Session date: 
10/13/2016 - 8:00am to 9:00am

Why is Palliative Care Important for Patients with Advanced Cancer  

Learning Objectives:

  • Review the current recommendations for palliative care for patients with advanced cancer.
  • Review why palliative care is important for patients with advanced cancer.
  • Identify from the cancer care community what they perceive as the barriers to palliative care consultation and concurrent care. 
Tom Fitch, M.D.
Associate Professor, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Director of Palliative Medicine, Division of Hematology Medical Oncology
Chair, Mayo Clinic Enterprise Center for Palliative Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Phoenix, Arizona
 
LOCATION  Phoenix campus:  WAUGH AUDITORIUM-Side B / Scottsdale campus:  CRB 3-011 and MCS 3-358E
 
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Light refreshments will be served. 
 
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Where did the idea for the course originate?: 
Arizona
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Where did the idea for the course originate?: 
Arizona