Elder Law Section: Hospice and Palliative Care (SEL181016)

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

6:00 PM to 8:30 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)

The Graduate Club

155 Elm Street, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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  • Jack Reardon
  • Sharon Pope
  • Sandra Sherlock-White
  • Linda Bulkovitch
  • Fred Sette
  • Andrew Ullman
  • Jennifer Reale
  • George Bickford
  • Tae Chung
  • Robert Fitzgerald
  • Tanya Spurlin
  • Kathleen Tetreault
  • Mark Dost
  • Rosanna Rogers
  • Rhoda Micocci
  • Carmine Perri
  • Ingi-Mai Loorand
  • Andrew Mudgett
  • Whitney Lewendon
  • Halley Allaire
  • Scott Rosenberg
  • Theresa Madonna
  • Peter Boorman
  • Joelen Gates
  • James Hughes
  • Evan Parzych
  • James Young
  • Kathryn Guinan
  • Amy Todisco
  • William Breg
  • Marilyn Toland
  • Elizabeth Holman
  • Stephen Allaire
  • Elaine Tata
  • Cynthia Emiry Roy
  • Paula Sousa
  • Esther Rada
  • Norman Fishbein
  • Joan M Emmet

Everything a Professional Needs to Know About Hospice and Palliative Care

Presenter
Cynthia Emiry Roy, MS, LCSW, CHA President and CEO of Regional Hospice and Palliative Care

Program Description
Understanding Hospice and Palliative Care for your clients: Attendees will learn about aspects of the Medicare hospice benefit, access and coverage exceptions, eligibility, how to access services, and what is available in Connecticut. Attendees will also learn an overview of private insurance benefits for non-Medicare clients.

Program Topics

  • Overview of Hospice and Medicare Hospice Benefit
  • Levels of Care for Services Under Medicare and Commercial Insurance
  • Palliative Care and Hospice Care: What is the difference in benefits and coverage
  • Hospice Services in Connecticut: How many hospices and penetration in healthcare
  • Costs associated with Hospice in CT and Nationally
  • National Hospice Trends and Statistics
  • Inpatient Hospice Care
  • Myths About Hospice
  • How to make referrals and how can you help your clients get the services they need
  • Q&A


CLE Credit

CT: 1.0 CLE Credits
NY: 0.0 CLE Credits

CBA Members:  To receive credit, sign the attendance verification form at the meeting, and your credits will be posted to your Professional Development Journal. If you do not attend the full program, do not sign the form. For partial credit, you will need to enter your time by the tenth of an hour into your Professional Development Journal.



Contact

Member Service Center
Email: msc@ctbar.org
Phone: (844)469-2221