2008 Annual Meeting | Advanced Palliative Care and Symptom Management of Patients with ALS, Alzheimer's Disease, or Parkinson's Disease

Date Monday 04/14/08

Time 06:30 PM - 09:30 PM Add To Calendar

Session Format This program will be presented both in-person and online

On Demand This program is not expected to be available in the meeting's On Demand product.

Event Type Dinner Seminar

Director(s) Jerome E. Kurent, MD, MPH, FAAN

Topic(s) Ethics/Professionalism

Learning Objectives Participants should be able to describe and discuss principles of palliative and hospice care, core principles for decision making at the end of life, and evidence-based palliative care management strategies for patients with ALS, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease.

CME Available No CME available

Core Competencies Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Professionalism, Medical Knowledge, Practice-based Learning and Improvement, Systems-based Practice

Program Level Advanced

Recommended Audience Practitioner, Fellow, Academician, Resident, Nurse, Other

Event Timeline
06:00 PM - 09:00 PM		Dinner
07:00 PM - 07:05 PM		Introduction Jerome E. Kurent, MD, MPH, FAAN
07:05 PM - 07:25 PM		Evidence-Based Comprehensive Care of the ALS Patient: From Breaking Bad News to Management of Dyspnea, Sialorrhea, Pain, Cramps, and Depression (AAN Practice Parameter) Jerome E. Kurent, MD, MPH, FAAN
07:25 PM - 07:40 PM		Medical-Ethical Decision Making and Patient Autonomy: PEG Tubes, Withholding/Withdrawing Ventilatory Support; What if the ALS Patient Requests Physician-Assisted Suicide? Jerome E. Kurent, MD, MPH, FAAN
07:40 PM - 07:50 PM		Questions and Answers Jerome E. Kurent, MD, MPH, FAAN
07:50 PM - 08:10 PM		Evidence-Based Comprehensive Care of the Patient with Advanced Alzheimer's Disease: Anxiety, Delirium, Psychosis; Role of Hospice; Medical-Legal Issues; Are Bedsores Always Preventable? Janice E. Knoefel, MD
08:10 PM - 08:25 PM		Medical-Ethical Conflicts and Controversies: When Is the PEG Tube an Advisable Versus a Futile Intervention? Antibiotic Therapy for Patients with End-Stage Dementia; Is There a Role for Palliative Sedation, and How to Define Janice E. Knoefel, MD
08:25 PM - 08:35 PM		Questions and Answers Janice E. Knoefel, MD
08:35 PM - 08:55 PM		Comprehensive Management of the Patient with Advanced Parkinson's Disease, with Focus on Motor Complications Vanessa K. Hinson, MD, PhD, FAAN
08:55 PM - 09:10 PM		Quality-of-Life Issues, Family Caregivers, and How to Keep the Patient with Advanced Parkinson's Disease Out of the Nursing Home: Focus on Management of Dementia and Psychosis Vanessa K. Hinson, MD, PhD, FAAN
09:10 PM - 09:20 PM		Questions and Answers Vanessa K. Hinson, MD, PhD, FAAN
09:20 PM - 09:30 PM		Discussion

Faculty Disclosures
Janice E. Knoefel, MD	No disclosure on file
Jerome E. Kurent, MD, MPH, FAAN	Dr. Kurent has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as an Expert Witness for Young Clement Rivers, LLP.
Vanessa K. Hinson, MD, PhD, FAAN	The institution of Dr. Hinson has received research support from Biogen. The institution of Dr. Hinson has received research support from Scion Neurostim. The institution of Dr. Hinson has received research support from PPD Development/Takeda Development. The institution of Dr. Hinson has received research support from Parexel Biopharma. The institution of Dr. Hinson has received research support from Impax Laboratories.

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