4th Annual U.S. Celebration of World Hospice & Palliative Care Day: A Virtual Coming Together

Tuesday, October 3, 2023, 8:00 AM - Wednesday, October 4, 2023, 6:10 PM, Online

Access to palliative care is a right to the highest standard of health and an integral component of universal health coverage for patients with serious illness and their caregivers. This innovative 2-day virtual Conference is a U.S.-based “coming together” that strives to foster cross-cultural community building and both scientific and experiential wisdom sharing. A multidisciplinary group of palliative care leaders at the forefront of research, policy, and clinical practice will present on diverse topics, including serious illness communication, palliative care needs of patients with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses, and care for historically minoritized and marginalized populations.

Condensed over two half-days, this year’s virtual program includes:

• Special breakout sessions will include experts on bereavement, palliative sedation, serious illness communication, and palliative care in the non-cancer population.
• A highlight of this meeting will be dedicated sessions on the patient and caregiver experiences.
• A special Palliative Care Story Exchange will aim to bring together our global community to share openly, listen deeply, and find solace and meaning in our shared experiences as clinicians and caregivers.
• We will feature presentations from palliative care leaders across the world on methods for program implementation from Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean.
• Participants will engage in discussions with interprofessional and internationally based presenters about patient, family, and community implications for palliative care practice and scholarship.

World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (WHPCD) is a global day of action to celebrate and support hospice and palliative care around the world. The 2023 WHPCD theme, Compassionate Communities: Together for Palliative Care, will be a cornerstone throughout this year's conference.

This program is co-hosted by Memorial Sloan Kettering's Supportive Care Service and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

Who Should Attend

This virtual Conference is focused on the care of seriously ill patients and their caregivers, and is appropriate for national and international health care workers including and not limited to physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, social workers, chaplains, psychiatrists, psychologists, pharmacists, and patient advocates regardless of specialty palliative care or oncology experience. We proudly welcome all members of the community to join. 

If you have any questions regarding registering for this Conference, please contact [email protected].

2023 Conference Dates and Times

In effort to make this program as accessible as possible, the program will broken up into two half-days - one morning session and one afternoon session. Please note that this Conference will be held virtually (via Zoom). Detailed access and participation instructions will be emailed to registered attendees prior to the start of the program.

Day 1, Tuesday, October 3
New York (ET): 7:55 am-1:20 pm
California (PT): 4:55 am-10:20 am
West Africa (UST): 12:55-6:20 pm
India (IST): 5:25-10:50 pm

Day 2, Wednesday, October 4
New York (ET): 11:55 am-6:10 pm
California (PT): 8:55 am-3:10 pm
West Africa (UST): 4:55-11:10 pm
India (IST): 9:25 pm-3:40 am (next day)

Online Syllabus

Registered attendees will receive access to an online syllabus after the course, which includes select PDFs of the faculty presentations (slides) and recorded videos from the course. Attendees must check in on the day of the course in order to receive access to the syllabus.

1. Apply interdisciplinary approaches to address patient and family needs across the domains of palliative care to improve quality of life and alleviate serious health-related suffering.
2. Address health disparities in hospice and palliative care and identify actionable methods to promote social justice.
3. Discuss national and global advocacy efforts to promote universal access to palliative care as a component of universal health coverage.
4. Describe evidence-based approaches and advances in symptom management, serious illness communication, bereavement, and advance care planning
5. Describe ethical dilemmas encountered throughout the serious illness trajectory and employ best practices using interdisciplinary models.

This virtual Conference is complimentary for all to attend. Please select the 'Register' tab above to complete registration (registration is required in order to attend). Detailed access and participation instructions, including a link to Zoom, will be emailed to registered attendees prior to the start of the program.

If you have any questions regarding registering for this Conference, please contact [email protected].

Please note that industry professionals may attend MSK CME activities for their own education. Marketing, sales, and promotion of products and services is strictly prohibited at MSK CME activities. For more information, please visit our Help page.

MSK CME reserves the right to cancel or postpone any course due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event we must cancel or postpone this course, you will be notified via email from MSK CME ([email protected]). MSK CME is not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees incurred by airline/travel/lodging agencies.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 10.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ANCC CNE Statement

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center–Nursing Professional Development / Continuing Education is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

10.75 contact hours will be awarded to participants who attend the program in its entirety and complete a program evaluation. Partial credit not awarded.

Continuing Education for Licensed Psychologists in New York State*

This event offers 10.75 NYS Psychology Contact Hours.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is recognized by the New York State Education Department State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0166

Social Work Accreditation Statement**

This presentation is approved for a maximum of 10.75 Continuing Education Contact Hours of Live Virtual Training. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0228.

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*Not all states accept NYS Psychology Contact Hours. Please check with the licensing board in your state for guidance on their acceptance of the credit types offered for this course.

**Not all states accept NYS CEUs. Please check with the licensing board in your state for guidance on their acceptance of the credit types offered for this course.

