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AGENDA – Supportive Palliative and Palliative Care Pre-Conference – February 21, 2024
9:00 – 9:15 AM – Welcome and Introductions (Breakfast on your Own)
9:15 – 10:30 AM – Understanding Supportive Palliative Care and the Founding Principles – Panel of Expert from the Texas Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Group | Josh Reed, DO; Jerry Fenter; Jimmie Blanton; Erin Perez, DNP, APRN, ANP-C, AGNP-C, ACHPN
10:45 – 12:15 PM – The How-To’s of Starting a Palliative Care Program (Panel) | Olivia Rogers, RN(TX), Rosalind Nelson-Gamblin, Demetress Harrell (TX), Jairon Johnson, MD (NM)
1:00 – 2:00 PM – Palliative Care Billing and Reimbursement | Peggy Porter-McGee | Blue Hill Consulting
This presentation will provide an overview of the billing and reimbursement expectations for Palliative Care. Find out about some tips, tricks and traps for new Palliative Care organizations.
2:15 – 3:15 PM – Inclusion of Supportive Palliative Care: Minimum Requirements and Quality Solutions | Rosalind Nelson-Gamblin, Consultant
A hearty discussion of Supportive Palliative Care in home and community settings. This session will discuss the definition of supportive palliative care; and will provide guidance for home and community support services agencies that are considering development of a compliant supportive palliative care service delivery model in the home and homelike environment. The speaker will provide an overview of the necessary policies and procedures as well as a discussion to compare the philosophies for supportive palliative care and hospice.
3:30 – 4:45 PM – Developing Community Partnerships and Evaluating Your Program | Tommie Farrell, MD FAAHPM HMDC, Hospice & Palliative Physician at Hendrick Health & Jairon Johnson, MD, Hospice & PC Physician at Presbyterian Healthcare System
This presentation will cover how to discover what is most important to partnering organizations who have a vested interest in quality palliative care programs. We will look at measures that matter to hospitals and specialty clinics and ways to approach them, build a relationship and with measured success ask for funding for increased staffing.