Join executives, physicians, nurses and other front-line caregivers as they explore the latest strategies bridging the continuum of care. National and local speakers will present innovative supportive care models and personal stories of transformation that result in better care for patients and stronger partnerships for hospitals.

Description

The Hospital Association of Southern California and the Inland Empire Palliative Care Coalition have joined together to present, Supportive Care and Palliative Care: from Concept to Collaboration, an engaging conference focusing on best practices causing acceleration of cost-effective approaches to care management and treatment goals for patients transitioning across the continuum of pre and post-hospitalization.

Presentations will highlight models that make important distinctions in types of patient care, progress in overcoming physician reluctance toward palliative care, and share ongoing concerns over ethical and moral quandaries facing certain patient populations and their families.  Hear from local and national speakers as they present supportive care models and personal stories of transformation that result in better care for patients, demonstrating increased collaboration and understanding as future policies and payment reform practices come into play.  A prominent faculty will shed light on how best to initiate the conversations surrounding patient and family decisions and treatment options in advanced disease progression.

Objectives

• Clarify terminology and barriers in communication: distinguish between supportive care, palliative care, and hospice care.
• Demonstrate how integrated, coordinated care is evolving in three health system models.
• Illustrate how to structure messaging to engage physician specialists and sub-specialists to support improved care management, and hospital system standardized practices.
• Understand health plan perspectives as collaborative strategic partners.

Agenda

Presenters

	Todd Barrett, MD, Assistant Director, Supportive Care Medicine/Heart, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center		Gina, Mohr, MD, Family Medicine & Palliative Care, Loma Linda University Medical Center
	Pat Blaisdell, Vice President, Post-Acute Care Services, California Hospital Association		Richard Rajaratnam, MD, Clinical Transformation, Loma Linda University Health
	William Henning, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Inland Empire Health Plan		Bradley Rosen, MD, MBA, FHM, Director, Care Transitions and Complex Medical Management, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
	Alice Gunderson, Patient Family Advisor, St. Francis Medical Center		Dennis Sandoval, Esq., Dennis Sandoval Law Corporation
	Rishi Gupta, MD, Supportive Care Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center		Judy Thomas, JD, Executive Director, California Coalition for Compassionate Care
	Glen Komatsu, MD, Pediatrician, Providence Little Company of Mary Hospital		Terri Warren, MSW, Executive Director, Providence TrinityCare Hospice, Palliative Care and TrinityKids Care
	James Leo, MD, Medical Director, Best Practices and Clinical Outcomes, MemorialCare Health System
	JoAnne Lynn, MD, Director, Altarum Institute’s Center for Elder Care and Advanced Illness
	James Mittleberger, MD, MPH, CMD, Regional Medical Director, United Healthcare and Optum

Presenters representing Kaiser Permanente’s Palliative Care Team will also be represented.

Continuing Education

ACHE Credit: The Hospital Association of Southern California is authorized to award 6 hours of pre-approved ACHE Qualified Education credit (non-ACHE) for this program toward advancement, or recertification in the American College of Healthcare Executives.  Participants in this program wishing to have the continuing education hours applied toward ACHE Qualified Education credit should indicate their attendance when submitting application to the American College of Healthcare Executives for advancement or recertification.

BRN Credit: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing. CEP #970 for 7 contact hours.

BBS Credit: Course meets the qualifications for 6 hours of continuing education credit for MFCCs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. (PCE #4280)

NAHP Credit: This program has been submitted for Nursing Home Administrator credit.

CME Credit: This program is being submitted for continuing medical education credit.

Sponsorship

The Palliative Care Conference delivers access and unmatched networking value for supporters and exhibitors, as well as educational excellence and for hundreds of attendees.  Reach an audience that includes:

Organizations: Physician groups, home health and hospice providers, hospitals, health plans, and skilled nursing facilities
Providers: Physicians, administrators, nurses, nurse practitioners, social workers, pharmacists, chaplains, consultants and anyone with an impact on the delivery of quality end-of-life care to patients and family caregivers

Ensure your participation at the 2015 conference. Please contact us to reserve your space.

Thank you to those organizations so far committed to supporting the 2015 Palliative Care Conference.

PLATINUM SPONSOR – $5,000

• Recognition as keynote speaker sponsor
• Four (4) full conference registrations with the option to purchase two (2) additional registrations at the sponsor rate of $125
• Banner featuring company logo
• An 8’ x 10’ exhibit booth space with a six foot table and two chairs in a premier location
• Prominent recognition on a digital display

RUBY SPONSOR – $3,000

• Recognition as a sponsor of (select one): breakfast (2 available), lunch (2 available) or breakout room (2 available)
• Two (2) full conference registrations with the option to purchase two (2) additional registrations at the sponsor rate of $125
• A six-foot table and two chairs
• Recognition on a digital display

GOLD SPONSOR – $1,500

• One (1) full conference registration
• A six-foot table for a tabletop display in the conference vendor area
• Recognition on a digital display

SILVER SPONSOR – $1,000

• One (1) full conference registration
• Recognition on a digital display
• No vending opportunity is offered at this level