Calendar of Events |
| Monday, July 14 - Tuesday, July 15, 2008 |
Coming Together 2008: A National Forum on Cancer Care in the United States
Location: Marriott Waterfront Hotel, Baltimore, MD
Host: American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer
Who should attend: Individuals involved in the delivery of cancer care and supportive services, cancer research, and cancer advocacy, as well as legislative and regulatory leaders
About the event: The program will seek to raise awareness of the proposed health care legislation and
regulatory initiatives that will affect cancer patient care and to
educate and strengthen the participation of the cancer care community
in these activities.
For more information: Phone 312-202-5442 or visit www.facs.org/cancer/coc/comingtogether2008.html.
| Monday, July 14 - Wednesday, July 16, 2008 |
Hospice Regulatory Super-Conference: "Tools for Survival: Nuts, Bolts and Beyond"
Location: The Grand Wayne Convention Center, Fort Wayne, IN
Co-providers: Michigan Hospice & Palliative Care Organization; Ohio Hospice & Palliative Care Organization and Ohio Home Care Organization; and Indiana Hospice & Palliative Care Organization
Who should attend: Hospice directors, managers, supervisors, education coordinators, quality managers, medical directors, and
clinicians
About the event: Program focus will include: Medicare Conditions of Participation – What’s New? What Isn’t?; Ensuring Reimbursement – Documentation of Eligibility; Comprehensive Assessment and Plan of Care; Interdisciplinary Team Functioning and Process; The Interdisciplinary Team Meeting; Hospice Care in Facilities; QAPI Implementation; Progressive Corrective Action and Appeals; Survey Readiness; Common Pitfalls in Hospice Practice; Risk Areas for Hospices; and Trends in Hospice.
For more information: Download the conference registration brochure (available as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file)* or call 517-886-6667.
| Wednesday, July 16, 2008 |
Tobacco-Free Michigan Meeting
Location: Hannah Community Center, East Lansing
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
For more information: Contact Karen Holcomb-Merrill at 517-335-8599 (e-mail: Holcomb-MerrillK@michigan.gov).
| Wednesday, July 16 — Saturday, July 19, 2008 |
18th Annual Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics: Building Connections for Patient-Centered Records
Location: Baltimore, MD
Sponsor: University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD
For more information: Visit http://nursing.umaryland.edu/sini/index.htm or contact the school at 410-706-3767 (e-mail: informatics@son.umaryland.edu).
| Thursday, July 24 — Sunday, July 27, 2008 |
2008 LIVESTRONG Summit
Location: Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Host: Lance Armstrong Foundation
About the event: The LIVESTRONG Summit will bring together delegates from across the country to be inspired, empowered and trained to lead community-centered efforts to help make cancer a national priority. To attend sessions that best suit their interests, delegates must
choose one of three concurrent tracks: Grassroots & Advocacy, Grassroots & Elections, or Grassroots & Fundraising.
For more information: Visit www.livestrong.org/site/
| Wednesday, July 30 - Friday, Aug. 1, 2008 |
National Latino Cancer Summit: Science Meets Service, Moving Forward Together
Location: Mission Bay Conference Center, San Francisco, CA
Host: Latinas Contra Cancer
About the event: The summit will convene cancer researchers, health policy experts, community activists, cancer survivors, and health professionals in the first-of-its-kind conference to bring attention to the issue of cancer and cancer care disparities among Latinos in the United States. Its purpose is to initiate a dialogue between researchers and Latino communities broadly defined in mobilizing efforts to increase research participation, reduce disparities, and improve cancer care and quality of life for Latinos living with cancer and their families.
For more information: Phone 888-522-8110, e-mail Ysabel Duron at ysabel@latinascontracancer.org, or visit https://register03.exgenex.com/gcmmaintenance/lcc/
html_files/home.html.
| Wednesday, Aug. 13 — Friday, Aug. 15, 2008 |
Palliative Care Leadership Centers Training — Lexington, KY
Training location: Palliative Care Center of the Bluegrass, Lexington, KY
About the training location: A wholly owned subsidiary of Hospice of the Bluegrass, Palliative Care Center of the Bluegrass provides palliative care to multiple community hospitals through consultation, a dedicated inpatient unit, and outpatient, long-term, and home care outreach. Led by Gretchen M. Brown, MSW, and Todd Cote, MD.
