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Updates in Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Intensive Physician Board Review Course 2025

Updates in Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Intensive Physician Board Review Course 2025

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Caring for patients with advanced-stage cancer poses challenges for healthcare teams, necessitating attention to medical, psychosocial, ethical, and spiritual needs. The Board Review Course is designed to equip physicians with the knowledge and competence in Palliative Medicine, preparing them for the ABIM Hospice and Palliative (HPM) exam. Physicians, fellows and advanced nurse practitioners will gain the knowledge and competence pertaining to symptom and pain management, issues facing patients at end-of- life, and effective communication techniques to implement into clinical practice.

 

Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 8:00 AM - Thursday, September 18, 2025, 5:35 PM, MD Anderson - Virtual

Target Audience

Specialties - Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Professions - Other, Physician (MD or DO), Student or Trainee

Credits

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (24.50 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (24.50 hours), Medical Ethics/Professional Responsibility (10.75 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (24.50 hours), Pain and Opioid (7.50 hours)

Overview

Caring for patients with advanced-stage cancer poses challenges for healthcare teams, necessitating attention to medical, psychosocial, ethical, and spiritual needs. The Board Review Course is designed to equip physicians with the knowledge and competence in Palliative Medicine, preparing them for the ABIM Hospice and Palliative (HPM) exam.

Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to:
  1. Analyze the spiritual, legal, and medical challenges confronting patients at the end of life.
  2. Deliver optimal end-of-life care encompassing state-of-the-art pain management, symptom control, and psychosocial support.
  3. Illustrate effective communication techniques with patients in advanced stages of cancer or debilitating disease, offering high-quality end-of-life care.
   
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
ABIM Blue Print 8:00AM - 5:35PM
Answer HandBook Palliative Board Review 2025 8:00AM - 5:35PM
Question HandBook Palliative Board Review 2025 8:00AM - 5:35PM
Welcome Introduction and General Overview of Course: How to Take the Exam 8:00AM - 8:15AM Sriram Yennu, MD
Pain: Assessment and Principles 8:15AM - 9:15AM Eduardo Bruera, MD, FAAHPMVideo Recording Unavailable
Opioids for Pain Management 9:15AM - 10:00AM Kristy Nguyen, PharmD, BCPSVideo Recording Unavailable
Break 10:00AM - 10:30AM
Opioid Rotation 10:30AM - 11:45AM Yvonne J. Heung, MD Kristy Nguyen, PharmD, BCPS
Lunch: Meet the Professor- Pain Management and Opioid Case Discussions 11:45AM - 1:00PM Larry C. Driver, MD
Interventions for the Management of Cancer Pain 1:00PM - 2:00PM Larry C. Driver, MD
Pediatric Palliative Care 2:00PM - 3:00PM Nelda P. Itzep, MD
Break 3:00PM - 3:15PM
Delirium, and Opioid-Induced Neurotoxicity 3:15PM - 4:30PM Eduardo Bruera, MD, FAAHPM
Adjuvants for Pain Management 4:30PM - 5:30PM Dhanalakshmi Koyyalagunta, MD
Adjourn 5:30PM - 5:30PM
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Cachexia 8:00AM - 8:45AM Rony Dev, DO
Geriatric Palliative Care 8:45AM - 9:45AM Marvin O. Delgado Guay, MD
Break 9:45AM - 10:00AM
Spiritual Care 10:00AM - 11:00AM Marvin O. Delgado Guay, MD
Palliative Care in the Last Week of Life 11:00AM - 12:00PM Eduardo Bruera, MD, FAAHPM
Lunch: Meet the Professor 12:00PM - 1:15PM Eduardo Bruera, MD, FAAHPM
Medicare Hospice Benefit 1:15PM - 2:30PM Ruth M Thomson, DO, MBA, HMDC, FAAHPM, FACOI
Dyspnea and Cough 2:30PM - 3:15PM David Hui, MD
Break 3:15PM - 3:30PM
Prognostication 3:30PM - 5:00PM David Hui, MD
Fatigue 5:00PM - 5:45PM Sriram Yennu, MD
Adjourn 5:45PM - 5:45PM
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Palliative Care Emergencies 8:00AM - 9:00AM Yuchieh Chang, DO
Grief & Bereavement 9:00AM - 10:00AM Monica Agosta, PsyD, Assistant Professor
Break 10:00AM - 10:30AM
Wound Care/Pressure – Ulcers/Pruritis/Xerostomia 10:30AM - 11:15AM Linh M. Nguyen, MD, MEd, EdD
Ethical and Legal Decision Making 11:15AM - 12:15PM Donna S. Zhukovsky, MD
Lunch: Meet the Professor 12:15PM - 1:15PM Donna S. Zhukovsky, MD
Disease Specific Palliative Care I: Cardiac and Renal 1:15PM - 2:00PM Linh M. Nguyen, MD, MEd, EdD
Challenging Conversations in Palliative Care 2:00PM - 2:45PM Daniel E Epner , MD
Management of Anxiety/Depression at the End-of-Life 2:45PM - 3:30PM Marvin O. Delgado Guay, MD
Break 3:30PM - 3:45PM
Nausea/Constipation/Bowel Obstruction 3:45PM - 4:30PM Jacqueline M. Tschanz, MD
Disease Specific Palliative Care II: Neurological, AIDS 4:30PM - 5:30PM Linh M. Nguyen, MD, MEd, EdD
Adjourn 5:30PM - 5:35PM
Pre-Recorded Sessions
(Each topic lasts 45 minutes, No CME awarded)
Cancer Treatment Toxicities: Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy, Targeted Therapy, and Immunotherapy - Sonal Admane, MD 5:35PM - 5:40PM
ICU II; and Ventilator Weaning - Kevin Madden, MD 5:35PM - 5:40PM
Integrative Approaches to Manage Pain - Larry Driver, MD 5:35PM - 5:40PM
Interdisciplinary team, Professionalism, Quality Improvement, Compliance, and Burnout - Suresh Reddy, MD 5:35PM - 5:40PM
Medication Interactions - Matthew Clark, PharmD 5:35PM - 5:40PM
Opioid Safety, Non-Medical Opioid Use, and Risk Mitigation Strategies - Joseph Arthur MD 5:35PM - 5:40PM
Palliative Care in the ICU - Kevin Madden, MD 5:35PM - 5:40PM
Pediatric Palliative Care II - Kevin Madden, MD 5:35PM - 5:40PM
Sleep Disturbance - Sriram Yennu MD 5:35PM - 5:40PM
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