Hospice and Palliative Care: 2011 Update for the Specialist Team Pain and symptom management is essential for all patient populations, but especially for those receiving palliative care or end-of-life care. This conference will highlight the importance of pain and symptom management in the setting of advanced illness through an interdisciplinary approach involving physicians, nurses, social workers and other members of the health care team. The impact of complex issues, including culture, psychosocial status, spiritual distress, and interdisciplinary team stressors, will be discussed by an experienced faculty who are working members of a palliative care team. More information: www.stoppain.org/for_professionals/content/education/education.asp

Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care Beth Israel Medical Center, New York City ©2005 Continuum Health Partners, Inc. www.stoppain.org/palliative_care