2025 Palliative Care Summit, Course #26013

Friday, October 24, 2025, 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM CT, Samis Education Center, Oklahoma City, OK

Join us as experts speak on current issues and trends in Palliative Medicine and End-of-Life Care for adults and pediatrics.

1. Improve healthcare providers' knowledge of communication skills to assist with initiating discussions of palliative care and end-of-life care topics.
2. Initiate and lead palliative and end-of-life care discussions with patients and families using evidence-based communication strategies that promote understanding, empathy, and shared decision-making.
3. Assess and address patients’ emotional and spiritual needs through interdisciplinary collaboration and application of patient-centered palliative care principles.
4. Identify key components of effective communication strategies for palliative and end-of-life.
5. Describe commonly used palliative medications for symptom management and their appropriate application in end-of-life care.
6. Demonstrate techniques for initiating timely and compassionate palliative care conversations with patients and families.
7. Apply communication models and interdisciplinary collaboration strategies in clinical scenarios involving palliative and end-of-life care.
8. Evaluate patient and family emotional and spiritual needs and integrate appropriate support into care planning.
9. Collaborate effectively with nursing, medical, and allied health professionals to ensure consistent and compassionate palliative care delivery.

This activity is designed to improve competence in communications surrounding palliative and end-of-life topics including common palliative symptom management medications, and end-of-life care. The live in-person format provides opportunities for attendees to interact with each other to share experiences and to have the opportunity to learn from subject experts.

By the end of this professional activity, learners will be able to initiate and lead palliative and end-of-life care conversations using evidence-based communication strategies, address emotional and spiritual needs through interdisciplinary collaboration, apply patient-centered care principles, utilize appropriate symptom management, and work effectively with healthcare teams to deliver compassionate, coordinated care.

Early Registration (ends October 9, 2025, 11:59 p.m.)
Physician/Fellow (MD/DO) - $25
Resident (OU-affiliated) - $0 (* To receive free registration, you must register using an OU-affiliated email address. Failure to do so will result in applicable registration fees.)
Resident (Non-OU-affiliated) - $25
Non-Physician/Non-Fellow (Nurse, PA, Social Worker, Non-Healthcare, etc.) - $25
Student (OU-affiliated) - $0 (* To receive free registration, you must register using an OU-affiliated email address. Failure to do so will result in applicable registration fees.)
Student (Non-OU-affiliated) - $25

Regular Registration (begins October 10, 2025, 12:00 a.m./Midnight through October 21, 2025, 12:00 p.m./Noon)
Physician/Fellow (MD/DO) - $50
Resident (OU-affiliated) - $0 (* To receive free registration, you must register using an OU-affiliated email address. Failure to do so will result in applicable registration fees.)
Resident (Non-OU-affiliated) - $50
Non-Physician/Non-Fellow (Nurse, PA, Social Worker, Non-Healthcare, etc.) - $50
Student (OU-affiliated) - $0 (* To receive free registration, you must register using an OU-affiliated email address. Failure to do so will result in applicable registration fees.)
Student (Non-OU-affiliated) - $50

Physician Continuing Education
ACCME/AMA PRA Accreditation Statement:
The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ANCC Accreditation Statement:
OU Medicine, Inc. is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

6.25 CNE contact hours will be awarded for meeting the following criteria: 90% attendance of conference, completion and submission of evaluation form.

Social Worker Continuing Education
Accreditation Statement:
Social Work CEU Statement: OU Medicine, Inc., Case Management Department is accredited as a provider of social work CEUs by the Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers. This Educational Activity has been approved for 4.00 hr. CEUs. Provider # 20250370 Category 1

Mitigation Statement: The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Office of Continuing Professional Development has reviewed this activity’s speaker and planner disclosures and has mitigated all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies, if applicable.

University of Oklahoma Equal Opportunity / Non-Discrimination Statement: The University of Oklahoma, in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, age, religion, disability, political beliefs, or status as a veteran in any of its policies, practices, or procedures. This includes, but is not limited to: admissions, employment, financial aid, housing, services in educational programs or activities, or health care services that the university operates or provides.

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Accommodation Statement: Accommodations on the basis of disability are available by contacting Angela Nooner at (405) 249-4934 or [email protected] as soon as possible.

Acknowledgement of Commercial and In-Kind Support: Commercial support is financial, or in-kind, contributions given by a ineligible company, which is used to pay all or part of the costs of a CME activity.  An ineligible company is one whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. 

Appropriate acknowledgement of all commercial and in-kind support will be given at the time of the educational activity.

Disclaimer Statement: Statements, opinions and results of studies contained in the program are those of the presenters and authors and do not reflect the policy or position of the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma (“OU”) nor does OU provide any warranty as to their accuracy or reliability.

Every reasonable effort has been made to faithfully reproduce the presentations and material as submitted. However, no responsibility is assumed by OU for any claims, injury and/or damage to persons or property from any cause, including negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instruments or ideas contained in the material herein.

Policy on Faculty and Presenters Disclosure: It is the policy of the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine that the faculty and presenters identify all financial relationships with ineligible companies relating to the topics of this educational activity, and also disclose discussions of off-label or investigational drugs/devices and/or therapies during their presentation(s).  

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (6.25 hours), ANCC Nursing Contact Hours (6.25 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (6.25 hours), OSBLSW Social Work CEU (6.25 hours)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Office of Continuing Professional Development has reviewed this activity’s speaker and planner disclosures and has mitigated all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies, if applicable.

Friday, October 24, 2025