Latest Updates In Hospice & Palliative Medicine: A Skill Based Immersive Learning Workshop                                           

Moderator: VJ Periyakoil, MD
Developed by the AGS (Education and Ethnogeriatrics Committees) and the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM).
Learning Objective: (1) discuss common  and important clinical problems encountered in providing palliative care for older adults with serious life limiting illnesses.

Introductions and Overview of Workshop
VJ Periyakoil, MD

Latest Updates in Assessment and Management of Pain

Mini-didactics
VJ Periyakoil, MD

Small Group Problem Solving (4 cases: two nociceptive, 1 neuropathic, 1 mixed pain)
All faculty

Break

Latest Updates in Assessment and Management of Key and Challenging Non-Pain Symptoms in Older Adults with Serious Life Limiting Illnesses: Part One: Respiratory symptoms (Dyspnea, Cough and Hiccups, Stridor, Bronchorrhea)

Mini-didactics
Ruchir D. Shah, MD

Small Group Problem Solving (5 cases, one per symptom)
All faculty

Break

Latest Updates in Assessment and Management of Palliative Care Emergencies in Older Adults with Serious Life Limiting Illnesses (Cord Compression, SVC Syndrome, Brain Herniation and Exsanguination)

Mini-didactics
Barbara T. Egan, MD

Small Group Problem Solving (4 cases, one per symptom)
All faculty

Latest Updates in Assessment and Management of Key and Challenging Non-Pain Symptoms in Older Adults with Serious Life Limiting Illnesses: Part Two: Neuro-cognitive Symptoms (Anxiety, Depression, Delirium/Agitation)

Mini-didactics
Michelle T. Weckmann, MD, MS

Small Group Problem Solving (4 cases: depression, anxiety, toxic delirium, terminal delirium)
All faculty

Open Discussion and Evaluation
VJ Periyakoil, MD