Hosted by The Center for Hospice, Palliative Care & End-of-Life Studies at USF
Hospice & Palliative Care Physician Review Course
October 30 & 31, 2010
Course Brochure
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Who Should Attend
1) Physicians currently in Hospice & Palliative Medicine Practice.
2) Physicians interested in Hospice & Palliative Medicine Practice.
3) Physicians preparing to take the Board Certification Hospice & Palliative Medicine exam.
4) Registered Nurse and Advance Registered Nurse Practitioners
This course will focus on reviewing the 8 domains of practice used for the Hospice & Palliative Medicine Certification Exam blueprint, including case-based sample test questions.
* The Center for Hospice, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Studies and its partners are not involved in developing the ABMS certification examination and have no specific knowledge of the actual questions that will be included or excluded from the examination. The planning committee developed our course content after reviewing all pertinent information, including the examination outline, the Medical Content Categories & the concepts specified by ABIM.
CME's
TOTAL CREDIT: Sixteen (16.0) AMA PRA Category 1 CME credits
Practice Course Objectives
- Review the following domains of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Practice:
Approach to Care
Psychosocial and spiritual considerations
Impending death
Grief and Bereavement
Medical Management
Communication and Teamwork
Ethical and Legal decision-making
Prognostication and natural history of serious illness
- Using case studies, discuss and answer questions related to the 8 domains of practice.
- Create a study plan to prepare for the ABMS Board Certification Hospice & Palliative Medicine exam.
Course Schedule:
Saturday, October 30, 2010
7:15 a.m. Registration/Breakfast
8:00 a.m. Course Overview & Successful Test Taking Skills
8:45 a.m. Approach to Care
9:45 a.m. Break
10:00 a.m. Communication/Teamwork
11:00 a.m. Pain Management
LUNCH
1:30 p.m. Psychosocial/Spiritual Issues
2:30 p.m. Non-pain Symptom Management, I
3:30 p.m. Break
3:45 p.m. Non-pain Symptom Management, II
4:45 p.m. Prognostication
Sunday, October 31, 2010
7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
Planning Chairs
Ronald Schonwetter, M.D. FACP, AGSF, FAAHPM
Executive Vice President/Chief Medical Officer
HPC Healthcare, Inc.
Vincent Perron, M.D.
Division Director, USF College of Medicine/Geriatrics
Medical Director, Tampa General Hospital Palliative Medicine
Medical Director, Tampa General Hospital ACE Unit
Preparing for the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Certification Examination
You may visit AAHPM website to view additional resources available to provide a broad knowledge base in hospice and palliative medicine. They can be used to help you in preparing and reviewing for the ABMS certification examination.
HPM PASS—Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physician Assessment and Self Study Tool
This e-learning tool is an interactive practice test to help review for the board certification examination. It includes up to 150 test questions to help assess your knowledge in key areas of hospice and palliative medicine and uncover areas where additional review may be helpful. HPM PASS includes correct and incorrect answers along with current references. For further information, visit http://www.aahpm.org/physresources/hpmpassdemo.html.
Note: AAHPM is not involved in developing the certification exam and has no specific knowledge of the actual questions that will be included on the exam. The committee developed the HPM PASS questions after review of the exam outline with an intent to emphasize concepts listed by ABIM.
Fast Facts
These free 1-page summaries include over 195 critical topics in hospice and palliative medicine. They are peer-reviewed, evidence-based, and can be searched using key words. Fast Facts are a good place to search when looking for resources on a specific topic. Visit http://www.eperc.mcw.edu/EPERC/FastFactsandConcepts.
The exam content and blueprint is now available. This document includes the content areas covered, their relative percentages, and the approximate number of questions in each area to expect on a typical exam. Click here to view the blueprint on the American Board of Internal Medicine's Web site.
Travel Information
Hotel Information
Additional area hotels:
Tampa Palms Golf & Country Club
5811 Tampa Palms Blvd, Tampa, FL 33647
Phone: 813.972.1991
Rate: $109 single/double, plus applicable taxes
Please note this rate is guaranteed provided that rooms in the Practice Review Course (PRC) block are still available. Later reservations will be taken on a space-and-rate available basis. Please be sure to mention that you are attending the Practice Review Course. This hotel block of rooms are full.
