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Online and Mail-in advanced registration for the Clinical Team Conference is now CLOSED. If you would like to attend the conference you must register Onsite. We’ll see you in Orlando!

General Registration Information

Clinical and interdisciplinary team excellence that ensures the provision of quality care to patients and families at the end of life is the driving force for hospice and palliative care professionals; so much so, that participants will explore interdisciplinary, clinical and team excellence and quality – and their myriad facets – at NHPCO’s 13^th Clinical Team Conference and Pediatric Intensive. Join us in exploring how we CARE – Collaborate, Assess, Relieve and Evaluate.

The 2012 Clinical Team Conference and Pediatric Intensive is the only conference dedicated to interdisciplinary practice in the end-of-life care field. The Conference will offer extensive and intensive basic (for the novice), intermediate (for the proficient) and advanced (for the expert) educational sessions that will address a wide variety of topics, providing the opportunity for participants to realize these objectives:

• Collaborate across the care continuum to improve the access, care and outcomes of hospice and palliative care in diverse settings to diverse populations;
• Advance competencies in assessment of patient, family and community needs;
• Relieve suffering (physical, emotional, spiritual and related forms);
• Evaluate the quality of their care, interdisciplinary practice and overall programs; 
• Strengthen the provision of quality, evidence-based, ethical, effective and efficient clinical practice at the end of life
• Infuse hospice values into new care settings and delivery systems;
• Identify regulatory requirements and approaches to ensure compliance;
• Evaluate quality assessment and performance improvement strategies and successes and prepare for quality reporting;
• Advance the provision of quality hospice and palliative care for children and their families;
• Participate in self-care opportunities;
• Strengthen networking, discussion and sharing among hospice and palliative care professionals.

Who should attend?
All members of the hospice/palliative care team and community stakeholders will be represented at the conference and related events, including administrators, bereavement professionals, counselors, educators, managers, nurses, pharmacists, physicians, researchers, social workers, spiritual caregivers, team leaders, volunteers , volunteer coordinators and others working to promote the care continuum and quality end-of-life care.

Why you should attend?
The CTC is designed to education the entire interdisciplinary team, offering advanced, intermediate and introductory content for all team members.  The conference content emphasizes the unique responsibility of each team member and collective responsibilities of the team in providing quality care.  At the CTC you will have the opportunity to:

• Attend plenary and breakout sessions lead by national experts in interdisciplinary palliative care and hospice
• Hear the latest regulatory update from the NHPCO’s regulatory team
• Learn with members of your discipline as well as members of the IDT
• Participate in focused networking opportunities specific to your discipline as well as cross-disciplinary topical discussions
• Preview new and innovative products and services from dozens of vendors
• Participate in renewal and reflection opportunities designed to reinvigorate and inspire you

Conference Registration Hours

Registration materials and name badges will be distributed during registration hours:

Main Conference Registration & Admission Policy

Only registered individuals having a name badge may attend the conference events. Registrations without payment in full will not be processed and registrations cannot be accepted by phone. Members must be in good standing at the time of registration to receive member rates and registrations must be postmarked no later than the dates listed on the Registration Form. Attendees are encouraged to register online to expedite the registration process. For online registration, click here: (Link to online registration form).

The Main Conference registration fee includes access to the plenary sessions, concurrent sessions, exhibit hall and conference meal functions. The Hospice Manager Development Program and Preconference Seminars and special events are separate functions and require additional fees. Please refer to the “Conference Pricing” page for rates. Some activities have limited seating; attendees will be accommodated on a first-come, first-seated basis.

Team Registration/Discount

Save $50 dollars per Main Conference registration when you register 3-5 individuals from your organization. Save $75 per Main Conference registration when you register 6 or more people from your organization. Please note that in order to receive the discount, all attendees from your organization must be registered for the main conference at the same time. The Team Discount applies only to Main Conference registrations and cannot be applied to the Hospice Manager Development Program, Preconference Seminars, Day Passes or any other events. The Team Discount is also available for those organizations registering online and will be applied at checkout.

NHPCO’s Marketplace

NHPCO’s Marketplace has your favorite books and the most comprehensive technical materials for the clinical and interdisciplinary teams. The Marketplace also stocks your favorite CDs, videos, accessories and gift ideas. The Marketplace will be open during registration hours throughout the conference.

Cyber Station/Handouts

The Cyber Station allows attendees an opportunity to print handouts and briefly check email while attending the conference. All session handouts provided to NHPCO by the established deadline will be available on our website prior to the conference. A link to the handouts page will be sent to registered attendees prior to the Main Conference. If you register for a Preconference Seminar, handouts will be distributed at the conference. Additional handouts will be available following the conference and can be downloaded/printed for six months. The Cyber Station will be open 24 hours starting on Saturday, November 3, at 7:00 am.