5th Annual U.S. Celebration of World Hospice & Palliative Care Day — On Demand

Wednesday, November 13, 2024, 8:00 AM - Saturday, May 31, 2025, 6:40 PM

This innovative conference, recorded live on September 30 and October 1, 2024, brought together a diverse, cross-cultural community to share scientific insights and experiential wisdom in palliative care. Led by multidisciplinary experts at the forefront of research, policy, and clinical practice, this program explores a broad range of topics, including the psychological needs of individuals with serious illnesses, spiritual care at the end of life, the role of emergency medical services in serious illness care, palliative care advocacy, and addressing the needs of historically marginalized and minoritized populations. Special sessions feature experts on psychedelics, end-of-life care, women of color in palliative care, and pediatric palliative care. Additionally, the conference includes presentations from global palliative care leaders on implementing the 2014 World Health Assembly (WHA) Resolution 67.19 on Palliative Care.

For more information about the program, including a full list of faculty and presentations, view the brochure from the live conference. Please note that the Virtual Schwartz Rounds session is not included in the on-demand offering.

World Hospice & Palliative Care Day is a global initiative dedicated to celebrating and supporting hospice and palliative care worldwide. MSK proudly hosts the annual U.S. celebration, supported by our Supportive Care Service and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

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, spiritual care, end-of-life care, and advance care planning.
5. Describe ethical dilemmas encountered throughout the serious illness trajectory and employ best practices using interdisciplinary models.

This complimentary on-demand activity is open to everyone. Registration is required to access the course materials. To enroll and begin, select the 'Course Content' tab at the top of the page. Registration, course content access, and the ability to claim credit are available through May 31, 2025.

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 enduring material for a maximum of 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC Recognition Statement

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 7.00 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Recorded/Review Date: September 30-October 1, 2024 | Original Release Date: November 13, 2024 | Termination Date: May 31, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conference Faculty 

Rabia S. Atayee, PharmD, BCPS, APh, FAAHPM
University of California, San Diego

Cristiane Bergerot, PhD  
Oncoclinicas & Co - MedSir

Craig D. Blinderman, MD, MA, FAAHPM
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Brian Block, MD 
University of California, San Francisco 

Jori F. Bogetz, MD 
University of Washington School of Medicine

William S. Breitbart, MD 
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Amelia M. Breyre, MD, NREMT-P 
Alameda Health System

Annabelle Bull, BSN, RN, CHPN  
University of California, San Francisco 

Karen Bullock, PhD, LICSW, APHSW-C
Boston College

Stephen R. Connor, PhD, LP 
Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance

Alex Daniels
International Children’s Palliative Care Network

Liliana De Lima, MS, MHA
International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care

DorAnne Donesky, PhD ANP-BC ACHPN FHPN
Queen of the Valley Medical Center; University of California

Caroline Dorsen, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Rutgers, State University of New Jersey

Alexis E. Drutchas, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital

Stacy M. Fischer, MD
University of Colorado

Kathleen M. Foley, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center;
Weill Cornell Medicine

Kiran Gupta, MD, MPH
University of California, San Francisco

Ednin Hamzah, MD 
Hospis Malaysia

Julie Hauer, MD, FAAHPM
Boston Children’s Hospital

Noelle Marie C. Javier, MD
Mount Sinai  

Christopher Jones, MD, MBA, HMDC, FAAHPM   
Duke Health

Amanda Kastrinos
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 

Neha Kayastha, MD
Duke University Hospital 

Richard E. Leiter, MD, MA
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; 
Harvard Medical School 

Sonia Malhotra, MD, MS, FAAP, FAAHPM
Tulane School of Medicine;
University Medical Center New Orleans  

Masako Mayahara, RN, PhD, CHPN, FPCN, FAAN
Goldfarb School of Nursing;
Washington University School of Medicine

Michelle Marie Milic, MD
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (MGUH)

Megan R. Miller, PhD, RN
University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing

Laveena Munshi, MD, MSc
Sinai Health System, 
University of Toronto

Judith Nelson, MD, JD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Christian Ntizimira, MD, MMsGHD
African Center for Research on End-of-Life Care (ACREOL);
University of Rwanda

Amy S. Porter, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital 
Harvard Medical School

Enver Rahmanov, MTS, MA 
University of California, San Francisco 

Rachel Rusch, LCSW, MSW, MA, APHSW-C
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Catherine Saiki, RN, MSN, AGNP-C, ACHPN 
University of California, San Francisco

Naomi Saks, MA, Mdiv, BCC
University of California, San Francisco

Naveen Salins, MD, PhD, FRCP
Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Daniel Shalev, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine

Darron Smith, PhD, PA-C, DFAAPA
University of Washington

Columba Thomas, MD, OP
Georgetown University Medical Center

Cara L. Wallace, PhD, LMSW, APHSW-C
Saint Louis University

David H. Wang, MD, FAAHPM
Mass Advantage

Jason A. Webb, MD, DFAPA, FAAHPM, FACP
Oregon Health and Science University Palliative Care;
Knight Cancer Institute

Reverend Ramona Winfield, MDiv, BCC
University Health TMC; 
St. Stephen Baptist Church

 

View relevant financial relationships as of the program dates, September 30 and October 1, 2024. 

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.