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2010 HPNA Clinical Practice Forum - Breathing Easier: Palliative Care and Advanced Pulmonary Disease
September 17 & 18, 2010
Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport Hilton
Bloomington (Minneapolis area), MN
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Pulmonary disease is one of the top 4 leading causes of death in America. Life-limiting illnesses, such as advanced pulmonary disease present their own unique challenges for patients living with and dying from advanced pulmonary disease. The purpose of this conference is to demonstrate the integration of palliative care and pulmonary nursing practices for end-of-life care management. This conference is designed for practicing palliative care, pulmonary care, and other professional nurses who care for patients who have been diagnosed with pulmonary disease and their families.
Keynote address: John E. Barkley, MD, FCCP Carolinas Healthcare
The forum will include interactive sessions to address: assessment and management strategies to adequately control symptoms; what does the data show and what doesn’t the evidence show for pulmonary disease management; misconceptions about opioids and respiratory depression; management of dyspnea especially when, due to its subjectivity, the patient's intensity report may not correlate with pulmonary dysfunction; the psychological aspects of care for the patient and the family; and ethics at end-of-life.
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2009 HPNA Clinical Practice Forum - The Failing Heart: Integrating Palliative Care with Life-Sustaining Therapies
September 18-19, 2009 in Pittsburgh, PA
Over 250 nursing professionals from across the United States made their way to Pittsburgh, PA for the marque educational event of the year for HPNA, the 2009 Clinical Practice Forum- The Failing Heart. The 2009 HPNA Clinical Practice Forum, the third program in this series, was designed for practicing palliative care, cardiovascular, and other professional nurses who care for patients with cardiac related life limiting illnesses and to provide practical advice on heart failure to the professional nurse clinician. The purpose was to demonstrate the integration of palliative care and cardiovascular nursing practices for the end-of-life care management for the patient and their family.
HPNA takes pride in the 'interactive' nature of our conference and the case studies hit the target! A special thank you to the esteemed faculty, energetic participants, and dedicated staff!
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