Studies confirm that many LatinX/Hispanic populations experience poorer outcomes and increased suffering at end-of-life due to barriers in accessing palliative and hospice care. The goal of this program is to bring those existing disparities to the forefront so that as clinicians we can provide all patients and families with optimal support and high-quality care at Read More
In this program we will take a closer look at late-stage Parkinson’s disease in relation to mortality, risk factors, and caregiver burden, as well as benefits and eligibility for palliative and hospice care.
Complex Care Conversations is a day-long interactive, small-group program for clinicians who treat individuals dealing with serious, progressive illnesses. Participants will learn how to navigate goals-of-care conversations to elicit patients’ values and preferences in a mutually transformative way for clinicians and patients when time matters most.
Explore how palliative care can improve quality of life by anticipating, preventing and treating symptoms within a supportive family centered approach to care in this 1-hour course.
This course will provide practitioners with a detailed understanding of the differences between palliative care and hospice and how they benefit our patients when utilized as partners.
In this program we will review how racism influences medical practice, identify action steps for healthcare workers to combat racism and discriminatory practices, and identify how our organizations can work to combat these inequities in healthcare.