Ground Transportation
Parking:
· Complimentary on-site parking
Tampa - TPA
Tampa International Airport is located 20 miles from the Club.
(approximately 30 to 40 minutes travel time).
From Tampa International Airport:
Take I-275 North to Bears Avenue (Exit 53). At end of ramp, turn RIGHT onto Bearss Ave. and proceed for several miles until dead-end. At dead-end, turn LEFT onto Bruce B. Downs Blvd. Proceed 2 miles and turn RIGHT onto Tampa Palms Blvd. The Club is 1/2 mile on the right.
From I-75
Exit #270 (Bruce B. Downs Blvd./Rt. 581). Proceed west for 2 miles. Turn LEFT onto Tampa Palms Blvd. The Club is 1/2 mile on the RIGHT.
From I-4 or Orlando
Take I-4 to I-75 North. to Exit 270 (Bruce B. Downs Blvd./Rt. 581). At end of ramp, turn LEFT. Proceed on Bruce B. Downs for 2 miles. Turn LEFT onto Tampa Palms Blvd. The Club is 1/2 mile on the RIGHT.
From Clearwater
Take the Courtney Campbell Causeway or Howard Franklin Bridge (whichever is closer). Proceed on I-275 North to Bearss Avenue (Exit 36). At end of ramp, turn RIGHT onto Bearss Avenue & proceed for several miles until dead-end. At dead-end, turn LEFT onto Bruce B. Downs Blvd. Proceed 2 miles and turn RIGHT onto Tampa Palms Blvd. The Club is 1/2 mile on the right.
TAXIS
Taxi cab service is provided from the Commercial Ground Transportation Quadrants located in all four corners of the Baggage Claim Level.
The airport is served by Yellow Cab and United Cab. Both companies charge the same fares: $2 plus $2.25 per mile. The minimum fee from the airport is $15. Once the meter exceeds the $15, the minimum no longer applies.
There is a maximum flat rate fee of $25 to Downtown Tampa and the cruise port.
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Faculty Disclosure
The material presented in each course represents the opinions of speakers and not necessarily the views of the Center of Hospice, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Studies, USF, or any of our partners.
Registration Information
Registration is required for admission to this Practice Review Course. All registrations must be prepaid by credit card or a check (drawn on a US bank, net of all bank charges). Please make checks payable to HPC Healthcare, Inc. A charge of $30 will apply to any check returned for insufficient funds. Fee includes admission to this 2 day course, the course syllabus, continental breakfasts and catered lunches, and daily breaks.
PHYSICIANS
Course Fee until 09/30/10 $499
Course Fee after 10/1/10 $549
RNs & ARNPs*
Course Fee until 09/30/10 $349
Course Fee after 10/1/10 $399
* to have access to this rate, please click below, add to cart and once the actual registration page opens up, please fill it out and when it comes to the Professional Profile, choose ARNP and that's how you will get the special rate.
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Cancellations: A cancellation fee of $50.00 will be retained on all cancellations. No refunds will be issued after October 15, 2010 but you may transfer your registration to a colleague.
The Center for Hospice, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Studies at USF reserves the right to cancel this program due to unforeseen circumstances, in which the full enrollment fee will be refunded. The Center for Hospice, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Studies at USF will not be responsible for travel expenses incurred by the participant in case of cancellation.
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Accommodations for Disabilities: Please notify The Center for Hospice, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Studies at USF, 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, Florida 33612 or call Lourdes Rodriguez at (813) 974-2460. Please send your request a minimum of 10 working days in advance of the event if a reasonable accommodation for a disability is needed.
For More Information Contact:
Lourdes Rodriguez, USF Center for Hospice, Palliative Care and End-of-life Studies – USF College of Medicine at lrodrig1@health.usf.edu or Donna Obuchowski, HPC Healthcare, Inc. at obuchowd@aol.com
Update: Bibliography
Center Sponsors
USF Health, The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, LifePath Hospice and Palliative Care, Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, TideWell Hospice and Palliative Care, Hope Hospice and Community Service