HPCNM Educational Line-Up

2009 Education Line-up

January 8, 2009 - Muffins for Maniacs - "Building a Relationship with Hospice" Web Conference
February 12, 2009 - Muffins for Maniacs - "Trauma" Topic TBA (Dr. Judith Pierson) Web Conference
February 24, 2009 (RESCHEDULED) Day in Annapolis - Legislative Breakfast and Workshop Senate Building
February 25, 2009 - Hospice 102
March 12, 2009 - Muffins for Maniacs - "New Drug Update" (Mary Lynn McPherson) Web Conference
April 7, 2009 - CAHABA GBA - "Staying the Course with Medicare Hospice Billing" & "Hospice Clinicians: Top Five Denials & How to Avoid Them"
April 9, 2009 - Muffins for Manias  - "I Am Scared to Death to Die" (Katherine Klemstine) WebConference
April 23, 2009 - Hospice Aides Appreciation  & In-Service Day

May 13, 2009
General Membership Meeting & Regulatory Day - Wendy Kronmiller, Director: Office of Health Care Quality will present a brief report followed by a Q & A session with the Surveyors from the Office of Health Care Quality. There will be a session on The Regulatory Perspective of Pain & Symptom Management in Hospcie. Comfort Inn, BWI

May 14, 2009
Muffins for Maniacs - Hospice Aides "SBAR" Situation Background Assessment Recommendation: Enhancing Communication Skills (Mary Lynn McPherson/Stephanie Smith) Web Conference

June 9, 2009
Hospice 007 - Mysterious Union of Hospice and Open Access - Why Open Access? Keynote speaker: Tim Simpson, Seasons Hospcie - Administrative: How to Develop a Complex Case Management Program at Your Hospice - Clinical: Mary Lynn McPherson, Meg Russo, Russ DeLuca. Comfort Inn, BWI

June 11,2009
Muffins for Maniacs - "Diabetes at End-of-Life" (Mary Lynn McPherson) Web Conference

August 13, 2009
Muffins for Maniacs - NOTE: 10:00AM - 11:00AM Volunteers "Understanding Dementia, Cultural Diversity & Sensitivity to Others" Web Conference

August 26, 2009
Advanced Pain & Symptom Management at End-of-Life - Pharmacotherapeutic Review Course For those planning to take the National Board for Certification of Hospice & Palliative Nurses (recommend Purchasing the Core Curriculum and Study Guide to bring with you), those needing CE's toward Hospice & Palliative Alternative Recertification Comfort Inn, BWI

September 9, 10, 11, 2009
ELNEC - Train the Trainer Super Core "REVISED"- There is a new easy-to use curriculum which includes the original ELNEC-Core curriculum.  This "Train the Trainer" course provides nurses and nurse educators with essential training in end-of-life/palliative care and provides participants with the knowledge and resources to share this knowledge with other nursing colleagues.
Clarion Resort, Fontainebleau Hotel, Ocean City, MD

September 17, 2009
Muffins for Maniacs - Hospice Aides "Basic Medical Terminology (Stephanie Smith) Web Conference

October 8, 2009
Muffins for Maniacs - "SBAR" Situation Background Assessment Recommendation (Mary Lynn McPherson/Stephanie Smith) Web Conference

November 12, 2009
Muffins for Maniacs - Palliative Sedation" (Kathryn Walker, Chris Kearney, Rene' Mayo) Web Conference

November 18, 19, 2009
Annual Conference & General Membership Annual Meeting & Elections TBA Comfort Inn, Bowie

Call for Proposals for 2009 Annual Conference

December 10, 2009
Muffins for Maniacs - NOTE: 10:00AM - 11:00AM Volunteers "Setting Boundaries with Patients and "Families" Web Conference