Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC)

Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) Increasing quality, equitable palliative care services for people living with a serious illness.

09/25/2025

💬 5 Communication Skills courses!
🔗 https://ow.ly/zThR50QTgOy

Clinicians from all specialties and disciplines: learn effective communication techniques for serious illness conversations through CAPC’s new Communication Skills courses ⤵

1️⃣ Discussing Serious News
2️⃣ Discussing Prognosis With Patients and Caregivers
3️⃣ Clarifying Patient Goals of Care
4️⃣ Leading a Patient and Caregiver Meeting
5️⃣ Care Planning

These five courses provide role modeling and step-by-step guidance through complex conversations around discussing a diagnosis of a serious illness; communicating about prognosis; eliciting patient values to guide goals of care conversations; leading an effective meeting with patients and the people who matter them; helping patients and caregivers plan for the future; and much more.

CAPC members can take these new courses and earn free continuing education credits (for physicians, nurses, social workers, and care managers) and ABIM Maintenance of Certification (MOC) credits for physicians.

📰 New CAPC blog: 'These 12 Innovations are Shaping the Future of Palliative Care' by Brittany Chambers, MPH, MCHES🔗 http...
09/24/2025

📰 New CAPC blog: 'These 12 Innovations are Shaping the Future of Palliative Care' by Brittany Chambers, MPH, MCHES
🔗 https://ow.ly/epmM50X1K2P

This month, for the first time in six years, colleagues and friends gathered in Philadelphia for the CAPC National Seminar for three days of learning, connection, and collaboration.

In addition to didactic sessions and workshops, 129 teams presented their projects at a poster session on September 16th. Of these, 12 were honored with Special Recognition for their innovative approaches, creative resource utilization, and promising outcomes poised to drive progress in the field. Poster projects and initiatives ranged from localized team-based quality improvement to system- or state-level collaborations.

Through this blog, we aim to spotlight the resourcefulness demonstrated within the palliative care community—and offer a source of inspiration for other programs. The projects described below fall under four domains: Equity/Accessibility, Technology/Data-Driven Care, Quality/Systems Improvements, and Education/Workforce.

🤍 Health Care Professional Well-Being toolkit🔗https://ow.ly/pjoi50ToyV3The ongoing challenges within the U.S. health car...
09/23/2025

🤍 Health Care Professional Well-Being toolkit
🔗https://ow.ly/pjoi50ToyV3

The ongoing challenges within the U.S. health care system continue to pose an existential threat to clinician well-being, with mounting pressures leading to increased rates of depression, anxiety, burnout, moral distress, moral injury, trauma, grief, etc.

The Health Care Professional Well-Being toolkit provides resources that clinicians and teams can use to support well-being. CAPC firmly believes that it is the responsibility of organization, state, and federal leaders to create a more supportive and sustainable environment for health care clinicians. We have included individual resources to normalize your experiences and help bridge the gap if you are struggling. However, we urge leaders to consider participating in advocacy and initiatives that can help change the U.S. health care landscape.

That’s a wrap on ! 💙Last week in Philadelphia, more than 750 palliative care champions came together to connect, learn,...
09/22/2025

That’s a wrap on ! 💙

Last week in Philadelphia, more than 750 palliative care champions came together to connect, learn, and share innovative solutions. Thank you for bringing your expertise and energy—we’re already looking forward to 2027!

ℹ️ For information on how to earn continuing education credits, visit: https://ow.ly/kXmy50X0r7b

Take CAPC’s Open Access Course → Introduction to Palliative Care https://ow.ly/WQMs50VEb8r CAPC's new open-to-all clini...
09/22/2025

Take CAPC’s Open Access Course → Introduction to Palliative Care https://ow.ly/WQMs50VEb8r

CAPC's new open-to-all clinical training course, Introduction to Palliative Care, provides health care professionals with an introduction to palliative care, how it is delivered, its impact on quality of life, and the growing population of patients who need it.

Take the course and ⤵
✔ Learn what palliative care is and the core clinical services the palliative care team provides
✔ Discover how palliative care is appropriate at any stage of serious illness, and its positive impacts on patients and caregivers
✔ Learn about the interdisciplinary palliative care team, and the elements of a comprehensive, interdisciplinary assessment
✔ Access essential resources to facilitate incorporating palliative care principles into practice

Physicians, nurses, social workers, and care managers from CAPC member organizations, log in and take the course to earn free CE/CMEs. Free ABIM Maintenance of Certification (MOC) credits are also available for physicians. Non-members earn a Verification of Attendance certificate.

