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Cancellations received in writing at least 30 days before the conference start date will receive a refund of registration fees minus a [10%] administrative fee. Requests received between 30 days and 14 days before the start date will receive a 50% refund. No refunds will be issued within 14 days of the start date. Please send cancellation requests through our Refund Request form.

UCSF Office of CME reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred, such as non-refundable airline tickets, hotel penalties, or other related personal expenses.

Overview

EPEC (Education in Palliative and End-of-life Care) – Pediatrics was funded (from 2010-2017) by a US$1.6 million grant from the US National Institute of Health/National Cancer Institute. EPEC-Pediatrics has become the most comprehensive pediatric palliative care (PPC) curriculum and dissemination project world-wide. To date 2500 clinicians from 114 countries/territories from all 6 continents have undergone our training.

The EPEC-Pediatrics curriculum features state-of-the-art training in the skills required to address key domains of pediatric palliative care, including advanced pain and symptom management. The program is designed to give pediatric healthcare professionals (incl. physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers, psychologists etc.) the knowledge and skills needed to provide excellent palliative care to patients and their families.

33rd Become an EPEC-Pediatrics Train-the-Trainer Conference 
Registration includes:

• 3-day live interactive conference with plenaries and small-group breakout sessions at UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center 
• Instruction using a train-the-trainer format (teaching you how to teach others) pediatric pain/ symptom management and key aspects of Pediatric Palliative Care (PPC) to an interdisciplinary audience using interactive lecture, cases, and role play
• Access to 18 self-study online modules on pain and symptom management, grief and bereavement, child development, and more

Upon successful completion of the course and 18 online training modules, you will become an EPEC-Pediatrics Trainer and receive access to: 

• EPEC-Pediatrics teaching materials library (22 PowerPoint presentations) in English, Spanish and French
• Comprehensive teaching handbook for each module to teach PPC to interdisciplinary teams
• Trigger videos

The Train-the-Trainer conference is open to all clinicians with experience in PPC and/or previous attendance at EPEC-Pediatrics workshops/symposia.

Optional EPEC-Pediatrics Professional Development Workshop 
Additional offering: This 1-day, hands-on small-group workshop (max.5-7 participants per group) at UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center is intended to familiarize participants with the theory and practice of adult learning and clinical practice improvement in teaching pediatric pain and palliative care. This is a required course for “Trainers” who wish to become a “Senior Lecturer” with the possibility of joining the EPEC-Pediatrics faculty in the future. Individuals who want to further enhance their teaching and leadership skills are also welcome to attend.

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, the University of California, San Francisco is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

Objectives

• Identify predictable opportunities for pediatric palliative care (PPC) intervention at different stages of disease
• Experience and reflect on three key teaching modalities to change behavior of PPC learners: "Interactive Lecture", "Case Examples", and "Role Play”
• Understand how self-care is a core competency in palliative and end of life care
• Describe key components of an effective interactive lecture: “One Thing”, “Hook”, “Attitude”, “Knowledge”, and “Skill”
• Discuss the concept of pediatric multimodal analgesia
• Develop a step-by-step treatment approach for neuropathic pain, including pharmacologic (opioids, non-opioids, adjuvants), rehabilitative, procedural and integrative medicine approaches
• Understand and practice ways to elicit goals of care and to discuss advanced care planning
• Describe the essential components of good care at the very end of life
• Design a training session using EPEC-Pediatrics curriculum materials

Course Chairs

Stefan J. Friedrichsdorf, MD, FAAP
Professor
Chief, Division of Pediatric Pain, Palliative, and Integrative Medicine
Medical Director, Stad Center for Pediatric Pain, Palliative, and Integrative Medicine

Andrea Postier, PhD, MPH
Academic Researcher
 

Faculty

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Travel and Lodging

Hotel Andaluz Albuquerque, Curio Collection by Hilton
https://www.hotelandaluz.com/
125 2nd St NW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505) 242-9090

On Demand Learning is Also Available!

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Education in Palliative & End-of-Life Care (EPEC) for Pediatrics is a comprehensive adaptation of the EPEC curriculum designed to address the needs of children, their families and pediatric oncology providers and other pediatric clinicians. It was developed by and continues to receive input from experts in several pediatric disciplines as well as parent advocate advisers. It consists of 24 modules in pain and symptom management in palliative care. These topics are taught as a combination of 18 distance learning modules and six in-person conference sessions. The online modules are complimentary for participants who register for an in-person EPEC Train the Trainer conference.

Topics include:

1. Pediatric Palliative Care: Why Does it Matter?
2. Child Development
3. Family Centered Care
4. Grief and Bereavement
5. Self Care for Professionals *In-person training only.
6. Team Collaboration and Effectiveness *In-person training only.
7. Communication and Planning *In-person training only.
8. Ethical and Legal Issues
9. Teaching with EPEC-Pediatrics in the Face-to-Face Setting *In-person training only.
10. Multimodal Analgesia
11. Opioid Selection and Opioid Rotation
12. Neuropathic Pain and Adjuvant Analgesia
13. Procedural Pain
14. Chronic Complex Pain
15. Management of Gastrointestinal Symptoms
16. Management of Respiratory Symptoms
17. Management of Emotional Behavioral Symptoms
18. Management of Neurological Symptoms
19. Treatment of Refractory Distress at End-of-Life
20. Preparation for Imminent Death
21. Integrative Medicine
22. Introduction to Quality Improvement
23. Teaching Pain and Symptom Management *In-person training only.
24. Methadone *In-person training only.