2026 Annual Meeting | C31 - Neuro-palliative Care: Maximizing Quality of Life in Serious Neurological Illness

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2026 Annual Meeting | C31 - Neuro-palliative Care: Maximizing Quality of Life in Serious Neurological Illness

Date Saturday 04/18/26

Time 02:30 PM - 04:30 PM CDT Add To Calendar

Location McCormick Place West | W192a

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

On Demand This program will be available in the meeting's On Demand product.

Event Type Seminar

Director(s) Christina L. Vaughan, MD, MHS

Topic(s) Palliative Care

Learning Objectives Participants should be able to define palliative medicine; describe applicability of palliative care concurrent with neurological care across the illness trajectory; effectively recognize and elicit value-based goals, needs, and concerns of people living with serious neurological illness and their caregivers through high-quality person-centered communication; and collaborate with patients and caregivers to formulate goal-concordant symptom management and supportive care plans.

CME Available 2.00 CME credits

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

Program Level Introductory

Program Tracks Brain Health

Recommended Audience Fellow, Resident, General Neurologist, Specialist Neurologist, Non-neurologist, Advanced Practice Provider, Medical Student, Coordinator

Teaching Styles Case-based, Didactic

Program Materials Program Evaluations

Event Timeline
02:30 PM - 02:45 PM CDT	Introduction	Overview of Neuropalliative Care Christina L. Vaughan, MD, MHS
02:50 PM - 03:10 PM CDT	Speaker	Case-based Presentation 1 Christina L. Vaughan, MD, MHS
03:15 PM - 03:35 PM CDT	Speaker	Case-based Presentation 2 Kwame Adjepong, MD
03:40 PM - 04:00 PM CDT	Speaker	Case-based Presentation 3 Hannah Kirsch, MD
04:05 PM - 04:10 PM CDT	Closing Remarks	Closing Remarks Christina L. Vaughan, MD, MHS
04:10 PM - 04:30 PM CDT	Q&A	Questions/Answers/Discussion Christina L. Vaughan, MD, MHS, Kwame Adjepong, MD, Hannah Kirsch, MD

Faculty Disclosures
Christina L. Vaughan, MD, MHS	Dr. Vaughan has nothing to disclose.
Kwame Adjepong, MD	Dr. Adjepong has nothing to disclose.
Hannah Kirsch, MD	An immediate family member of Dr. Kirsch has stock in Genentech.

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