Advanced Certification for Palliative Care Programs

Advanced Certification for Palliative Care

Certification Contact Directory

Jean Range
Executive Director, Certification
630-792-5256

Michele Sacco
Executive Director, Palliative Care & Health Care Staffing
630-792-5285

M.J. Hampel
Senior Associate Director
630-792-5720

David Eickemeyer
Associate Director
630-792-5697

Caroline Isbey
Associate Director
630-792-5279

Stacy Veitengruber
Business Development Senior Specialist
630-792-5779

Denise Perkins
Business Development and Marketing Coordinator
630-792-5291

LIVESTRONG announces grants to assist hospitals in achieving Advanced Certification for Palliative Care

Tuesday January 24, 2012

LIVESTRONG announces grants to 20 hospitals to assist in achieving The Joint Commission's Advanced Certification for Palliative Care. The grants include technical support from The Center to Advance Pallaitive Care (CAPC). The grant application is open now through February 10. View application.

Advanced Certification in Palliative Care - Brochure

Recognizing hospital inpatient programs that demonstrate exceptional care for patients with serious illness. Learn More

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Advanced Certification for Palliative Care emphasizes:

A formal, organized palliative care program led by an interdisciplinary team whose members possess the requisite expertise in palliative care
Leadership endorsement and support of the program’s goals for providing care, treatment and services
A special focus on patient and family engagement
Processes which support the coordination of care and communication among all care settings and providers
The use of evidence-based national guidelines or expert consensus to guide patient care

The standards for palliative care certification are built on The National Consensus Project’s Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care and the National Quality Forum’s National Framework and Preferred Practices for Palliative and Hospice Care Quality

Standards and expectations were developed under the guidance of The Joint Commission Health Care Services Task force, which is composed of experts in palliative care and key stakeholder organizations.