THE DIOCESE OF TRENTON - OFFICE OF PASTORAL CARE
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN PASTORAL CARE
Equipping God’s People for Compassionate and Competent Care of the Sick and Dying
2010‐2011 Certificate Program Schedule Overview

Location: Church of St. Anselm, Wayside Road, Wayside, NJ in Monmouth County
Check-In & Coffee: 8:30 am-9:00 am (Coffee and Tea are provided)
AM Session: 9:00 am-12:00 pm
LUNCH: 12:00-12:30 pm (Lunch is provided)
PM Session: 12:30-3:30 pm

Cost:
• Tuition: for 12 Sessions: Includes outstanding presenters, professional-caliber training, spiritual formation, resource-lists for further study, re-printable hand-outs, coffee/tea and 6 lunches included in tuition, @ $15 per session = $180
• Materials: Pastoral Care Resource Books-Essential reading and Pastoral Care Library-Building References, plus a 1000-Page Pastoral Care Binder, binder contents distributed at each session attended- @ $10/session =$120
• Total Program Cost: $300 per registrant. There are no additional fees -Total paid at registration covers entire training program, materials, books, coffee and lunches, from October 2010-April 2011.

Program Policy: Must complete all 36-hours of CPPC program-12 workshops offered on 6 Saturdays.
Persons may not register for courses as individual units; CPPC program must be taken in its entirety.
THOSE WHO ATTEND ALL 12 SESSIONS WILL RECEIVE CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
Missed sessions may be made up in the following calendar year when the same topic or topics are offered.
Certificate will be awarded at the session at which one completes the final/12th session.
Missed sessions may not be made up more than one year past original year of enrollment.

Oct. 16, 2010	Session 1: The Nuts ‘n Bolts of Pastoral Care: Making Better Home and Hospital Visits Session 2: Wounded Healers in the Vineyard of the Lord: A Spirituality for Pastoral Caregivers
Nov. 20, 2010	Session 3: The Paschal Mystery and Pastoral Care: An Applied Christian Theology of Suffering Session 4: The Healing Mission of Jesus: What Scripture and Tradition Say about Care of the Sick
Jan. 15, 2011	Session 5: Pastoral Care of the Dying: Companions on the Sacred Journey from this Life to the Next Session 6: Administering Communion and Viaticum to the Sick: Rituals for Laypersons
Feb. 19, 2011	Session 7: Pastoral Presence: The Healing Art of ‘Being With’ Session 8: Attentive Listening Skills: Toward More Meaningful Pastoral Encounters
Mar. 19, 2011	Session 9: Pastoral Care of Persons & Families Living with Mental Illness and/or Addictions Session 10: Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself: Self-Care for Caregivers
Apr. 9, 2011	Session 11: Understanding Grief and Loss: Tools for Effective Ministry to the Bereaved Session 12: What you need to Know before you Go: A Legal and Bioethical Primer for Pastoral Care

For more information contact: Deanna V. Sass, MA-Director-Office of Pastoral Care:
609.406.7400, x-5589 Email: dsass@dioceseoftrenton.org
Office of Pastoral Care Website: www.dioceseoftrenton.org/justice/pastoralcare.asp

Registration and further information:
Click the links below to download more information (2 pdf files)

Registration form (and all program details)
Presenting the Presenters! (provides brief details about the 2010-2011 Presenters)

January 29, 2010

Dear NACC Members,

Philip J. Boyle, Ph.D., Vice President, Mission & Ethics, Catholic Health East, released on January 21, 2010, information for two separate year-long programs: Ethics Champions and Spiritual Care Champions.

This collaboration among several Catholic healthcare systems is now in its 8th year and it reaches over 200 sites across the country. This collaboration had been made possible by the many generous, talented colleagues across a significant number of systems.

His memo requested that it be shared it with local groups including Directors of Spiritual Care, Chaplains, Ethics Committee Chairpersons, and those who have served as primary contact persons for this program in the past, as well as a special outreach to our NACC membership.

Working behind the scenes many of the system ethicists have developed and will deliver the Ethics Champions Program. In the Spiritual Care Champions Program the planners have had expert leadership from many of systems who developed and will deliver a two-year program in collaboration with NACC. Philip expressed his sincerest gratitude for their generosity and others within their system, as well as to the NACC.
So what’s new in the programs?
• First and foremost, registration is only through PayPal. The links and directions are found at CHE’s Ethics Toolbox and Mission Integration Toolbox. (See instructions below)
• You can register for a subscription of 12 lectures for $180 until to March 15th. After March 15th, registration will be only be possible for individual lectures each month at a cost of $18 through PayPal. Registration for individuals lectures closes about 1 ½ days before the monthly lecture.
• Webinars are now “operated assisted” reducing the chance of the infamous “Placing us on hold”; however, the new service has substantially increased the calls’ costs.
• NACC chaplains will join the ranks and increase the attendance.

