Live (in-person) Course Options

Tucson, AZ US

April 28, 2027 to May 1, 2027

This course offers Live (in-person) and Livestream (virtual) attendance options

Course Directors: Frank (Andy) A. Bock, D.O., Molly A. Feely, M.D., Jacob J. Strand, M.D., Christopher A. Collura, M.D., Emily A. Olson, APRN, C.N.P., M.S.N., and Leslie R. Siegel, Pharm.D., R.Ph., BCPMP

April 28 - May 1, 2027 - JW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass Resort & Spa - Tucson, Arizona

Mayo Clinic's Updates in Palliative Care is a multidisciplinary CME course designed to build and enhance your palliative care knowledge. Experts from Mayo Clinic provide clinically relevant pearls for palliative care providers and clinicians from primary care, hematology/oncology, hospital medicine, critical care, pediatrics, and related specialties. If you care for patients with serious illness and are looking to broaden your skills beyond the basics, this is the course for you.

General Session: April 29-May 1, 2027
Pediatric Palliative Cases (Pre-Course Session Day) April 28, 2027

Target Audience

Targeted clinician specialties (MD, NP, PA-C) including clinicians from general internal medicine, family medicine, hospital medicine, oncology, hospice and palliative care, critical care, geriatrics, nephrology and cardiology.

Learning Objectives

Explore methods to determine and discuss prognosis with patients experiencing serious life-limiting illness.
Appreciate demographic, psychosocial, and racial factors that are associated with decreased access to effective hospice and palliative care and recognize ways to promote a collaborative model of care that provides all patients with optimal serious illness care.
Optimize ways to promote goal-concordant care and appreciate the suffering associated with insufficient goal-concordant care at end of life.
Identify effective strategies to be utilized in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team to mitigate psychosocial suffering and facilitate adaptive coping in patients with serious life-limiting illness.
Review new pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic management options available to palliate common symptoms associated with serious life-limiting illness.
Outline protocols for transitioning patients from high-dose full opioid agonists to buprenorphine
Appreciate the role of buprenorphine in managing OUD within palliative care
Describe the use of IV buprenorphine in the inpatient setting
Apply tips and tricks for successful buprenorphine use in the palliative care setting (with naloxone vs without, taste issues, patient counselling, etc.)
Describe the pharmacology of buprenorphine
List buprenorphine products that are FDA-approved for pain vs. addiction
Appreciate the improved safety profile of buprenorphine over full opioid agonists
Identify appropriate patients for buprenorphine
Prescribe buprenorphine for patients who are opioid naive or on a relatively low dose of short-acting opioids.
Apply tips and tricks for successful buprenorphine use in the palliative care setting (rash from adhesive, teaching specific to patch vs films, etc).

Attendance at any Mayo Clinic course does not indicate or guarantee competence or proficiency in the skills, knowledge or performance of any care or procedure(s) which may be discussed or taught in this course.

Course summary

Available credit:

30.00 AAPA Category 1
30.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
30.00 ANCC
30.00 Attendance
30.00 IPCE

Event starts:

04/28/2027 - 7:30am

Event ends:

05/01/2027 - 12:30pm

Part of:

