. Private counseling sessions are also available by appointment. The service is free to any Brevard County resident. |
Registration
& Info: |
To register for the adult grief support group or arrange for a private counseling session, please call Vivian Vayer, BSW at 321-269-4240/ 866-269-4240 (toll free) x332 or e-mail: bereavement@hospiceofstfrancis.com.
www.hospiceofstfrancis.com
|
__________________________________
EVENTS NATIONWIDE (2010)__________________________________
Title: |
Palliative Care Leadership CentersTM (PCLC)
Intensive, Customized Training and Yearlong Mentoring
2010 training sessions are being held on the following dates:
|
Date: |
See Below |
Provider: |
Palliative Care Leadership CentersTM (PCLC)
Intensive, Customized Training and Yearlong Mentoring |
Location: |
See Below |
Objective: |
Palliative Care Leadership CentersTM (PCLC) are nine leading palliative care programs that provide intensive, customized training and yearlong mentoring for palliative care programs at every stage of development and growth. Learn more and enroll at www.capc.org/pclc
2010 training sessions are being held on the following dates:
Palliative Care Center of the Bluegrass – Lexington, KY
February 10-12
March 10-12
August 11-13
October 6-8
University of Alabama at Birmingham – Birmingham, AL
April 12-14
June 21-23
September 13-15
November 8-10
VCU Massey Cancer Center – Richmond, VA
March 15-16
May 17-18
September 20-21
November 8-9 |
Registration
& Info: |
Learn more and enroll at www.capc.org/pclc
|
___________________________________
Title: |
Third Southeastern Health Planning Symposium
|
Date: |
March 19, 2010 from 8:00 - 4:00
|
Location: |
The Westin Charlotte - 601 S. College Street; Charlotte, NC 28202
|
Objective: |
This Symposium is a forum for planners, regulators, lawyers, and judges to share ideas and perspectives about health planning and Certificate of Need laws and developments. Speakers
from North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Tennessee will discuss CON, licensure and other health planning developments in their respective States.
|
Registration
& Info: |
Registration Form
The cost of the symposium is $150 per participant. Checks should be made payable to K&L Gates LLP1 and, along with the completed registration form, mailed to: K&L Gates, P.O. Box 14210, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-4210. More info email: healthsymposium@klgates.com
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
Westin Charlotte - 601 S. College Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
HOTEL RESERVATIONS: 1.866.837.4148
To receive the group discount rate of $159, you must mention you are with the Southeastern Health
Planning Symposium. The reservation deadline for the group rate is February 26, 2010.
Reservations after the cut-off date will be accepted at the hotel’s discretion. Taxes are not included
in the group rate, currently 16.25%. Rates are available 3 days prior and 3 days after the event
date, subject to availability. An early departure fee of $75 will apply if a group attendee checks out
prior to confirmed check out date. Parking is $18.00 for overnight self parking and $25.00 overnight
for valet. The early bird special is $6.00 per day if you park before 8:00 a.m.
|
__________________________________
Title: |
HFA's 17th Annual Teleconference |
Date: |
March 24, 2010 which airs from 1:30 to 4 p.m. EST
|
Provider: |
Hospice Foundation of America (HFA) |
Location: |
Teleconference |
Objective: |
Cancer and End-of-Life Care
HFA's 2010 topic, will address:
-- how advances in cancer treatment have changed the role of hospice care in recent years
-- care options related to cancer diagnoses, including hospice and palliative care
-- loss and grief reactions for patients, families and professional caregivers
-- psychosocial aspects of cancer for patients, families and professional caregivers
-- pain management
-- ethical issues related to the disease.
Who are the experts?
HFA's 2010 panel includes Yvette Colón, PhD, MSW, Director of Education & Support at American Pain Foundation; Malene Davis, MBA, CHPN, President & CEO at Capital Hospice; Kenneth J. Doka, PhD, MDiv, Professor of Gerontology at The College of New Rochelle and Senior Consultant to HFA; Richard Payne, MD, Director of the Duke Institute on Care at the End of Life; Sherry R Schachter, PhD, FT, Director Bereavement Services at Calvary Hospital/Hospice; and Brad Stuart, MD, Medical Director at Sutter VNA & Hospice.
|
Registration
& Info: |
For more information, call 1-800-854-3402 or visit www.hospicefoundation.org
|
__________________________________
EVENTS IN FLORIDA(2011)__________________________________
__________________________________
NATIONWIDE EVENTS (2011)__________________________________
|