The Alliance’s Annual Fall Hospice & Palliative Care Conference convenes colleagues to share research, best practices, and new ideas --  with the goal of delivering the best care possible to patients with serious or terminal illnesses. This year’s event will focus on improving care for the patients we treat who may also have mental illness, dementia, or substance use disorder. 

Join us for a wide range of range of providers who care for people with serious illness or who are at the end of life. The event is designed to meet the educational needs for interdisciplinary teams -- from physicians, nursing professionals and social workers, to chaplains, bereavement counselors, volunteers and administrators.

This year’s theme -- Challenging Intersections: When Behavioral Health Meets Hospice & Palliative Care – will explore new knowledge and trends in treating palliative and hospice patients who suffer from behavioral health conditions, dementia, or substance use disorders. The event will consist of keynotes, interactive general sessions, and workshops.

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Speakers:

• Daneil Shalev, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College
• Meredith MacMartin, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Medicine and The Dartmouth Institute, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth; Medical Director, Jack Byrne Center for Palliative & Hospice Medicine, DHMC
• James Baker, MD, MPH, Pain Management Specialist; Associate Medical Director, Merrimack Valley Hospice/Tufts Medicine at Home
• Kathleen Broglio, DNP, ANP-BC, ACHPN, CPE, FPCN, FAANP, Associate Professor of Medicine at Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College; Nurse Practitioner in Palliative Medicine, DHMC
• Philip Lawson, MD, Emergency Room Physician; Palliative Medicine Consultant, Littleton Regional Healthcare
• Meredith Kolodze, MSW, LICSW, OSWC, Independent Practitioner; Coordinator of Older Adult Programs at NAMI NH
• Katherine Vanderhorst, PMH-BC, BSN, CCM, Behavioral Health Education Consultant, C & V Senior Care Services
• Amy Craven, DPT, PT, MS, CCM, Behavioral Health Education Consultant, C & V Senior Care Services

This annual conference brings together colleagues and peers to share research, clinical best practices, and practice-related guidance to advance and improve patient care. Healthcare professionals who serve persons with progressive, non-curative illnesses and their families will find this conference’s compelling and timely topics useful. The program is specifically appropriate for physicians, nurses, hospice aides, pharmacists, long term care providers, social workers, administrators, chaplains, spiritual care providers, bereavement specialists, volunteers as well as other health care providers. Our theme this year focuses on the evolution of both hospice & palliative care. What does the future in end-of-life care look like?

Plan now to join us for the full-day in-person event that brings together colleagues and peers to share research, clinical best practices, and practice-related guidance and to advance and improve patient care. Join us for 28th Annual Hospice and Palliative Care Conference, November 30, 2023 at the Grappone Center in Concord!

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