{ "name": "13th Annual Hospice and Palliative Care Conference", "description": "The 13th Annual Hospice and Palliative Care Conference, \/*Conveying Care \nWhile Meeting Practice Challenges*\/, offers an essential opportunity for \nclinicians and interdisciplinary care teams to deepen their skills and \nrefresh their understanding of the complex issues that shape today\u2019s \nhospice and palliative care landscape. This year\u2019s program addresses both \nthe practical and relational aspects of care\u2014recognizing that providers \nmust balance regulatory requirements, challenging clinical presentations, and \nsensitive family dynamics while maintaining compassion at the forefront.\n\nThe conference opens with a keynote session centered on the theme of \nconveying care amidst operational and emotional challenges. Additional \nsessions explore critical topics such as GIP documentation and Medicaid \nreimbursement, best practices in patient symptom management, legal \nconsiderations affecting hospice providers, and the lived experiences of \nfamilies navigating serious illness and end-of-life care. Throughout the day, \nparticipants will engage in discussions, networking, and shared \nproblem-solving aimed at strengthening both competence and confidence in \ndelivering high-quality, patient-centered care.\n\nThis program equips attendees with practical strategies, regulatory insights, \nand a deeper understanding of the patient and family experience\u2014supporting \nclinicians as they navigate increasingly complex care environments with \nprofessionalism, empathy, and clarity.\n\n*This conference is designed for*: Hospice nurses, palliative care nurses, \nand long-term care nurses, Nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists \nworking in hospice and palliative care, Social workers, counselors, case \nmanagers, and bereavement professionals, Chaplains, spiritual care providers, \nand interdisciplinary team members, Hospice administrators, educators, and \ncompliance professionals, Home health professionals who encounter hospice or \npalliative care needs, Any healthcare professional involved in caring for \nindividuals with serious illness or supporting families through end-of-life \ntransitions\n\n*Learning Outcome*: By the end of the program, Participants will enhance \ntheir knowledge about managing complex care situations and describe ways to \nsupport patients and families.\n\n*Faculty*:\n\n * Tamara Vesel MD\n * Kristen Scanlon, MSN AGPCNP, ACHPN\n * Mary K Kazanowski, APRN, ACHPN, PhD, CHPN\n * Kim Skehan, RN, MSN, COS-C\n\n*Total:* 6.25 contact hours\n\nMay 7, 2026, Grappone Hall, Saint Anselm College, Manchester, NH\n8:30-4:00pm\n\n*Cost*: $169\n\u00a0\n\n.... Register Here \u2192 [1]\n\n\n[1] https:\/\/payit.nelnet.net\/form\/3caveH9q\n", "startDate": "2026-05-07", "startTime": "08:30", "endDate": "2026-05-07", "endTime": "16:00", "label": "Add to Calendar", "options": [ "Apple", "Google", "iCal", "Microsoft365", "MicrosoftTeams", "Outlook.com", "Yahoo" ], "timeZone": "America\/New_York", "trigger": "click", "listStyle": "modal", "iCalFileName": "anselm-event-27511", "location": "Jean School of Nursing and Health Sciences at Grappone Hall" }