Updates in Palliative Care 2027

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Updates in Palliative Care 2027 April 28 – May 1, 2027 *All times listed are in Pacific Time Zone*
Pediatric Palliative Cases (Pre-Course Session Day – additional registration required)
Wednesday, April 28, 2027
6:30 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.	Registration & Breakfast
7:30 a.m. – 7:45 a.m.	Welcome and Introductions	Christopher A. Collura, M.D.
7:45 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.	Keep It Simple: Practical Neurophysiology of Pain	Jeffery Klick, M.D
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.	Buprenorphine as an Emerging Treatment for Pediatric Pain in Complex Illness	Lezlie H. Andersen, M.D.
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.	Methadone Use in Children with Serious Illness	Kevin Madden, M.D.
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.	Palliative Radiation Oncology: Practical Applications in the Care of Children with Serious Illness	Roman O. Kowalchuk, M.D.
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.	Break
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.	Truth, Trust, and Timing: Serious Illness Disclosure in Pediatric Patients with Cancer	Jacob R. Greenmyer, M.D.
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.	Pain, Stigma, and Suffering: Improving Care for Children with Sickle Cell Disease	Toluwalasé Ajayi, M.D.
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	The Time We Have: Navigating Goals, Decisions, and Comfort in Perinatal Palliative Care	Christopher A. Collura, M.D. & Bri M. Molin, APRN, C.N.P., M.S.N.
12:00 – 12:30 p.m.	Lunch
12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.	KEY NOTE: From Platitudes to Practice – The Science of Resilience and Wellbeing	Abby Rosenberg, M.D., MS, MA
1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.	Break
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.	Pediatric Hospice Care: Reimagining End-of-Life Care for Children	Tressia Shaw, M.D.
2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.	The Pediatric Palliative Care Toolbox for the Non-Palliative Care Provider: Essential Skills for Caring for Children at End of Life	Lezlie H. Andersen, M.D., Zach W. Lovig, MDiv, BCC, & Hannah L. Mattheisen, M.S.W., L.I.C.S.W.
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.	Tracheostomy and Chronic Ventilation: Considerations in Decision-Making and Long-Term Home Care	Brenda M. Schiltz, M.D., M.A.
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	Can We? Should We? Must We? Navigating the Limits of Medicine	Christopher A. Collura, M.D.
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.	Break
High-Yield Case Pearls
4:00 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.	Case 1: Cancer-related anorexia-cachexia	Jacob R. Greenmyer, M.D.
4:10 p.m. – 4:20 p.m.	Case 2: Pediatric Palliative Transport	Lezlie H. Andersen, M.D.
4:20 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.	Case 3: Sleep Disturbances	Melissa K. Smith, APRN, C.N.P., M.S.N.
4:30 p.m. – 4:40 p.m.	Case 4: Alternative Routes	Kevin Madden, M.D.
4:40 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.	Case 5: Refractory Irritability in a Child with Severe Neurologic Impairment	Lezlie Andersen, M.D.
4:50 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Case Pearls Questions	Christopher A. Collura, M.D.
5:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.	Take-Home Points & Wrap-Up	Christopher A. Collura, M.D.
5:15 p.m.	Pre-Course Session Day Adjourns
Updates in Palliative Care 2027 General Session April 28 – May 1, 2027 *All times listed are in Pacific Time Zone*
Thursday April 29, 2027
6:30 a.m.	Registration & Breakfast
6:55 a.m.	Welcome
7:00 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.	All Things Ketamine	Jordan Karow APRN, CNP, DNP
7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.	Palliative Surgeries	Amanika Kumar, M.D.
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.	Interventional Management of Malignant Bowel Obstruction	Ryan J. Law, D.O.
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.	Interventional Radiology Procedures for Symptom Management	Jonathan M. Morris, M.D.
9:00 a.m.	Break
9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.	Medical Aid in Dying – A Primer for Clinicians Who Care for Patients with Serious Illnesses	Jason Webb MD
9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.	An Approach to Navigating Goals of Care in Patients who “Don’t Want to Talk About It” or Only Want to Hear Good News	Rachel C. Gentes, APRN, C.N.P., M.S.N.
10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.	POSTER VIEWING
10:45 a.m.	Break
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.	Communicating Uncertain Prognoses in Palliative Care – Cardiology as the Example	Sarah Godfrey, MD
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	Not Another Family Meeting! Best Practices for the Complex Family Meeting.	Amanda K. Lorenz, M.D.
12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.	What clinicians need to know about supporting coping in serious illness	Keri Brenner MD
12:30 p.m.	General Session Adjourns
Workshops – lunch provided for live in person workshop attendees (Optional add-on sessions $250.00 per – registration for live attendance closes April 27)
Buprenorphine Basics 1:30- 4:30 p.m.		Lu A. Luonuansuu, MD, Emily Olson APRN, Angela E. Fredrickson Stockmo, R.N., CHPN
Palliative Care KSA 1:30- 5:30 p.m. 15 min break at 3:30 p.m. Participants will collaboratively work through 60 clinically pertinent palliative care scenarios in an interactive group format, guided by a physician facilitator and content expert who lead discussions and provide background on each scenario. Individuals who are participating in the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) continuous certification process will receive 10 points for completion of the Palliative Care Knowledge Self-Assessment (KSA) module. The workshop is not restricted to ABFM members only. The workshop provides an opportunity to connect with colleagues, discuss clinically relevant scenarios and learn together.		Frank (Andy) Bock, DO & John M. Wilkinson. M.D.

