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Conferences and Rounds

Palliative Care Fellowship Seminars

Core Palliative Care Seminar Series

Summer

Orientation Week:
- Introduction to Palliative Care
- Introduction to Pain Management
- Hospice 101
- Family Meeting Skills 1: Basics
Dyspnea & Secretion Management
Anorexia, Nausea/Vomiting, Constipation
Methadone and Buprenorphine
Medical Marijuana
QA/QI in Palliative Care
Research & Scholarship in Palliative Care*
Ethics Part 1: Introduction to Ethics
Palliative Sedation
Palliative Radiation
Opioids and Emotions
Disclosing Adverse Events
Opioid Addiction and Risk Mitigation

Fall

Mindfulness
Interventional Pain Management
Hospice 201
Career Speed Dating (2 hr.)*
Spiritual and Existential Suffering
Neuromodulators
Advanced Communication Training (2 day)
Bereavement 1: Theories and Cases
Delirium & Agitation
Ethics Part 2
*How to Write a CV
Mid-Year Program Review

Winter

Hospice Medical Director Role*
Health Care Disparities in Palliative Care
Depression & Anxiety
Prognostication
AAHPM Meeting (4 days)*
Fellow’s Retreat (All Day)*
Giving an Effective Slide Presentation*
Hospice 201

Spring

Dealing with Grief
Leadership 1: Leadership Traits & Finances*
Leadership 2: Fellowship & Nat’l Opportunities*
Billing*
Neuropalliative Care
Ethics Part 3
Becoming an Attending*
End-of-Year Program Review

Pediatric Palliative Care Seminar Series

Target Date	Topic
July	Overview of Peds Palliative Care
August	Pain and Sedation Assessment & Managment in Neonates
September	Non-Pharmacologic Pain Management
October	Talking to Children about Death/Dying
November	Perinatal Palliative Care
December	Communication Workshop with Bereaved Parents
January	QOL assessments and Regulations in Kids with Devel. Disabilities
February	Ethics and Decision-making in never-capacitated individuals
March	Transitions of care (CF, DD, DMD
April	Music Therapy
May	Spirituality in Children
June	Moral Distress

Palliative Care Divisional Conferences

Palliative Care Grand Rounds

4th Wednesday of the Month at Noon

This is a series of hour-long presentations facilitated by local, regional and national experts regarding issues relevant to the comprehensive care of seriously ill patients and their families. Traditionally held in a state-of-the-art conference room (K-207), Covid-19 has moved us to a purely virtual Zoom format.

Recordings of recent Grand Rounds:

Double Jeopardy: Palliative Care & Sexuality (May 25, 2022)
Interpreting Palliative Care: Interpreters as Essential Team Members (September 28, 2022)
When Warriors are Tired: How Language Impacts How We Cope (November 30, 2022)
Medical Cannibis: Legal Status and Evidence Based Use (January 25, 2023)
Preparing Patients and their Loved Ones for End-of-Life Decision-making: From the Outpatient to the ICU Setting (February 22, 2023)
Vicarious Trauma: The Potential Flip Side of Caring (March 22, 2023)
Cardiac Pacemaker Discontinuation (April 26, 2023)
Death Rituals: A Cross-Cultural Look at Personhood and Meaning (May 24, 2023)
Improving Quality Through Palliative Care Education, Engagement, and Partnership in Rochester (June 28, 2023)
The Role of the Child in End-of-Life-Care Decision Making (November 8, 2023)
It's Not "Losing the Battle"—Reframing Language Around Patient Care and Illness in Older Adults (November 29, 2023)
Palliative Care Stories: 20 Cross-Disciplinary Healers Share Tales, Poems, and Projects (January 24, 2024)
SOPHIE—A Generative AI-Powered Tool to Improve Clinical Communication (March 27, 2024)
Checking our Biases: Untangline Sickle Cell Disease Pain (April 24, 2024)
Opioid Management Skills and Comfort in Pediatric Residents: A Quality Improvement Project; Improving Utilization of Palliative Care Services after Admission of Disabling Stroke; Educational Intervention for Droperidol Use in Palliative Care; Underutilization of Medical Cannabis in the Inpatient Setting (May 22, 2024)

For further information, contact our Education Coordinator, Gina Zinn.

Schwartz Center Rounds

3rd Wednesday of the Month at Noon

Schwartz Rounds is an interdisciplinary community gathering focused on the human dimensions of health care. It brings together caregivers from a range of disciplines and levels of training to share experiences and perspectives, and thereby to learn from each other and broaden their view. It was created by health care lawyer Kenneth Schwartz, to “strengthen the human connection, the heart of health care.” Nearly 200 hospitals, hospices and other healthcare organizations conduct Schwartz Rounds in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. The Schwartz Center is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Unlike grand rounds, this is not about clinical problem-solving, but rather about exploring and processing the emotions that come up in the daily work of caring. For more information about Schwartz Center Rounds visit www.theschwartzcenter.org.

Traditionally held in a large auditorium, Covid-19 has moved us to a purely virtual Zoom format. For further information, contact our Education Coordinator, Gina Zinn.

Annual Palliative Care Collaborative Conference of Rochester

2022 marks the 10th year of this co-sponsored regional meeting. It draws several hundred multidisciplinary clinicians, learners and community members from all levels of palliative care expertise and approach. Speakers include international, national, and regional experts. Each Conference includes several plenary sessions and over a dozen workshops designed to meet the needs and interests of all learners, from introductory overviews (eg., Opioids 101) to state of the science updates. The 2022 Conference will be held virtually. Event details.