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On-Demand Webcasts: Pre-Recorded on March 17-19, 2005
Marriott's Harbor Beach Resort & Spa, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Palliative medicine is developing rapidly in the United States. This course focuses on providing an intensive multi-disciplinary review of cutting edge topics in the field. The intent is to provide updates on concepts of current interest, and examine recent advances in the field in a format that allows interaction between the faculty and attendees. This course is intended for physicians, nurses, social workers and pharmacists with an interest in palliative medicine.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
As a result of attending this course, the participant will be able to:

  • Discuss advances in pain and symptom management
  • Describe administrative strategies in the development and advancement of palliative medicine
  • Discuss current concepts of psychosocial care in palliative medicine
  • Integrate current research in palliative medicine in the practice setting
  • Define controversial issues in the care of patients with advanced disease

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education acknowledges
educational grants in support of these webcasts from:

      

 
Part 1:
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THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2005

Keynote Address:

Sadness: Is It Depression or Grief?
Mari Lloyd-Williams

Controversy: Age Discrimination in Oncology
Derek Raghavan

Perspective: Their Own Words: Patients Talk About Pain
Nessa Coyle

Complications:Opioid Induced BowelDysfunction-Can We Do Better?
Mellar Davis

Education: Teaching Palliative Care To Medical Students
Mari Lloyd-Williams

Case Presentation:
Susan LeGrand

Master Class: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Prototypical Palliative Medicine Disease
Gian Borasio

Guidelines: Palliative Care in Dementia
Mari Lloyd-Williams

Symptom Management: Nausea: What Do We Really Know?
Paul Glare

Terminal Care: Hydration in the Dying: Yes or No?
Robin Fainsinger

Terminal Care: Sedation of the Dying: Who, Why and How?
Juan Nunez-Olarte

Panel Discussion: Sedation and Hydration-When to Do It

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FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2005

Advances: Management of Advanced Prostate Cancer
Derek Raghavan

Current Concepts: Quality of Life Measurement:The Challenge
Eoin Tiernan

Guidelines: Stroke-When is it Time for Hospice?
Gian Borasio

Research: Opioid Dosing Errors
Bushra Cheema

Research:Opioids & Respiratory Function
Bassam Estfan

Case Presentation: Patient Studies
Mellar Davis

Advances: Defining Prognosis: Can It Be Done?
Paul Glare

Perspective: A Staging System for Pain?
Robin Fainsinger

Ethics: The Ethic of Doing Good:Is It Culturally Defined?
Mellar Davis for Juan Nunez-Olarte

Ethics: The Ethic of Doing Good:Is It Culturally Defined?
Mellar Davis for Juan Nunez-Olarte

Communication: Communication and thePhysician/Patient Relationship
Nessa Coyle

Hospice: Models of Hospice and Home Carein Ireland and the UK
Eoin Tiernan

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SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 2005

Symptom Management: Delirium in Advanced Disease:Can It Be Treated?
Robin Fainsinger

Special Topic: Research in Spirituality
Gian Borasio

Administrative Research: Utilization of Palliative Medicine Services
Bassam Estfan

Point - Counterpoint: Innovation, Ethics, Hospice
Susan LeGrand, Mellar Davis

Panel Discussion: Innovation, Ethics, Hospice

Case Presentation: Do Surgeons Still Bury Their Mistakes?
Paul Glare

Phenomenology: Suffering in the First Person
Nessa Coyle

Vision: The Future of Cancer Care
Derek Raghavan

Perspective: The Clinical Challenges of Pain Management in the Elderly
Declan Walsh