Vol. 53 No. 2 February 2017 Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 305 The Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association: Education Schedule With Abstracts February 22-25, 2017 Phoenix, AZ Wednesday, February 22 Make a recommendation about the treatment plan that best meets the patient’s values. 8ame5pm As a palliative care consultant from any professional background, discussing goals of therapy when things AAHPM & HPNA Preconference Workshops are not going well is the most common reason for an inpatient consult. Discussing goals of care is difficult Hospice Medical Director Update and Exam because it requires the consultant to accomplish a num- Prep (P01) ber of interrelated, emotional tasks in a short period of Ronald J. Crossno, MD FAAFP FAAHPM, Kindred time: deliver bad news, assess what is important to the pa- Healthcare, Rockdale, TX. Kathleen Faulkner, MD tient, and make a recommendation about how to best FAAHPM, Good Shepherd Community Care, Newton, proceed. Using a mix of short didactic talks and experi- MA. Edward W. Martin, MD MPH HMDC FACP ential practice, this workshop will help participants FAAHPM, Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island, develop a toolkit of skills useful for handling these diffi- Cranston, RI. Shaida Talebreza, MD HMDC FAAHPM, cult conversations. This workshop will be unique in that University of Utah Health Care, Salt Lake City, UT. learning will occur predominantly in small groups (one faculty member : eight to ten participants) to allow par- Objectives ticipants to practice the skills, observe others, and give Employ the clinical, regulatory, leadership, and feedback. The groups will be multidisciplinary,led by fac- administrative skills and ethical knowledge ulty with experience in facilitation, and teach skills required in the role of hospice medical director. appropriate for all palliative care clinicians. Describe the hospice medical director’s role on the interdisciplinary care team and within the 2017 AAHPM Fellowship Directors hospice organization. Program: Building a Community of Analyze regulatory issues affecting the hospice Educators (P04) medical director and find strategies to fulfill these Jane deLima Thomas, MD FAAHPM, Harvard Medical requirements. School, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA. Join peers and national experts to explore and further Anthony L. Back, MD, University of Washington develop the skills needed to successfully navigate to- School of Medicine, Fred Hutchinson Cancer day’s hospice environment. This intensive review will Research Center, Seattle, WA. Jillian Gustin, MD, serve as part of your preparation for the Hospice Med- Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Colum- ical Director Certification Board exam and is based on bus, OH. Vicki A. Jackson, MD MPH FAAHPM, Har- the exam blueprint (www.hmdcb.org). The workshop vard Medical School, Massachusetts General also serves as a great orientation for those new to Hospital, Boston, MA. Juliet Jacobsen, MD DPH, Har- the hospice field or as a critical update for all hospice vard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, practitioners and managers. Boston, MA. Lindy H. Landzaat, DO, University of d Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS. Stacie K. Lev- Addressing Goals of Care VitalTalk: ine, MD FAAHPM, The University of Chicago, Chica- Intensive Small Group Training (P02) go, IL. Vanessa Neri, LCSW, VA Palo Alto Health Robert M. Arnold, MD FAAHPM, University of Pitts- Care System, Palo Alto, CA. Vyjeyanthi Periyakoil, burgh, Pittsburgh, PA. Anthony Back, MD, University MD, Stanford University School of Medicine, VA of Washington, Seattle, WA. James Tulsky, MD FACP Palo Alto Health Care System, Stanford, CA. Christian FAAHPM, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA. Nicole Smith, MPA, The University of Alabama at Bir- Objectives mingham, Birmingham, AL. Respond empathetically to the patient’s expres- Objectives sion of emotion. Identify and exchange funding strategies for Elicit details about the patient’s values. fellowship programs. 