2007 Annual Meeting | Advanced Palliative Care and Symptom Management of Patients with ALS, Alzheimer's Disease, and Parkinson's Disease

Date Tuesday 05/01/07

Time 06:45 AM - 08:30 AM 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 Breakfast 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; and core principles for decision making at the end of life; and describe and discuss evidence-based palliative care management strategies for patients with ALS, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease.

CME Available No CME available

Core Competencies Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Professionalism, Medical Knowledge, Systems-based Practice

Program Level Advanced

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

Event Timeline
06:30 AM - 08:30 AM		Breakfast
06:45 AM - 06:50 AM		Introduction Jerome E. Kurent, MD, MPH, FAAN
06:50 AM - 07:05 AM		Evidence-Based Comprehensive Care of the ALS Patient: From Breaking Bad News to Management of Dyspnea, Sialorrhea, Pain, Cramps, and Depression Jerome E. Kurent, MD, MPH, FAAN
07:05 AM - 07:15 AM		Medical-Ethical Decision Making and Patient Autonomy: PEG Tubes; Withholding/Withdrawing Ventilatory Support; Is It Realistic to Provide Hope for the ALS Patient, and What If the ALS Patient Requests Physician-Assisted Suicide? Jerome E. Kurent, MD, MPH, FAAN
07:15 AM - 07:20 AM		Questions and Answers Jerome E. Kurent, MD, MPH, FAAN
07:20 AM - 07:35 AM		Evidence-Based Comprehensive Care of the Patient with Advanced Alzheimer's Disease: Anxiety, Delirium, Psychosis; Medical-Legal Issues; Are Bedsores Always Preventable? The Vital Role of Hospice Janice E. Knoefel, MD
07:35 AM - 07:45 AM		Medical-Ethical Conflicts and Controversies: When is the PEG Tube Advisable/Justifiable? Antibiotic Therapy for Patients with End-Stage Dementia; Is There a Role for Palliative Sedation and How to Define Janice E. Knoefel, MD
07:45 AM - 07:50 AM		Questions and Answers Janice E. Knoefel, MD
07:50 AM - 08:05 AM		Comprehensive Management of the Patient with Refractory Advanced Parkinson's Disease: Practical Guidelines Neal E. Slatkin, MD
08:05 AM - 08:15 AM		Meeting the Unique Needs of Patients with End-stage Parkinson's Disease and Their Family Caregivers: A Work in Progress Neal E. Slatkin, MD
08:15 AM - 08:20 AM		Questions and Answers Neal E. Slatkin, MD
08:20 AM - 08:30 AM		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.
Neal E. Slatkin, MD	No disclosure on file

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