Where
SERESC Conference Center
29 Commerce Drive
Bedford, NH 03110
Driving Directions
Reduced rate accommodation for conference participants!
The Hampton Inn Suites, ph (603) 623-2040 for reservations.
Complimentary transportation to SERESC is available. Visit the SERESC website for other listings.
Contact
Janice McDermottNew Hampshire Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
603-415-4298
jmcdermott@nhhpco.org
NHHPCO 21st Annual Fall Conference
The Best Care Possible: Communities of Care
Join us as we celebrate excellent hospice and palliative care in NH, with a day filled with fascinating talks, networking, breakout sessions, exhibits, raffles, a silent auction - and much more!
Proceeds benefit NHHPCO.
The complete program will be available on our website on November 1, 2016. Please be sure to print session handouts in advance as they will not be available at the conference.
We look forward to seeing you!
Featured Speakers
Joanne Lynn, MD, MA, MS, geriatrician, hospice physician, health services researcher, quality improvement advisor, policy advocate, and leader of the Center on Elder Care and Advanced Illness for Altarum Institute.
Caring for Frail Elders – Getting What We Want and Need
Kate M. Lally, MD, FACP Chief of Palliative Care, Care New England Health System, Medical Director at Integra ACO and Hospice Medical Director of Care New England VNA Hospice. Dr. Lally was named an “Inspiring Hospice and Palliative Medicine Leader Under 40” by the American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine.
Developing Community Palliative Care
Jennifer Ballentine, MA, President, The Iris Project, has more than 15 years’ experience in hospice and palliative care, healthcare ethics and public policy, adult education, program development and management, change design, and nonprofit leadership.
Ethical Reflections on Physician Assisted Suicide and Hospice Values
Becky Field, Photographer, Concord, NH
Different Roots, Common Dreams: New Hampshire's Cultural Diversity
Itinerary
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7:30-8:00 |
Registration, Refreshments & Exhibits |
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8:00-8:15 |
Welcome Janice McDermott |
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8:15-9:15 |
Caring for Frail Elders - Getting What We Want and Need Joanne Lynn, MD, MA, MS |
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9:15-10:15 |
Developing Community Palliative Care Kate M. Lally, MD, FACP |
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10:15-10:45 |
BREAK |
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10:45-11:30 |
Different Roots, Common Dreams: New Hampshire's Cultural DIversity Becky Field, Photographer |
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11:30-12:30 |
LUNCH |
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12:30-1:30 |
Breakout Sessions: A. Managing Pain in Individuals with Serious Illness and Comorbid Substance Abuse Disorder Kathleen Broglio, DNP, ANP-BC, ACHPN, CPE, FPCN, Palliative Care, DHMC B. Supporting the Unique Needs of LBGT Adults John Hennessy, SAGE Maine C. Medicare Care Choices Model Project Kristin Barnum, RN, MBA, Bayada Hospice D. The POLST Conversation Kate M. Lally, MD, FACP |
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1:30-1:45 |
BREAK |
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1:45-3:15 |
Ethical Reflections on Physician Assisted Suicide and Hospice Values Jennifer Ballentine, MA, President, The Iris Project |
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3:15-3:30 |
Announcements and Door Prizes |
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3:30-3:55 |
Coming Home: Veterans from Troy through Baghdad to Where? Rev. Gary Rolph, Chaplain, VA Medical Center, Manchester |
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4:00 |
Adjourn, Turn in Evaluations & Receive CE/CME Certificates |
Thank you to our sponsors!
CEUs and Contact Hours
This educational activity has been submitted for approval of continuing nursing education hours to the NH Nurses Association’s Commission on Continuing Education, an accredited approver of Continuing Nursing Education, by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. The activity has also been submitted to the NH Chapter, National Association of Social Workers for CEUs, and to the NH Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators for educational hours.
CME Accreditation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of Concord Hospital and the NHHPCO. The Concord Hospital is accredited by the NH Medical Society Council on Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Concord Hospital Medical Education Program designates this live continuing medical education activity for a maximum of 5.5 credit hours in Category I TM credit towards the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
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