Mental Health & Mental Illness at the End of Life

The primary goal of the Mental Health and Mental Illness at the End of Life day is to be clinically focused on people who are facing the end of life and their family members. We are pleased to provide six different presentations that will offer concrete skills and techniques for providers to use in serving patients and families. Special Thanks to ProCare HospiceCare for sponsoring this dynamic educational opportunity!

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. PLEASE JOIN US AT THE SUMMIT EVENT CENTER AND REGISTER ON-SITE!

♦  Friday, March 12, 2010  ♦  8:30 am - 4:30 pm  ♦
♦  The Summit Conference & Event Center  ♦
411 Sable Blvd, North, Aurora, Colorado
303-343-3833

AGENDA

8:00 am - 8:30 am	Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 am - 8:40 am	Welcome & Introduction
8:40 am - 9:40 am	Finding Wholeness at the End of Life Patricia Kelley, RN, Consultant, Author of Final Gifts, Boulder, Colorado
9:40 am - 9:55 am	Stretch Break
9:55 am - 10:55 am	Depression & Anxiety at the End of Life Jason Hughes, MD, Medical Director, Palliative Care, Exempla Lutheran Hospice
11:00 am - 12:00 pm	Power of Assessment: A Suicide Vaccine Jeanne Burnkrandt, MS, RN, Regis University, School of Nursing Megan J. McLaughlin, RHCHP, Loretto Heights School of Nursing
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm	Buffet Lunch
12:45 pm - 1:45 pm	Avoiding Medication Induced Delerium in End of Life Care Mary Grace Mihalyo, B.S., PharmD, EVP, Procare HospiceCare
1:45 pm - 2:00 pm	Stretch Break
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm	Issues Surrounding Antipsychotic Use in the Geriatric and Hospice Population John Redden, RPh, PharmD, CGP, VP Clinical Practice, HospiScript Services
3:05 pm - 4:00 pm	Closing Session Mental Health at the End of Life: Honoring the Authentic Self through a Unitary and Caring Lens Sean M. Reed, RN, MS, ACNS-BC, ACHPN, Director of Palliative Care, Centura Health
4:00 pm - 4:20 pm	Evaluations & Certificates of Attendance

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE AGENDA FOR BEREAVEMENT SKILLS DAY.