A Gathering Together…
On behalf of the CPSP
Plenary Organizing Committee, we warmly invite you to join us for the 2012
gathering of the CPSP Community. We will
meet March 24 through March 28, 2012 at the Doubletree Hotel & Suites,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Location…
The Doubletree Hotel
& Suites is situated in a prime location, right in the middle of
Pittsburgh’s vibrant downtown. A block of rooms have been reserved at a special
rate of $119.00 per night. The rooms will be available until March 4, 2012 or
until the room block is sold out. You can reserve your room online by clicking
here or by calling (412)281-5800. The hotel has a courtesy shuttle
service from Pittsburgh International Airport.
Speakers…
The 2012 Plenary
speaker is Kimberly
Garner, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.F.P. Dr. Garner will address the Current
State of the Art of Assessing an Individual's Readiness to Discuss Advance Care
Planning from a Palliative Care Perspective. Advances in medical care and
technology can prolong an individual’s life expectancy and blur the boundaries
between life and death, dramatically impacting how they may experience the end
of their life. There is some evidence that the treatment people would want to
receive when faced with the end of life is often different from the treatment
they actually receive. To read more about Dr. Garner’s please click
here. A full day of pre-conference workshops is scheduled for Sunday
March 25, 2012 more details will follow.
Working Conference…
Please
remember, as with all CPSP gatherings, that this is a working conference!
All registrants are
requested to bring a paper or clinical case for presentation. The heart of the
CPSP gathering is the mutual sharing of our work and our lives with each other.
Thus, each participant is expected to come prepared to share something from his
or her life or work in a small group context.
There are no ground
rules about what particular individuals may decide to share. The small
consultation groups have become a highly significant part of the community
gathering.
The small
consultation groups represent the CPSP community’s commitment to hearing and
responding to each voice in the community. These small provide the context for
both care and consultation to each other.