Upcoming Events

 

Creating a Culture of Compassion

Registration is now open for the 4th Annual CCCC Conference & Membership Meeting on February 15, 2012, at the Catamaran Resort & Spa in San Diego. Hear Myra Christopher, national expert in aging and end-of-life care, talk about healthcare reform. Find out the latest on Californians' end-of-life experiences and attitudes from 2011 James Irvine Leadership Award winner, Dr. Steve Pantilat. Click here for the conference brochure.

Partners in POLST: Honoring Patient Wishes Across Care Settings

Registration is now open for the National POLST Conference on February 16, 2012, at the Catamaran Resort & Spa in San Diego.  Join end-of-life and palliative care leaders from across the country who are advancing the POLST paradigm to translate patient wishes into medical orders that are honored across care settings.  Learn innovative strategies for implementing POLST in your state or region.  Click here for the conference brochure.

POLST: It Starts with a Conversation

Learn about Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) in this two-day POLST Train-the-Trainer Program for health care providers March 22-23, 2012 in Marin. The training provides opportunities to develop skills for facilitating meaningful conversations with patients and families about POLST and goals of care, and ideas for implementing POLST and training other health care providers. Click here to register.