Center to Advance Palliative Care

New Website

CAPC launches getpalliativecare.org for patients and families
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Palliative Care Tools, Training & Technical Assistance

Train at a PCLC

New! CAPC announces the addition of Pediatric and Southern Region PCLCs

Benefit from small-group, intensive training and mentoring
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New Tools – Download Now

Top Tools ToolkitTM
Download customizable tools for your palliative care program – Only $55!

Policies and Tools: Crosswalk of NQF Practices

Improving Palliative Care in Nursing Homes

Tools for Financial and Strategic Planning
 

Join the Forum

CAPCconnectTM Forum
Join the discussion, ask questions, network with colleagues, and put into practice what you learn from others

Attend a Seminar

Take Advantage of Early Bird Rates! New CAPC Level I/II Seminar From Concept to Critical Mass:
Building, Growing & Sustaining
Today's Palliative Care Program November 13-15, 2008
Hilton DFW Lakes
Executive Conference Center
Grapevine, Texas
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News You Can Use

New Study Shows Hospital Palliative Care Programs Can Save Hospitals Money
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Register for Audio Conferences

Audio Briefing: State-by-State
Report Card
 Tuesday, September 23, 2008
1:30-1:50 PM Eastern
No fee. No registration necessary.
Access call-in instructions here

Coming Soon!
The Role of Chaplains on a Palliative Care Team
December 2008
 

Access Useful Resources

National Palliative Care Research Center

A National Framework and Preferred Practices for Palliative and Hospice Care Quality

National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care

A Guide to Building a Hospital-Based Palliative Care Program

Palliative Care News 		Purchase multimedia presentations from past CAPC seminars.

Navigating Palliative Care: Positioning Hospice for the 21st Century

PDF Format Hospice Provision of Palliative Care - 2006 Survey Results

PDF Format Crosswalk of JCAHO Standards and Palliative Care

PDF Format Providing Hospice and Palliative Care in Rural Frontier Areas
 

The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) provides health care professionals with the tools, training and technical assistance necessary to start and sustain successful palliative care programs in hospitals and other health care settings. Located at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, CAPC is a national organization dedicated to increasing the availability of quality palliative care services for people facing serious, complex illness.

CAPC is supported by Aetna Foundation, the Brookdale Foundation,
JEHT Foundation, The John A. Hartford Foundation, and
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Direction and technical assistance are provided by the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City.