Beyond the audiences these programs were intended, they have heard innovative ways that sites are using this opportunity. Since the objectives and bios are all prepared, medical and nursing education are seeking CME/CEU with their states. Others are using the Spiritual Care Champions to educate pastoral volunteers. The list goes on. Philip invites us, as participants to let him know of innovative uses that we encounter. You can contact him at pboyle@che.org.

It is NACC desire that as many members as possible will be able to take advantage of these excellent programs.
David Lichter, Executive Director

Welcome to the new year of Ethics & Spiritual Care Champions! You may find the schedule and registration information for each program by following the links below.

Spiritual Care Champions:
Please note that National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC) has joined us in the development and promotion of this year’s programming!
        The main access page is www.che.org/mission. You may access specific documents as follows:

        Schedule - www.che.org/mission/index.php?id=46
        Registration - www.che.org/mission/index.php?id=46

Ethics Champions:
        The main access page is www.che.org/ethics. You may access specific documents as follows:

         Schedule - www.che.org/ethics/index.php?id=6
         Registration - www.che.org/ethics/index.php?id=28

Please note that we will only accept credit cards for upcoming registrations. We apologize for any inconvenience. Handling checks became too cumbersome and caused much confusion in the registration process. You may either register through PayPal, or you may call Margy Bott at 610-355-2065, with your credit card information. More information, including information about PayPal, is available at the registration links provided above.

For either program (ethics or spiritual care) you may sign up for a yearly subscription (12 webinars) for $180, or you may sign up for individual webinars for $18 each. Registration covers the cost of one phone line. Yearly registration begins January 19th, 2010, and ends March 15th, 2010. Registration for individual webinars will be available after March 15th, 2010. Individual webinar registrations will open each month (after the previous topic has been presented) and will close the Monday, at noon, before the presentation on Wednesday. Please note that there will be no exceptions to these deadlines. For both individual and yearly registrations, emails with the PowerPoint and login information will be sent the day before the presentation.

We look forward to another exciting year of programming. We appreciate your continued participation and feedback as we evolve and grow these programs.

Philip Boyle, PhD
Vice President, Mission & Ethics
610-355-2063
pboyle@che.org

MISSION STATEMENT
The graduate program in bioethics at Loyola Marymount University is a distinctive program of studies leading to the Master of Arts degree. It seeks to provide graduate educational opportunities that will enable students to reflect systematically on contemporary issues in bioethics and healthcare principally through the prism of the intellectual heritage of the Roman Catholic philosophical and theological tradition. It also seeks to promote an awareness of social justice in the delivery of healthcare. The Master’s program is multidisciplinary and encourages learning and thinking from an interdisciplinary perspective, and it fosters the critical analysis of bioethical topics through the interplay between moral theory and medical practice. For those interested in pursuing a PhD in bioethics, it will prepare them well to enter into a doctoral program at another institution.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
• A completed application to the Master of Arts in Bioethics Program.
• Two official copies of transcripts of each college or university attended as evidence of a baccalaureate degree or equivalent from an accredited institution.
• The General Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Miller Analogies Test (Waived for applicants who already have a terminal degree, e.g., MD or JD, or who already have a graduate degree, e.g., M.A.) (In most cases, the MCAT or LSAT tests can be substituted for the GRE exam).
• Undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0.
• Two letters of recommendation from persons acquainted with the applicant’s professional and academic background.
• A personal statement, of no more than four typed single-spaced pages, addressing the following three areas: 1. the applicant’s academic and/or professional background; 2. why the applicant wishes to pursue graduate studies in bioethics at LMU; and 3. how the applicant intends to use the degree after graduation.
• Personal Interview (In some cases, this can be done over the phone).

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Financial assistance is available to all Bioethics Graduate students, based upon financial need and merit. Graduate Research Assistantships are available and are awarded normally for a two-year period to full-time graduate students.

APPLICATION
All applicants for admission to the Master of Arts in Bioethics Program are required to submit a Graduate Division application along with a $50.00 fee.

