Professional Resources: Conferences
Colorado Center for Hospice & Palliative Care Conferences and Education Events
Conferences and Education Days
March 12: Bereavement Skills Building Day, Roots and Branches: Growing Effective Bereavement Services. Presenting essential skills for bereavement and grief support professionals in hospice, palliative care, and community settings (clergy, school counselors, support group facilitators, pastoral care, senior services, etc.). Basic track addresses introduction to grief & bereavement and grief support programs. Focused topic tracks include Faith & Grief, Bereavement Programs for Children & Teens, Assessment of High Risk Individuals, Cumulative Loss, and more. Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E. Hampden Ave., Cherry Hills Village (southeast Denver area). $79 / members; $135 / nonmembers.
March 13: Pain & Symptom Management for All Disciplines, Across Settings. A one-day conference for hospice, palliative care, long-term care, home health, and elder care professionals. Three plenary talks by nationally recognized experts on pain & symptom management from the physical, psychosocial, and spiritual perspectives. Breakout workshops will address special topics and offer effective clinical tools. Location TBD (Denver Metro). $150 /members; $200 / nonmembers.
2009 Webinars*
Unless otherwise noted, Webinars are scheduled for 3:30-5:00PM.
$49 / provider member site; $65 / individuals and other sites. Provider members may register for any 5 Webinars for $200, or for all 9 for $350.
January 15: Keeping on Top of Quality & Compliance.
February 12: Leadership Briefing: Legislative and Public Policy Issues.
April 9: National Healthcare Decisions Day: Advancing Advance Care Planning for Your Patients, Residents, Clients, and Community.
May 14: Excellence in Pediatric Palliative & Hospice Care.
June 11: Hospice Report Card
July 9: Accreditation 101
August 13: Leadership Briefing: Legal, Regulatory, & Compliance Update
October 8: Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment: Getting the Most from the MOST Program in Colorado
November 12: Professional Oasis Hour: Caring Effectively for Others Without Losing Yourself. Sponsored by Dignity/Olinger.
*You may attend Webinars from any location that has an Internet-connected computer and telephone. Once you have registered, you will receive an email notice with instructions on how to log on to the Web portion and call in to the audio portion. Webinars are real-time, interactive educational events.
Other Conferences Nationally
For a complete list of upcoming conferences and events, see our Calendar page
24th Management & Leadership Conference: Preserving Hospice Values in a Changing Landscape. Washington, D.C. April 23-25. For additional information click here
American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Annual Assembly, Austin, TX. March 25-28, 2009. For additional information click here
March 25–27: 2nd Annual Leadership
*Note: PayPal is used for online registration and credit card payment. For group registrations, please include names of all attendees in the "Names of Attendees / Comments" box on the PayPal form.