Care of adult patients with hematologic or oncologic malignancies is increasingly complex. Hospice and palliative care clinicians are asked to care for them earlier in the course of care, based on evidence that early palliative care improves survival, symptoms, mood, cost, and patient and caregiver satisfaction. To ensure success of upstream involvement, clinicians must be equipped to competently care for these patients and “speak the language” of the hematologist/oncologist and radiation oncolo...

This course will provide current approaches to caring for and improving the lives of patients with pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary embolism. Experts in the field who provide care for these patients at large specialty centers will present at this course which will be highly interactive with attendees.This activity has been designed for physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, respiratory therapists, nurses, residents, fellows, students who may encounter patients with pulmonary ...

M&M Conferences will review timeline of event (allograft loss, complications, deaths, return to OR, and unanticipated readmissions), identify area where breakdown occurred, identify root cause, review related literature if applicable, identify action items to prevent similar events in future.

A monthly morbidity and mortality conference which will present inpatient and/or outpatient case presentations to order to discuss management decisions, provide education, and work to develop and implement solutions for both provider and systemic inadequacies which have led to suboptimal patient outcomes through interprofessional discussion.

During QAPI meetings we will review quality metrics, improvement performance projects within the Penn Transplant Institute, and identify targets for quality improvement and improved patient outcomes.

CCH Medical Grand Rounds will help doctors, nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals keep up to date with important evolving areas of medicine. To disseminate knowledge and improve patient outcomes.

The SCRCM supports the professional development of Penn clinical research personnel, i.e. Clinical Research Coordinators, Research Project Managers and other research staff. In addition, working alongside the Office of Clinical Research (OCR), it strives to optimize the clinical research environment, enhance research compliance and facilitate research conduct.

This weekly program focuses on education related to lymphoma and lymphoid malignancies and neoplasms via the discussion of difficult cases seen by Penn faculty, staff, and trainees. The case series will address a wide variety of clinical issues including the latest updates on diagnosis, therapeutic recommendations/treatments, as well as ongoing and upcoming research studies. Cases are discussed by faculty, staff, and trainees from (but not limited to) the departments of Medicine, Pathology, Radi...

The Grand Rounds Program for the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health provides a comprehensive series of lectures and interactive discussions that will address the full scope of primary care practice, emerging issues in health care, and the intersection between primary care and community health. This series is designed to meet nearly all the continuing education needs for the full range of primary care clinicians, including physicians, nurse practitioners, and pharmacists. Presente...

The goal of the ID Case Management Conference as an educational activity is to create a setting where real cases are presented and discussed. This will keep the attendees (physicians, nurses, physician assistants, and pharmacists) up-to-date with the latest trends in infectious diseases, diagnoses, diagnostic approaches, and treatments. Such a series will allow attendees to maintain their competence and improve patient safety. These goals are also important links to the departmental/institutiona...