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The Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 19.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity meets the criteria of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for 12.00 Credits of Risk Management Study. This includes 12.00 Credits of End-of-Life Care Studies (qualifying sessions are noted on the schedule). Please check your individual state licensing board requirements before claiming these credits.

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada recognizes conferences and workshops held outside of Canada that are developed by a university, academy, hospital, specialty society or college as accredited group learning activities.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ claimed by physicians attending live events certified and organized in the United States for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ can be claimed through the agreement on mutual recognition of credits between UEMS and AMA, considered as being equal to the European Continuous Medical Education Credits (ECMEC©) granted by the UEMS. One AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ is equivalent to one (1) hour of European EACCME Credit (ECMEC©), therefore up to 19.25 ECMEC© Credits are available. Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

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Caring for patients with serious illness, especially those who are approaching the end 
of life, is one of the most challenging responsibilities in clinical work. Communicating with patients and their families concerning end-of-life issues, continuing care plans and possible outcomes is crucial. This new course offers proven strategies, practical instruction, tools and workshops to help you conduct these difficult conversations. 

Practical, evidence-based instruction to:

• Enhance your personal effectiveness and comfort in conducting end-of-life discussions
• Compassionately handle patient and family emotional responses to such discussions
• Facilitate alignment of patient goals with the care they receive
• Promote appropriate use of healthcare resources
• Teach your colleagues how to conduct more effective serious illness care conversations 
• Implement a new process for serious illness communication in your institution

Unique Teaching Methods and Take-Home Tools  

The teaching approach in this course engages you as both an expert and a learner. You already know a great deal about the challenges in developing patient-centered treatment plans. Building on this background, this course provides you with evidence-based, highly effective strategies for conducting end-of-life conversations, and a Serious Illness Conversation Guide to help you structure conversations about this difficult topic in a patient-centered and efficient way.

Teaching and learning methods will include:

• Personalized support and feedback in developing an institution-specific plan for implementing a Serious Illness Care Program at participants' home sites
• Interactive discussion in large and small groups
• Demonstration and practice using the Serious Illness Communication Guide, with personalized feedback
• Teaching demonstrations and opportunities to practice teaching others about the use of the Communication Guide
• Coaching on engaging, training and supporting clinicians and administrators in implementing the Serious Illness Care Program

Attendees leave this course with:

• Resources for patients to share 
with family members
• Action plans
• A guide to help you structure conversations about
 this difficult topic in a patient-centered and efficient way
• Structure for optimal training of other clinicians in your organization on the best ways to elicit patient goals and values

• Corrine Alexander, MD

  Attending Physician, Palliative Care Service, Massachusetts General Hospital
  Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

• Rachelle E. Bernacki, MD, MS

  Director of Quality Initiatives, Division of Adult Palliative Care, Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital
  Associate Director, Serious Illness Care Program, Ariadne Labs
  Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

• William Berry, MD, MPA, MPH

  Chief Medical Officer, Ariadne Labs
  Associate Medical Director, CRICO
  Principle Research Scientist, Harvard School of Public Health

• J. Andrew Billings, MD

  Consultant, Cambridge Health Alliance
  Former Director, Palliative Care Service, Massachusetts General Hospital
  Co-Investigator, Serious Illness Care Program, Ariadne Labs
  Co-Director, Harvard Medical School Center for Palliative Care
  Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

• Heidi Blake, MD

  Palliative Care Physician, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

• Susan D. Block, MD

  Chair, Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital
  Director, Serious Illness Care Program, Ariadne Labs
  Co-Director, Harvard Medical School Center for Palliative Care
  Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine, Harvard Medical School

• Mary K. Buss, MD, MPH

  Director, Ambulatory Palliative Care Services, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

• Robert A. Cohen, MD, MSc

  Director of Education, Nephrology Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

• Zara Cooper, MD, MSc, FACS

  Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital
  Interim Associate Director, Center for Surgery and Public Health
  Associate Faculty, Ariadne Labs
  Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

• Richard D. Goldstein, MD

  Senior Physician, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Children's Hospital Boston
  Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

• John D. Halporn, MD

  Palliative Care Physician, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
  Palliative Care Consultant, Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital
  Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

• Doreen Harvey, RN, BSN, CCM, NC-BC

  Nurse Case Manager, Integrated Care Management Program, Brigham and Women's Hospital

• Lisa Hirschhorn, MD, MPH

  Director, Implementation and Improvement Science, Ariadne Labs
  Director of International Monitoring and Evaluation, Harvard Medical School
  Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

• Vicki Jackson, MD

  Chief, Palliative Care Division, Massachusetts General Hospital
  Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

• Juliet Jacobson, MD

  Assistant in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
  Fellowship Director, Harvard Interprofessional Palliative Care Fellowship
  Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

• Mihir Kamdar, MD

  Associate Director, Palliative Care Service, Massachusetts General Hospital
  Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

• Joshua R. Lakin, MD

  Attending Physician, Adult Palliative Care Service, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women's Hospital
  Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

• Rich Lawson, PhD

  Senior Program Manager, Serious Illness Care Program, Ariadne Labs

• Cindy Lien, MD

  Attending Physician, Palliative Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  Attending Physician, Hospital Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

• Jo Paladino, MD

  Research Fellow, Serious Illness Care Program, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Ariadne Labs

• Julia Ragland, MD

  Director, Pain and Palliative Care Service, Newton-Wellesley Hospital
  Hospitalist, Newton-Wellesley Hospital
  Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine

• Barbara Reville, DNP, CRNP, ACHPN

  Director of Palliative Nursing, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/ Brigham and Women's Hospital

• Justin Sanders, MD, MSc

  Attending Physician, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
  Research Fellow, Serious Illness Care Program, Ariadne Labs
  Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

• Kristen Schaefer, MD

  Physician, Division of Adult Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
  Director of Medical Student and Resident Education, Division of Adult Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 
  Director, Supportive Cardiology Initiative, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women's Hospital
  Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

• Katherine Semrau, PhD, MPH

  Director, BetterBirth Program, Ariadne Labs
  Associate Epidemiologist, Division of Global Health Equity, Brigham and Women's Hospital
  Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

• Eliza P. Shulman, DO, MPH

  Chief of Geriatrics and Palliative Care, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates

• Sarah Slater, MD

  Attending Physician, Hematology/Oncology and Palliative Medicine, Mount Auburn Hospital
  Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

• Jane deLima Thomas, MD, FAAHPM

  Director, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/ Brigham and Women's Palliative Care Consult Service
  Associate Director, Harvard Interprofessional Fellowship Program
  Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

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Boston, MA 02108
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A limited number of specially priced, discounted rooms have been reserved until May 13, 2015 at the Omni Parker House hotel. Please specify that you are enrolled in this course to receive a reduced room rate of $289 single/double. 

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