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The Pain & Policy Studies Group (PPSG) released the 2007 Pain and Policy Report Card and Evaluation Guide. PPSG examines policies that govern pain management practices for cancer patients in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The 2007 report card shows that eight U.S. States improved their pain policies in the last year alone.

To download the reports, visit www.painpolicy.wisc.edu/Achieving_Balance/index.html
For more information about PPSG visit www.painpolicy.wisc.edu.

CAPC is offering an audio conference presentation by Diane E. Meier, MD, FACP entitled Quality Measures 101. Dr. Meier is the director of Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) and the Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

Wednesday, April 25
1:30 - 2:30 PM EST
Click here for more information.

Completed nomination packets must be received no later than March 31, 2007 for the Project on Death in America (PDIA) Social Work Leadership Award. This unique new award will go to a social worker who demonstrates outstanding leadership and has advanced the field in end-of-life, hospice and palliative care. For more information, please visit: http://swhpn.org/award/

The ACE Project
Course 2: October 23 - 26, 2007
(Application deadline April 30, 2007)

This NCI-funded study seeks to enhance the advocacy and leadership skills of competitively-selected psychologists, social workers and spiritual care professionals through an innovative transdisciplinary educational experience.

Visit the ACE Website for information and application:
http://www.cityofhope.org/ACEproject

Contact: Maren Spolum  at (626) 256-4673 Ext. 63941  or ACEproject@coh.org

Achieving Excellence in Care for Cancer Survivors
July 12-14, 2007 in Universal City, CA
Applications Due: April 10, 2007

This NCI-funded national project will prepare teams from leading cancer
care settings to enhance the quality of care for cancer survivors.

Information and Applications
http://www.cityofhope.org/CME/Survivorship
or contact Liz Gourdine at (626) 256-4673 ext. 63488
mgourdine@coh.org

The Practice Change Fellows program is designed to develop health care leaders who can effectively promote high quality care to older adults. Up to ten Practice Change Fellows will be selected through a national competition. Fellows receive $90,000 over the two-year program and work with accomplished national mentors to design, implement, and evaluate a new project.

To be eligible for the Practice Change Fellow program, applicants must hold a leadership role in a health organization or institution and have service line or programmatic responsibility for care to older adults. They must be senior enough in their organization to have decision-making authority and be able to effectuate change.

More information at www.practicechangefellows.org

The ACE Project is a NCI-funded study that seeks to enhance the advocacy and leadership skills of competitively-selected psychologists, social workers and spiritual care professionals through an innovative transdisciplinary educational experience. Four annual courses will be held followed by a Reunion Conference in October 2010 that reunites all past participants and faculty to disseminate findings, share lessons learned and strengthen participant change efforts. We invite your application to this important endeavor to improve the care of those who are seriously ill and dying. Substantial financial assistance will be provided to ACE attendees. For more information visit http://www.cityofhope.org/ACEproject/ or contact: Maren Spolum at (626) 256-4673 Ext. 63941 or ACEproject@coh.org.

Course 1: June 12 – 15, 2007 (Application deadline January 31, 2007!)
Course 2: October 23 - 26, 2007 (Application deadline March 15, 2007)