We invite physicians and other medical professionals to deepen their skills in palliative care as well as become a certified EPEC Trainer. As a member of the medical profession, you are committed to the life-long teaching of and learning from your colleagues. Education in Palliative and End-of-life Care (EPEC) invites you to learn from our curriculum, adapted by leaders in, and for all members of the palliative care community. The ‘Become an EPEC Trainer’ Conference is for clinicians who wish to become EPEC Trainers and teach others core skills in palliative care.

At the conclusion of this conference, participants will be able to:

• describe the gaps in and elements and models of end-of-life care and related legal issues.
• explain the principles of pain management and recognize other common symptoms, including dyspnea, nausea/vomiting, constipation, depression, anxiety, and delirium.
• state strategies to address requests for physician-assisted suicide, sudden illness, medical futility, and withholding/withdrawing therapy.
• identify approaches to effective communication, decision making about goals of care, advance care planning, and whole patient assessment.
• improve palliative care teaching skills.