Upcoming Events at Suncoast Hospice | Empath Health Service Center, Gathering P
Sat Jan 26, 8:00 AM - Sat Jan 26, 3:00 PM
Suncoast Hospice | Empath Health Service Center, Gathering P
5771 Roosevelt Blvd, Clearwater, FL 33760
Community: Clearwater
Description
At this Symposium, Empath Health expert staff, as well as a panel of Suncoast Hospice and community experts, will speak to some of the most challenging aspects of caring for and communicating with patients with chronic and advanced illnesses.
Event Details
The Symposium presentations will be based on content from the EPEC (Education on Palliative and End-of-Life Care) Project – a curriculum developed by the American Medical Association.
Empath Health speakers include:
Lawrence E. Kay, MD, Chief Medical Officer
Jasmin Jerez-Marte, MD, HMDC, Suncoast Hospice Medical Director
Cathy Emmett, PhD, APRN, ACHPN, Clinical Practice Specialist
David Doeringer, MD, Suncoast Hospice Care Center and Home Team Physician
Tracy L. Christner, Community Outreach Liaison, Veteran’s Community & Advance Care Planning
Panelists include:
Howard Tuch, MD, USF Program Director & Medical Director, Palliative Services, Tampa General Hospital
Ahmad Shaker, MD, Oncologist, Suncoast Oncology & Hematology
Mary Waechter, MD, Suncoast Hospice Care Center Physician
Mary Lynn Guarino, APRN, Empath Health Palliative Care
Agenda
8:00 am – 8:30 am: Registration and Breakfast
8:30 am – 9:30 am: Communicating Effectively
9:30 am – 10:30 am: Advance Care Planning
10:30 am – 10:45 am: Break
10:45 am – 11:45 am: Clarifying Diagnosis and Prognosis
11:45 pm – 12:45 pm: Negotiating Goals of Care
12:45 pm – 1:00 pm: Break and Boxed Lunch of Choice
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Expert Panel – “Pain Points for Palliative and Hospice Care”
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Open discussion with subject matter experts
Continuing Education Credits: 5 CEUs for Social Work or Nursing; 5 CMEs for Physicians.
For more information contact Jeannine Lyons at (727) 523-4124 or JeannineLyons@EmpathHealth.org.
Limited spaces available. Register today!
Empath Health speakers include:
Lawrence E. Kay, MD, Chief Medical Officer
Jasmin Jerez-Marte, MD, HMDC, Suncoast Hospice Medical Director
Cathy Emmett, PhD, APRN, ACHPN, Clinical Practice Specialist
David Doeringer, MD, Suncoast Hospice Care Center and Home Team Physician
Tracy L. Christner, Community Outreach Liaison, Veteran’s Community & Advance Care Planning
Panelists include:
Howard Tuch, MD, USF Program Director & Medical Director, Palliative Services, Tampa General Hospital
Ahmad Shaker, MD, Oncologist, Suncoast Oncology & Hematology
Mary Waechter, MD, Suncoast Hospice Care Center Physician
Mary Lynn Guarino, APRN, Empath Health Palliative Care
Agenda
8:00 am – 8:30 am: Registration and Breakfast
8:30 am – 9:30 am: Communicating Effectively
9:30 am – 10:30 am: Advance Care Planning
10:30 am – 10:45 am: Break
10:45 am – 11:45 am: Clarifying Diagnosis and Prognosis
11:45 pm – 12:45 pm: Negotiating Goals of Care
12:45 pm – 1:00 pm: Break and Boxed Lunch of Choice
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Expert Panel – “Pain Points for Palliative and Hospice Care”
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Open discussion with subject matter experts
Continuing Education Credits: 5 CEUs for Social Work or Nursing; 5 CMEs for Physicians.
For more information contact Jeannine Lyons at (727) 523-4124 or JeannineLyons@EmpathHealth.org.
Limited spaces available. Register today!