Students may take graduate courses for non-degree status with permission of the Graduate Program Administrator and the Professor. Only two non-degree status courses may apply toward the Master of Arts in Bioethics degree.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Prerequisite Course: BIOX 805 Survey Course in Bioethics for Healthcare and Legal Professionals: 0 hours

Required Core Courses in Bioethics: 15 hours
• BIOE 600 Methodological Issues in Bioethics
• BIOE 610 Theological Issues in Bioethics
• BIOE 620 Jurisprudence & Healthcare Law
• BIOE 630 Topics in Bioethics
• BIOE 640 Clinical Bioethics and Religious Traditions

Required General Ethics Courses: 6 hours
• BIOE 660 Ethical Theories in Bioethics
• BIOE 670 Foundations of Theological Ethics

Elective Courses: 9 hours
• BIOE 650 Introduction to Clinical Medicine [Students who do not have a sufficient background in clinical medicine/nursing must take this course as one of their electives.]

For further information or to request an application to the Master of Arts in Bioethics Program, contact:

Telephone: (310) 338-4205
Office Location: University Hall 4500
Fax: (310) 258-8642
Website: www.lmu.edu/bioethics
Graduate Program Administrator: Karen Pavic-Zabinski
Telephone: (310) 338-1740
Email: kpavicza@lmu.edu

MISSION STATEMENT
The Graduate Certificate in Bioethics offers a distinctive program of studies to prepare healthcare professionals (e.g. physicians, nurses, clinical social workers, pastoral care personnel, hospital administrators, etc.) to serve on a medical center bioethics committee. The Program is also intended to prepare individuals to deal with the complexities of bioethical issues arising in clinical practice and to become leaders in decision-making about bioethical problems in their respective institutions.

INTENDED AUDIENCE
• Applicants who possess a background in healthcare and/or who intend to seek a career or vocation as a health care professional.
• Applicants who are currently working or seeking to work as a member of a bioethics committee or consultation team as a physician, nurse, chaplain, hospital administrator, or social worker in a medical setting.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
• A completed application to the Certificate in Bioethics Program.
• Two official copies of transcripts of each college or university attended as evidence of a baccalaureate degree or equivalent from an accredited institution.
• Two letters of recommendation.
• A personal statement, of no more than four typed single-spaced pages, addressing the following three areas: 1. the applicant’s academic and/or professional background; 2. why the applicant wishes to pursue graduate certificate studies in bioethics at LMU; and 3. how the applicant intends to use the certification upon graduation.

APPLICATION
All applicants for admission to the Graduate Certificate in Bioethics are required to submit a Graduate Division application along with a $50.00 fee.

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN BIOETHICS REQUIREMENTS
General Concentration in Bioethics
Required Courses (3)
• BIOX 806 Fall Survey Course in Bioethics for Healthcare and Legal Professionals
• BIOE 620 Jurisprudence & Healthcare Law
• BIOE 600 Methodological Issues in Bioethics or
• BIOE 660 Ethical Theories in Bioethics

Elective Course (1)
• BIOE 604 Medical Anthropology and Bioethics or
• BIOE 610 Theological Issues in Bioethics or
• BIOE 633 Social Justice and Bioethics or
• BIOE 635 Organizational Ethics and Healthcare

Concentration in Catholic Bioethics
Required Courses (3)
• BIOX 806 Fall Survey Course in Bioethics for Healthcare and Legal Professionals
• BIOE 620 Jurisprudence & Healthcare Law
• BIOE 670 Foundations of Theological Ethics

Elective Course (1)
• BIOE 600 Methodological Issues in Bioethics or
• BIOE 604 Medical Anthropology and Bioethics or
• BIOE 610 Theological Issues in Bioethics or
• BIOE 633 Social Justice and Bioethics or
• BIOE 635 Organizational Ethics and Healthcare or
• BIOE 660 Ethical Theories in Bioethics

For further information or to Request an Application to the Graduate Certificate in Bioethics program, please contact:
Graduate Program Administrator
K. Pavic-Zabinski, RN, MSN, CCRN, MBA, MA
Telephone: (310) 338-1740 Fax: (310) 258-8642
Email: kpavicza@lmu.edu Office Location: University Hall, 4517
Website: www.lmu.edu/bioethics

This website presents a framework for a self-guided retreat based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola. The retreat will consist of 32 Steps divided in four Phases (plus the “Contemplation to Attain the Love of God” leading to the aftermath of the retreat). Each Step is built up so that with the help of the given material you can do one or more sessions consisting of prayer, meditation, reflection, and sharing if more than one person does the retreat together. Whatever from this material is more significant for you, stay with it as long as you feel, do repetitions if you wish so to get the more fruit that is possible out of each Step.

www.stepbystepretreats.webs.com

For information on registration for the 2009 - 2010 program, please call Julie Kelley at 215-877-2660.

