Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) Launches New Discussion Forum

CAPCconnect(SM) is the frst forum specifically for hospital palliative care programs. This new discussion platform is for health care professionals who want to share information, exchange ideas, and get advice from their colleagues on operational issues affecting their palliative care programs.

(PRWEB) January 2, 2008

New York, NY PRWEB) January 2, 2008 -- The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) has launched CAPCconnect(SM) - the only discussion forum dedicated to palliative care program development and growth.

"This new discussion platform is where the palliative care community can get informed, interact with colleagues, and begin to put into practice what they learn from others," says Lisa Morgan, CAPC Director of Communications.

The CAPCconnect(SM) palliative care discussion forum is a free resource for health care professionals who want to share information, exchange ideas, and get advice from their colleagues on operational issues affecting their palliative care programs. Forum members can:

• get feedback from other programs
• hear from CAPC and Palliative Care Leadership Centers(SM) (PCLC) faculty
• benefit from peer-to-peer networking

Discussion forum topic areas include "Designing a Program," "Data Collection and Measurement," "Staffing" and "Palliative Care Out-Patient Services."

To learn more and join, visit http://www.capc.org/forums

The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) provides health care professionals with the tools, training, and technical assistance necessary to start and sustain successful palliative care programs in hospitals and other health care settings. Located at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, CAPC is a national organization dedicated to increasing the availability of quality palliative care services for people facing serious illness. http://www.capc.org

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