Grow your expertise in palliative and supportive care at the 6th Annual Palliative Care Transitions Conference, February 25, 2014, at the Hilton Pasadena. Early bird registration for this event, through Dec. 18, 2013, is $150 per person. Visit http://www.hasc.org/palliative-care-2014 for full conference and registration information.

This year’s program will focus on the latest evolution of palliative care transitions across pre- and post-acute care settings, bringing speakers equipped to share experiences from varied perspectives on how best to deliver care to patients with advanced disease. It will provide an updated framework for future regional networks of integrated, coordinated patient transitions for all acute, post-acute and physician providers and payers. Attendees will represent providers at various stages of palliative care program implementation, sharing multidisciplinary team and multi-agency collaborative best practices. Specific clinical challenges facing this patient population, and early data demonstrating steady progress toward the triple aim in several local continuum delivery models in Southern California will stimulate further movement of transforming payment and delivery reform efforts.

Topics and speakers include:

• The Palliative Care Evolution in Coordinated Care Integration

Charles von Gunten, MD, Ohio Health

• Health Policy Issues

Judy Citko, JD, Executive Director, Coalition for Compassionate Care

• Clinical Challenges with Depression Comorbidities and the Palliative Care Patient

Scott Irwin, MD, PhD, Director, Psychiatry & Psychosocial Services, UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, Director, Palliative Care Psychiatry, UC San Diego Health System, Associate Clinical Professor, Psychiatry, UC San Diego School of Medicine

• Care Transitions Programs – Where Does Palliative Care Fit In?

Catherine Bannerman, MD, Torrance Memorial Health System, and Josh Luke, PhD, FACHE, VP, Post-Acute Services, Torrance Memorial Health System

• The Triple Aim in the Care Continuum: Is it Achievable?

Susan Stone, MD, Associate Director, Palliative Care Services, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and Martha Jones, Vice President, Regional Care Management, HealthCare Partners

Attendees can also participate in breakout sessions on the following topics:

• Program Certification and Clinician Credentialing

Helen McNeal, Executive Director, CSU Institute for Palliative Care at California State University San Marcos and Parkview Community Hospital Team (to be named)

• Cultural Diversity

David Kessler, RN, Palliative Care Consultant; Carlos Priestley, Chief Operating Officer, Providence Little Company of Mary – San Pedro; and Natalie Moy, Director, Patient Care Management, Riverside County Regional Medical Center

• C – Difficult Conversations

Michael Hunn, Senior Vice President/Regional Chief Executive, Providence Health & Services – Southern California; Finly Zachariah, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Department of Supportive Care, City of Hope; and Alice Gunderson, Patient and Family Adviser, St. Francis Mesdical Center

Contact: Jamila Mayers
(213) 538-0739, jmayers@hasc.org