The Holy See has often challenged the Church and society to work toward establishing a culture of life which respects and safeguards human dignity. In the health care ministry, difficult ethical problems often arise that demand enlightened and informed responses and interventions. Living wills, physician-assisted suicide, human cloning, embryonic stem cell research, organ donation, withdrawal of nutrition and hydration, and allocation of limited health care resources are only a few examples of the many complex situations that arise in modern clinical and research settings.

The National Catholic Certification Program in Health Care Ethics has been developed at the request of many bishops and administrators of health care facilities to provide a credible and systematic formation so that dioceses, hospitals and ethics committees will have advisors better qualified to apply the Catholic moral tradition to challenging contemporary issues in health care. The part-time, year-long program combines a theoretical component with a practically oriented component based on case studies.

Objectives:
The objective of The National Catholic Certification Program in Health Care Ethics is to train those engaged in the health care ministry, and other interested individuals, to effectively represent the Church's moral teaching in their various institutions as it is summarized in The Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services.

Upon completion of the one-year program, students will be able to:

* Articulate the Church's understanding of the inherent dignity of the human person as the objective basis for the Church's moral tradition in health care.
* Apply the Church's moral teaching as expressed in The Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services to the resolution of complex bioethical dilemmas encountered in clinical education, practice and research.
* Identify resources available to health care workers and others involved in the health care ministry which provide guidance for the resolution of bioethical issues.

Web-Based Distance Learning Program:
Participants must attend an initial two-day seminar held in the fall in various cities across the United States. Students then interact independently with an instructor through a series of four learning modules over the course of the one-year program of study. Modules are completed through weekly assignments which include readings and an assessment of each student's theoretical understanding and ability to make practical application of the module content. Students are also given the opportunity to interact with their instructor, NCBC ethicists, and peers through a series of teleconferences and through an online discussion group. The program will culminate with a required intensive one-day seminar of case studies at the NCBC offices in Philadelphia on May 2, 2010.

Who Will Benefit From the Program?
The National Catholic Certification Program in Health Care Ethics was primarily designed for Church leaders, health care workers, those in the life sciences and ethics committee members. However, professionals and specialists from a wide range of venues, including centers for biomedical and biological research, universities, legal, and government institutions involved in the shaping of public policy are among those likely to benefit. Additionally, Catholic high school teachers in science and religion have found the program to be a great benefit.

Continuing Education Credit
The National Association of Catholic Chaplains has approved the National Catholic Certification Program in Health Care Ethics for 144 continuing education credit hours.

Graduation Credit
Up to 12 graduate credits in theology will be available for the 2009 - 2010 program through Holy Apostles Seminary and College.

For information on registration for the 2009 - 2010 program, please call Julie Kelley at 215-877-2660.

Intensive, Customized Training and Yearlong Mentoring

Palliative Care Leadership Centers^TM (PCLC) are nine leading palliative care programs that provide intensive, customized training and yearlong mentoring for palliative care programs at every stage of development and growth.

Learn more and enroll at www.capc.org/pclc

2010 training sessions are being held on the following dates:

Akron Children's Hospital - Akron, OH
January 20-22
April 14-16
July 14-16
October 13-15

Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Minneapolis, MN
March 10-12
July 21-23
September 15-17
December 1-3

Fairview Health System - Minneapolis, MN
February 10-12
April 21-23

Medical College of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, WI
February 15-17
April 12-14

Mount Carmel Health System - Columbus, OH
January 14-15
April 8-9
September 23-24
November 4-5

Palliative Care Center of the Bluegrass - Lexington, KY
February 10-12
March 10-12
August 11-13
October 6-8

University of Alabama at Birmingham
April 12-14
June 21-23
September 13-15
November 8-10

University of California - San Francisco, CA
March 18-19
June 10-11

VSU Massey Cancer Center - Richmond, VA
March 15-16
May 17-18
September 20-21
November 8-9

"Everyday Creativity" is about making the ordinary, extraordinary. Each of us is faced with creatively coming up with the next solution, the next answer to our problems. And this means in our businesses, our communities, or our families. Creativity is often thought of as a phenomenon that is larger-than-life, or out of the ordinary. Something reserved for a few "artistic" types. Dewitt Jones challenges such thinking and shows us how creativity is something much more accessible. Using his own photos as the basis for memorable stories, Dewitt shows us how an open mind, a solid understanding of our craft, and the willingness to venture beyond what is expected, can change our ability to live more creatively, everyday.

