Save The Date!

The Maine Hospice Council and the Palliative Care & Quality of Life Interdisciplinary Advisory Council are proud to present the first annual statewide palliative care conference.

Inaugural Statewide Palliative Care Conference

October 6 (Thursday, 5:00 to 8:00PM)

& October 7 (Friday, 8:00AM-4:30PM)

University of Maine Hutchinson Center, Belfast, Maine

Keynote Speakers:

October 6 - A Listening Session with Senator Angus King (tentative)

October 7 - Keynote Speakers:

Betty Ferrell, PhD, MA, FAAN, FPCN.

Jim VanKirk, MD

Cordt Kassner, PhD

There will also be an opportunity to participate in several breakout sessions throughout the day.

Potential Topics:

• Palliative Care - Economics and Policy
• The Value and Challenges of Providing Palliative Care in Maine: What will it Take?
• Quality Palliative Care Guidelines in Action: A Model for Restoring Healthcare Post COVID-19
• 'I Can See You Now!': Expanding Access to Palliative Care for Rural Populations
• Communication and Messaging in Palliative Care: Let's Ask the Caregivers
• Palliative Care 101: Pain/Dyspnea/Nausea/Delirium
• Health Equity: Panel Discussion
• Palliative Care and the Pediatric Population
• Palliative Pain Management in the Opioid Epidemic Era
• Fostering Partnerships in Oncology and Palliative Care
• Ethical Approaches to Refractory Suffering
• Updates in Pharmacology and Palliative Care: Cannabis
• Delivering Palliative Care in Rural Areas
• Communication and Messaging in Palliative Care: Can We Do Better?
• Covid-19: Its Impact on Palliative Care
• Pain Management, Existential Pain, Substance Abuse, Opioid Epidemic.
• Cultural/Diversity Awareness: Panel Discussion

(All Workshops Subject to Change)

Please keep watch for opening of registration. We hope you will join us!

For more information contact:
Kathryn Randall, Executive Assistant – – 207-626-0651

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207-626-0651