Organizers: The national Palliative Care Leadership Centers (PCLC) training and mentoring initiative is supported by a consortium of funders, with direction and technical assistance provided by the Center to Advance Palliative Care.
About the program: The PCLC initiative offers training and mentoring to help start and expand hospital palliative care programs in the United States. PCLC offers hands-on training at the participant's choice of one of six exemplary palliative care programs across the country. Following the hands-on instruction, all participants have ready access to PCLC expert faculty for a full year as participants address the questions and challenges of planning and implementing their own palliative care programs.
For more information: Contact Janet Braun RN, MSPH, at 859-276-5344, ext. 407, or 866-476-1878, ext. 407 (e-mail: jbraun@hospicebg.org) or visit www.capc.org/palliative-care-leadership-initiative.
| Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008 |
2008 Hospice Aide Conference: "Quilt of Care: The Thread that Binds Us"
Location: Radisson Hotel, Lansing
Time: 7:30 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Co-providers: Michigan Hospice & Palliative Care Organization
Who should attend: Hospice aides
About the event: At the end of the day, attendees will be able to: compare and contrast care delivered in at least three different environmental settings; define professionalism and its relation to care in the various environments of care; and list three specific duties of the hospice aide, as identified in the new Conditions of Participation (CoPs). In the morning, a panel of experienced hospice aides will discuss the similarities and differences of care in each
of the following environments: long-term care; assisted living settings; adult foster care home; residential hospice facility; and hospital.
The afternoon workshops will focus on professionalism, quality documentation, and regulations affecting service provided; special attention will be given to the new CoPs as they relate to the hospice aide.
Attendees will learn how to adjust their behaviors and attitudes to ensure a professional manner while
meeting the needs of their patients in each of these unique care settings.
For more information: Download the conference registration brochure (available as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file)* or call 517-482-0188.
| Thursday, Sept. 11 — Friday, Sept. 12, 2008 |
Palliative Care Leadership Centers Training — Columbus, OH
Training location: Mount Carmel Health System, Columbus, OH
About the training location: The Mount Carmel Health System is a community hospital-based, health-system program with a consultation service and three dedicated inpatient units holding 17 beds that grew out of a hospice-hospital partnership. Led by Mary Ann Gill, RN, MEd, and Philip H. Santa-Emma, MD.
Organizers: The national Palliative Care Leadership Centers (PCLC) training and mentoring initiative is supported by a consortium of funders, with direction and technical assistance provided by the Center to Advance Palliative Care.
About the program: The PCLC initiative offers training and mentoring to help start and expand hospital palliative care programs in the United States. PCLC offers hands-on training at the participant's choice of one of six exemplary palliative care programs across the country. Following the hands-on instruction, all participants have ready access to PCLC expert faculty for a full year as participants address the questions and challenges of planning and implementing their own palliative care programs.
For more information: Contact Sharol Herr at 614-234-0222 (e-mail: sherr@mchs.com) or visit www.capc.org/palliative-care-leadership-initiative.
| Thursday, Sept. 11 — Friday, Sept. 12, 2008 |
Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy: Realizing the Promise
Location: Masur and Lipsett Auditorium, National Institutes of Health Main Campus, Bethesda, MD
Host: The Center for Cancer Research at the National Cancer Institute
About the program: Sponsored by the Center of Excellence in Immunology, this meeting will host leaders in the field of cancer immunology and immunotherapy who will discuss recent advances in both translational and clinical research, providing an exciting forum for discussion and debate on promising immunologic approaches to prevent and treat cancer. Session topics include: Adoptive Cell Transfer; Monoclonal Antibodies; Costimulatory and Inhibitory Receptors; Cancer Vaccines; Gene Therapy; New Cytokines; Regulatory T Cells; New Immunotherapy Targets; and others. In addition to invited speakers, there will also be a poster session.