Approved by the NACC for 12 Continuing Education Hours

Contact Information:
Eilene Wisniewski
Star Thrower Distribution
26 E. Exchange Street, #600
St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone: 800-561-0291
Email: eilene@starthrower.com
Web: http://www.starthrower.com/custom/nacc.htm

The Center for Health Care Ethics at Saint Louis University offers a Graduate Certificate Program in Clinical Health Care Ethics. The program fosters clinical ethics skills and knowledge needed by ethics committee members, physicians, nurses, administrators, attorneys, social workers, chaplains, and others engaged in health care. An optional concentration in Catholic health care ethics is also offered.

The program consists of eight graduate credit hours that may be completed over a one-year period, and combines distance learning with two on-site weekend seminars. Several associations have approved the Certificate Program for continuing education credits.

Approved by the NACC for 134.4 Continuing Education Hours

Contact Information:
Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics Saint Louis University
221 N. Grand Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63103
Phone: 314-977-6661
Email: chcecert@slu.edu
Web: http://chce.slu.edu/Certificate_Index.html

Acute Care Modules 1-12
Approved by the NACC for 28.8 Continuing Education Hours

Behavioral Health Modules 1-12
Approved by the NACC for 28.8 Continuing Education Hours

Continuing Care Modules 1-12
Approved by the NACC for 28.8 Continuing Education Hours

Organizational Ethics Modules 1-12
Approved by the NACC for 28.8 Continuing Education Hours

Contact Information:
Catholic Health East
14 Campus Blvd., Suite 300
Newtown Square, PA 19073-3277
Phone: 610-355-2065
Email: pboyle@che.org
Web: www.che.org/ethics/

Contact Information for dates and times:
Wanda Powell, M.H.A., R.N.
St. Vincent's Hospital and Health Care Center, Inc.
2001 W. 86th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46260
Phone: 317-338-4308
Email: WKPowell@stvincent.org

Saint Joseph’s College of Maine announces new scholarships for students enrolled in its online Master of Arts in Pastoral Theology degree. According to theology program director Dr. Daniel Sheridan, Dr. William and Judy Davis of Columbia, Mo., have pledged for the next three years to sponsor scholarships that can be used toward tuition, books and fees. Davis, professor emeritus at the University of Missouri Health Care School of Medicine, is a 2007 graduate of the master’s theology program at Saint Joseph’s.

Saint Joseph’s College provides theological education for those seeking to serve the Catholic Church and society. According to Sheridan, the Davis scholarships will aid students seeking to work in lay ministry. “To be an effective lay minister requires a solid theological foundation in Catholic doctrine combined with a deep spiritual and pastoral orientation,” he notes.

Each scholarship applicant must have taken at least two courses in the online graduate theology program, be in academic good standing, be recommended by their diocese or parish, and have demonstrated financial need. Visit online.sjcme.edu/scholarship-resources.php or call (800) 752-4723 or (207) 893-7841.

Saint Joseph’s undergraduate and graduate theology programs offer study of the breadth, depth, and strength of Catholic theology. According to Sheridan, the programs deepen faith and enable a better-grounded and informed lay ministry. Saint Joseph’s has offered distance education for adult learners since 1976. More information about the online theology programs can be found at online.sjcme.edu/master-arts-pastoral-theology.php.

More Information:
Charmaine Daniels
Editor/Media Relations
Saint Joseph's College
278 Whites Bridge Road
Standish, Maine 04084
(207) 893-7723 |  cdaniels@sjcme.edu

Wednesday - Thursday
September 15-16, 2010

St. Teresa’s Motherhouse
600 Woods Road
Germantown, NY 12526
518.537.5000

Live Webinar
View the live broadcast of this seminar.
Register at www.avilainstitute.org.

Palliative care is holistic and compassionate care for people living with a variety of illnesses. It is care to relieve pain, symptoms and stress of serious illness and provides hope to live life as full as possible. This two day seminar will discuss the benefits of palliative care; how to assess your residents’ pain and control it; ethics and ministry; spiritual healing; special attention for those with Dementia; the care of the dying as it relates to the Jewish, Islamic and Christian religions; and how to assess your facility’s Palliative Care Program.

Approved by the NACC for 10.0 Continuing Education Hours

Click here for the event flyer

Click here for the registration form

Tuesday, September 21, 2010
St. Patrick’s Manor
863 Central Street
Framingham, MA 01701-4892
Tel: 508.879.8000

The program will introduce support staff to various sections of the MDS 3.0 that they may be asked to complete. It will discuss the history of the MDS and RAI process including the evolutionary changes of the MDS process. The program will also identify the major changes from MDS 2.0 to MDS 3.0. Guidelines and instructions for conducting assessments, interview techniques and correct coding will be provided.

