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September 2021
Beyond Words: Using Expressive and Integrative Therapies as Communication
Children experience their world through play, creativity, and imagination. It is how they learn and process, and provides mastery over their environment. Play becomes all the more important when faced with adversity or trauma. In a medical setting, expressive therapies can be used to help children understand and process their illness and can even have a tangible effect on their physical symptoms and overall wellness. This course will provide an introduction to the broad range of expressive therapy options that…
Find out more »October 2021
2021 Butterfly Run, Walk + Flutter
Save the Date! October 3, 2021 Details Coming Soon!
Find out more »Bereaved Parents View on End-of-Life Care
Despite an increase in specialized pediatric palliative care programs there remain inadequacies in end of life (EOL) care for children. This presentation will review the perspectives of 28 Spanish- and English-speaking bereaved parents who detailed qualitative experiences about their children’s end of life care. Parents’ perspectives from the study highlight the importance of 1) supporting home death and low medical intensity of EOL care, 2) policies/programs that allow families to spend as much time with their child at EOL as…
Find out more »Partnering in Caring for Kids & Young Adults with Muscular Dystrophy
PRESENTERS: Neha Kramer, MD, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago IL Peter Butzen, APRN-NP, PNP, and Jenny Mayer, APRN-NP, Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL Sponsored by Coleman Palliative Medicine Training Program & Greater Illinois Pediatric Palliative Care Coalition (GIPPCC) More Details Coming Soon...
Find out more »November 2021
Alternative Payment Strategies to Enhance Access to Pediatric Palliative
With the growing emphasis on value-based payments in healthcare, there is significant potential for enhanced access to pediatric palliative care services. This discussion will highlight the challenges to access of PPC services in traditional reimbursement models, and it will discuss existing state models that have been developed. Finally, a process for exploring policy and legislative opportunities to develop alternative payment strategies will be discussed. Go to ppcwebinars.org for more information & to register!
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