{"id":19236,"date":"2017-01-11T15:47:26","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T20:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pmedicine.org\/epatients\/?p=19236"},"modified":"2017-01-11T15:49:41","modified_gmt":"2017-01-11T20:49:41","slug":"apply-by-123-pcori-grant-to-fund-e-patients-at-palliative-care-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/participatorymedicine.org\/epatients\/2017\/01\/apply-by-123-pcori-grant-to-fund-e-patients-at-palliative-care-summit.html","title":{"rendered":"Apply by 1\/23: PCORI grant to fund e-patients at palliative care summit!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Patients<\/em>Intro note by e-Patient Dave:\u00a0What a great development! \u00a0CCCC is an organizational member of our Society, and last year we blogged\u00a0CCCC conference announces inaugural class of palliative care e-patients<\/a>, and now, even better news: e-patient participation is getting formal support through\u00a0a PCORI grant!<\/em><\/p>\n

I spoke at last year’s event, and as I said in my post<\/a> about it, “Palliative care is not a synonym for hospice or end of life.<\/strong> It\u2019s about making life with a disease<\/strong> more comfortable, which\u00a0can be combined with curative care.”<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

Here’s the start of CCCC’s post about the scholarships – visit their whole post<\/a> for full details. Congratulations to CCCC and especially to SPM member Liz Salmi for earning this PCORI grant!<\/em>
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Scholarships available to e-Patients to participate in palliative care summit<\/h1>\n

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The Coalition for Compassionate Care of California (CCCC) is inviting e-Patients to apply for a scholarship to our 9th Annual Palliative Care Summit in Sacramento, California, on March 13-14, 2017.<\/strong>\u00a0Scholarship options range from discounted registration to full financial scholarships (including travel and lodging).<\/p>\n

The deadline to submit an application is January 23, 2017.<\/strong><\/p>\n

USE THIS FORM
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Now in its 9th year, the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California Annual Palliative Care Summit<\/a> is aimed at providers caring for people of all ages\u2014children, adolescents, teenagers, young adults, adults and seniors<\/em>\u2014and was designed for physicians, nurses, social workers, nursing home administrators, chaplains, patients and consumers who are interested in palliative care best practices, quality and policy.<\/p>\n

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Attendees will learn from and engage with thought leaders in palliative care, including:<\/p>\n