Learning objectives:
• Discuss the history of the MDS (Minimum Data Set) and RAI (Resident Assessment Instrument) Process and how MDS 3.0 evolved.
• Discuss the MDS 3.0 Manual and its composition.
• Discuss Section C of the MDS 3.0 Manual in regards to Cognitive Patterns (BIMS) Staff Assessment.
• Discuss Item C1300 the Signs and Symptoms of Delirium.
• Discuss Section D of the MDS 3.0 Manual in regards to Mood.
• Discuss Section E of the MDS 3.0 Manual in regards to Behavior.
• Discuss Section F of the MDS 3.0 Manual in regards to Preferences for Customary Routine and activities.
• Discuss Section K of the MDS 3.0 Manual in regards to Swallowing / Nutritional Status.
• Discuss Section O of the MDS 3.0 Manual in regards to Special Treatments, Programs and Procedures.

Meet the speaker
Ann Spenard, MSN, RN, C
Director of Business Development, Qualidigm Ann has 25 years of experience as a long Term Care and Geriatrics Specialist. She has served as Clinical Coordinator to the National Nursing Home Quality Initiative; Senior Clinician and Manager of the data verification project for the MDS (DAVE2 for Qualidigm). Ann has served as Surveyor for The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Organizations in Illinois for the past seven years.

Ann is one of the national train-the-trainers that presented on MDS 3.0 in March and April 2010 in Baltimore for CMS and will present in August 2010 in Las Vegas for CMS and in October 2010 for AAHSA at the National Convention in Los Angeles.

Approved by the NACC for 6.0 Continuing Education Hours

More information:
View the flyer for this event
Avila Institute website

MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

October 3rd – 6th, 2010
Baruch College Vertical Campus Conference Center, New York, NY

"Intensive Update with Board Review in Geriatric and Palliative Medicine"
Mount Sinai School of Medicine presents an engaging, highly practical and comprehensive review of geriatric and palliative medicine. This four-day course offers intimate workshop sessions, enabling attendees to take advantage of one-on-one mentoring and networking opportunities with nationally recognized experts in both fields. Four daily case-based workshops include specialized content ranging from geriatric assessment and pain management to hip fracture and urinary incontinence. These are complemented by six daily plenary sessions on major geriatric and palliative medicine topics with three days of board review Q&A.

For more information, click here.

October 5-8, 2010 at the Palais des Congrès in Montréal, Canada.

Presented by the Palliative Care Division of the Departments of Medicine and Oncology of McGill University, this biennial Congress has grown to become one of the premier international events in palliative care. Healthcare professionals, therapists, volunteers and all those involved in palliative care come to renew themselves as providers of care and to obtain the inspiration that will help them shape the palliative care of the future.

This year’s Congress will offer four Concurrent Seminars (October 5), a two-day Pediatric Seminar (October 5-6), as well as plenary sessions, workshops, research forums, and poster sessions on subsequent days of the Congress. The Congress is trilingual, with interpretation offered in all three languages (English, French and Spanish) for plenaries and selected workshops and seminars. Full details will be available in the Detailed Programme (coming in May 2010) and on the Congress website (www.pal2010.com).

The pre-early bird registration deadline is March 26, 2010.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – DEADLINES
• for Oral presentations: January 31, 2010
• for Poster presentations: May 31, 2010
The deadline for submitting abstracts for presentation as workshops, proffered papers or research papers is January 31, 2010. Abstracts on all aspects of end-of-life and palliative care are welcome. A full list of subject categories as well as submission instructions and descriptions of each type of presentation can be found on the Congress website (www.pal2010.com). Poster abstracts may be submitted until May 31, 2010.

For more information, to register or to submit an abstract, please visit www.pal2010.com or call +1 450-292-3456 ext. 227.

If you are on our mailing list, you will receive the Detailed Programme in the spring. If you would like to be added to the mailing list, please e-mail us your postal address.

We look forward to welcoming you in Montreal!

E-mail: info@pal2010.com
Web: www.pal2010.com

Monday - Wednesday, October 11-13, 2010

St. Teresa’s Motherhouse
600 Woods Road
Germantown, NY 12526
518.537.5000

Approved by the NACC for 15.0 Continuing Education Hours

Click here for the event flyer.
Click here for the event registration form.

