Research-focused Educational Events

We sponsor research teleconferences for partnering and non-partnering hospices and academic institutions. Links to the monographs from past teleconferences can be found below:

• Building the Evidence for Hospice Symptom Management: A Research
  Teleconference for Hospice Medical Directors and Staff
  Guest presenter: Richard G. Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD, CMS Health Policy Scholar 2003-2004; Department of Health Policy, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
  Co-hosts: Douglas Weschules, Pharm D, BCPS and Terri L. Maxwell PhD, APRN, BC-PCM; Department of Quality Outcomes, excelleRx, Inc.
• The Use of Hospice to Improve End-of-Life Care for Persons with Dementia
  Guest presenter: Joseph W. Shega, MD; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Northwestern University
  Co-hosts: Douglas Weschules, Pharm D, BCPS and Terri L. Maxwell, PhD, APRN, BC-PCM; Department of Quality Outcomes, excelleRx, Inc.
• The Provision of Chemotherapy in Hospice
  Co-presented by excelleRx’s Terri L. Maxwell, PhD, APRN, BC-PCM and Hospice of Michigan’s John Finn, MD, Chief Medical Director, Maggie Allesee Center for Quality of Life
  • Download the presentation slides (no CE credits will be provided to those who did not participate in the live presentation)
  • Teleconference Questions and Answers
• Challenges with Prescribing Methadone in the Hospice Care Setting: Evidence for Drug Interactions and Conversion Methods
  Co-presented by excelleRx’s Douglas J. Weschules, PharmD, BCPS and Kevin T. Bain, PharmD, BCPS, CGP, FASCP
  • Download the presentation slides (no CE credits will be provided to those who did not participate in the live presentation)