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WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND AAHPM & HPNA Annual Assembly March 7–10, 2012 Every day you see patients and loved ones living with serious illness. How can you stay inspired and up to date on the latest advances in hospice and palliative care? Join AAHPM and HPNA in Denver, CO, for the 2012 Annual Assembly. Visit AnnualAssembly.org for more information and to register. Open Your Mind Be among those who gain knowledge directly from leaders in the field. Learn the latest scientific advances. Get inspired and invigorated by captivating speakers who will remind you why you chose to work in hospice and palliative care. Make Connections Join the more than 2,000 hospice and palliative care professionals who meet once each year. In no other setting do this many of your peers come together to share best practices, ask questions, and build long-lasting relationships. Bring it Home Attending the 2012 Annual Assembly will directly impact your work. When you return to work after the Assembly, you’ll approach your team with new knowledge of the latest scientific developments and a rekindled passion for the work you do. Impact Patient Care Think of what this will mean to your patients and their families. You will be able to offer them the ability to make the most informed decisions regarding their care, and they will benefit most from your attendance. Intended Audience The Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) is designed for physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers interested in acquiring, maintaining, or expanding the skills needed to function effectively in the field of hospice and palliative care. Purpose As leaders in promoting excellence in hospice and palliative care, AAHPM and HPNA combine their expertise to advance the field through education, meeting the joint goal of improving the quality of life for patients and families facing serious or life-threatening conditions. Visit Denver Join your colleagues in Denver—the Mile High City—where a thriving arts and cultural scene, 300 days of sunshine, and the Rocky Mountain backdrop combine for the world’s most spectacular playground. Free shuttles give visitors quick access to world-class art and culture, wine bars, restaurants, and nighttime entertainment and music in Larimer Square or historic LoDo. Upscale shopping awaits at Cherry Creek, while Denver’s seven professional sports teams showcase the city’s active spirit. Denver’s 850 miles of paved biking and walking paths, the largest system of its kind in the country, offer visitors an opportunity to relax and enjoy the city’s picturesque landscape.

AAHPM & HPNA Annual Assembly March 7–10, 2012

Every day you see patients and loved ones living with serious illness. How can you stay inspired and up to date on the latest advances in hospice and palliative care? Join AAHPM and HPNA in Denver, CO, for the 2012 Annual Assembly. Visit AnnualAssembly.org for more information and to register. Open Your Mind Be among those who gain knowledge directly from leaders in the field. Learn the latest scientific advances. Get inspired and invigorated by captivating speakers who will remind you why you chose to work in hospice and palliative care. Make Connections Join the more than 2,000 hospice and palliative care professionals who meet once each year. In no other setting do this many of your peers come together to share best practices, ask questions, and build long-lasting relationships. Bring it Home Attending the 2012 Annual Assembly will directly impact your work. When you return to work after the Assembly, you’ll approach your team with new knowledge of the latest scientific developments and a rekindled passion for the work you do. Impact Patient Care Think of what this will mean to your patients and their families. You will be able to offer them the ability to make the most informed decisions regarding their care, and they will benefit most from your attendance. Intended Audience The Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) is designed for physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers interested in acquiring, maintaining, or expanding the skills needed to function effectively in the field of hospice and palliative care. Purpose As leaders in promoting excellence in hospice and palliative care, AAHPM and HPNA combine their expertise to advance the field through education, meeting the joint goal of improving the quality of life for patients and families facing serious or life-threatening conditions. Visit Denver Join your colleagues in Denver—the Mile High City—where a thriving arts and cultural scene, 300 days of sunshine, and the Rocky Mountain backdrop combine for the world’s most spectacular playground. Free shuttles give visitors quick access to world-class art and culture, wine bars, restaurants, and nighttime entertainment and music in Larimer Square or historic LoDo. Upscale shopping awaits at Cherry Creek, while Denver’s seven professional sports teams showcase the city’s active spirit. Denver’s 850 miles of paved biking and walking paths, the largest system of its kind in the country, offer visitors an opportunity to relax and enjoy the city’s picturesque landscape. Thursday, March 8 Bending the Cost Curve: A Lively Panel Discussion Rebecca A. Kirch, JD, Director, Quality of Life & Survivorship, American Cancer Society, Inc Thomas J. Smith, MD, Medical Director, Duffy Palliative Care Program at Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, and coauthor of “Bending the Cost Curve in Cancer Care,” New England Journal of Medicine, May 26, 2011. Brad Stuart,MD,Chief Medical Officer,Sutter Care at Home,who led the pilot project Advanced Illness Management (AIM)™ 2.0, Care Coordination Through System Integration Friday, March 9 Beyond Gender: Ways Men and Women Cope with Illness and Grief Kenneth J. Doka, phD,The College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle,NY This session will challenge clinicians to move beyond affect to explore the many ways that individuals cope with loss and offer specific interventive strategies that are effective with different patterns. A prolific author of more than 20 books and 100 articles and book chapters and a professor of gerontology, Dr. Doka may be best known in the hospice and palliative care community for his leadership in the annual Hospice Foundation of America Teleconferences. Dr. Doka is editor of both Omega: The Journal of Death and Dying and Journeys: A Newsletter to Help in Bereavement. Social Media in Your Practice Christian T. Sinclair, MD FAAHPM, Assistant Medical Director, Kansas City Hospice, and Editor, Pallimed: A Hospice & Palliative Medicine Blog By now you have heard so much about social media you are probably wondering when it might go away. Although it may evolve and the latest platform of choice may change, the foundational aspects of social media— freedom of speech, cross-pollination of ideas, and ease of sharing across multiple media tools—make it a great tool to shape the public perception about hospice, palliative care, opioids, dying, grief, and many other aspects of our daily practice. Here is your chance to make a big difference. You will leave this session inspired to give it a try and talk to your colleagues and CEO about how you can use social media to improve public health. Saturday, March 10 State of the Science Wendy G. Anderson, MD MS, University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, CA Nathan Goldstein, MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY Dr. Wendy G. Anderson and Dr. Nathan Goldstein return to present this Annual Assembly highlight. Combining a rigorous review of the 2011 research with critique and case application in hospice and palliative care, this session stimulates and challenges—with a touch of humor. National Research Agenda Neil Hagen, MD FRCPC, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada Dr. Neil Hagen is a neurological oncologist with a particular interest in difficult symptom management. He is currently Professor in the Departments of Oncology, Medicine, and Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada, where he is the head of the Division of Palliative Medicine. Dr. Hagen will review the link between public policy and research and highlight strong examples of what has worked well and what has not. Be informed and inspired as a leader in advancing policy, research, and bedside care. Refractory Dyspnea in Advanced COPD: New Insights and Novel Interventions Graeme M. Rocker, DM MA MHSc FRCP FRCPC FCCP, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada Dyspnea has been described as the “pain of nonmalignant disease.” This session will highlight recent advances that further our understanding of dyspnea that is refractory to conventional treatments, focusing on mechanisms and palliative interventions that reflect these advances. The speaker will discuss the emergence of the concept of the “dyspneic brain,” and the rationale for some innovative approaches to palliation supported by audio and videotaped findings from interviews with patients and caregivers who live with refractory dyspnea. Insights from recent research in Canada and beyond offer hope that we can meet the challenge of providing more effective treatment for such a complex symptom.

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