 

MSK Planning Committee

Conference Director 
Billy Rosa, PhD, MBE, APRN, FAANP, FPCN, FAAN
Assistant Attending Behavioral Scientist
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Visiting Research Scholar, University of Miami Institute for 
Advanced Study of the Americas and Hemispheric and Global Affairs 
2021 Cambia Health Foundation Sojourns Scholar

Conference Co-Director 
Shila Pandey, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, ACHPN  
Nurse Practitioner
Supportive Care Service 
APP Education Specialist

Conference Co-Director 
Andrew Epstein, MD, FAAHPM
Associate Attending
Medical Oncology and Supportive Care Services
2017 Cambia Health Foundation Sojourns Scholar

Liz Blackler, MBE, LCSW-R
Program Manager, Ethics Committee and Consultation Service

Lauren Akua Koranteng, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Supportive Care Service

 

Conference Faculty

Afsan Bhadelia, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Public Health 
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN

David Blum, MD, PhD
Professor
Universitätsspital Zürich - University Hospital Zurich (USZ UZH)
Zürich, Switzerland

Debbie Braybrook, BSc, PhD
Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation 
King’s College London 
London, United Kingdom

Lauren Breen, PhD
Professor, School of Population Health
Curtin University 
Bentley WA, Australia

William Breitbart, MD
Chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Jimmie C. Holland Chair in Psychiatric Oncology
Attending Psychiatrist, Psychiatry & Supportive Care Services
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY 

Katherine Bristowe, PhD, MA, BA (Hons), FHEA
Herbert Dunhill Senior Lecturer 
Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation 
King’s College London 
London, United Kingdom

Crystal Brown, MD, MA
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Bioethics and Humanities
Department of Medicine
University of Washington 
Seattle, WA 

Cristal Brown, MD, MHS 
Assistant Professor
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
Austin, TX

Aileen Collier, BSc(Hons), PhD 
Associate Professor, Palliative Care and Aged Care Nursing 
Research Centre for Palliative Care Death and Dying 
Flinders University and Northern Adelaide Local Health Network
Adelaide, South Australia

Susan DeSanto-Madeya, PhD, RN, FPCN, FAAN
Associate Dean
Professor; Weyker Endowed Chair for Palliative Care
University of Rhode Island, College of Nursing 
Kingston, RI

Alexis Drutchas, MD
Palliative Care Attending Physician
Department of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital 
Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Tracy Fasolino, PhD, APRN
Professor, Distinguished Palliative Care Leader 
Clemson University School of Nursing
Clemson, SC

Shelli Feder, PhD, APRN, FNP-C, ACHPN, FPCN
Assistant Professor 
Associate Director, Yale National Clinician Scholars Program 
Yale University School of Nursing
Orange, CT

Nahla Gafer, MD, MSc 
Researcher
Head of Palliative Care Unit; Oncology Department
Khartoum Oncology Hospital
Khartoum, Sudan

James Gerhart, PhD  
Associate Professor of Psychology
Director of Clinical Training 
Department of Psychology
Central Michigan University
Mt. Pleasant, MI

Amy Hamblin, MFA
[Caregiver] 
Advisory Board, Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence, University of Washington
Advisory Board, Creative Aging Program, Frye Art Museum, 
Seattle, WA

Christopher Jones, MD, MBA
Associate Professor of Medicine
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Palliative Medicine
Duke Palliative Care
Durham, NC

Corey Kennard, Master of Arts in Christian Ministry (MACM)
Pastor, Amplify Christian Church 
Director, Interdisciplinary Teams 
Amplify Christian Church / Ascension St. John Hospital 
Detroit, MI

Felicia Knaul, PHD
Director 
University of Miami Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas 
Coral Gables, FL

Barry Laird, MBChB, MD, MRCGP
Professor; Consultant
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Richard Leiter, MD, MA
Attending Physician; Instructor 
Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 
Boston, MA

Kristin Levoy, PhD, MSN, RN, OCN, CNE
Assistant Professor, Department of Community and Health Systems, 
Indiana University School of Nursing 
Research Scientist, Indiana University Center for Aging 
Research, Regenstrief Institute
Indianapolis, IN

Frank Licciardi
[Patient] 
Chair Emeritus, Patient and Family Advisory Council for Quality (PFACQ) 
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY

Wendy Lichtenthal, PhD, FT
Director, Center to Advance Bereavement Science, Training, and Care
Associate Professor, Pending Rank
Department of Public Health Sciences
University of Miami, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Miami, FL

Shunichi Nakagawa, MD
Associate Professor, Adult Palliative Care
Department of Medicine
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York, NY 

Eve Namisango, Msc, PhD
Programmes Research and Development Manager 
Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation
African Palliative Care Association 
Kampala, Uganda

Judith Nelson, MD, JD
Member, Supportive Care, Critical Care 
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, NY 

M.R. Rajagopal, MD
Doctor of Medicine in Anesthesia
Chairman Emiritus 
Department of Palliative Care
PAllium India
Trivandrum, Kerala, India

Rachel Rusch, LCSW, MSW, MA, APHSW-C
Palliative Care Education & Practice Coordinator
Division of Comfort & Palliative Care
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 
Los Angeles, CA

Justin Sanders, MD, MSc
Kappy and Eric M. Flanders Chair in Palliative Medicine 
Associate Professor 
Department of Family Medicine
McGill University 
Montreal, Canada

Malar Velli Segarmurthy, MD, MPH
DrPH Candidate 
Training Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia, 
Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, 
University of Malaya
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Danetta Sloan, PhD, MSW, MA
Assistant Scientist 
Social Work Scientist
Department of Health, Behavior and Society
Johns Hopkins University 
Baltimore, MD

Mrs. Malissa Spaulding
Member and Community Leader
St. Mark AME Church 
Baltimore, MD

Dingle Spence, MBBS, Dip Pall Med, FRCR
Consultant
Jamaica Cancer Care and Research Institute
Kingston, Jamaica

Donald Sullivan, MD, MA, MCR 
Associate Professor; Research Scientist
Department of Medicine
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, OR

Rachel Thienprayoon, MD, MSCS
Chief Clinical Wellness Officer
Associate Professor of Anesthesia and Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH

Jennifer Tjia, MD, MS 
Professor
Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences 
UMass Chan Medical School
Worcester, MA

Alison Wiesenthal, MD
Chair, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
Chief, Palliative Care Services
Brooke Army Medical Center 
Fort Sam Houston, TX

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies (commercial interests). All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.