Online Graduate Certificate Program in Spirituality and Health

For more information about this program contact Dr. Christina Puchalski

American Medical Association EPEC Project                    

The EPEC Project was developed by the American Medical Association (AMA) and funded by a grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. It is designed to educate all US physicians on the essential clinical competencies required to provide quality end-of-life care.  The EPEC Project comprises several complementary components. At the heart of the project is a core curriculum that provides physicians with the basic knowledge and skills needed to appropriately care for dying patients. The EPEC Curriculum consists of four 30-minute plenary modules and twelve 45-minute workshop modules, and is uniquely practical, transportable, and self-contained. It combines didactic sessions, videotape presentations, interactive discussions, and practical exercises. It teaches fundamental skills in communication, ethical decision-making, palliative care, psychosocial considerations, and pain and symptom management.

Program in Palliative Care Education and Practice - Harvard Medical School

	An Intensive two-session (Spring - Fall) Course for Medical and Nursing Educators
	The HMS Program in Palliative Care Education and Practice offers intensive learning experiences for physician- and nurse-educators who wish to become expert in the clinical practice and teaching of comprehensive, interdisciplinary palliative care, as well as to gain expertise in leading and managing improvements in palliative care education and practice at their own institutions.
	For more information, view their website

Fast-Track Your Palliative Care Program: Palliative Care Leadership Center (PCLC) Training

	Building Academic Palliative Care - PCLC training and mentoring to help build your academic palliative care program Physician CME accreditation approved If you are an academic medical center, we can help you secure your status as a national leader in the field of palliative care. Building Academic Palliative Care is a new course developed and taught by three collaborating academic PCLCs - Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). Based on the proprietary PCLC curriculum, the course has two key components: Training Program. Building Academic Palliative Care is specifically designed for academic medical centers to provide both faculty and key hospital staff with the knowledge and tools you need to: Provide a palliative care program that brings crucial clinical experience to students and residents; Promote faculty development in palliative care; Improve the integration of the academic mission within the teaching hospital; Develop and implement an action plan for clinical and academic program development to support student and resident education.
	PCLC Training Dates
	For more information, please call Jennifer Raiten, (212) 201-2683, or by email

Contemplative End of Life Care Program at Naropa University

Hospice/Palliative Care Training for Physicians (pdf file) (more information and ordering)

New Online Continuing Education Series on Complementary and Alternative Medicine

UCSF Postgraduate Certificate in Pain Management / Online Program

This curriculum has been designed to improve patient outcomes globally by providing clinically relevant postgraduate education in the sciences, concepts, and procedures for pain management within the context of today's multidisciplinary patient care team, and is based on the Core Curriculum for Professional Education in Pain created by the International Association for the Study of Pain's Task Force on Professional Education in Pain.

EPEC Update - Patient Safety

In early February 2005, national patient safety leaders and advocates gathered at the Allen Center of the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, to discuss another possible adaptation of EPEC by applying the EPEC Project's virtual college model of "train-the-trainer" high impact dissemination to patient safety education. Over thirty participants attended from organizations such as the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Partnership for Patient Safety, the American Hospital Association, the National Quality Forum, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the American Nurses Association, the Institute of Medicine, and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. This initial meeting successfully established a curriculum committee, which will incorporate existing patient safety education materials within the EPEC virtual college format. A project advisory board of national leaders in the field will present to potential funders. The project conceptualization and initial planning were made possible by a grant from the Zell Foundation and with the generous support of the Jewish Healthcare Foundation.

Learn more about the EPEC Project

Harvard Medical School Center for Palliative Care - Program in Palliative Care Education and Practice (new February 2005)

The Program in Palliative Care Education and Practice (PCEP), is a faculty development course that will be held April 5-12, 2005 and November 9-15, 2005. This two-week, learner-centered educational program is designed to provide intensive learning experiences for physician-and nurse- educators who wish to become expert in the clinical practice and teaching of comprehensive, interdisciplinary palliative care. Educators also will gain expertise in leading and managing improvements in palliative care education and practice at their own institutions. Participants receive mentorship and support in carrying out projects at their home institutions. Multiple educational formats, including small groups, large group discussions, panels, skills practice, standardized patients, and demonstrations will be used throughout the course. This program complements the CAPC programming through focusing on teaching about palliative care in multiple different settings, and through providing two weeks of intensive networking and learning about the core elements of our discipline.