“Making Healthcare Whole:
Integrating Spirituality Into Patient Care”

October 14, 2010

University of New Mexico’s Continuing Education Center
Learning Center Auditorium, 1634 University Boulevard
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Presenters:
Christina Puchalski, MD, MS
David T. Mayschak, MD, FACS
Rev. George Handzo, BCC, CSSBB

This conference is designed for healthcare leaders, administrators, physicians, healthcare practitioners, counselors and therapists, social workers, chaplains, clergy of all faiths, and lay people. It will focus on presenting the mind, body, spirit connection; ethical considerations; and the Interprofessional Model for Spiritual Care.

Click here for the registration form

Click here for the conference flyer

APC / NACC / NAJC Continuing Education Event
FRIDAY October 15, 2010
08:30 – 13:30

8:30 AM     Registration & CONTINENTAL BREAKAST
9:00 AM     Announcements
9:15-10:45 AM     Presentation 1:
“Changes in Advance Directive and Advance Care Planning Laws & Tools: What Every Care Provider Needs to Know” Colorado, like many states across the nation, has recently completed a major revision of its advance directive laws, regulations, and tools, including launching a Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment Program. Wyoming is also looking at this innovative advance care planning paradigm, and legislation affecting advance care planning has been reintroduced at the federal level. Learn how these changes and innovations will impact end-of-life decision-making and, subsequently our work as chaplains, in Colorado, Wyoming, and the nation. www.coloradoadvancedirectives.com

Jennifer Ballentine, MA is co-chair of the Colorado Advance Directives Consortium. She played a major role in reshaping the Colorado Living Will, launching the "Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment" [MOST] program, and revising the Colorado CPR Directive in collaboration with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. She received her Masters degree in End-of-Life Studies from Regis University. She has authored many publications, and is a professional educator, ethicist, hospice family member, and hospice advocate. See her biographical sketch here: http://www.irisproject.net/aboutus.html

10:45-11:00 AM     BREAK
11:00 AM -12:30 PM     Presentation 2:
"Creating a Comprehensive Framework for Outcome Oriented Spiritual Care” This team of chaplains will present on the development of a spiritual assessment tool that includes the assessment of needs and resources of patients/families/residents in 4 categories: Holy, Community, Meaning, and Hope. The tool includes assessment, intervention, outcomes, and plan of care. Building on the best of the historical legacy of spiritual care and adding to that a systematic clinical approach for spiritual assessment can increase the chaplain’s contribution to better outcomes in all settings where spiritual care is offered.

Centura Team of Presenters:
Rev. Janet Barriger, MDiv., ACPE, St. Anthony North Hospital
Chaplain Jamie Beachy, MDiv., ACPE, St. Anthony Central Hospital
Rev. Steve Gomes, MDiv., ACPE, Littleton Adventist Hospital
Chaplain Glenn Sackett, MDiv., BCC, Porter Adventist Hospital

12:30-1:30 PM LUNCH
1:30 PM Thanks for Attending!

EVENT COST
Regular rate: $ 25.00 if registering at the door or if registration is postmarked after October 5, 2010.
Discount rate: $ 20.00 if registration is postmarked by October 5, 2010.
Register early!

PAYMENT TERMS
Payment is due upon registration.
Make your check payable to: APC Colorado Chapter
Payment must be postmarked by October 5, 2010 to qualify for the $20.00 discounted rate.

REGISTRATION
Send your payment and registration form (click here for the form) to:
Chaplain Laurie Jeddeloh,
Director of Pastoral Care,
Sky Ridge Medical Center
10101 RidgeGate Parkway, Lone Tree, CO 80124
720-225-1778
Laurie.Jeddeloh@HealthONEcares.com

CANCELLATION / REFUND POLICY
Reimbursement will be granted if notification is received by October 8, 2010.
Because of administrative and food preparation costs, no reimbursement will be granted after October 8, 2010, or for non-attendance.

LOCATION
Shalom Park
14800 East Belleview Drive
Aurora, Colorado 80015 USA
303-680-5000

DIRECTIONS
See: www.shalompark.org/contactus.htm


PARKING
Provided at Shalom Park free of charge. Look for the signs for our parking areas.

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT
Attendance at both of these programs qualifies for 3 APC, or NAJC Continuing Education Hours, or 3 NACC Continuing Education Units.
A Certificate of Attendance will be award at the end of the event.

