Registration Open for Hospice and Palliative Care Review Course in Orlando, Fla

Online, January 14, 2013 (Newswire.com) - Presented by Hospice of the Comforter, this comprehensive course dealing with hospice and palliative care is intended for RNs, LPNs and other health care professionals who care for patients at the end of life or who are interested in end-of-life care topics.

Course topics will include:
-Disease Progression
-Symptom Management
-Pain Management
-Education and Advocacy
-Care of the Patient and Family
-Interdisciplinary Practice
-Professional Issues

This course has also been used in-part for preparation and review for the CHPN and the CHPLN Certification exam.

Saturday, February 23, 2013
8:00 am to 5:30 pm
Hospice of the Comforter - Dove Room
(corner of West Central Parkway and Montgomery Road, approximately one mile west of Interstate 4)
480 W Central Parkway, Altamonte Springs, Fla 32714
Early Registration Fee: $50. $75 after February 10, 2013. (Reduced fees for full-time students)
Includes lunch and 7.0 Continuing Education Credits (CEUs)*
NO registrations accepted after February 18, 2013. There will be a $25 cancellation fee if received after February 18, 2013.

To request a registration form or for more information, call Hospice of the Comforter's Education Department at 407-379-0198 or email [email protected]. No phone-in registrations accepted. For more information, visit www.hospiceofthecomforter.org.

Partial proceeds donated to the Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing Association Mid-Florida Chapter. HPNA core curriculum and/or study guides are available at http://www.hpna.org/SpecialtyShoppe.aspx, or by calling Kendall-Hunt Publishing at 1-800-338-8290 or by going online to www.kendallhunt.com.

*Hospice of the Comforter designates this program for 7.0 Continuing Education credits by the Florida Board of Nursing FBN #2117 and the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling BAP #670.