For more information: For more information, visit http://ccr.cancer.gov.
| Monday, Sept. 15 — Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008 |
Palliative Care Leadership Centers Training — Richmond, VA
Training location: VCU Massey Cancer Center, Richmond, VA
About the training location: VCU Massey Cancer Center is an academic safety-net hospital and National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center with a consult service, dedicated inpatient unit, rural outreach, and active outpatient care programs. Led by Thomas J. Smith, MD and Patrick J. Coyne, MSN, APRN, BC. (Note: This training center also offers an optional curriculum for academic medical centers.)
Organizers: The national Palliative Care Leadership Centers (PCLC) training and mentoring initiative is supported by a consortium of funders, with direction and technical assistance provided by the Center to Advance Palliative Care.
About the program: The PCLC initiative offers training and mentoring to help start and expand hospital palliative care programs in the United States. PCLC offers hands-on training at the participant's choice of one of six exemplary palliative care programs across the country. Following the hands-on instruction, all participants have ready access to PCLC expert faculty for a full year as participants address the questions and challenges of planning and implementing their own palliative care programs.
For more information: Contact Carrie Cybulski at 804-628-1918 (e-mail: ccybulski@vcu.edu) or visit www.capc.org/palliative-care-leadership-initiative.
| Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008 |
MCC Governance Committee Meeting
Location: TBD (somewhere in the Lansing area)
Time: 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Who may attend: MCC Governance Committee meetings are open to representatives of all MCC member and partner organizations
For more information: Contact Amy Stagg at 517-324-7310 (e-mail: StaggA@michigan.gov)
| Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008 |
MCC Board of Directors Meeting
Location: TBD (somewhere in the Lansing area)
Time: Noon - 3:00 p.m.
Who may attend: MCC Board of Directors meetings are open to representatives of all MCC member and partner organizations
For more information: Contact Amy Stagg at 517-324-7310 (e-mail: StaggA@michigan.gov)
| Friday, Sept. 19, 2008 |
MCC Advocacy Committee Meeting
Location: American Cancer Society, Great Lakes Division, Inc., 1755 Abbey Road, East Lansing
Time: 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Who may attend: MCC Advocacy Committee meetings are open to representatives of all MCC member and partner organizations
For more information: Contact Amy Stagg at 517-324-7310 (e-mail: StaggA@michigan.gov)
| Wednesday, Sept. 24 — Friday, Sept. 26, 2008 |
Palliative Care Leadership Centers Training — Lexington, KY
Training location: Palliative Care Center of the Bluegrass, Lexington, KY
About the training location: A wholly owned subsidiary of Hospice of the Bluegrass, Palliative Care Center of the Bluegrass provides palliative care to multiple community hospitals through consultation, a dedicated inpatient unit, and outpatient, long-term, and home care outreach. Led by Gretchen M. Brown, MSW, and Todd Cote, MD.
Organizers: The national Palliative Care Leadership Centers (PCLC) training and mentoring initiative is supported by a consortium of funders, with direction and technical assistance provided by the Center to Advance Palliative Care.
About the program: The PCLC initiative offers training and mentoring to help start and expand hospital palliative care programs in the United States. PCLC offers hands-on training at the participant's choice of one of six exemplary palliative care programs across the country. Following the hands-on instruction, all participants have ready access to PCLC expert faculty for a full year as participants address the questions and challenges of planning and implementing their own palliative care programs.
For more information: Contact Janet Braun RN, MSPH, at 859-276-5344, ext. 407, or 866-476-1878, ext. 407 (e-mail: jbraun@hospicebg.org) or visit www.capc.org/palliative-care-leadership-initiative.
| Wednesday, Oct. 1 — Friday, Oct. 3, 2008 |
Palliative Care Leadership Centers Training — Lexington, KY
Training location: Palliative Care Center of the Bluegrass, Lexington, KY
About the training location: A wholly owned subsidiary of Hospice of the Bluegrass, Palliative Care Center of the Bluegrass provides palliative care to multiple community hospitals through consultation, a dedicated inpatient unit, and outpatient, long-term, and home care outreach. Led by Gretchen M. Brown, MSW, and Todd Cote, MD.
