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IPRC Webinar: Introduction to Pediatric Palliative Care
Jun 2, 2016 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Dr. Ross Hays
Thursday, June 2, 2016
12:00 pm EDT, 11:00 am CDT, 10:00 am MDT, 9:00 am PDT
Dr. Hays is the medical director of the Palliative Care Consulting Services as well as the associate director of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Seattle Children’s Hospital and Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Hays is board certified in Pediatrics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. He is also a member of the National Board of Medical Examiners.
Among many other responsibilities, Dr. Hays chairs the Hospital Ethics Committee as well as a task force regarding the Washington State Death with Dignity Act. Dr. Hays is also an assistant professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Washington, where he has been on staff since 1984.
Dr. Hays received both his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Washington. His extensive postdoctoral training included internship, residency, clinical fellowship, and certification programs at Boston University, Brown University, Tufts University, and University of Washington Schools of Medicine.
He has been instrumental in shaping the specialty area of palliative medicine. His involvement is vast in national and international professional organizations and he is heavily involved in research. Dr. Hays is well published in his field and speaks often on the topic.
At the end of the session, each participant will:
- Understand the differences between palliative and hospice care;
- Appreciate the differences between adult and pediatric palliative care;
- Obtain strategies to approach end-of-life decision making;
- Identify the timeline for onset of grief and bereavement; and
- Articulate the five domains of pediatric palliative care.
Registration is now open. A link for the webinar will be sent on June 1, 2016. All webinars are free for members of IPRC. Registration fee for non-members is $179. Not a member? Consider joining today. Click here for membership information.