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We develop conferences, fellowships, email discussion groups,
and courses for professionals and patients to assist in their advancement
and understanding of pain medicine and palliative care.
CME Symposium: Emerging Practices in Opioid Prescribing for Chronic
Pain
Saturday, March 21, 2009
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
New York Marriott Marquis
New York, NY
This CME symposium on best practices in opioid prescribing for chronic pain will
address the clinical issues surrounding the initiation and long-term administration
of opioid therapy, and the regulatory and legal concerns that must be appreciated
to implement opioid therapy in a safe and effective manner.
At the conclusion of this symposium, you will be able to:
- Evaluate the ongoing controversies regarding long-term opioid therapy based
on evidence from randomized controlled trials and observational studies, as
a backdrop to determining the best treatment for your patients.
- Understand the side-effect profiles of opioid drugs, including the risk
of opioid-induced hyperalgesia, to help determine if the benefits of opioid
therapy will outwiegh possible adverse events in your patients.
- Assess whether long-term opioid therapy is appropriate for a patient, and
know the steps to take to optimize outcomes.
- Understand how to identify "at risk" patients and know what actions to
take to structure and optimize treatment, and manage aberrant drug-related behavior.
- Understand the current regulatory and legal climate concerning prescription
of opioid drugs.
Beth Israel Medical Center designates this educational activity for a maximum
of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
For information, please
view the program (.pdf)
Conference Organizer:
Beth Israel Medical Center
Office of CME
Phone: (212) 420-4713
Fax: 212-844-1700
Email: ksgaston@chpnet.org
Emerging Practices in Hospice and Palliative Care:
Psychological, Cultural,
and Psychosocial Dimensions of Advanced Illness
Monday, April 27, 2009
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friedman Conference Center, Phillips Ambulatory Care Center
Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY
Dear Colleagues:
We are very pleased to invite you to attend a symposium on best practices in
hospice and palliative care in relation to the psychological, culture, and psychosocial
dimensions of advanced illness. While great strides have been made in the biomedical
treatment of cancer and other advanced illnesses in recent years, understanding
of the psychological and social difficulties associated with the disease trajectory
has not kept pace. Patients with cancer and other advanced illnesses, as well
as their family caregivers, may suffer from psychosocial stress, including anxiety,
depression or other emotional problems. Lack of knowledge about side effects;
lack of transportation, home care, insurance coverage or other resources; and
the general disruptions in daily life may cause additional suffering.
As a department that trains health care professionals in the tenets of palliative
care, we are pleased to offer this one-day conference for psychologists, social
workers and allied health professionals who encounter these problems every day
in their practices. We will highlight the need for understanding the importance
of the psychosocial issues that confront patients and their caregivers, and
through a variety of didactic and interactive sessions, provide an overview
of these psychological and social stressors, as well as ways in which to assist
patients and families in dealing with them.
Cordially,
Terry Altilio, LCSW, ACSW
Myra Glajchen, DSW
E. Alessandra Strada, PhD
for the Organizing Committee
At the end of the conference, participants will:
- Understand the importance of psychosocial issues in the treatment of the
patient and family receiving palliative care.
- Recognize the importance of understanding cultural differences in their
approach to patients and families.
- Understand the impact of caregiver burden on patients and families.
- Recognize the importance of providing information and assistance to patients
and families as they travel through the disease trajectory.
- Be aware of the ethical issues that may arise at the end of life and
be able to identify the risks and benefits of particular procedures that may be relevant
for their patients.
- Identify symptoms occurring in palliative care patients and those at the end-of-life
and evaluate the various approaches to treatment.
- Be able to evaluate the various psychopharmacological and
psychological interventions available to enhance patient care.
- Be cognizant of the evolving role and the goals of hospice and palliative medicine.
For more information,
view the program (.pdf).
Please use this form to register: Registration
Form (.pdf)
Conference Organizer:
Beth Israel Medical Center
Phone: (212) 844-1461
Fax: 212-844-1503
Email: mherleth@chpnet.org
Fellowship programs
are offered for physicians, nurses, and social workers.
The Social Work Network in Palliative and End-of-Life Care is a joint effort
of the Project on Death in America
and the Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, Beth Israel Medical
Center, New York. This list provides an opportunity for social workers in such
fields as oncology, geriatrics, HIV, hospice, nephrology, and pediatrics to
network and discuss multidimensional aspects and issues related to palliative
and end-of-life care.
The goals and objectives of this email discussion group are to:
- Establish links among social work specialists in such areas as oncology,
geriatrics, HIV, hospice, nephrology, and pediatrics.
- Enhance and encourage communication, networking, and sharing of expertise
among clinicians.
- Provide online notification of relevant research, and political and social
policy issues.
- Provide opportunity for feedback and collaboration around clinical, education,
research, policy and professional issues.
- Identify areas of commonality and unmet needs of social workers practicing
in the areas of palliative care, pain, and end of life.
- Reduce isolation of social workers practicing in settings where there
is lack of opportunity for collaboration and mutual support.
- Develop a resource list of experts for referral, teaching and joint project
development.
This list is managed by Terry Altilio, LCSW, Dept. of Pain Medicine and Palliative
Care, Beth Israel Medical Center, NY; Wendy Walters, ACSW, Odyssey Hospice,
Alabama; and Shirley Otis-Green, LCSW, City of Hope, California.
If you would like to learn more about this email discussion group, please contact
Terry Altilio, LCSW, our list moderator, via email at taltilio@chpnet.org
To join the list, please complete and return this registration
form to Terry's attention.
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