The Fine Art & Science of Pain and Palliative Care Conference 2019

Please join us for this excellent home grown Queens Medical Center conference.

Meeting patients’ pain and palliative care needs demands a balance of the best of the art and science of caring. Challenges such as safely and effectively treating pain and maintaining resilience and presence can leave one with the feeling of staring at a blank canvas. This conference has gathered a multi-talented faculty to share the state of both the art and the science of pain management and palliative care, to inspire you with their creative presentations, and take you from that blank canvas to a larger palate of care options to create your masterpiece in meeting these vital patient needs.

This conference has broad appeal to physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and other healthcare professionals.

Monday, November 11, 2019
Ko’olau Ballrooms & Conference Center

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Registration is now open!

Program Schedule

7:30 am Registration • Breakfast
7:55 am Welcome – Daniel Fischberg, MD, PhD, Conference Chair
8:00 am The Dr. Ryder K. Onopa Memorial Lecture: Fulfilling the Promise of Transformation: Whole Person Care from Theory to Practice, Ira Byock, MD
9:30 am Break
9:45 am Opioid Conversion MISCalculations (figuring out the error), Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD
10:45 am Taking Psychedelics Seriously, Ira Byock, MD
12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Speed Dating a Pharmacist, Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD
2:00 pm Palliative Radiation Anthony Michaud, MD, Ph
3:00 pm Break
3:15 pm De-Prescribing Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD4
4:15 pm Recap / Summary, Beth Freitas, P
4:30 pm Adjourn