Thursday, July 21, 2005

Building Palliative Care Programs in Hospitals: Tools and Strategies for Success

Building Palliative Care Programs in Hospitals: Tools and Strategies for Success

SAN DIEGO (PRWEB) July 17, 2005

The Center to Advance Palliative Care Training Seminar, "Building Palliative Care Programs in Hospitals: Tools and Strategies for Success" will be held October 17-19, 2005 in San Diego.

The conference will provide an engaging, highly practical and comprehensive overview of all aspects of starting and sustaining a successful palliative care program. Center to Advance Palliative Care.

Seminar highlights include:

-How to create compelling business and financial plans

-Strategies for funding palliative care programs

-How to conduct needs and strength assessments

-How to measure quality, cost and satisfaction

-Effective marketing techniques

-How to build hospital-hospice partnerships

Participants of this seminar will receive a complimentary copy of the CAPC resource, A Guide to Building a Hospital-Based Palliative Care Program ($99 value), a desktop manual that lays out concrete steps for building palliative care programs in hospitals.

This conference is intended for Healthcare managers -- including physicians, nurses, administrators and others responsible for the planning and implementation of palliative care programs in hospitals and health systems.

This program is approved for CME credit. (Nursing and Social Work accreditation pending)

To receive further information, visit CAPC's website at www. capc. org/seminar (http://www. capc. org/seminar) or call the CAPC Events Line at (212) 201-2680.

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