The Center to Advance Palliative Care is sponsoring its highly rated "Building Palliative Care Programs in Hospitals: Tools and Strategies for Success" seminar October 17-19 in San Diego, CA.

The seminar provides a comprehensive overview of the financial and operational information and tools essential to building a successful palliative care program.

Specific seminar topics include the following:

* How to create compelling business and financial plans

* Strategies for funding palliative care programs

* How to conduct needs assessments

* How to measure quality, cost, and satisfaction

* Effective marketing techniques

* How to build hospital-hospice partnerships

Attendees may be physicians, nurses, administrators, and others responsible for planning and implementing palliative care programs in hospitals and health systems. Institutional teams are encouraged to attend.

There is an Early Bird discount if you register by September 2; early bird rate is $950. For more information or to register, contact Barbara Mastroddi at 212-201-2680 or [email protected].

Visit http://www.capc.org/seminar to register or learn more about the seminar.

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