Dan is a former palliative care practitioner who, at 47, was diagnosed with frontotemporal . Dan received early in ...
09/21/2025

Dan is a former palliative care practitioner who, at 47, was diagnosed with frontotemporal . Dan received early in his diagnosis, which has helped Dan manage his symptoms and live life to the fullest.

Read his story at https://ow.ly/Aht950TRYe2

CAPC members are a vibrant, collaborative group of health care professionals at more than 1,800+ health care organizatio...
09/20/2025

CAPC members are a vibrant, collaborative group of health care professionals at more than 1,800+ health care organizations.

You may already be part of a CAPC member organization. It’s easy to confirm. Simply go to the CAPC website, and if your organization is a member, create an account to start taking advantage of the benefits such as:

🔷 Clinical training courses in communication skills, symptom management, chronic pain strategies, and more, offering free CEs for all specialties and disciplines (including nonpalliative care specialists) and ABIM MOC credits for physicians
🔷 Expert-led virtual events on hot topics
🔷 Curated tools and technical assistance
🔷 And much more

We have so much in store for our members. Create your account now so you don't miss out >> https://ow.ly/RVht50Rwawf

New virtual clinical workshop 'Prescribing Ketamine for Symptom Management in Patients with Serious Illness' >> https://...
09/19/2025

New virtual clinical workshop 'Prescribing Ketamine for Symptom Management in Patients with Serious Illness' >> https://ow.ly/Zc7y50WEGiz

The first workshop has sold out! Space is limited; register soon to secure your spot.

CAPC is offering new virtual clinical workshops focused on the use of ketamine for patients living with serious illness, particularly those experiencing refractory pain and treatment-resistant depression. Taught by expert faculty, these case-based, two-hour interactive sessions equip clinicians with practical knowledge on the safe and effective use of ketamine, including real-world applications and clinical decision-making strategies.

Participants will gain an increased understanding of:
🔹 What ketamine is, how it works, and its unique potential for patients with serious illness in complex palliative care scenarios.
🔹 The neurobiology of ketamine, including its action on NMDA receptors and relevance to symptom control.
🔹 The current evidence outlining the utilization of ketamine for patients with serious illness, with a focus on refractory pain and depression.
🔹 Practical guidance on prescribing strategies, including routes, dosing, safety profiles, and side effect management.
🔹 Navigating regulatory and logistical barriers to prescribing.
🔹 Ethical and clinical decisions in prescribing ketamine working through real-world case vignettes.

CAPC membership is NOT required, but members receive discounted registration.

The Health Care Experience of Hispanic Patients with Serious Illness: A Literature Review → https://ow.ly/pRHg50UUaP9 CA...
09/19/2025

The Health Care Experience of Hispanic Patients with Serious Illness: A Literature Review → https://ow.ly/pRHg50UUaP9

CAPC has conducted a first-of-its-kind literature review analyzing more than 200 peer-reviewed journal articles to understand the health care experience of Hispanic patients with serious illness, and their families and unpaid caregivers. that sentence, we need to adjust to: The literature review identified 14 key findings, including areas where care for Hispanic patients often falls short such as pain and symptom management and patient-provider communications.

Here’s how you can leverage the literature review to drive meaningful change:
💙 Health Care Professionals: Gain insight into disparities affecting Hispanic patients and caregivers to develop interventions that address domains such as language barriers, cultural considerations, and communication gaps.
💰 Payers and Policymakers: Target professional training and process improvement efforts to the areas where inequitable experiences are most significant.
📰 Researchers: Identify research gaps in care outcomes (e.g., pain management, communication) and study interactions across patient, provider, system, and societal factors to address disparities.
⭐ Hispanic Community Leaders: Understand systemic disparities for Hispanic patients, and access the data needed to identify where additional support and tools may be needed to combat these disparities in your community.

This literature review is part of CAPC’s Project Equity initiative, and the findings will be used to develop pathways and tools to create meaningful change and reduce inequities experienced by traditionally marginalized communities.

09/17/2025

Wow, what an incredible three days! Thank you to our faculty, attendees, and staff for making insightful and inspiring.

We can’t wait to see you in 2027 in Columbus, OH, for CAPC National Seminar 2027.

09/17/2025

The final day of kicks off at 8:30am with a live recording of the GeriPal Podcast, hosted by Drs. Alex Smith and Eric Widera! 🎙️

Guests Drs. Karen Bullock, Kimberly Curseen, and Matthew Gonzales will each spotlight a key research paper from the past year, diving into its relevance and impact on clinical practice.

Don’t miss this engaging and thought-provoking session to start your day!

09/16/2025

It’s time! The Poster Session and Networking Reception is about to start. 🎉

Celebrate impactful work, connect with colleagues, and 📸 make sure you snap a pic with your favorite poster—don’t forget to tag the author!

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