Education

Annual Assembly of AAHPM and HPNA

AAHPM, together with the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA), sponsors an educational conference each year.  The AAHPM/HPNA Annual Assembly is the premier educational event for healthcare providers who care for patients with serious or life-threatening conditions. Learn the latest in hospice and palliative care from leading experts in the field. Each year offers exciting and new features including programs on pediatric palliative and hospice care, working with and within the new Hospice Medicare Conditions of Participation, and the latest advances in clinical research, cultural, ethical and legal, psychological, social, and spiritual aspects of care. This conference brings together more than 2100 physicians, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, and others who practice hospice and palliative care. The program offers paper presentations, plenary sessions, educational sessions and opportunities for personal and professional growth, and networking. 

2009 Annual Assembly

Click here to download session 424 for free, CMS Action Update: Know the Issues, Risks, and Opportunities and click here to download session handouts.

Click here to download and print abstracts and handouts from the Assembly.

Click here to order audio recordings of the 2009 AAHPM & HPNA Annual Assembly or to see a complete listing of audio recordings.

To complete the online evaluation form for the 2009 Assembly, click here. 

2010 Annual Assembly

The 2010 Annual Assembly will be held March 3-6, in Boston, Massachusetts. 

General Information

Intended Audience 

The Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) is designed for physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers interested in acquiring, maintaining, or expanding the skills needed to care for patients with terminal illnesses.

Continuing Education Credit

Physicians

The American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Each physician should claim only those credits commensurate to the time that he or she actually spent in the activity.
  Preconference Events: TBD for 2010
  Annual Assembly: TBD for 2010
Application for CME credit will be filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Nurses
The Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) is a coprovider of the Annual Assembly. HPNA is an approved provider of continuing education by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. HPNA is also approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (provider number CEP7976) to offer nursing education contact hours.
  Preconference Events: TBD for 2010
  Annual Assembly: TBD for 2010

Pharmacists
The Illinois Pharmacists Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

Application for continuing education credit will be filed with the Illinois Pharmacists Association.

Social Workers
Application for formal social work continuing education approval will be filed with the National Association of Social Work.  

Disclosure Statement 

In accordance with the ACCME and the American Nurses Credentialing Center Standards for Commercial Support, all CME providers are required to disclose to the activity audience the relevant financial relationships of the planners, teachers, and authors involved in the development of CME content. An individual has a relevant financial relationship if he or she has a financial relationship in any amount occurring in the last 12 months with a commercial interest whose products or services are discussed in the CME activity content over which the individual has control. AAHPM requires that all relevant financial relationships be resolved prior to planning or participation. The material presented in this activity represents the opinion of the speakers and not necessarily the views of AAHPM or HPNA.

2011 Annual Assembly

The 2011 Annual Assembly will be held February 16-19, 2011 in Vancouver, Canada.

2012 Annual Assembly

The 2012 Annual Assembly will be held March 7-10, 2012 in Denver, CO.