Education

AAHPM Intensive Board Review Course--SOLD OUT
The course to prepare you for the hospice and palliative medicine board certification exam.

August 12-14, 2010, Hyatt Regency Chicago

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The AAHPM Intensive Board Review Course has sold out.  To be added to a waitlist, please email info@aahpm.org, subject: Board Review Course Wait List, or fax 847.375.6475.

All individuals who submit a request will be kept in the order in which they are received. Only written requests submitted through this email address will be accepted. If a spot opens up due to a cancellation, individuals will be contacted from the wait list and will have 14 days to complete a registration form and submit payment to secure a seat. For more information, please read Sold Out Board Review Course FAQs.

The AAHPM Intensive Board Review Course will be recorded and available to purchase in convenient MP4 format by Oct. 1, 2010. These audio files contain the fast-paced didactic presentations, followed by panel discussions, with all slide presentations synchronized to the audio file. More details coming soon.

Review other resources for exam preparation.

Access the 2010 Course Schedule.

Learn from distinguished faculty in the field as they present content critical to the practice of hospice and palliative medicine as outlined in the board certification examination blueprint. Fast-paced didactic presentations will focus on salient points, followed by expert panel discussions. Opportunity for self-assessment will be integrated into the experience. If you plan to take the board exam, be sure to include this course as part of your preparation.

Who Should Attend

Hospice and palliative care physicians preparing for the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists hospice and palliative medicine certification examinations should plan to attend. Other practitioners seeking a solid review of hospice and palliative medicine competencies, such as medical oncologists, family physicians, advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, anesthesiologists, internists, physiatrists, hospitalists, surgeons, and emergency medicine physicians, will also benefit from this course.

If you are taking the board exam, this course should be a key part of your preparation.

• Content as outlined in the ABIM Hospice and Palliative Medicine Certification Examination Blueprint
• Faculty comprising key leaders in the field
• Fast-paced didactic presentations that focus on salient points, followed by panel discussions
• Opportunity for self-assessment

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, participants should be able to

    1.  assess patient pain, other symptoms, and side effects, and recommend a care plan based on the best available evidence

    2.  identify psychological and psychiatric aspects of patient care including grief and bereavement

    3.  perform a spiritual, existential, social, and cultural assessment of patients and recommend care plans

    4.  analyze communication techniques used among the interdisciplinary care team, families, and patients in palliative care

    5.  discuss legal and ethical concerns related to palliative care

    6.  assess pain and symptoms and recommend a care plan for pediatric patients based on developmental needs.

Hotel

Hyatt Regency Chicago

151 East Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60601

Reserve a room now or call 888-421-1422.

Rate: $187 single/double, plus applicable taxes (Rooms at this rate are subject to availability.)

Reservations must be made by June 28, 2010. Please mention that you are attending the AAHPM course. Overnight valet parking at the Hyatt is $50 per day with in and out privileges.

AAHPM and the Board Exam:

AAHPM has no direct role or input into the development of the exams. The Academy follows the model for all board exams in medicine whereby the board is strictly firewalled from the membership organization to preserve the integrity of the exam.  AAHPM, as the membership organization, will continue to develop all test preparation courses and products without any "inside" knowledge about the exam questions. The Academy relies on the publicly published material about the exam (such as the content outline), to develop its products. AAHPM will also communicate updates regarding the certification exam as a service to its membership.

Physicians

AAHPM is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicans.

AAHPM designates this educational activity for a maximum of 22 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Each physician should claim only those credits commensurate to the time that he or she actually spent in the activity.

Applications for CME & CMD credit have been filed with both the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Medical Director Association. Determination of credit is pending.

Osteopathic physicians may submit their verification of attendance to receive American Osteopathic Association credits. For more information, visit www.osteopathic.org.

AAHPM endorses the standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing

Medical Education (ACCME). All who are in a position to control or influence the content of an educational activity must disclose any relevant financial relationships with commercial interests.* Disclosure documents are reviewed for potential conflicts of interest and, if identified, they are resolved prior to confirmation of participation. Only those who had no conflict of interest or who agreed to an identified resolution process prior to their participation were involved in this activity. The material presented in this activity represents the opinions of the speakers and not necessarily the views of AAHPM.

*A commercial interest is defined as any entity producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing healthcare goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients. (Exclusions at the time of this writing included 501-C nonprofit organizations, government organizations, liability and health insurance providers, non-healthcare-related companies, group medical practices, and for-profit healthcare providers.)