NHPCO’s 16th Clinical Team Conference and Pediatric Intensive will offer extensive and intensive basic, intermediate and advanced educational sessions that will address a wide variety of topics that will help participants to realize these objectives:
Expand care provided in diverse settings to diverse populations;
Improve the function and practice of interdisciplinary teams;
Enhance the quality of evidence-based, ethical, effective and efficient care at the end of life;
Highlight innovative and advanced approaches for medical, psychosocial, spiritual and bereavement care
Improve the assessment of patient, family and community needs;
Champion new approaches that increase access to care;
Measure the quality of care, services and the systems that provide it;
Ensure regulatory compliance;
Expand pediatric palliative and hospice care for children and their families;
Participate in self-care opportunities;
Strengthen networking, discussion and sharing among hospice and palliative care professionals.