CME-Directory

CME program for COPD Guidelines 2009. COPD updated guidelines for the management of COPD produced by the Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD). This is free one-hour video-based CME program on COPD Guidelines including COPD exacerbation.

Kaplan Continuing Education provides online health care programs for nurses, technicians and support staff. KCE offers specialized training for case management, geriatric care management, life care planning, forensic nursing, legal nurse consulting, pharmacy technician and medical coding.

Royal Sonesta Hotel, Cambridge, MA This three-day course is designed to offer physicians and other clinicians the information and skills needed to provide high-quality, specialist-level palliative care to patients with life-threatening illnesses in a variety of practice settings. Through plenaries and workshops, participants will develop a toolbox of palliative care competencies and will learn from colleagues facing similar practice challenges. The course will address the assessment and management of physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and existential sources of suffering experienced by patients and their families. Website: http://www.hms.harvard.edu/pallcare/PAPC.htm Online Registration: www.cme.hms.harvard.edu/courses/palliativecare Contact: Email: PallCare@partners.org or Phone: (617) 582-7859

The Harvard Medical School Program in Palliative Care Education and Practice offers intensive learning experience for physician and nurse-educators who wish to become expert in the clinical practice and teaching of comprehensive, interdisciplinary palliative care, as well as to gain expertise in leading and managing improvements in palliative care education and practice at their own institutions. The course is delivered in two sections: Part 1: Teaching and Learning in Palliative Care consists of 7 days of intensive learning, followed by a 6-month interim where participants work on an individual project and contribute to weekly discussions of problematic cases presented by other participants through e-mail exchanges; and Part 2: Building a Future in Palliative Care, is a second 7-day block that includes continued experiential learning and leadership.

Specialized Pediatric Track! Royal Sonesta Hotel, Cambridge, MA Applications Due: February 11, 2011 Course Dates: April 5-12, 2011 & November 2-8, 2011 The Harvard Medical School Program in Palliative Care Education and Practice offers intensive learning experience for physician and nurse-educators who wish to become expert in the clinical practice and teaching of comprehensive, interdisciplinary palliative care, as well as to gain expertise in leading and managing improvements in palliative care education and practice at their own institutions. The course is delivered in two sections: Part 1: Teaching and Learning in Palliative Care consists of 7 days of intensive learning, followed by a 6-month interim where participants work on an individual project and contribute to weekly discussions of problematic cases presented by other participants through e-mail exchanges; and Part 2: Building a Future in Palliative Care, is a second 7-day block that includes continued experiential learning and leadership. Website: http://www.hms.harvard.edu/pallcare/pcep.htm Contact: Email: PallCare@partners.org or Phone: (617) 582-7859

The Art & Science of Palliative Care Nursing course focuses on applying principles of palliative nursing to the management of patients with chronic illnesses such as heart failure, ALS and renal disease. Other topics that will be covered include pain and symptom management, dementia and communication. This session is specifically designed to meet the needs of the generalist nurse population.