Compassion & Choices supporters can join this fascinating event for free with a special promotional code … the City of Hope End of Life Symposium.

END OF LIFE SYMPOSIUM OVERVIEW
Caring for patients at the end of life, whether during anticipated or sudden death is a challenging experience for everyone involved in providing care to the patient. Education and discussions around the issues faced at the end of life are critical to fostering a comfort level with clinical staff, caregivers, patients, families and institutions. As science advances to provide the latest treatments, the need for palliative and end of life care has also increased. Those working with patients should be educated on and fully informed of how they can help patients in many ways, including psychosocial and spiritual aspects, when they transition from curative to comfort-focused care.

This symposium is designed to educate healthcare professionals, hospices, long-term care facilities and hospitals on multiple facets in End of Life Care for patients with complex and terminal diseases. This symposium will prepare those providing care to patients in understanding the various influences that affect patients when the focus of their treatment changes from curative to comfort-focused care allowing for a life with quality even when curative treatments are no longer an option. This 3-day live symposium features an interactive workshop.

TARGET AUDIENCE
Physicians, physician assistants, nurses, advanced care practitioner, social workers, hospice clinicians, spiritual care representatives , hospital administrators, hospice administrators and staff, long-term care and skilled nursing facilities administrators and staff, medical residents and fellows, and all others interested in the subject matter.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Explain Options at End of Life and the role of hospice.
Discuss and explore grief, bereavement, and alternative burial options at the end of life.
Integrate patient values, priorities, and family voices in discussing end of life options.
Effectively communicate and discuss advanced care planning, prognostication and delivering bad news in the setting of serious illness.
Examine cultural, spiritual and psychosocial concerns at the end of life.
Outline the basics of pediatric and geriatric care at the end of life.