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2018 Midwest Conference Palliative Care Pre-Conference

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October 8, 2018 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am

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2018 Midwest Palliative Care Pre-Conference
October 8, 2018
8:00am-11:00am
Harrah’s North Kansas City Casino and Hotel
North Kansas City, MO

Reforming Care Beyond Healthcare: Opportunities & Challenges for True Palliative Care – Dr. Timothy Ihrig, MD

Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the current “state of healthcare” with respect to issues affecting palliative care including local, regional and national policy, alternative payment models, provider accreditation and the evolution of true palliative care involvement as a means of population health across varied healthcare systems.

In addition, attendees have the opportunity to recommend topics, prior to the symposium pertinent to their practice / interest, which may be addressed through presenter-participant dialogue, question/answer, role play or other.

Palliative Care Pre-conference – Reforming Care Beyond Healthcare: Opportunities & Challenges for True Palliative Care –Dr. Timothy Ihrig – Laughlin Room

Members:        $90.00                            Non Members:     $105.00

Members  –  Please use your Federal Medicare Number when registering.  All registration will be done online.

Registrations are not refundable but substitutions are welcome.

Early registration ends September 3, 2018.  There is a $25.00 late fee assessed after Sept. 3, 2018.  Registration closes Sept. 28, 2018.

This Pre-conference is NOT the conference registration. Conference  registration has a separate registration form.

If you do not register for the conference, there will be a $10.00 additional charge for CE hours if you wish to receive them.

Educational material will be placed on the website prior to the seminar for download.

This course provides 3.0 Nursing Contact Hours and Social Work Contact Hours.

Early registration ends 9/3/18. Registration ends 9/28/18.


Missouri Hospice & Palliative Care Association is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Midwest Multistate Division, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Missouri Hospice and Palliative Care Association, #1359, is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org, through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Missouri Hospice and Palliative Care Association maintains responsibility for the program.  ASWB Approval Period: 2/28/2017 – 2/28/2020.   Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval for continuing education credits.

Social workers participating in this conference will receive up to 12 hours(3 pre-conference; 9 conference) continuing education clock hours.