Hospice & Palliative CareCenter is committed to improving excellence in the delivery of palliative, hospice, and end-of-life care.

Continuing Medical Education Offerings
Hospice & Palliative CareCenter’s medical staff services department offers several opportunities for medical professionals to gain a deeper understanding of end-of-life care. Through a series of conferences, case studies, and other forums, our team of experienced physicians and nurse practitioners, will offer the following opportunities:


CME General Medicine Conference Series in Palliative Medicine
Hospice and palliative care focused training – various topics offered by our staff and guest speakers. The conference series is open to medical staff and other healthcare professionals interested in expanding their knowledge of Hospice and Palliative medicine.  Conferences are offered the 2nd & 4th Friday’s of each month and run from September thru June. Appropriate continuing education credits are awarded to healthcare professionals who attend.

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Journal Club
Our clinicians meet the 3rd Friday of every month to discuss an article of interest related to Hospice and Palliative medicine.  They take turns in rotation for choosing and leading the article discussion. Other clinicians are welcome to join in the discussion or the rotation. Contact Sheila Blower if you are interested in joining the Journal Club.

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Case Conference
Our Case conferences are offered the 1st Friday of each month. The purpose of this is for a fellow or a physician to present a challenging case for group discussion. This is an opportunity for clarification and understanding of problematic situations and understanding of Medicare regulations that play such an important role in what we do as physicians. The conferences include a wide variety of hospice staff including, physicians, nurse practitioners, nursing, home health, social work, pharmacy, etc.


Fellowship
In collaboration with Wake Forest University  Baptist Medical Center, HPCC provides the hospice portion of fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.  During their time at HPCC, the fellow will work at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home and will also work with the interdisciplinary team, follow hospice  patients at their homes and in nursing facilities, and work with the hospice professional staff learning about the administrative components of hospice.



Medical Student Rotations
In partnership with the Wake Forest University School of Medicine all third year medical students at WFUBMC will spend a week at the KBR hospice facility learning about the medical care of hospice patients.  They will also have a weekly lecture series during their ambulatory care rotation focusing on the current hospice environment, symptom management, and healthcare ethics.  During their time at KBR, they will work directly with hospice patients and their families under the supervision of one of the full-time hospice medical staff.

Fourth year medical students from WFUBMC or other medical schools throughout the country can spend a month at hospice getting an in-depth hospice experience.  During the month, the student is partnered with one of the hospice full-time physicians and is able to follow in-patient hospice patients throughout their stay at KBR, visit patients in their homes, attend interdisciplinary team meetings, and develop a presentation on a topic of their interest in palliative medicine to be presented to the local palliative care community.


Internships
Hospice & Palliative CareCenter is proud to be a teaching and training institution for a variety of disciplines. For example, we often have interns in the areas of nursing, social work, counseling, massage therapy, and pharmacy. The list goes on. During their time at hospice, these interns gain a first-hand education about the field of hospice and palliative care.  While under the supervision of our professional staff, the intern will work with hospice patients and their families, attend interdisciplinary team meetings, and have the opportunity to interact with all members of the hospice professional team.