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TxPEC Calendar
- contains sampling of past/present/future activities
| Area |
Date/Time |
Event |
| Houston |
Sept 9, 2004 |
Having the Conversation: Specific
training for persons in long term care facilities. |
| El Paso |
Sept 24-25, 2004 |
New Understanding of Grief Seminar
with national expert and speaker, Ken Doka, PhD; over 160 people
participated. |
| San Marcos |
September, 2004 |
Presentation on Advance Care
Planning for consortium of nursing homes, hospitals and
hospices. |
| Grand Rapids, MI |
September, 2004 |
Presentation to Michigan coalition
regarding end-of-life programs and how to find funding. |
| Houston |
September-October, 2004 |
Public Librarian Education: This
model program developed education for public librarians on
assisting library patrons in locating information on terminal
diagnoses and end-of-life information. After being presented at
three locations in Houston, the program will be packaged for use
by others in replicating the training for other partnerships
with their local libraries. |
| Waco |
October, 2004 |
Town Hall Meeting: The first of its
kind for TxPEC, we are gathering local community members
together to discuss end-of-life care issues. |
| Denton |
October, 2004 |
Presentations to community groups
wanting to form new TxPEC partnerships |
| Statewide |
October, 2004 |
Partnership with Texas New Mexico
Hospice Organization and Texas Academy of Palliative Medicine to
provide training in Austin for Hospice Medical Director's
around the State. |
| Fort Worth |
October, 2004 |
"Let Someone Know" - a campaign that
has a city-wide proclamation declaring that October 24-30, 2004
is "Let Someone Know-Advance Care Planning Week". To date at
least 28 events for professionals and the general community are
scheduled with 16 events open to the public. We anticipate
moving this model into a statewide campaign in future years
similar to the "Great American Smokeout". |
| Statewide |
October, 2004 |
Presentation on the Public
Librarians Project at the annual South Central Chapter of the
Medical Librarians Association (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma,
Texas & New Mexico). |
| Statewide |
October, 2004 |
Presentation to Texas Chapter of
National Association of Social Workers Conference. |
| Midland/Odessa |
November, 2004 |
Communication and the End-of-Life: A
daylong seminar for professionals and a "grand rounds"
presentation for physicians. |
| Tyler |
November 05, 2004 |
Presentation on Pain and Palliative
Care at UT Tyler School of Nursing in partnership with the Nurse
Oncology Education Program. |
| Statewide |
November 11, 2004 |
Board of Director's Meeting, Dallas,
TX |
| Statewide |
November 11, 2003 |
Second Annual Pain Summit
Dallas, TX |
| Statewide |
November 12, 2003 |
TxPEC Champions Event, Dallas, TX |
| Kerrville |
December 02, 2004 |
Presentation on Pain and Palliative
Care in partnership with the Nurse
Oncology Education Program. |
| Brownsville |
March 3, 2005 |
EPEC Essentials sponsored by
Valley Baptist Medical Center, will feature two sessions for
physicians and two sessions for nurses covering topics of Legal
Issues, Communication and Negotiating Goals for Care. Contact
the TxPEC office at 512-453-9600, or go to our registration area
of this site (NOTE: see credit cards on right). |
| Houston |
April 1-3, 2005 |
Texas and New Mexico Hospice Organization Annual Conference
to be held at Wyndham Greenspoint
Hotel in Houston.
Visit
www.txnmhospice.org for more information and
registration materials. |
| Temple |
April 6, 2005 |
Advance Care
Planning Seminar in Temple at the Senior
Fellowship Center, 2220 West Avenue D, will be presented to
nurses, social workers, long-term care administrators and others
interested in learning how to talk with people about their
wishes for health care at the ends of their lives. This
conference is a joint presentation by Educational Institute on
Aging, Central Texas Partnership for End-of-Life Care and
TxPEC. Contact the TxPEC office at 512.453.9600, or
go to our registration area of this site (NOTE: see credit cards
on right). |
| Denton |
April 20, 2005 |
The 2005 Hospice Foundation of
America’s annual teleconference focuses on ethical issues. In
collaboration with The Hastings Center, HFA will assemble a
panel of noted ethicists, educators, gerontologists, and hospice
experts who will examine timely and important issues regarding
the social perspectives of medical ethics and how various health
care settings may influence ethical decisions in hospitals,
nursing homes and hospices. The panel will also examine how
cultural differences may influence ethical choices. The
broadcast is intended for anyone involved in caregiving or
dealing with end-of-life issues, this program will offer
constructive advice to those who are facing the difficult
circumstances that surround caring for someone who is dying.
The exact location for this is not set at this time. |
| Austin |
April 21, 2005 |
Grief and Loss in the Family
Context.
Continuing Education opportunity through the UT School of Social
Work featuring speakers Kenneth J. Doka, PhD, Marcia Levetown,
MD and Anne Moore, LMSW. Co sponsored by TxPEC and the schools
of Nursing and Social Work. Registration through
http://utdirect.utexas.edu/txshop/. (Scroll down
to the School of Social Work Professional Development.) Being
held at "Austin Marriot at the Capitol", 701 E. 11th Street -
Phone: 512-478-1111. |
| Austin |
April 28-29, 2005 |
Respecting Choices Facilitators
Training, Austin, TX.
Targeted for professionals in
Travis and Williamson Counties. Persons participating in this
training will be certified as Advance Care Planning Facilitators
in this particular paradigm for helping members of the general
population make future healthcare choices. It does not begin
with completing advance directives. The completion of these
documents is the last step in a process that fosters
communication with families about choices and strategic help in
selecting the Healthcare Power of Attorney. Contact Cindy
Dennis, Chuck Meyer Coalition Coordinator at 512 453-9600. |
| Austin |
October 28, 2005 |
HOPE
(Hospice Physician Essentials) 2005
TAPM is pleased to announce that
HOPE 2005 has been scheduled for Friday, October 28th in
Austin. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend.
This is the only Texas statewide meeting dedicated to
hospice medical directors. Check out
www.tapm.org.
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| Austin (Creedmoor) |
November 18, 2005 |
2005 TxPEC Champions Gala -
Dancing with Stars! Come and join us to honor the 2005
Champions in End-of-Life Care! Share the night with us and enjoy
the finest in fine dining, dancing, casino, and silent auction.
Click Here for more information. |
| Austin (Omni Austin Hotel Southpark) |
November 18, 2005 |
TxPEC Annual Meeting -- November 18,
2005, Austin, TX. Please join us for this full day of education
for professionals. Speakers include Dan Handel, MD, Roy Martin,
MD, Ron Crossno, MD, and Linda Schickedanz, RN. Follow
this link
for the program and registration materials.
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