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WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2019 THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2019

PRE-CONFERENCE SEMINAR Keynote – Are you Interdisciplinary?
Maybe Not, But Here is the Fix
IDT Approaches to Address
Acute Suffering and Distress Gary Gardia, MEd, MSW, LCSW,
Speaker/Consultant Private
Gary Gardia, MEd, MSW, LCSW, Practice, Gary Gardia, Inc.
Speaker/Consultant Private
Practice, Gary Gardia, Inc. The spirit of our work lies in this core
concept – humans are multidimensional
Do you currently have a trauma- beings. Our care cannot be considered
informed individual practice or “exceptional” hospice or palliative care
more importantly, trauma-informed if it is not interdisciplinary; and there
interdisciplinary teams? A past Gary Gardia is a huge difference between “multi-
traumatic experience is just one of disciplinary” and “inter-disciplinary”
many situations that can lead to “acute care. Let’s take this opportunity to go back to our roots and
Gary Gardia suffering and distress” at the end of explore the real meaning behind the concept we all use
life. It only takes one uniformed visit or call from us to in our marketing: “Care provided by an interdisciplinary
make things worse instead of better. This pre-conference team.” It is the pathway to become truly exceptional.
session is designed to provide the latest evidence-
based approaches that lead to skillful team interventions Learning Objectives: Define relevant terminology.
surrounding acute suffering and distress. Describe one method to assess IDT team functioning levels.
Discuss how three common challenges can interfere with
Learning Objectives: List and define relevant the provision if interdisciplinary care.
terminology. Demonstrate the use of the suffering
assessment scale and the psycho-social and spiritual acuity
scales. Discuss the connection between trauma and trauma-
informed care to our work in hospice and palliative care. THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2019
Explore counseling interventions specifically related to IDT
coordination and interventions. An Evening to Honor “The Team”
Join us for dinner and an evening to
specifically honor your Team of hospice
and palliative workers and the people
that they serve.

Music can be a source of inspiration,
comfort and healing. While many have
found meaningfulness in listening to
various styles of music and others have
John A. Mulder
enjoyed the positive benefits of playing
a musical instrument, the process of songwriting has been
underutilized and largely unrecognized as a source of
personal growth and healing. Yet this creative process
can be realized and practiced by virtually anyone. In this
session, highly regarded singer/songwriter (and palliative
physician) John Mulder will lead the audience through the
process and art of songwriting.

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