Palliative Care Education and Practice (PCEP)

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Schedule

A sample schedule is provided below. A full course schedule will be provided to participants prior to the start of the course.

Program changes/substitutions may be made without notice.

Please note that AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ is calculated based on submission of a preliminary agenda and may be subject to change.

Adult and pediatric [P] track participants attend joint sessions except where noted.

Due to the intense nature of the course, we request that you keep most evenings free for program preparation and activities.

[O] Sessions marked with an "O" qualify in Massachusetts for Risk Management credits in Opioid Education/Pain Management training
[E] Sessions marked with an "E" qualify in Massachusetts for Risk Management credits in End-of-Life Care Education
[P] Sessions marked with a "P" are designated for those following the pediatric track

Part 1
Part 2

Part 2

Day 1
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM Welcome Back

Vicki A. Jackson, MD, MPH

James A. Tulsky, MD

Jennifer M. Snaman, MD, MS

Christina K. Ullrich, MD, MPH

Juliet Jacobsen, MD, DPH

12:15 PM - 1:00 PM Taking Conversations to the Next Level [E]

Vicki A. Jackson, MD, MPH

Arc: Communication

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Pedagogical Frame

James A. Tulsky, MD

Arc: Teaching

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Review of Communication Skills from Week 1 [E]

Jennifer M. Snaman, MD

James A. Tulsky, MD

Arc: Communication

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Introduction to Week 2 Communication Skills [E]

Juliet Jacobsen, MD, DPH

Jennifer M. Snaman, MD

Arc: Communication

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM Personal Spiritual History

Small Group Faculty

Arc: Psychosocial/Spiritual/Ethics

Day 2
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Announcements / Opening Exercise
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM "God is Able:" The Significance of a Belief in Miracles for African American Patients with Serious Illnesses [E]

Arc: Psychosocial/Spiritual/Ethics

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Using Palliative Care Skills to Address Structural Factors in Clinical Care [E]

Psychosocial/Spiritual/Ethics

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Spirituality for Generalists

Arc: Psychosocial/Spiritual/Ethics

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM Responding to the Expectation of a Miracle: Cognitive Map [E]

Vicki A. Jackson, MD

Juliet Jacobsen, MD, DPH

Arc: Communication

2:45 PM - 3:15 PM Responding to the Expectation of a Miracle: Group Discussion [E]

Small Group Faculty
Arc: Communication

3:30 PM - 5:15 PM Responding to the Expectation of a Miracle: Skills Practice [E]

Small Group Faculty
Arc: Communication

Day 3
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Announcements/Opening Exercise
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Psychosocial Assessment [E]

Arc: Psychosocial/Spiritual/Ethics

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Assessing the Learner

Vicki A. Jackson, MD, MPH

Arc: Teaching

Adult Track 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM Feeling Blah: Anorexia / Cachexia, Fatigue, Insomnia [E]

Arc: Symptom Management

1:15 PM - 2:00 PM Feeling Sick: Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhea, Constipation [E]

Arc: Symptom Management

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM Complex Pain Management: A Case-Based Discussion [E]

Arc: Symptom Management

3:15 PM - 4:30 PM Improving Pain and Function in Patients with Substance Use Disorders [O]

Arc: Symptom Management

Pediatric Track 12:30 PM - 4:45 PM
12:30 PM - 1:50 PM Intractable Symptoms in Children with Severe Neurological Impairment [E] [P]

Arc: Symptom Management

2:05 PM - 3:25 PM Advanced Pain Management in Children with Advanced Illness [O] [P]

Arc: Symptom Management

3:40 PM - 4:45 PM Take My Breath Away [E] [P]

Jennifer M. Snaman, MD, MS

Christina K. Ullrich, MD, MPH
Arc: Symptom Management

Day 4
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Announcements/Opening Exercise
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM A Meaningful Patient Experience

Small Group Faculty
Arc: Communication

Adult Track 9:15 AM - 11:15 AM
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM Options of Last Resort [E]

James A. Tulsky, MD
Arc: Symptom Management

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Palliative Sedation: Adult [E]

Arc: Symptom Management

Pediatric Track 9:15 AM - 11:15 AM
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM Limiting or Discontinuing Life Sustaining Therapies [E] [P]

Christina K. Ullrich, MD, MPH
Jennifer M. Snaman, MD
Arc: Symptom Management

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Goals of Care and Decision Making in the Setting of Uncertainty

Christina K. Ullrich, MD, MPH
Jennifer M. Snaman, MD
Arc: Symptom Management

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM Care of the Imminently Dying Patient [E]

Vicki A. Jackson, MD, MPH
Arc: Psychosocial/Spiritual/Ethics

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM When a Patient is Reluctant to Talk About It: Cognitive Map [E]

Vicki A. Jackson, MD, MPH
Juliet Jacobsen, MD, DPH
Arc: Communication

4:15 PM - 5:00 PM When a Patient is Reluctant to Talk About It: Essential Skills Practice [E]

Small Group Faculty
Arc: Communication

5:15 PM - 6:00 PM When a Patient is Reluctant to Talk About It: Essential Skills Practice [E]

Small Group Faculty
Arc: Communication

Day 5
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Announcements/Opening Exercise
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM Family Meeting: Cognitive Map [E]

Jennifer M. Snaman

James A. Tulsky, MD

Arc: Communication

11:00 AM - 12:45 PM Family Meeting: Essential Skills Practice [E]

Small Group Faculty

Arc: Communication

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM Conveying Compassion and "Connecting" Virtually: Providing Palliative Care via Telehealth

Christina K. Ullrich, MD, MPH

Arc: Teaching

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM Teaching in a Large Group Setting

James A. Tulsky, MD

Arc: Teaching

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Project Presentations

Project Groups

Arc: Program Development

Day 6
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Announcements / Opening Exercise
10:15 AM - 12:00 PM Find and Leverage Your Inner Leader

Arc: Communication

12:30 PM - 1:15 PM Communication at the Bedside

Arc: Teaching

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Bringing PCEP Home & Goodbyes

Small Group Faculty

Arc: Communication

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM Closing Reception ~