Learning Objectives:
- Differentiate between usual care, palliative care, and hospice care
- Identify patients who may benefit from palliative care or hospice
- Discuss outcome data supporting early palliative care intervention
- Describe opportunities for integrating palliative care into the management of the patient with serious illness
Speakers:
Dr. Paige Farinholt, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, CHI St. Luke's Health; Assistant Professor Hematology and Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine
Dr. Mark Beiter, Palliative Medicine, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
Panelists:
Sara Powers, NP, Adult Health Wound Care and Palliative Medicine, Mercy Regional Medical Center
Dr. Anne C. Rossigno
Dr. Gary Greensweig, Chief Physician Executive, Physician Enterprise