Call for Action: Nurses Lead and Transform Palliative Care Deadline January 2, 2018

December 20, 2017

Dr. Harleah Buck, Co-Chair of the 2017 ANA-HPNA Professional Issues Panel on Palliative Care is working with the American Academy of Nursing Palliative Care and End of Life Expert Panel to develop an implementation plan for the Palliative Care Call to Action.  

If your organization has made any new progress on any of the recommendations from the Call for Action: Nurses Lead and Transform Palliative Care, please forward those details to Dr. Buck at [email protected] no later than January 2, 2018.

Volunteers Requested for Research Study 

December 14, 2017

CNA members that work as education nurses for Bariatric Weight loss surgery clinics have been invited to take part in the research study: Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery (BWLS): Education Nurses' Viewpoints of Patient Outcomes. If you would like more information, please see the invitation letter and abstract. For more information, please contact Traci at [email protected].

Making Primary Care Payment Reform A Reality in Colorado

December 13, 2017

Not Someday. Today. 

Palliative Care APRN Fellowship Funding Opportunity

December 11, 2017

APRNs interested in developing or advancing their palliative care skills are invited to apply for the 2018 PALLIATIVE CARE APRN EXTERNSHIP program announced below. Financial support of the Cambia Health Foundation’s Sojourns Scholars Leadership Program and administrative support from the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association make this learning experience possible.

THE PALLIATIVE CARE APRN EXTERNSHIP

PROMOTING ACCESS TO QUALITY PRIMARY PALLIATIVE CARE – AN APRN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Announcing a 5 day-long immersion course with faculty from leading palliative care programs. The goal of this program is to provide extensive primary palliative education to APRNs to enrich their competency to care for patients with serious illness. The course combines didactic including: pain and symptom management communication skill building, quality, program development, with clinical.

Each cohort includes 6 participants allowing individual participant attention from the site faculty.

The program is targeted for novice APRNs, or APRNs seeking a course to update their palliative care skills. The application process is based on rolling admission and program availability.

 Palliative Care APRN Externship Course Director:

Constance Dahlin, MSN, ANP-BC, ACHPN, FPCN, FAAN

Duke Hospital and Health System (DUHS) Palliative Care (Durham, NC)

February 26 - March 2, 2018………… June 4-8, 2018 

Johns Hopkins Hospital (JHH) Palliative Care Service (Baltimore,MD) 

January 8 - 12, 2018…………… January 22 - 26, 2018

MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care (New York, NY)

March 19 - 23, 2018 ……… April 30 – May 4, 2018

University of Minnesota (UM) Palliative Care Service (Minneapolis, MN)

May 21 – 25, 2018…………. July 9 - 13,2018 

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Palliative Care Service (Charleston, SC) Clinical Leadership Site

February 12 - 16, 2018. ………. March 5 - 9,2018 

Cost of Total of Program $2500 ……. * Participant responsible for Travel, Room/Board and meals outside of course.

Includes: Eligibility: APRNs in any setting or role

Materials/Resources (Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nurse Practitioner, Breakfast and Lunches During the Course (Nurse Anesthetist, Nurse Midwife)

CEs which have been applied for Post-Course Mentoring and Support

This program has been created with the financial support of the Cambia Health Foundation’s Sojourns Scholars Leadership Program, and with administrative support from the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association. For more information and to obtain an application, contact:

Constance Dahlin, MSN, ANP-BC, ACHPN, FPCN, FAAN Palliative Care APRN Externship Director

E-mail: [email protected]

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