Day 1
Thursday, November 5, 2026
Registration & Breakfast
7:30-8:15 am
Welcome!
John Halporn; Kelsey Anderson; Nicholas Purol; Terrance Murphy
8:15-8:30 am
Plenary 1: What is Palliative Care?
James Tulsky
8:30-9:30 am
Break
9:30-9:45 am
Plenary 2: Serious Illness Conversation
9:45-11:45 am
Lunch Break
11:45 am-12:45 pm
Plenary 3: Whole Person Assessment
Sarah Byrne-Martelli; Amanda Moment; Ellie Frechette
12:45-2:15 pm
Break
2:15-2:45 pm
Plenary 3 Continued: Whole Person Assessment (continued)
John Halporn; Benjamin Kematick
2:45-4:15 pm
Break
4:15-4:30 pm
Plenary 4: Hospice 101
Emma Jones
4:30-5:30 pm
Closing Day
John Halporn; Terrance Murphy; Kelsey Anderson; Nicholas Purol
5:30-5:45 pm
Day 2
Friday, November 6, 2026
Breakfast
7:30-8:15 am
Welcome Back!
John Halporn; Kelsey Anderson; Nicholas Purol; Terrance Murphy
8:15-8:30 am
Plenary 5: Symptom Management
Carrie Wu; Allyson Beechy; Jonathan Jehle ; Manuel Fanarjian; Heather Patel
8:30-10:30 am
Break
10:30-10:45 am
Plenary 5 Continued: Symptom Management (continued)
Ross Cleveland; Nicholas Purol
10:45-11:45 am
Lunch Break
11:45 am-1:00 pm
Plenary 6: Caring for the Imminently Dying Patient
1:00-2:30 pm
Break
2:30-3:00 pm
Plenary 7: Grief and Bereavement
Bethany Myers; Mary Barber Bussiere
3:00-4:30 pm
Break
4:30-4:45 pm
Plenary Session 8: Taking it Home: How Do We Integrate Serious Illness Conversation and Palliative Care Concepts into Our Daily Work?
John Halporn; Kelsey Anderson; Nicholas Purol; Terrance Murphy
4:45-5:45 pm
Closing Remarks
John Halporn; Kelsey Anderson; Nicholas Purol; Terrance Murphy
5:45-6:00 pm