Education Services
Virginia Initiative for Palliative Care
The VCU Massey Cancer Center and Capital Hospice's Institute for Education and Leadership have co-developed a free palliative and hospice care training program for healthcare-related professionals residing in Virginia. The Virginia Initiative for Palliative Care is a state-funded training program designed to provide healthcare professionals the opportunity to shadow palliative care experts to get some real clinical exposure and provide time for questions and answers. Focused on improving clinical experience and an understanding of when to call for assistance, the program includes follow-up mentoring on an ad hock basis as well as some formal structured audio-conference opportunities to address questions that may arise after leaving the program.
Program Features:
- Tuition is FREE -- a $1,000 value; CME credits available.
- Training is individualized so that attendees will be paired with professionals who best match their interests. Chaplains round with chaplains, pain specialists with pain specialists, etc.
- Faculty are board-certified, award-winning national leaders.
- All attendees will learn how Palliative Care addresses Joint Commission (JCAHO) pain and safety standards.
- All attendees will receive a take-home toolkit of useful information.
- Free interdisciplinary is available for three months following the program.
About the VCU Massey Cancer Center
- Founded an managed by world-class interdisciplinary leaders in palliative care.
- An active hospital-wide consultative service -- a team of physicians and advanced practice nurses which consults on referrals to assist with the management of pain, symptoms and the definition of goals of care.
- An 11-bed inpatient unit that provides physical, emotional, spiritual and practical support for patients and families.
About Capital Hospice
- Provides expert end-of-life care to patients and their families in the National Capital Region.
- Has on staff the largest number of board-certified palliative care physicians and nurses with advanced training of any hospice and palliative care facility in Virginia.
- Serves patients in private homes, hospitals, nursing homes, and the Halquist Memorial Inpatient Center.