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The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) is dedicated to increasing quality, equitable #palliative care services for people living with a serious illness.
Today is #VeteransDay, a day to reflect on important ways a #PalliativeCare team can meet the unique needs of veterans. Read the CAPC blog 'What Palliative Care Teams Need to Know When Caring for a Veteran' by Antonio Graham, MD, to learn more: https://ow.ly/TfA850XfOt7
November 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
November is Alzheimer's Awareness Month, dedicated to raising awareness about the more than 6.2 million Americans living with the disease.

Explore CAPC's dementia care resources, including our Implementing Best Practices in Dementia Care toolkit: https://ow.ly/fSMX50TQTz8
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
November is Native American Heritage Month. This month is an opportunity to address disparities in health outcomes for Native Americans living w/ a serious illness.

Watch this Interprofessional Grand Rounds to learn more: https://ow.ly/wTJu50XgyCm
Providing Culturally Centered Care for Indigenous People of North America (IPNA)
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November 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Resources for Budgeting, Business Planning, Staffing, Generating Revenue, and More>> https://ow.ly/6Q8950Wh6Ry

If you need assistance with developing financial relationships, budgeting, business planning, and more, CAPC offers curated tools and technical assistance to help.
November 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
New virtual clinical workshop 'Optimizing Buprenorphine for Pain and Substance Use Disorder in Patients with Serious Illness: A Case-Based Approach': https://ow.ly/2eBv50XfQ90

Practical info on using buprenorphine to manage pain in patients living w/ a serious illness & substance use disorder.
November 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Hospice Membership >> https://ow.ly/WtHn50TujXS

CAPC has resources specific to the challenges and opportunities that #hospice orgs encounter when designing and delivering upstream #palliativecare. Just one membership fee provides your staff with access to training, tools and more.
CAPC Hospice Membership
CAPC hospice membership provides a range of vital resources to allow hospice organizations to balance compassionate patient care with efficient operations.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
📰 CAPC blog 'What Palliative Care Teams Need to Know When Caring for a Veteran' by Antonio Graham, MD
🔗 https://ow.ly/uGTg50XfPC5

A Veterans Affairs (VA) clinician explores important ways that a palliative care team can meet the unique needs of veterans.
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🎮 Level up your learning with CAPC Clinical Training Games!

🔹 A Delirium Whodunit: Understanding the Causes of Delirium

🔹 Deprescribing Escape Room: Reducing Medication-Related Harm

Explore the games today >> https://ow.ly/g3IB50PpfUj
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 AM
💻 'For Leadership: Optimizing CAPC Membership' virtual office hour >> http://ow.ly/ZYEl50HPRYA

Join us for this small-group consulting call, which is focused on how to maximize engagement in, and realize optimal value from, your CAPC Membership.

Register now! #hpm #hapc #palliative
November 9, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Advancing Equity For Black Patients With Serious Illness
🔗 https://www.capc.org/documents/1176/

CAPC’s comprehensive guide provides practical guidance & tools for health care professionals to feel confident initiating & sustaining effective #HealthEquity initiatives in their org.
November 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
November is COPD Awareness Month. CAPC's Learning Pathway on Improving Quality of Life for Patients with COPD contains training and tools to improve quality of life for people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. https://ow.ly/viQE50XfRRX
November 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
As the year winds down, take a moment to connect with peers through CAPC Circles. Ambassadors are ready to lead thoughtful discussions, share practical solutions, and help you collaborate with colleagues across the country.

Join a CAPC Circle today > https://ow.ly/alvc50UHLz7
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
CAPC is thankful to be in DC this week, attending the Caregiver Nation Summit.

CAPC staff, Allison Silvers, MBA, & Melissa Scholl, joined leading experts, caregivers & policymakers working to create positive change to uncover real solutions for our nation’s more than 63+ million family caregivers.
November 7, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Veterans Day is November 11, and is a day to reflect on important ways a palliative care team can meet the unique needs of veterans. Read the CAPC blog 'What Palliative Care Teams Need to Know When Caring for a Veteran' by Antonio Graham, MD, to learn more: https://ow.ly/TfA850XfOt7
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 AM
🗓️ Upcoming Event Featuring CAPC Faculty: 25 Years of Palliative Care
https://ow.ly/9JuR50Xnlk5

This month, join CAPC faculty and other leaders as they look back at our field's history and project visions for the future. Register by 11/20 at 5pm.
November 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
New virtual clinical workshop 'Optimizing Buprenorphine for Pain and Substance Use Disorder in Patients with Serious Illness: A Case-Based Approach': https://ow.ly/2eBv50XfQ90

Practical info on using buprenorphine to manage pain in patients living w/ a serious illness & substance use disorder.
November 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM
📑 The Case for Community-Based Palliative Care
🔗 https://www.capc.org/documents/867/

🔹 Aims to help programs expand #palliativecare in all settings outside of hospitals.
🔹 Includes key data on the value of community-based #palliative care, program profiles and a case example.
November 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🤍 Health Care Professional Well-Being toolkit
🔗https://ow.ly/pjoi50ToyV3

The ongoing challenges within the U.S. health care system continue to pose an existential threat to clinician well-being, with mounting pressures leading to increased rates of depression, anxiety, and more.
November 5, 2025 at 9:05 PM
💻 Interprofessional Grand Rounds: 'Beyond Healing: Principles of Palliative Wound Care'
🔗 https://ow.ly/LGUQ50X6rtu

This session will explore evidence-based strategies for managing common palliative wounds, including malignant wounds, pressure injuries, and fungating lesions, and more.
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
❕💰 CAPC Position Statement: Addressing Financial Toxicity in Serious Illness https://ow.ly/zusj50Wecc0 #CaregiverNation25

Read CAPC’s position statement, which outlines eight recommendations that can ease hardship for patients and caregivers, while improving financial stability for hospitals.
November 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
'Palliative Care Ensures Value': One-page infographic to introduce your organization leaders, referrers, and health plans to the quality, satisfaction, and utilization improvements resulting from palliative care. Download >> https://bit.ly/31TO2vZ #palliative #hpm #hapc
November 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Webinar tomorrow! 'How to Use CAPC Membership: Program Operations' >> https://ow.ly/a6uV50WN7uZ

Become familiar with the curriculum, access training suggestions, and learn how to create, assign, and track customized Learning Pathways for all specialties and disciplines.
November 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
💬 5 Communication Skills courses!
🔗 https://ow.ly/zThR50QTgOy

Clinicians from all specialties and disciplines: learn effective communication techniques for serious illness conversations through CAPC’s new Communication Skills courses.
November 4, 2025 at 7:40 PM
🆕 Curriculum → Predicting and Minimizing Risks in Serious Illness https://www.capc.org/training/predicting-and-minimizing-risks-in-serious-illness/

CAPC's new curriculum offers practical, evidence-based strategies to improve outcomes and more.
November 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Hospital Membership: Maximize your #palliative care team’s quality, efficiency and success. Just one CAPC membership fee provides both your entire team—and your org's entire staff—with full access to CAPC training, tools and expert resources.

Explore >> https://ow.ly/KU1q50P0KSV
November 3, 2025 at 11:05 PM