Organizers: The national Palliative Care Leadership Centers (PCLC) training and mentoring initiative is supported by a consortium of funders, with direction and technical assistance provided by the Center to Advance Palliative Care.
About the program: The PCLC initiative offers training and mentoring to help start and expand hospital palliative care programs in the United States. PCLC offers hands-on training at the participant's choice of one of six exemplary palliative care programs across the country. Following the hands-on instruction, all participants have ready access to PCLC expert faculty for a full year as participants address the questions and challenges of planning and implementing their own palliative care programs.
For more information: Contact Janet Braun RN, MSPH, at 859-276-5344, ext. 407, or 866-476-1878, ext. 407 (e-mail: jbraun@hospicebg.org) or visit www.capc.org/palliative-care-leadership-initiative.
| Thursday, Oct. 23 — Friday, Oct. 24, 2008 |
Palliative Care Collaborative: Second Annual Regional Conference
Location: The Dearborn Inn, Dearborn
About the meeting: The conference will include concurrent sessions, research presentations, and posters related to symptom assessment and management; disease updates and advances; education (medical, nursing and patient); ethics; humanities; psychosocial/spiritual care; and research results.
For more information: Contact Renata Korabiewski of the Center to Advance Palliative-Care Excellence at Wayne State University at 313-577-0907 (e-mail: renatak@wayne.edu).
| Friday, Oct. 24, 2008 |
2008 MCC Annual Meeting
Location: The Lansing Center, Lansing
Time: 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Who may attend: MCC Annual Meetings are open to representatives of all MCC member and partner organizations, as well as other comprehensive cancer control stakeholders
For more information: Contact Amy Stagg at 517-324-7310 (e-mail: StaggA@michigan.gov)
| Thursday, Oct. 30 — Friday, Nov. 1, 2008 |
19th Annual Meeting of the Alliance of State Pain Initiatives
Location: Hilton Austin, Austin, TX
Host: The Alliance of State Pain Initiatives, a network of interdisciplinary, state-based organizations dedicated to improving the care of persons with pain
About the meeting: This unique, interdisciplinary national forum brings together leaders involved in efforts to address the diverse challenges that impede effective pain control.
Target audience: Physicians, nurses, pharmacists, physician assistants, social workers, physical and occupational therapists, complementary medicine practitioners, health care administrators, psychologists, educators, advocates, policy makers, and all individuals interested in improving pain management are invited to attend.
For more information: Visit
http://aspi.wisc.edu.
| Wednesday, Nov. 5 — Friday, Nov. 7, 2008 |
Palliative Care Leadership Centers Training — Lexington, KY
Training location: Palliative Care Center of the Bluegrass, Lexington, KY
About the training location: A wholly owned subsidiary of Hospice of the Bluegrass, Palliative Care Center of the Bluegrass provides palliative care to multiple community hospitals through consultation, a dedicated inpatient unit, and outpatient, long-term, and home care outreach. Led by Gretchen M. Brown, MSW, and Todd Cote, MD.
Organizers: The national Palliative Care Leadership Centers (PCLC) training and mentoring initiative is supported by a consortium of funders, with direction and technical assistance provided by the Center to Advance Palliative Care.
About the program: The PCLC initiative offers training and mentoring to help start and expand hospital palliative care programs in the United States. PCLC offers hands-on training at the participant's choice of one of six exemplary palliative care programs across the country. Following the hands-on instruction, all participants have ready access to PCLC expert faculty for a full year as participants address the questions and challenges of planning and implementing their own palliative care programs.
