The 14th Annual Collective Soul Symposium
The Collective Soul:
Embracing Unity in Caring and Relieving Suffering
March 7-8, 2025
A Virtual Activity
Continuing Education credits available.
*Please note that registering for this conference is a two-step process. Once you have completed your initial registration, you will be guided to the next step in securing your registration and online access.
INTRODUCTION
Spirituality and religiosity are recognized as factors that contribute to the quality of life and coping strategies in many persons facing life-threatening illnesses. These life-threatening events can also give rise to spiritual distress. When combined with chronic or acute pain and other physical and psychological symptoms, spiritual distress can be a component of a patient’s total suffering, which the Palliative Care Team (The Collective Soul) seeks to alleviate, enhancing the human spirit and creating a healing environment in the middle of the distressful situation. The purpose of this course is to provide a better understanding of the Palliative Care Team’s role in enhancing the human spirit and relieving a patient’s bio-psychosocial and spiritual suffering.
DESCRIPTION
The purpose of this educational event is to provide community-based hospital chaplains, ministers, and other interested healthcare professionals with skills for a better understanding of the Palliative Care Team role, embracing the human spirit of patients with advanced illnesses and multiple physical, psychosocial, spiritual, and religious issues.
Attendees at this conference will learn the principles of Palliative Care and Hospice, state-of-the-art physical, emotional, and spiritual symptom management, effective communication with patients and families at the end of life, and the integration of spiritual care into the Palliative Care practice.
THE 2025 STEVE THORNEY LECTURE IN SPIRITUAL CARE AWARD RECIPIENT
Marcia Brennan, PhD
Carolyn & Fred McManis Professor of Humanities
Professor of Religion and Art History
Department of Religion
Rice University
Houston, Texas
OBJECTIVES OF THE SYMPOSIUM
Describe the importance and the role of the interdisciplinary team in the Palliative Care and Hospice setting in the care of patients with advanced illnesses and their families in a multicultural environment.
Apply the principles of management of different distressing physical symptoms of patients with advanced illnesses.
Articulate the principles of management of distressing emotional and spiritual symptoms in patients with advanced illnesses and their families.
TARGET AUDIENCE
This important educational event is aimed at chaplains, ministers, clergy, spiritual care counselors, nurses, social workers, and other healthcare professionals delivering spiritual care in the community and healthcare facilities.
Certificates for Attendance: CMEs, CNEs, CEUs, and Ethics credits will be provided.
EDUCATIONAL METHODS
Didactic/Lecture
Panel Discussions
Question and Answer Sessions
Case Presentations
EVALUATION/CERTIFICATES
An online course evaluation tool will provide participants with the opportunity to comment on the value of the program content to their practice decisions, performance improvement activities, or possible impact on patient health status. Participants will also have the opportunity to comment on any perceived commercial bias in the presentations as well as to identify future educational topics. Certificates provided upon completion of symposium evaluation.
ACCREDITATION/ CREDIT STATEMENT
In support of improving patient care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
CREDIT DESIGNATION
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 14.50 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 14.50 credit(s) of education in medical ethics and/or professional responsibility.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center designates this live activity and will award 14.50 Nursing Contact Hour(s).
The University of Texas MD Anderson (CEU Provider #4607) is an approved continuing education provider for Social Workers through the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners. This activity has been approved for continuing education units.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 14.50 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.