Friday April 30, 2027
6:15 a.m.	Breakfast Poster Viewing
6:55 a.m.	Welcome
7:00 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.	Pain Management and Co-Morbid SUD	Katie Fitzgerald Jones, PhD, ACHPN, CARN-AP
7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.	Complex Persistent Opioid Dependence: What is it and what do I do about it?	Janet Ho, MD, MPH
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.	Interpretation of Urine Drug Testing	Molly Feely, MD
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.	Methadone in the buprenorphine era?	April R. Christensen, M.D., M.S.
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.	Break
9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.	Breaking News in Dyspnea Management	Jen L. Kleinmann-Sween M.D.
9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.	Anxiety Management in Palliative Care	Jason Webb MD
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.	Delirium, Agitation, and the Haldol Hangover	Liz Sokolowski, MD
10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.	Break
11:00 a.m. -11:45 a.m.	MODERATED POSTER SESSION 3 abstracts – 10min each – 15min discussion by faculty moderator –	Areej El-Jawari MD
11:45 a.m. -12:15 p.m.	Headache Management in Patients with Serious Illness	Nathan P. Young, D.O.
12:15 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. p.m.	What’s New in Palliative Sedation	Wil Santivasi MD
12:45 p.m.	General Session Adjourns

Workshops - lunch provided for live in person workshop attendees (Optional add-on sessions $250.00 per – registration for live attendance closes Noon on April 29 to guarantee lunch)
Advanced Buprenorphine in Palliative Care 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.		Laura Rhee, DO Katie Fitzgerald Jones, PhD, ACHPN, CARN-AP

Saturday May 1, 2027
6:15 a.m.	Breakfast Poster Session
6:55 a.m.	Welcome
7:00 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.	TBD	TBD
7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.	Case Based Conundrums in Palliative Gastroenterology	Teresa J. Goddard, P.A.-C.
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.	Case Based Conundrums in Palliative Radiation Oncology	Laura A. McGrath, APRN, C.N.P., M.S.N.
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.	Case Based Conundrums in Palliative Hematology	Rahma Warsame, M.D.
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.	Break
9:15 a.m. –9:45 a.m.	Insomnia	Lu A. Luonuansuu, MD
9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.	The Good, the Bad & the Inflamed: Immunotherapy Essentials for Palliative Care	Casey A. Fazer-Posorske, P.A.-C.
10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.	Telehealth in Palliative Care	Areej El-Jawari MD
10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.	Break
11:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.	Psychostimulants in Patients with Serious Illness -- What is the Evidence?	Deirdre R. Pachman, M.D.
11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.	AI Tips and Tricks to Change Your Practice Today	Alisha A. Morgan, D.O., M.S.
12:00 p.m. -12:30 p.m.	Most Impactful Literature Updates in Palliative Care in the last 12 months	Wil Santivasi MD
12:30 p.m.	Course Adjourns

JW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass Resort & Spa

3800 W Starr Pass Boulevard

Tucson, AZ 85745

United States

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All travel and lodging expenses are the sole responsibility of the individual registrant.

Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Statements:

AMA
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this live activity for a maximum of 30.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AAFP
Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Determination of credit is pending.

AAPA
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 30.00 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

ANCC
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this activity for a maximum of 30.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ICPE
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 30.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

Other Healthcare Professionals:
A record of attendance will be provided to all registrants for requesting credits in accordance with state nursing boards, specialty societies or other professional associations.

Daily Breakdown for days of General Session
Wednesday	8.00
Thursday	8.75
Friday	8.25
Saturday	5.00

For disclosure information regarding Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development accreditation review committee member(s) and staff, please go here to review disclosures.

Available Credit

30.00 AAPA Category 1
30.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
30.00 ANCC
30.00 Attendance
30.00 IPCE

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