November is Hospice & Palliative Care Month. In observance, Supportive and Palliative Care will be presenting a 3-day virtual education series: Caring for Body, Mind, and Spirit.

Nov. 8-10, 2022 | 11AM – 2PM

Let’s recognize and celebrate the physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, therapists and other members of the multidisciplinary teams who bring this valuable and specialized care to our patients, families and community. 

Palliative Care is a treatment approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing problems associated with life threatening illness, through prevention of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, whether they be physical, psychosocial, or spiritual.  Palliative care can be provided to all patients and families from the time of diagnosis and throughout the course of their illness.

For more information email: Yvonne Martinez at ymartinez@houstonmethodist or Desire Poindexter at dpoindexter2@houstonmethodist.org.

Registration required, use links on following page.

3-Day Virtual Conference Agenda:

Tuesday, November 8^th

11:00 AM – 11:20 AM

Welcome - Anna Tenorio, MD

Self-Care Session - Cynthia Johnson, BCC, MS

**Continuing Education Credits not awarded for Self-Care Activity**

https://learn.houstonmethodist.org/content/supportive-palliative-care-virtual-conference-day-1#group-tabs-node-course-default2

11:20 AM – 12:10 PM

Palliative Medicine and Hospice - Jeanette G. Ferrer, DO

https://learn.houstonmethodist.org/content/hospice-and-palliative-care-basics

12:15 PM – 1:05 PM

Palliative Care Communication Myths & Realities

Rebel L. Heasley, DNP, MHA, RN, NE-BC, CHPN

https://learn.houstonmethodist.org/content/myths-and-realities-communication

1:10 PM – 2:00 PM

Palliative Care: A World View - Nhu-Nhu Tull, MD

https://learn.houstonmethodist.org/content/palliative-care-world-view

Wednesday, November 9^th

11:00 AM – 11:20 AM

Welcome - Anna Tenorio, MD

Self-Care Session - Jonatan Amaya, BA, MTS

**Continuing Education Credits not awarded for Self-Care Activity**

https://learn.houstonmethodist.org/content/supportive-palliative-care-virtual-conference-day-2

11:20 AM - 11:55 PM

Music Therapy in Palliative Care - Stephanie Cham, MT-BC

https://learn.houstonmethodist.org/content/music-therapy-palliative-care

12:00 PM – 12:35 PM

Pain Management in Older Adults - Tatjana Ramos, PharmD, MPH, BCPS

** UAN: 0478-9999-22-032-L08-P Contact Hour 0.5 hr.**

https://learn.houstonmethodist.org/content/geriatric-palliative-care-symptom-management-considerations-older-adults

12:45 PM – 1:20 PM

Navigating Care in the Unbefriended Patient - Channon Hudgins, MD

https://learn.houstonmethodist.org/content/navigating-care-incapacitated-patient

1:25 PM – 2:00 PM

Coping with Illness Related Stress and Disease - Karina Ramirez, MD & Sylvia Briones, MDiv

https://learn.houstonmethodist.org/content/spirituality-palliative-care

Thursday, November 10^th

11:00 AM – 11:20 AM

Welcome - Anna Tenorio, MD

Self-Care Session - Sarah Grudier, LCSW, APHSW-C

**Continuing Education Credits not awarded for Self-Care Activity**

https://learn.houstonmethodist.org/content/supportive-palliative-care-virtual-conference-day-3

11:20 AM - 11:55 PM

[Buprenor]fiend or Friend? The Role of Buprenorphine in Palliative Care

Tatjana Ramos, PharmD, MPH, BCPS

**UAN: 0478-9999-22-033-L08-P     Contact Hour 0.5 hr.**

https://learn.houstonmethodist.org/content/buprenorphine-cancer-pain

12:00 PM – 12:35 PM

Social Determinants of Health Care - Yvonne A. Marlow, LMSW

https://learn.houstonmethodist.org/content/social-determinants-care

12:45 PM – 1:20 PM

Caring for Patients Near the End of Life, A Nursing Perspective - Teresa A. Smith, APRN, ANP-C

https://learn.houstonmethodist.org/content/caring-patients-near-end-life-nursing-perspective

1:25 PM – 2:00 PM

Legal and Ethical Aspects of Care - Regina Welch, DNP

https://learn.houstonmethodist.org/content/legal-and-ethical-aspects-care

Continuing Education Information

Nurses:

Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Houston Methodist will award 0.75 professional development contact hours for each activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the corresponding evaluation.

Physicians:

Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

These live activities have been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM.

Social Work:

Houston Methodist Hospital designates each activity for 0.5 CEU(s) for social work. This offering complies with section 781.511 of the rules of The Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners 

Pharmacists:

Houston Methodist Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Participants documenting completion of the activity by attending the lecture, participating in the learning assessment, and completing an evaluation form within 30 days will receive up to 1.0  contact hour (0.1 CEU) of continuing pharmacy education credit as a knowledge-based activity for pharmacists.

CPE activities are complimentary to all Houston Methodist Hospital employees. No financial support has been received for this activity.

Houston Methodist Supportive & Palliative Care

6565 Fannin St., Houston, TX 77030

713-441-0428 (office) 713-441-0444 (fax)