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Educational Services

8th Annual Josefina Magno Conference

 

 

 

October 24-25, 2006

This year's conference, titled "The Many Faces of Pain in Palliative Care," focuses on the care of patients with advanced illnesses and diseases and who are experiencing pain. For physicians, nurses, social workers and chaplains, this internationally recognized conference aims to:

• Provide information and skills to the professional healthcare community on management of the uncontrolled pain suffered by those with life-limiting illness

The full conference consists of a half-day pre-conference, titled "Interventional Pain Management for Palliative Care," which discusses interventional pain management, generally required when a patient has regional, uncontrolled or intractable pain. The following two-day conference, "The Many Faces of Pain in Palliative Care," explores many facets of pain management, including progress made, strategies and inconsistencies, the effect of faith-based cultures and biological individualities on pain management, and political, personal and professional barriers to pain management.

Confirmed Speakers for "The Many Faces of Pain in Palliative Care " include:

• Mary Wright Baylor, MSN, RN, Executive Director, Insitute for Education and Leadership, Capital Hospice
• Malene Davis, RN, CHPN, MBA, President Hospice Care Corporation; incoming President, Board of Directors, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
• John F. Dombrowski, MD, PC, Director The Washington Pain Center; Associate Professor Georgetown University; Director, Pain Medicine Services, Georgetown Hospital
• Frank Ferris, MD, Medical Director, Palliative Care Standards and Outcome Measures, San Diego Hospice; co-principal of the Education for Physicians on End-of-Life Care (EPEC) Project
• Perry Fine, MD, Medical Director of The National Hospice and Palliative Care Association; Past President of the American Pain Society
• Gary Gardia, M.Ed, LCSW, Director of the Center for Compassionate Care, Las Vegas, Nevada; Social Work Section Leader, National Council of Hospice and Palliative Professionals
• Carlos Gomez, MD, PhD, Associate Director, The Institute for Education and Leadership at Capital Hospice
• Joan Harrold, MD, Medical Director, Hospice of Lancaster County; Chair of Physician's Section of the National Council of Hospice and Palliative Professionals (NCHPP).
• Mary Lynn McPherson, Pharm.D., Associate Professor, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
• Tomasz Okon, MD, Fellowship Director, Palliative Care Service, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, Wisconsin
• Susan K. Rogers, MS, BSN, RN, CHPN, Associate Director, Institute for Education and Leadership, Capital Hospice
• J. Donald Schumacher, Psy.D., President and CEO, National Hospice and Palliative Care Association
• Hank Willner, MD, Medical Director, Capital Hospice.

 

Registration

For more information about, or to register for this conference, please call 703.531.6247, send email or send an inquiry to.

Institute for Education and Leadership
6565 Arlington Blvd.
Suite 501
Falls Church, VA 22042
Fax: 703.538.2069