Kokua Mau

The Fine Art and Science of Pain and Palliative Care 2016

Wednesday, November 17, 2016
Ko‘olau Ballrooms & Conference Center
Kaneohe, Hawai‘i

  • Download the Registration Form and Conference Agenda (PDF)

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: The Queen’s Medical Center, Office of Continuing Medical Education, Harkness 117, Phone: (808) 691-4406 Email: cme@queens.org

Registration for The Queen’s Medical Center conference on Pain & Palliative Care is now open. (To register download PDF file)

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 compassionately and competently counseling patients and families facing serious illness or bereavement 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.

Educational Objectives: After completing this educational activity, participants should be able to:

  • Develop safer and more effective pain management strategies
  • Explain and practice “mindful presence”
  • Develop strategies for provider self-care
  • Integrate culturally competent care in the clinical setting
  • Identify complicated grieving and understand potential coping mechanisms
  • Discuss the benefits of complementary therapies
  • List ways to incorporate art therapy into the care of patients with pain or palliative care needs

PROGRAM

7:00 am Registration •  Continental Breakfast

7:25 am Welcome – Daniel Fischberg, MD, PhD, Conference Chair
7:30 am Exit Strategies for Opioid Therapy Douglas Gourlay, MD, MSc
8:30 am Compassion: An Appropriate Response Frank Ostaseski
9:30 am Break
9:45 am Methadone and Buprenorphine: New Tricks for Very Old Molecules D. Gourlay, MD, MSc
10:45 am When Death Comes: Being of True Service Frank Ostaseski
11:45 am Lunch
1:00 pm Becoming Culturally Aware Patricia Nishimoto, DSN
2:00 pm Holy Moli: On Albatross and Grief Hob Osterlund, APRN
3:00 pm Break
3:15 pm Paws and Reflect Michele Hadano, RN & Ipo
3:45 pm Imagery & Symbolism in Creative Arts Therapy Pamela Menter, MA, ATR
4:15 pm Wrap Up Beth Freitas, APRN
4:30 pm Adjourn
Daniel Fischberg, MD, PhD, FAAHPM
Medical Director, Pain & Palliative Care Department
The Queen’s Medical Center
Chief, Division of Palliative Medicine
Professor, Department of Geriatric Medicine