Call for Proposals
   
  Application for Hospice & Palliative Care Federation of Massachusetts
2010 Annual New England Education Conference
October 19 & 20, 2010
Four Points Sheraton, Norwood, Massachusetts
   
 

The Education Committee of the Hospice & Palliative Care Federation of MA invites you to submit a workshop proposal for the 2010 Fall Education Conference. Last year, the conference attracted over 750 individuals from all over New England who share an interest in improving end-of-life care, including hospice and palliative providers, long term care facility staff, consultants in end-of-life care, and state agency staff.

You may submit a proposal on any of the topics below or on any topic that you feel would be of interest to our diverse audience. Workshop evaluations indicate that participants prefer specific information that will be useful in their practice especially innovations in patient and family care, new technologies and therapies, quality initiatives, solutions to management problems, ororganizational and environmental trends:

• Access to care • Health disparities at end of life
• Advance care planning • Human resources practices
• Advances in practice • IDT effectiveness
• Bereavement/grief • Leadership/management Legal concerns
• Clinical communication   for patients, families or providers
• Community outreach • Non-pain physical symptom management
• Complementary therapies • Pain management
• Cultural competency • Pediatric palliative care
• Disease-specific care:especially non-cancer • Quality Assurance/Performance
  diagnosis   Improvement
• End-of-life care in extended care facilities • Regulatory and compliance
• Ethics/ethical decision making • Spiritual care
• Family dynamics • Volunteer management
• Financial and reimbursement counseling • Veterans End-of-Life Care
 

 

Each workshop is one hour and fifteen minutes long with no more than two presenters.  Accepted presenters will receive a complimentary registration for the conference for the day on which they are presenting.
 

 

As you complete your proposal, you may wish to keep in mind the criteria the Education Committee will use in selecting workshops:
• Is the workshop topic innovative and/or relevant?
• Is the time well-allocated and the workshop well-organized?
• Does the presenter have appropriate and relevant speaking/teaching experience?
• Are the learning objectives measurable and achievable?
• Would there likely be significant interest in the session?
       
 

Please fill out the information below and submit the completed proposal.
Deadline for receipt is May 28, 2010
Presenters will be notified by June 12, 2010

Please note:  We are unable to accept incomplete proposals. Incomplete proposals will be returned to submitter.  Please call the Federation if you have any questions about completing this application or would like additional information, we would be happy to assist you. Thank you.

Workshop Information
Workshop Title
Faculty/Program Coordinator Name
Additional Faculty Name
Disciplines for whom the workshop would be valuable (Please check all that apply)
Medical Director Bereavement Counselor
Nurse Home Health Aide
Social Worker Volunteer Coordinator
Administration/Management Volunteer
Spiritual Counselor/Clergy Other
 
Please provide brief program description for conference brochure (MAXIMUM LENGTH 3 lines)
 
Complete abstract (Please do not exceed 250 words).
 

Biographical Information

Please include information requested on this form only. Do not submit extensive C.V. or resume. Complete one form per speaker
Speaker Name*
Present Title, Position
Organization
   
Academic Degree Year graduated
Academic Degree Year graduated
Academic Degree Year graduated
 
Professional/Academic
Credentials
Address
City State Zip
Phone
email*
 

If you would prefer to submit proposal by mail, print the application form, complete and send to:
Margaret Murphy, Hospice & Palliative Care Federation of Massachusetts
1420 Providence Highway, Suite 277, Norwood, MA 02062
781 255-7077 telephone
781 255-7078 fax
murphmarg@aol.com
Deadline for receipt is May 28, 2010
Presenters will be notified by June 12, 2010