Fall, 2019
Palliative Care and Substance Use Disorder
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
6 pm dinner, 6:30 – 7:30 pm Small Group Discussions
Host: Abington Jefferson Northern Tier
Location: Frobese Conference Center, Lenfest Pavilion, Conference Room P&G
1200 Old York Road, Abington, PA 19001
The Hardest Cases of Our Careers
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
6 pm dinner, 6:30 – 7:30 pm Presentations and discussion
Host: Penn Medicine Palliative Care
Location: Smilow Center for Translational Research, Room 12-146
3400 Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia
Spring, 2019
Highlights of the National Palliative Care Meetings (AAHPM, CAPC, HPNA)
Presented by: DVPCC members
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
6 pm dinner, 6:30 – 7:30 pm Presentations and discussion
Host: Abington Jefferson Health
Location: Frobese Conference Center, Lenfest Pavilion, Conference Room P&G
1200 Old York Rd., Abington, PA 19001
Past Events:
Fall, 2018
Cannabis in Serious Illness
Presented by Brooke Worster, MD, Jefferson University Hospital
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
6 pm dinner, 6:30 – 7:30 pm Lecture and discussion
Host: Main Line Home Care and Hospice
Location: Lankenau Medical Center, LMC Auditorium
Lancaster Ave., Wynnewood, PA 19096
Integrative Therapies
Presented by Dr. Steven Rosenzweig, MD, Drexel Medicine
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
6 pm dinner, 6:30 – 7:30 pm Lecture and discussion
Host: Main Line Home Care and Hospice
Location: Lankenau Medical Center, LMC Auditorium
Lancaster Ave, Wynnewood, PA 19096
Fall, 2017
Palliative Care Roundtable
Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017
6 pm dinner, 6:30 – 7:30 pm Roundtable Discussion
Host: Abington/Jefferson Health
Location: Frobese Conference Center, Lenfest Pavilion, Conference Room P&G
1200 Old York Rd., Abington, PA 19001
Getting to Know a Program: What Works, What Doesn’t, What Can we Learn?
Featuring The Samaritan Center and Christiana Care
Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017
6 pm dinner, 6:30 – 7:30 pm Program and Discussion
Host: The Samaritan Center
Location: 265 Route 73 South, Voorhees, NJ 08043
Spring, 2018
Integrative Therapies
Presented by Dr. Steven Rosenzweig
This meeting was postponed to Fall, 2018.
Highlights of the National Palliative Care Meetings
When: Wed, May 9, 2018 6:00 – 7:30 pm, including schmooze time
Light dinner provided
Voluteer to review your favorite session at AAHPM/HPNA’s, CAPC’s, or NHPCO’s annual meeting. Speakers will provide 5 min of presentation in 3-5 slides, followed by 5min of group discussion. Please email Dr Chris Jones (christopher.jones2@uphs.upenn.edu) asap to volunteer.
Hosts: Penn at Radnor 250 King of Prussia Road Radnor, PA 19087
Parking is free and readily avilable on site. Location is convenient to major highways and Lancaster Ave (Rt 30).
Spring Social Gathering
When: Thursday, May 24 at Parks on Tap at FDR Park in South Philly, starting at 6 pm
This event will also launch our new Mentorship Program, please join us!
The DVPCC will have a Mentorship Meet Your Match on Thursday, May 24, 2018 at 5:00 pm at FDR Park for the Philadelphia Horticultural Society Parks on Tap (http://www.parksontap.com/parks/fdr – see link for location, directions and other fun Parks on Tap info). This will also mark the first DVPCC family-friendly event!
