Registration opens soon for the 5th Annual HASC Palliative Care Conference, themed Growing Continuum Conversations, Feb. 26, 2013 at Hilton Pasadena. Confirmed speakers and topics include Robert Bear, MD, How a Nephrologist Became a Palliative Care Medicine Champion through Personal Epiphany and Change Leadership, and Richard Brumley, MD, chief medical officer of GeriNet, with more to come.

Sign up for the latest on how continuum providers are linking with supportive care models in California and across the nation.

Attendees gain information about pioneering efforts at expanded physician-to-physician conversations as well as health plan perspectives on achieving “triple-aim” payer-provider reimbursement alignment. Enhance your knowledge and share your team skills with others guiding the development of new service delivery models in supportive care.
The conference offers these opportunities:

• Hear from physicians about their personal transformations and how better listening has improved the quality of their practice.
• Learn about productive physician/physician conversations in patient management.
• Understand the critical tipping point of choosing between “comfort care” and general inpatient care.
• Recognize how the term “supportive care” is more helpful in obtaining advance care planning goals.

Panel presentations and group networking opportunities will present best practices and concrete strategies from your peers highlighting:

• The pharmacist’s contribution.
• How a home health provider achieved a 4 percent hospital readmission rate.
• The patient/family advocate role.
• Re-energizing your team.
• Obtaining executive buy-in.

For more information, please contact George Mack, (213) 538-0717, gmack@hasc.org.