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Morning Keynote: Wednesday, October 29th, 2025

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A View From Washington
10/29/202510/29/20259:00 AM10:00 AM

Session One: Wednesday, October 29th, 2025

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1B. Methadone and Ketamine: Pain Management in Hospice and Palliative Care
10/29/202510/29/202510:30 AM11:45 AM
1C. Existing in the Grey: Opportunities in Pediatric Concurrent Care
10/29/202510/29/202510:30 AM11:45 AM
1D. Providing a System of Care for a Growing Seriously Ill Population
10/29/202510/29/202510:30 AM11:45 AM
1E. What's in Your Spiritual Care Tool Bag?
10/29/202510/29/202510:30 AM11:45 AM
1F. The Tightrope Walk: Moral Distress versus Ethical Dilemma in Hospice & Palliative Care
10/29/202510/29/202510:30 AM11:45 AM
1G. Integrating Breath & Movement into Grief and Loss Work
10/29/202510/29/202510:30 AM11:45 AM
1H. Live Hospice Discharges: Reducing Risk
10/29/202510/29/202510:30 AM11:45 AM
1I. Regulatory Hot Topics I
10/29/202510/29/202510:30 AM11:45 AM

Session Two: Wednesday, October 29th, 2025

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VSED Panel
10/29/202510/29/20251:00 PM2:15 PM

Session Three: Wednesday, October 29th, 2025

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3A. Referrals to Hospice
10/29/202510/29/20252:30 PM3:45 PM
3B. Medical Examiner Review - Reportable Deaths, Patient History, and Preparing Patients and Families for Next Steps
10/29/202510/29/20252:30 PM3:45 PM
3C. Massachusetts Transition from MOLST to POLST: Preparing for Implementation
10/29/202510/29/20252:30 PM3:45 PM
3D. Death as a Spiritual Event
10/29/202510/29/20252:30 PM3:45 PM
3E. Riding the Waves of Grief: Employing Visualization in Bereavement Counseling
10/29/202510/29/20252:30 PM3:45 PM
3F. How to Create Meaningful Hospice Outcomes While Adhering to Regulatory Requirements
10/29/202510/29/20252:30 PM3:45 PM
3G. MassHealth Hospice Services: Top Questions and Common Challenges in the MassHealth Hospice Benefit
10/29/202510/29/20252:30 PM3:45 PM
3H. Regulatory Hot Topics II
10/29/202510/29/20252:30 PM3:45 PM

Morning Keynote: Thursday, October 30th, 2025

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Continually Reinforcing Purpose
10/30/202510/30/20259:00 AM10:00 AM

Session Four: Thursday, October 30th, 2025

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4A. Final Days: Symptom Management to Pronouncement
10/30/202510/30/202510:30 AM11:45 AM
4B. Trauma-Informed Support for Family Caregivers
10/30/202510/30/202510:30 AM11:45 AM
4C. Perinatal Palliative Care in Action: Case Reflections and Team Collaboration Across the Continuum of Care
10/30/202510/30/202510:30 AM11:45 AM
4D. Transformative Strategies to Guide Interdisciplinary Teams
10/30/202510/30/202510:30 AM11:45 AM
4E. An Overview of the PACE Program and Working with Hospice Providers
10/30/202510/30/202510:30 AM11:45 AM
4F. After the Last Breath: Natural vs Conventional Deathcare
10/30/202510/30/202510:30 AM11:45 AM
4G. Honoring the Threshold: Creating and Integrating Sacred Ritual at End-of-Life
10/30/202510/30/202510:30 AM11:45 AM
4H. Valor in the Final Chapter: Compassionate Communication for Veterans’ End-of-Life Care
10/30/202510/30/202510:30 AM11:45 AM

Session Five: Thursday, October 30th, 2025

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Belief in Miracles among the African American Community
10/30/202510/30/20251:00 PM2:15 PM

Session Six: Thursday, October 30th, 2025

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6A. Medical Aid in Dying in Vermont: Important Considerations for Hospice Leaders and Interdisciplinary Teams
10/30/202510/30/20252:30 PM3:45 PM
6B. Empathy Fatigue: Understanding it, preventing it and managing it.
10/30/202510/30/20252:30 PM3:45 PM
6C. Cancelling Stages of Grief versus Successful Grief Models
10/30/202510/30/20252:30 PM3:45 PM
6D. Exploring Communication and System Challenges in End-of-Life Care
10/30/202510/30/20252:30 PM3:45 PM
6E. Volunteer Coordinator Essentials: Strategies for Effective Volunteer Management
10/30/202510/30/20252:30 PM3:45 PM
6F. Super-Communicator: Mastering the Art of Connection
10/30/202510/30/20252:30 PM3:45 PM
6G. The Final Curtain Call:  Your Presence as End-of-Life Approaches
10/30/202510/30/20252:30 PM3:45 PM

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

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1A. Leadership Roundtable - Fireside Chat
10/29/202510/29/202510:30 AM11:45 AM
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