Studies have shown that patients who had hospital-based palliative care visits spent less time in intensive care units and were less likely to be re-admitted to the hospital after they went home. Studies have also shown that people with chronic illnesses like cancer who receive palliative care have less severe symptoms, improved quality of life and their medical care tends to better align with their values, goals, and preferences.

Attendees will learn how palliative care can improve symptom distress, quality of life, patient and family well-being; help health care systems achieve high quality medical care at lower cost; better understand health equity and palliative; and learn more about patient’s decision making regarding end of life care.

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Program Agenda:

7:00am - Registration

7:30am - 8:30am - Presentation

8:30am - 9:00am - Networking Opportunity

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the Joint Providership of the Oregon Medical Association (OMA) and American Cancer Society. The OMA is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Oregon Medical Association designated this provider training for a maximum of one AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

For questions, please contact Julie Robertson, 503.795.3914; julie.robertson@cancer.org