PROVIDED BY:
Your APC Colorado Continuing Education Co-Chairs:
Laurie Jeddeloh, MDiv, BCC
Dirk van der Vorst, MDiv, BCC

In cooperation with:
Chaplain Rosemary Partridge, BCC
NACC State Liaison
And
Rabbi David J. Zucker, PhD, BCC
NAJC Liaison

HOSTED BY: Shalom Park
www.shalompark.org
Rabbi David J. Zucker
303-680-5000

Sponsored by:
Wisconsin Chaplaincy Association, Inc.
In cooperation with the
National Association of Catholic Chaplains
This year’s theme:
“Healing Presence”

October 17 – 19, 2010
Heidel House Resort
643 Illinois Avenue, Green Lake, Wisconsin

FALL CONFERENCE
Make sure you mark your calendars for our annual fall conference, which will be October 17 to 19. We will once again meet at the beautiful Heidel House in Green Lake. Our theme this year is “Healing Presence.” For many of us, simply being together is a big part of the conference. We hope you can come.

Our main presenter will be Goldie Milgram, DMin, MSW. Rabbi Milgram has a wealth of knowledge and experience. She is founder and executive vice-president of P’nai Yachadut, in New Rochelle, New York. Her responsibilities there include “Development and provision of dynamic courses, retreats, lectures, consultations and resources on how to understand, experience and live an emotionally satisfying, intellectually meaningful, spiritually healthy life.” She has many gifts and talents as an educator and therapist that fit wonderfully into our theme of Healing Presence that we will all benefit from at this conference. Sometimes as chaplains we forget that we also have need for healing.

Other presenters include Archabbot Lambert and David Rakel, who is a doctor and assistant professor in the University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine. In attendance also will be David Lichter, Executive Director of the National Association of Catholic Chaplains and Pat Appelhans, Executive Director of the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC) who will give a presentation as well. There are some other things we’re working on to make this a good experience of learning, networking, and retreating. We hope to see you in October.

More info

October 21-23, 2010
Phoenix, AZ

The CAPC National Seminar offers new cutting-edge content and three flexible tracks including Level I, Level II—and this year, Peds. Attendees can choose from a host of focused workshops, discussion sessions and breakouts that address particular palliative care program needs, including Teaching Communication Skills; Pediatric Clinical Models and Staffing; Marketing to Increase Referrals; Nursing Roles in Palliative Care; Palliative Care in the ED and ICU and more.

This conference is intended for hospitals and hospice physicians, nurses, social workers, finance managers, administrators and others involved in starting or running a palliative care program; PCLC-trained team members; past CAPC seminar attendees.

Grant funding is available for New York State hospitals and hospices with an established hospital palliative care program partnership. For more information visit www.capc.org/grantees

To learn more and register, call the CAPC Events Line at (212) 201-2680 or visit www.capc.org/phoenix

October 28-30, 2010
St. Louis, MO

Learn from experts. Earn continuing education credits.
Expand your network. Be inspired.

Join us in October for Recovering Our Traditions, an exceptional educational conference. This unique event is grounded in the roots of the Catholic health care ministry which compel us to provide the highest quality of compassionate care for patients with life-limiting illness, especially those who are the sickest and most vulnerable.

The conference will examine current trends, recent developments and leading practices in palliative care programs across the continuum of care, offering successful growth and sustainability strategies for the next generation of palliative care services. A wide range of plenary and concurrent sessions will address timely topics, exploring physical, psycho-social, cultural and spiritual domains of care. Participants will gain knowledge and skills in optimizing structures and processes that transform the delivery of care and contribute to high patient and family satisfaction.

With a distinguished faculty of nationally-recognized experts, Recovering Our Traditions blends the art and science of palliative care. Health care professionals will learn from innovative models of clinical excellence that will benefit their diverse ministry settings. At the same time, participants will be inspired and invigorated by a renewed sense of passion and commitment to service, relieving suffering and sustaining hope for those entrusted to their care.

See you in St. Louis!

Click here to register online NOW!

November 4-5, 2010

2010 Mayo Spiritual Care Research Conference
Spirituality and Health Across the Life Span: Investigation and Application

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

The 2010 Mayo Spiritual Care Research Conference is multidisciplinary and provides an exciting opportunity for researchers, educators, and care providers to discuss work related to spirituality and health. It is designed to provide a forum for the dissemination of research findings from investigations into spirituality, spiritual well-being and distress, religiosity and health across the life span. Keynote faculty are William Breitbart, MD, Katherine Piderman, PhD, Rachel Remen, MD, and Tait Shanafelt, MD. Sessions vary and will be presented by an international faculty. The conference will provide for excellent learning and networking.

Registration and additional conference information can be found here.

Registration Rates -- Click here
Abstract Submission -- Click here

For further information visit us at: www.imfpc.org