Conference Theme: Hospice and Palliative Care

The purpose of this conference is to provide a variety of quality presentations and sessions where participants learn, are motivated and are encouraged to use what they have learned in their place of business when they return.

Conference Topics:

  • End-of-life care
  • Ethics of end-of-life care
  • Hospice
  • Palliative care
  • Culture and end-of-life care
  • Diversity and end-of-life-care

This educational offering is recognized by the following for continuing education credit:

  • American Nurses Credentialing Center
  • American Psychological Association
  • Association for Death Education and Counseling®
  • Association of Social Work Boards
  • National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
  • University of Wisconsin-Extension
  • Wisconsin Department of Regulation & Licensing

Planning Committee:

  • Mike Brennan, Ph.D.
  • Gerry Cox, Ph.D.
  • Robert J. Dixon, Ph.D., NCSP
  • Richard B. Gilbert, Ph.D., CT, FAAGC
  • Susan Niedzwiecki-Pham, M.S., Ed.
  • Rana K. Limbo, Ph.D., RN, PMHCNS-BC
  • Carol Oldenburg, M.S., R.N.
  • Lori A. Pacourek, MSSW, CAPSW
  • Penny Tiedt, M.S.
  • Andrew Vitale, CT
  • Jill Wilke, RN

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse:

Center for Death Education & Bioethics
Continuing Education and Extension

Contributing Sponsors: Baywood Publishing and Centering Corporation

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