For more information: Contact Janet Braun RN, MSPH, at 859-276-5344, ext. 407, or 866-476-1878, ext. 407 (e-mail: jbraun@hospicebg.org) or visit www.capc.org/palliative-care-leadership-initiative.
| Thursday, Nov. 6 — Friday, Nov. 7, 2008 |
Palliative Care Leadership Centers Training — Columbus, OH
Training location: Mount Carmel Health System, Columbus, OH
About the training location: The Mount Carmel Health System is a community hospital-based, health-system program with a consultation service and three dedicated inpatient units holding 17 beds that grew out of a hospice-hospital partnership. Led by Mary Ann Gill, RN, MEd, and Philip H. Santa-Emma, MD.
Organizers: The national Palliative Care Leadership Centers (PCLC) training and mentoring initiative is supported by a consortium of funders, with direction and technical assistance provided by the Center to Advance Palliative Care.
About the program: The PCLC initiative offers training and mentoring to help start and expand hospital palliative care programs in the United States. PCLC offers hands-on training at the participant's choice of one of six exemplary palliative care programs across the country. Following the hands-on instruction, all participants have ready access to PCLC expert faculty for a full year as participants address the questions and challenges of planning and implementing their own palliative care programs.
For more information: Contact Sharol Herr at 614-234-0222 (e-mail: sherr@mchs.com) or visit www.capc.org/palliative-care-leadership-initiative.
| Friday, Nov. 7, 2008 |
4th Annual Michigan State University Nutrigenomics Symposium: Diet & DNA
Location: Radiology Building, Michigan State University, East Lansing
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 300 p.m.
Target audience: Health care researchers, educators, providers, and policy makers
For more information: Contact Cheryl Hunley at 517-355-0120, ext. 235 (e-mail:
Cheryl.Hunley@radiology.msu.edu)
| Saturday, Nov. 8 — Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008 |
American Medical Informatics Association 2008 Annual Symposium
Location: To be determined
For more information: Visit www.amia.org or contact the association at 301-657-1291 (e-mail: mail@amia.org).
| Monday, Nov. 10 — Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008 |
Palliative Care Leadership Centers Training — Richmond, VA
Training location: VCU Massey Cancer Center, Richmond, VA
About the training location: VCU Massey Cancer Center is an academic safety-net hospital and National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center with a consult service, dedicated inpatient unit, rural outreach, and active outpatient care programs. Led by Thomas J. Smith, MD and Patrick J. Coyne, MSN, APRN, BC. (Note: This training center also offers an optional curriculum for academic medical centers.)
Organizers: The national Palliative Care Leadership Centers (PCLC) training and mentoring initiative is supported by a consortium of funders, with direction and technical assistance provided by the Center to Advance Palliative Care.
About the program: The PCLC initiative offers training and mentoring to help start and expand hospital palliative care programs in the United States. PCLC offers hands-on training at the participant's choice of one of six exemplary palliative care programs across the country. Following the hands-on instruction, all participants have ready access to PCLC expert faculty for a full year as participants address the questions and challenges of planning and implementing their own palliative care programs.
For more information: Contact Carrie Cybulski at 804-628-1918 (e-mail: ccybulski@vcu.edu) or visit www.capc.org/palliative-care-leadership-initiative.
| Tuesday, Nov. 11 — Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008 |
The Program in Palliative Care Education & Practice
Location: Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
For more information: For additional details, course descriptions, program schedule, and registration information, visit http://cts.vresp.com/c/?HarvardMedicalSchool/
57d9f1fd20/499173505c/fd30e5a6a3
| April 2009 |
Healthcare and Nursing Informatics Conference
Location: Chicago, IL
Sponsor: Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
For more information: Visit www.himss.org or contact the society at 312-664-4467 (e-mail: himss@himss.org).
| July 2009 |
19th Annual Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics
Location: Baltimore, MD
Sponsor: University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD
For more information: Visit http://nursing.umaryland.edu/sini/index.htm or contact the school at 410-706-3767 (e-mail: informatics@son.umaryland.edu).
| Saturday, Nov. 14 — Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 |
American Medical Informatics Association 2009 Annual Symposium
Location: To be determined
For more information: Visit www.amia.org or contact the association at 301-657-1291 (e-mail: mail@amia.org).
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