306 Schedule With Abstracts Vol. 53 No. 2 February 2017 Become familiar with current work on palliative nursing roles such as nursing assistant, licensed voca- care Curricular Milestones and provide feedback tional/practical nurse, registered nurse, and advanced and input for further development. practice registered nurse. Many organizations have Design approaches for maximizing effectiveness focused time and resources to enhance leadership skills in using interprofessional faculty and in teaching in their staff. These initiatives usually focus on dedi- interprofessional learners. cated nurse leadership positions, such as administra- Develop resiliency curricula for fellows and faculty. tors, managers, directors, or executives. However, The fellowship directors program will provide partici- leadership extends beyond these roles. Nurses with pants with the opportunity to learn about the latest ad- higher levels of motivation lead in many areas besides vances in specialty-level palliative care education, to a designated leadership position. Leadership in pallia- engage in shaping the educational standards that define tive care is characterized by leading others with a clear the field, and to develop connections with other pallia- vision of palliative care initiatives, motivating and tive care educators. Four main topics will be covered inspiring others to achieve excellence in care, positively this year: finding sources of funding for fellowship pro- relating to others to create healthy work environments, grams; vetting the palliative care curricular milestones; and changing the behavior of others to work collabora- maximizing the interprofessional aspect of palliative tively in palliative care (Speck 2006). These leadership care training programs for both faculty and fellows; qualities may be attained by any nurse at any level and developing resiliency curricula for faculty and fel- from the bedside nurse, the nurse group leader or orga- lows. In addition, there will be shorter discussions about nizer, to the nurse in a designated leadership position. some of the more administrative aspects of fellowship The skills of these nurse leaders focus on a broad view program management, such as the Match, activities of of nursing and the ability to respond to change proac- the Residency Review Committee (RRC), and changes tively, rather than reactively, in anticipating the future in fellowship program start dates in other specialties. landscape (Wolf 2012). More specifically, the nurse A major aim of this year’s program is to create and leader must first assess their personal leadership capa- enhance relationships between participants. To that end, bilities prior to moving towards team development every session will have interactive portions designed to in- and competence. Through didactic, role play, and inter- crease collaboration and build community, with the hope active media, this session will articulate the value of that those connections can continue to provide opportu- palliative nursing leadership, describe the characteris- nities for collaboration and support throughout the year. tics of leaders, explore leadership of nurses at all levels of nursing practice, across the spectrum of nursing including clinical, management, education, research, 8ame5:30 pm and policy, and delineate necessary skills of the pallia- tive nurse leader. Palliative Nursing Leadership Intensive (P05) Ò The Shifting Sands of Palliative Care: Constance Dahlin, MSN ANP-BC ACHPN FPCN Maximizing Clinical, Economic and FAAN, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, Ò Humanistic Outcomes Across the Continuum Pittsburgh, PA. Julie Tanner, BSN RN CHPN , Hos- of Care (P06) pice and Palliative Nurses Association, Pittsburgh, Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD MA BCPS CPE, Uni- PA. Patrick Coyne, MSN ACNS-BC ACHPN FPCN versity of Maryland, Baltimore, MD. Diane E. Meier, FAAN, Medical University of South Carolina, South MD FACP FAAHPM, Icahn School of Medicine at Carolina, SC. Mount Sinai, New York, NY. Kathryn A. Walker, Objectives PharmD BCPS CPE, MedStar Union Memorial Hospi- Differentiate essential nursing leadership tal, Baltimore, MD. Joanne G. Kuntz, MD, Emory qualities. Healthcare, Atlanta, GA. Margaret L. Campbell, PhD Apply 5 areas of palliative nursing leadership RN FPCN, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. Chris- throughout workforce venues. topher D. Kearney, MD, MedStar Palliative Care, Balti- Develop an individualized leadership competency more, MD. Vincent Vanston, MD HMDC FAAHPM, plan to maximize knowledge, transfer and Cooper University Hospital Palliative Medicine, Moor- application. estown, NJ. Balu Natarajan, MD DC HMDC, Seasons Leadership within palliative nursing is not defined or Hospice & Palliative Care, Chicago, IL. Martha L. grounded by level of nursing practice nor education Twaddle, MD HMDC FACP FAAHPM, JourneyCare, but rather on qualities. Leadership in hospice and palli- Glenview, IL. Joanne Reifsnyder, PhD ACHPNÒ, Gen- ative nurses is present throughout the spectrum of esis HealthCare, Rehoboth Beach, DE. Joan K. Vol. 53 No. 2 February 2017 Schedule With Abstracts 307 Harrold, MD MPH FACP FAAHPM, Hospice & Com- through specialty hospice and palliative advanced regis- munity Care, Lancaster, PA. tered nursing certification. This one-day provider- Objectives directed, provider-paced live intensive course is de- Analyze the continuum of palliative care venues that signed to assist with preparation