Culture Change Network of Georgia Summit
PERSON-CENTERED PALLIATIVE CARE
– 2018 –
What:
This conference will explore the important topic of PALLIATIVE CARE.Â
You’ll learn how it’s different than hospice, and how it is a key person-centered approach to providing relief from the symptoms and stress of a serious illness.
Who:
For Georgia nursing home staff and related stakeholders including: residents, informal care partners of a resident (family, friend, volunteer), GA Long Term Care Ombudsman, and State of GA Surveyors.
Where:
Courtyard by Marriott
Decatur Downtown/Emory
130 Clairemont Ave,
Decatur, Georgia
30030
When:
27th
of September, 2018
8:30am-4:30pm
FEATURED SPEAKER
Mark Philbrick
RN/MSN, Director of Education & Volunteer Services, Transitions LifeCare (Raleigh, NC)
+ MANY MORE
- Anna Skold
- Liz Przekop
- Amy Bocchino
- WellStar Health System
- Jennifer Judson
- Guest Panel of Nursing Home Staff
| Program Agenda | |
|---|---|
| 8:30am | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 9:30am | Welcome & Introductions – Walter Coffey & Kim McRae, Co-Founders, CCNG Person-Centered Palliative Care – Mark Philbrick, Director of Education & Volunteer Svcs, Transitions LifeCare Connecting Individuals to Palliative Care – Anna Skold, MD |
| 12:15pm | Networking Luncheon |
| 1:15pm | Promoting the Appropriate Use of Palliative Care Services in the Skilled Nursing Center – Jennifer Judson and a Panel of Nursing Home Staff Bringing Well-Being to Palliative Care – Liz Przekop, Meredith Swinford and Amy Bocchino |
| 4:00pm | Person-Centered Palliative Care Wrap-Up |
| 4:15pm | Adjorn |
FULL SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR NURSING HOME STAFF
DEADLINE for submission of scholarship applications is Wednesday, August 15, 2018
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