Areas of Emphasis and Topic Ideas
NHPCO 2013 Clinical Team Conference and Pediatric Intensive
You will be asked to select one of the Areas of Emphasis identified below when submitting your proposal. The list of topic ideas is not all-inclusive; it is meant to stimulate thinking.
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Area of Emphasis |
Examples of Topic Ideas |
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Access and Outreach |
Successes in increasing access to underserved populations Successes in providing care in diverse settings including care facilities, homeless shelters, prisons, etc. Increasing access to eligible patients with specific, non-traditional diagnoses Innovative outreach strategies Innovative approaches to community outreach and education Innovations in advance care planning Caregiver outreach and education Effective utilization of social media in outreach |
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Advances in Pain and |
Advanced pain management Advanced symptom management Innovations in pharmacological and Managing complex cases Pain management and addiction Utilizing palliative sedation – clinical and ethical implications Utilization of complementary therapies to address pain Utilization of new medical approaches for pain management
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Bereavement |
Advanced bereavement concepts and approaches Time-limited and ongoing group approaches individual and family counseling approaches Successes in novel bereavement services to specific populations Evaluating bereavement services/support efficacy Measuring client adaptation to significant loss Distinguishing complicated grief Community outreach through bereavement services Responding to trauma and disaster Advances in providing care to specific populations (families, children, teens) New risk assessment models and hospice’s role in responding to complicated |
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Clinical/Medical Care |
Addressing restlessness at the end of life Advances in clinical and/or medical care at the end of life Providing quality care during disasters Clinical care of the pediatric palliative care/hospice patient Communication strategies for clinicians Dementia management Innovative clinical protocols Management of Alzheimer’s Management of dyspnea New approaches to disease management New models of assessment and care planning Professional integration of complementary Wound care |
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Care Continuum Innovations |
Chronic care or other models Collaborative and/or partnership models Hospital-based palliative care Medical homes Palliative care at home Palliative care clinic Solutions to gaps in continuity of care Transitions programs that facilitate discussion |
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Education |
Radically new orientation models Successes in integrating distance/e-learning modalities to train staff, Creative approaches to mentoring and preceptoring Developing and utilizing clinical competencies Skills development for educators and speakers Effective educational programs for staff in long-term care facilities Educational program models to prepare for and respond to disaster Understanding and educating today’s workforce |
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Ethics |
Understanding ethics in end-of-life care for the novice (beginner) Creating dynamic and effective ethics committees Approaches to resolving ethical dilemmas Review of new/pressing ethical issues Case-based ethical discussions and resolutions Patient autonomy challenges |
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Interdisciplinary Team |
Creating peer accountability on teams Demonstrated successes in team leadership Fostering an environment of continuous learning Interdisciplinary best practices Interdisciplinary team leadership models and successes Maximizing team performance Ensuring the provision of patient/family-centered care Interdisciplinary care basics and practice for the novice (beginner) Interdisciplinary best practices in clinical care Advancing interdisciplinary function and success Innovative models of interdisciplinary care at the end of life Dynamic models for team meetings Radically new team structures or service delivery models Team function, practice and success during disaster Leading effective teams |
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Palliative Care Continuum |
Successes in palliative care programs Partnerships with adult day care, senior service and other community partners Collaborations and partnerships to expand access and service Successful use of POLST in palliative care settings |
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Pediatric Palliative and |
Pediatric palliative and end-of-life care for the novice (beginner) Successes in clinical care protocols for pediatric populations Pediatric pain and symptom management protocols Trajectories for life-limiting pediatric diseases Innovations in working with families coping with a child’s serious illness New approaches to pediatric palliative care Creative approaches to working with pediatric patients and families Psychosocial care of pediatric patients and their families Creative approaches to caring for pediatric patients Program design strategies for starting or expanding a Providing bereavement services to children, teens and families Spiritual care of pediatric patients and their families Residential pediatric palliative care Transitioning care for children who survive to adulthood Ethical considerations and challenges in pediatric palliative care |
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Psychosocial Care |
Psychosocial care basics and practices for the novice (beginner) Psychosocial assessment best practices Effective counseling models for end-of-life care Systems perspectives in psychosocial care Advocacy success models (community, interdisciplinary, community) Interdisciplinary models of psychosocial care Trauma and disaster interventions Working within family systems, beliefs and values to achieve pain and symptom control |
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Quality Assessment and |
Quality assessment and performance improvement for the novice (beginner) Demonstrated quality and outcomes in clinical practice Quality Partner demonstration projects in clinical areas Quality collaborative successes in clinical services Innovative models of quality clinical care Quality and performance improvement in facility-based programs Successes in clinical performance improvement projects Implementing organizational approaches to Demonstrated clinical outcomes in performance improvement Lessons from programs that have survived disasters Successes in implementation of organizational change |
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Regulatory/ Compliance |
Understanding the Medicare Hospice Benefit Advances in clinical documentation Documenting eligibility in non-cancer diagnoses Meeting and exceeding regulatory requirements – CoPs, CR5567, etc. Care plan management Managing Medicare audits and denials Effectively managing and documenting revocations, transfers and discharges |
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Research (research |
Research related to: Access and outreach Advanced pain and symptom management Bereavement Clinical/medical care Education Ethics Facility-based care Hospice and palliative care for dialysis patients Innovative service delivery Interdisciplinary team Pediatric palliative and end-of-life care Performance improvement Psychosocial care Putting research into practice Quality Regulatory/compliance Spiritual care Volunteer services |
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Spiritual Care |
Spiritual care basics and practices for the novice (beginner) Spiritual assessment advances Effective spiritual care models for end-of-life care Systems perspectives in spiritual care Interdisciplinary models of spiritual care Successes in working with diverse religions, traditions and practices Engaging community clergy in end-of-life care |
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Volunteer Management |
Utilizing skills and talents of volunteers Increasing the diversity of volunteers Innovations in recruitment, retention and recognition Managing challenging volunteers Utilizing professional volunteers Risk management Essential skills for new volunteer managers Creative approaches to volunteerism in end-of-life care settings Teen volunteers Elder volunteers Volunteer families From volunteer manager to volunteer leaders and Volunteer competency development and measurement/evaluation Quality Assessment/Performance Improvement Understanding and complying with the Medicare Hospice Conditions of Participation |