If you are interested in learning more about this educational opportunity, please call 617.724.9509 or e-mail pallcare@partners.org. To view a full program description and to register online, visit the Harvard Medical School website.

Fulbright Scholar Program (new March 2004)

This program offers faculty and professionals numerous opportunities for lecturing, research or a combination of the two during the 2005-2006 academic year in 140 countries and all regions of the world. Awards range from two months to an academic year. Grants are in 47 disciplines and several interdisciplinary fields. Also, many countries offer "All Disciplines" grants, which allow applicants to design their own award. The application deadline for Fulbright traditional lecturing and research grants worldwide is August 1, 2004. For information, eligibility requirements, and online application, visit our Web site

ACCME and AAFP credits now available for CD-ROM Course (new March 2004)

"Palliative Care: A Self-Study CME Course" is a self-study course containing 15 key topics in palliative care. The course, divided into four modules (End of Life Care, Pain, Other Symptoms, Communication), is available at EPERC, Featured Resources. The fee for the CD is $325. Additional persons at your institution may earn credits for $75 each.

Introduction to Hospice and Palliative Care (new January 2004)

Ursuline College is offering an online course 'Introduction to Hospice and Palliative Care'. The course is available to all MSN, MSW, chaplains and MDs, and is part of a series of courses leading to a post MSN (for nurses) in Palliative Care. This course is a 3-credit (graduate) course starting January 5, 2004 through May 2004. For more information send an e-mail to the Palliative Care Coordinator or call 440-449-3367.

The Program in Palliative Care Education and Practice

Offered by the Harvard Medical School, this program now offers two to four competitive full scholarships annually. For more information, including eligibility criteria, please call 617-724-9509, send an e-mail , or visit the Program's web site All applications, including those submitted to the Fellows Program, are due Friday, January 23, 2004.

Stanford Faculty Development-End of Life Care

The Stanford Faculty Development Program has trained 220 medical faculty from 112 institutions as trainers of other faculty and residents since 1986. Participation in the intensive, 4-week program at Stanford has led to new and exciting roles for the trained faculty member. Being an effective trainer of other colleagues and housestaff at their institution has become a major career role for many of these faculty. For others, it has led to further educational training and research. In addition to delivering seminar series at their home sites, Stanford-trained facilitators have jointly conducted regional and national workshops for both faculty and residents. We wish to identify faculty who are interested in conducting faculty development as part of their career. Only six faculty are accepted in each course. Application Deadline: June 15, 2002 Georgette Stratos Stanford University Stanford Faculty Development Center Stanford, CA 94305, US Phone: (650) 725-8802 Fax: (650) 725-1675 Web site: http://sfdc.stanford.edu/ Email: gstratos@stanford.edu September 27, 2002

Communication Skills for Medical Oncology Fellows

	This 5-year program involves intensive communication skills training consisting of a 4-day residential retreat and distance follow-up mentoring by telephone. Two retreats will be held per year, one in the spring and the other in the fall.
	Anthony Back University of Washington VA Puget Sound Health Care System 1660 S Columbian Way (152) Seattle, WA 98108-1597 Phone: 206/277-1044 Fax: 206-764-2935 Web site: http://depts.washington.edu/oncotalk/ Email: oncotalk@u.washington.edu

Northwestern University Hospice/Palliative Medicine Program

Northwestern University's Roxane Visiting Scholars in Hospice/Palliative Medicine Program emphasizes hospice and palliative care medicine for cancer and AIDS patients Charles von Gunten Northwestern University Medical School 303 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611

Johns Hopkins University

Roxane HIV-Nerve Pain Management Program at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine offer physicians, nurse and pharmacists training to treat and manage HIV-related peripheral nerve pain. Justin MacArthur Johns Hopkins University Dept. of Neurology 600 Wolfe Street Baltimore, MD 21205 Phone: 410/955-3730