Hospice and Palliative Care Association of New York State

Saratoga Hilton Hotel

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

12:00–5:15

An eight year journey is about to come to an end, resulting in a new service for children on the Care at Home Medicaid Waiver (CAH I/II). The Care at Home Waiver is up for renewal this year, and the re-newal application to the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) includes 5 new waiver services intended to provide pediatric palliative care. The is an exciting outcome for NYS Department of Health (DOH) staff and Hospice and Palliative Care Association of NYS (HPCANYS) members and staff, who have been working on this project since 2000. Attend this half-day intensive to learn how to prepare your program to implement this waiver.

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Program Cost: $100.00 per person

Registration includes lunch

Agenda

11:30–12:00	Registration
12:00–12:45	Lunch
12:45–1:00	Opening Remarks Mark Kissinger, NYS Department of Health
1:00–2:00	What Is Pediatric Palliative Care and How Did We Get Here? Susan Huff, Johns Hopkins Medicine
2:00–3:00	Collaborating in Your Community: A Nuts & Bolts Session Panel presentation
3:00–3:15	Break
3:15–5:10	Enhanced Service Areas Family Education Pain & Symptom Management Child Life/Expressive Therapies Grief & Bereavement
5:10–5:15	Wrap Up

Confirmation of registration will be sent upon receipt of registration form and fee. Please contact the Hospice & Palliative Care Association of New York State office if you have changes to your registration.

Need More Information? Contact Beth Mahar, Director of Member Services, at 518-446-1483 or bmahar@hpcanys.org

Pre-Conference Intensive Session:Pediatric Palliative Care Services Under the NYS Care At Home Waiver

Pre-Conference Intensive Session:
Pediatric Palliative Care Services Under the NYS Care At Home Waiver