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Program - Palliative Care Institute: Death Happens: Let's Talk About Your Choices, Palliative Care Institute

Palliative Care Institute

No abstract provided.

“It Makes You Feel That You Are Not Just A Thing - You Are A Person”: The Role Of Touch Therapies In Enhancing The Patient Experience, Leila Kozak Phd

Palliative Care Institute

This session will introduce participants to different types of touch therapies, describe the evidence for these non-pharmacological interventions in promoting comfort and relaxation, and discuss the role of these modalities in symptom management and quality of life. The goal of this session is to support organizations in shifting from a typical barrier-driven attitude [“this cannot be done at our organization”] into a solution-driven attitude [“how can we get this done at our organization.”] The session will emphasize family caregivers and volunteer engagement, staff training, sustainable cost models, as well as appropriateness of modalities for diverse settings.

At the end of …

Biofeedback: Applications For Palliative Care, John Jordy Lmhc

Palliative Care Institute

Clinical applications of biofeedback can assist in the management of emotional and physical health, including relaxation, stress reduction, pain management and developing acceptance and effective coping strategies for what can’t be changed.

At the end of the workshop, participants will able to:

1. Articulate how the biofeedback process works physiologically
2. Identify the benefits and limitations of biofeedback as a clinical tool to assist individuals in learning more effective ways to improve health and wellbeing
3. Explore strategies for incorporating this modality into personal or clinical practice

Acupuncture In Palliative Care: Evidence Based Medicine, Sara Bowling Md

Palliative Care Institute

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

1. Articulate how acupuncture works physiologically
2. Identify the benefits and limitations of using acupuncture as a clinical tool in the management of pain
3. Explore strategies for incorporating this modality into personal or clinical practice.

Including Everything: Mindfulness And Transforming Suffering In Palliative Care, Andrea Thach Md

Palliative Care Institute

After over 35 years, the medical benefits of mindfulness are well documented and accepted in a wide range of clinical practice. After reviewing the better known clinical effects of mindfulness training, we will look ahead at the growing research and experience of the salvific nature of this practice.

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1. Discuss the concept of mindfulness
2. Identify situations in which mindfulness has been proven to be effective
3. Reflect on how suffering can be addressed by mindfulness

Cannabis In Palliative And Hospice Medicine, Leanna J. Standish Nd, Phd

Palliative Care Institute

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1. Identify the appropriate uses of cannabis and psychedelics in the treatment of pain and end of life symptoms
2. Define the concerns and legal challenges of integrating this complementary therapy with traditional treatments

Integrative Oncology: A Local Perspective, Jennie Crews Md, Traci Pantuso N.D.

Palliative Care Institute

Drs. Crews and Pantuso will describe their collaborations in the treatment of patients with cancer.

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1. Understand our patients’ preferences regarding Integrative Oncology
2. Define allopathic physicians’ concerns and support of integrating complementary therapy with traditional cancer treatment
3. Identify patient resources in our community for evidence-based integrative oncology
4. Explore the potential opportunities for increased collaboration between allopathic and naturopathic providers

Evidence-Based Integrative Approaches In Palliative Care: Challenges And Opportunities, Leila Kozak Phd

Palliative Care Institute

Palliative care providers are increasingly seeking non-pharmacological supportive interventions to increase comfort and quality of life, which has led to the integration of complementary therapies within palliative care environments. This emerging field of integrative care brings wonderful opportunities as well as challenges. Among the opportunities, the ability to actively engage family caregivers in comfort care modalities, the ability to enhance comfort regardless of the care environment, and self-care opportunities for caregivers and professional staff to decrease stress and burnout. Among the challenges, the lack of education for professional staff regarding complementary therapies may deter professionals from recommending or facilitating access …

Transformation In Service Delivery For Older Adults: Policy Strategies And The Role Of The Community, Anne Montgomery Ms

Palliative Care Institute

This session will address key developments occurring at the national level as policymakers in Congress and the executive branch work to develop and refine models of value-based care delivery for rapidly-growing numbers of Medicare beneficiaries with complex chronic conditions. Montgomery will present the conceptual design, and the evidence that supports it, for a model of integrative care that spans medical care and long-term services and supports (LTSS) for a vulnerable population of frail older adults. This model, MediCaring Communities, is well-positioned to be piloted by willing communities across the country. Montgomery also will explore the existing Medicare financing platforms that …

Common Ethical Challenges In End Of Life Care, Bree Johnston Md, Ross Fewing

Palliative Care Institute

Conflict is common in end-of-life situations. This session will be an interactive session in which we explore common conflicts that emerge between caregivers, patients, and care providers, and apply ethical principles to trying to approach these conflicts.

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

1. Discuss an ethical framework for approaching conflict in health care
2. Discuss the ethical challenges in balancing a patient or family’s hope for a miracle with health care providers’ concerns about providing care that is likely to be non-beneficial
3. Discuss an approach to addressing families’ request not to provide pain medication to a …

Program - Palliative Care Institute 2016 Spring Conference: Heal Without Cure, Palliative Care Institute

Palliative Care Institute

No abstract provided.