The New Hampshire Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

The New Hampshire Pain Initiative - A Board Committee of NHHPCO

Present

The 14th Annual Fall Conference

Pain & Beyond: 2009

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

 8:00 am – 3:45 pm

Southeastern Regional Education Service Center (SERESC), Bedford, NH

www.seresc.net

Opening Remarks start at 8:00 am

Keynote Speakers

Thomas Attig, PhD

Author of “The Heart of Grief:  Death and the Search for Lasting Love”

and “How We Grieve:  Relearning the World” will present:

"Catching Your Breath in Grief"

 Suzana K. Everett Makowski, MD, MMM

Board Certified Internist, Fellowship-Trained and Certified in Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine ~ U Mass School of Medicine

Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine ~ U Mass Medical Center will present:

“Diads in Palliative Care:  Balancing the Art & Science of What We Do”

 Center

Jennifer Kennedy, RN, CLNC, BSN, MA

Regulatory and Compliance Specialist
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) will present:
“New Conditions of Participation”

A Variety of Concurrent Sessions will be offered from 1:00 – 2:15 pm and again from 2:30 – 3:45 pm
“Acute Pain Management in Individuals Who Have Chronic Pain”
Brenda Murdough, MSN, RN-C, Coordinator of the Military/Veterans Initiative ~ American Pain Foundation
“Your Decisions Matter-Disparities in EOL Decisions Making and Hospice Utilization in Diverse Communities”
Arlene Lowney, RN, MBA, Evercare Hospice & Palliative Care, Inc.
“Praying With Those Who Have Memory Impairment”
Erika L. Sanborne, University of Massachusetts-Lowell ~ Psychology Department
"Sorrow-Friendly Practices"
Thomas Attig, PhD
“Managing Wound Care in the Hospice & Palliative Care Setting ~ A Disciplinary Approach”
Suzana K. Everett Makowski, MD, MMM

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category I Credit™.
Nursing & Social Work Contact Hours will be applied for.  Certificates of Attendance will be provided.
Detailed Brochures will be mailed in August.  For additional information contact:
 NHHPCO at (603) 225-0900 or refer to the website - www.nhhpco.org

HHPCO 10th Annual Fall Conference Schedule

 7:30-8:00 am

Registration/Exhibits

 8:00-8:15 am

Welcome/Remarks

 8:15-9:15 am

Plenary Session — Hospice & Palliation in the Long Term Care Setting:  Enhancing Comfort and Dignity  - Kerry Cranmer, MD, CMD

 9:15-10:15 am

Plenary Session — The Ethics and Practice of Loving Care - Ira R. Byock, MD

 10:15-10:45 am

Break/Exhibits

 10:45-11:45 am

Plenary Session — Palliative Care: Gateway to Hospice - Gretchen Brown, MSW

 11:45 am-1:00 pm

Lunch/Exhibits

 1:00-2:15 pm

Breakout Sessions — (choose from the following)

A

Advanced Pain & Symptom Management - Paul M. Arnstein, RN, PhD, FNP-C

B

Introductory Pain Management - Linda K. Hotchkiss, RN, CHPN

C

Beyond Words: Expressive Therapy Techniques to Expand Communication and Gain Access to Feelings  -  Leslie Schwarz, MEd

D

BOATING - Before Offering A Treatment Identify New Goals -     

a one-act play presented by Seacoast Hospice

E

Where Mission & Market Meet: Learning to Say Yes - Gretchen Brown, MSW

F

The Regulatory Climate & Hospice /Palliative Care Interface: A Blending of Cultures in Long Term Care - Kerry Cranmer, MD

G

Through a Child’s Eyes: Exploring Life & Death Issues with Children - 

Virginia Fry, MA

 2:15-2:30 pm

Break/Exhibits

 2:30-3:45 pm

Breakout Sessions — (choose from the following)

A -  D

Sessions A - D (listed above) are repeated

H

Heaven or Hell: Does Hospice Have the Answer? - Wes Burwell, BA, MDiv, DMin

I

Next Generation Approach to State-Wide Benchmarking for Performance  Improvement & Strategic Decision-Making - C. Andrew Martin, BS, RN, CHPN

J

Boundaries without Barriers: Balancing Professionalism with a Caring  Connection  - Virginia Fry, MA

 3:45-4:00 pm

Evaluations