Communication and Bioethics of End-of-Life Care

Communication and Bioethics
of End-of-Life Care
Monday, March 23, 2015 (evening)
or Tuesday, April 14, 2015 (morning)
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Auditorium
401 S. Broadway, Camden, NJ 08103
Monday, March 23, 2015
Registration is REQUIRED.
5:00 PM – 5:20 PM Registration/Buffet Dinner
5:20 PM – 5:30 PM Welcome and Pre-evaluation
Mark Angelo, MD
5:30 PM – 5:50 PM Statistics and the Scope of Need for Palliative Care
in the United States
Vincent Jay Vanston, MD, FAAHPM
5:50 PM – 6:35 PM Goals of Care and Advanced Directives and POLST
in NJ
David R. Barile, MD
6:35 PM – 7:10 PM Bioethical Challenges in Palliative Medicine
Mark Angelo, MD, FACP
7:10 PM – 7:20 PM Question and Answer Period/Post-evaluation
All Faculty
Space is limited, so registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
7:00 AM – 7:20 AM Registration/Continental Breakfast
7:20 AM – 7:30 AM Welcome and Pre-evaluation
Mark Angelo, MD
7:30 AM – 7:50 AM Statistics and the Scope of Need for Palliative Care
in the United States
Vincent Jay Vanston, MD
7:50 AM – 8:35 AM Goals of Care and Advanced Directives and POLST
in NJ
David R. Barile, MD
8:35 AM – 9:10 AM Bioethical Challenges in Palliative Medicine
Mark Angelo, MD
9:10 AM – 9:20 AM Question and Answer Period/Post-evaluation
All Faculty
No registrations by telephone will be accepted. No walk-in registrations please.
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Conference Fee: $20.00 A notice will be sent to you to confirm your registration.
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This is a CME activity to introduce important topics relevant to palliative care and
end-of-life care. The learner should be able to recognize the scope of need for
palliative care for patients with severe illness as well as describe the challenges
that these patients face. The learner will be introduced to goals of care communication and how it relates to severe illness while effectively documenting patient
wishes through the New Jersey Practitioner’s Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment
(POLST). Finally, the learner will be
introduced to some of the bioethical
Activity Director:
challenges faced by patients at the end
Mark Angelo, MD, FACP
of life. This CME activity satisfies the
Head, Division of Palliative Medicine
NJ CME requirement for 2 AMA PRA
Director, Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Fellowship
Category 1 Credits,TM pursuant to P.L.
Chairperson, Bioethics Committee at
2011, c. 145 (C.45:9-7.7) in programs or
Cooper University Hospital
topics related to end-of-life care.
MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper
Cooper University Health Care
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Camden, NJ
Additional Faculty:
David R. Barile, MD
Director, New Jersey Goals of Care
Director, Palliative Medicine Services,
University Medical Center at Princeton
Medical Director, Acute Care for the
Elderly Unit
Princeton, NJ
Vincent Jay Vanston, MD, FAAHPM
Division of Palliative Medicine
MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper
Cooper University Health Care
Associate Professor of Medicine
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Camden, NJ
Intended Audience:
The intended audience for this conference includes primary care physicians
and all specialists. Residents, fellows,
physician assistants, advanced practice
nurses, and other allied health professionals with an educational need or
interest in this topic may also attend.
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Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
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enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances.
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Accreditation/Designation/Disclosure:
The Cooper Health System is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide
continuing medical education for physicians. The Cooper Health System takes responsibility for the content,
quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity.
The Cooper Health System designates this live activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM per session.
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of one hour of a continuing medical education (CME) course recognized by the American
Medical Association, the American Osteopathic Association, or the American Podiatric Medical Association is equal
to one hour of continuing education for New Jersey nursing license renewal (New Jersey Board of Nursing 13:37-5.3).
All faculty participating in continuing medical education activities sponsored by The Cooper Health System are expected
to disclose to the audience any real or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentation.
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