MD Anderson Updates in Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Intensive Physician Board Review Course 2025

Description

Caring for patients with advanced-stage cancer poses challenges for healthcare teams, necessitating attention to medical, psychosocial, ethical, and spiritual needs. The Board Review Course is designed to equip physicians with the knowledge and competence in Palliative Medicine, preparing them for the ABIM Hospice and Palliative (HPM) exam.
Physicians, fellows and advanced nurse practitioners will gain the knowledge and competence pertaining to symptom and pain management, issues facing patients at end-of- life, and effective communication techniques to implement into clinical practice.

Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 8:00 AM – Thursday, September 18, 2025, 5:35 PM, MD Anderson – Virtual

Target Audience

Specialties – Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Professions – Other, Physician (MD or DO), Student or Trainee

Credits

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (24.50 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (24.50 hours), Medical Ethics/Professional Responsibility (10.75 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (24.50 hours), Pain and Opioid (7.50 hours)

Overview

Caring for patients with advanced-stage cancer poses challenges for healthcare teams, necessitating attention to medical, psychosocial, ethical, and spiritual needs. The Board Review Course is designed to equip physicians with the knowledge and competence in Palliative Medicine, preparing them for the ABIM Hospice and Palliative (HPM) exam.

Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to:

Analyze the spiritual, legal, and medical challenges confronting patients at the end of life.
Deliver optimal end-of-life care encompassing state-of-the-art pain management, symptom control, and psychosocial support.
Illustrate effective communication techniques with patients in advanced stages of cancer or debilitating disease, offering high-quality end-of-life care.

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

ABIM Blue Print
8:00AM – 5:35PM

Answer HandBook Palliative Board Review 2025
8:00AM – 5:35PM

Question HandBook Palliative Board Review 2025
8:00AM – 5:35PM

Welcome Introduction and General Overview of Course: How to Take the Exam
8:00AM – 8:15AM
Sriram Yennu, MD

Pain: Assessment and Principles
8:15AM – 9:15AM
Eduardo Bruera, MD, FAAHPM

Video Recording Unavailable

Opioids for Pain Management
9:15AM – 10:00AM
Kristy Nguyen, PharmD, BCPS

Video Recording Unavailable

Break
10:00AM – 10:30AM

Opioid Rotation
10:30AM – 11:45AM
Yvonne J. Heung, MD
Kristy Nguyen, PharmD, BCPS

Lunch: Meet the Professor- Pain Management and Opioid Case Discussions
11:45AM – 1:00PM
Larry C. Driver, MD

Interventions for the Management of Cancer Pain
1:00PM – 2:00PM
Larry C. Driver, MD

Pediatric Palliative Care
2:00PM – 3:00PM
Nelda P. Itzep, MD

Break
3:00PM – 3:15PM

Delirium, and Opioid-Induced Neurotoxicity
3:15PM – 4:30PM
Eduardo Bruera, MD, FAAHPM

Adjuvants for Pain Management
4:30PM – 5:30PM
Dhanalakshmi Koyyalagunta, MD

Adjourn
5:30PM – 5:30PM

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Cachexia
8:00AM – 8:45AM
Rony Dev, DO

Geriatric Palliative Care
8:45AM – 9:45AM
Marvin O. Delgado Guay, MD

Break
9:45AM – 10:00AM

Spiritual Care
10:00AM – 11:00AM
Marvin O. Delgado Guay, MD

Palliative Care in the Last Week of Life
11:00AM – 12:00PM
Eduardo Bruera, MD, FAAHPM

Lunch: Meet the Professor
12:00PM – 1:15PM
Eduardo Bruera, MD, FAAHPM

Medicare Hospice Benefit
1:15PM – 2:30PM
Ruth M Thomson, DO, MBA, HMDC, FAAHPM, FACOI

Dyspnea and Cough
2:30PM – 3:15PM
David Hui, MD

Break
3:15PM – 3:30PM

Prognostication
3:30PM – 5:00PM
David Hui, MD

Fatigue
5:00PM – 5:45PM
Sriram Yennu, MD

Adjourn
5:45PM – 5:45PM

Thursday, September 18, 2025

Palliative Care Emergencies
8:00AM – 9:00AM
Yuchieh Chang, DO

Grief & Bereavement
9:00AM – 10:00AM
Monica Agosta, PsyD, Assistant Professor

Break
10:00AM – 10:30AM

Wound Care/Pressure – Ulcers/Pruritis/Xerostomia
10:30AM – 11:15AM
Linh M. Nguyen, MD, MEd, EdD

Ethical and Legal Decision Making
11:15AM – 12:15PM
Donna S. Zhukovsky, MD

Lunch: Meet the Professor
12:15PM – 1:15PM
Donna S. Zhukovsky, MD

Disease Specific Palliative Care I: Cardiac and Renal
1:15PM – 2:00PM
Linh M. Nguyen, MD, MEd, EdD

Challenging Conversations in Palliative Care
2:00PM – 2:45PM
Daniel E Epner , MD

Management of Anxiety/Depression at the End-of-Life
2:45PM – 3:30PM
Marvin O. Delgado Guay, MD

Break
3:30PM – 3:45PM

Nausea/Constipation/Bowel Obstruction
3:45PM – 4:30PM
Jacqueline M. Tschanz, MD

Disease Specific Palliative Care II: Neurological, AIDS
4:30PM – 5:30PM
Linh M. Nguyen, MD, MEd, EdD

Adjourn
5:30PM – 5:35PM

Pre-Recorded Sessions

(Each topic lasts 45 minutes, No CME awarded)

Cancer Treatment Toxicities: Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy, Targeted Therapy, and Immunotherapy – Sonal Admane, MD
5:35PM – 5:40PM

ICU II; and Ventilator Weaning – Kevin Madden, MD
5:35PM – 5:40PM

Integrative Approaches to Manage Pain – Larry Driver, MD
5:35PM – 5:40PM

Interdisciplinary team, Professionalism, Quality Improvement, Compliance, and Burnout – Suresh Reddy, MD
5:35PM – 5:40PM

Medication Interactions – Matthew Clark, PharmD
5:35PM – 5:40PM

Opioid Safety, Non-Medical Opioid Use, and Risk Mitigation Strategies – Joseph Arthur MD
5:35PM – 5:40PM

Palliative Care in the ICU – Kevin Madden, MD
5:35PM – 5:40PM

Pediatric Palliative Care II – Kevin Madden, MD
5:35PM – 5:40PM

Sleep Disturbance – Sriram Yennu MD
5:35PM – 5:40PM