28th Supportive and Palliative Care Clinical and Research Symposium

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LIVE

Friday, September 19, 2025, 8:00 AM - Saturday, September 20, 2025, 4:50 PM, MD Anderson - Virtual


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (15.75 hours), ACPE Contact Hour(s) (15.75 hours), ANCC - Nursing Contact Hour(s) (15.75 hours), Medical Ethics/Professional Responsibility (15.75 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (15.75 hours), Pain and Opioid (15.75 hours), Pharmacotherapeutics (11.25 hours), SW - Social Work (13.00 hours)

This activity will address advanced supportive/palliative care topics. Professionals can expect an improvement of knowledge which includes the latest state of the art advances in the field of palliative/ supportive care to support best and effective practices of supportive/palliative care medicine.

1. Cultivate effective communication skills for engaging with patients in advanced stages of cancer or serious illness, with the goal of delivering compassionate, high-quality end-of-life care.
2. Recognize moral and ethical dilemmas in palliative care and integrate supportive care strategies to improve patient well-being.
3. Incorporate advanced pain and symptom management techniques for individuals with serious, advanced diseases.
4. Implement palliative care principles in the management of life-threatening diseases.
5. Identify two optimal approaches that incorporate the latest advancements in palliative and supportive care.

These Virtual education activities offer Pain Management Credits which may be used to fulfill the new DEA Education Requirements.

28th Supportive and Palliative Care Clinical and Research Symposium - September 19-20, 2025

A Live Virtual Streaming Course 

The Palliative Symposium will begin at 8:00 am on Friday, September 19 and will adjourn at 5:30 pm on Saturday, September 20. Location: Virtual (NOTE: All time is Central Standard Time (CST). 

The Symposium registration fee includes tuition for the Live Virtual Streaming Event and online materials.  Registration for the Updates in Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Intensive Physician Board Review Course is NOT included.

To visit the Board Review Course site click here.

The Deadline for Advanced Registration for Physician Board Review Course and the 28th Supportive & Palliative Care Clinical and Research Symposium is August 15, 2025.

Telephone registrations are not accepted.

Registration Caterory Fees:

Registration Category – Virtual	Before August 15, 2025	After August 15, 2025
MDACC - (MD's & PhD's)	$350.00	$400.00
MDACC - Nurses, Hospice, Clergy, Ethicists, Social Workers, PT's, PA's	$175.00	$200.00
Students/Fellows/Residents	$200.00	$250.00
Non-MDACC - (MD's & PhD's)	$400.00	$500.00
Non-MDACC - Nurses, Hospice, Clergy, Ethicists, Social Workers, PT's, PA's	$300.00	$350.00
Board Review Attendees - special rate	$250.00	$250.00

Telephone registrations are not accepted.

We accept the following forms of payment:
Credit Cards (MasterCard, VISA, and American Express)
Check (Payable to The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; through U.S. banks only)

Mail checks to:
Continuing Professional Education – Unit 1781
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
P.O. Box 301407
Houston, Texas 77230-1407

When registering online a receipt (confirmation letter) will be automatically emailed to the e-mail address you list on the registration form. 

Refund/Cancellation Policy
The registration fee, minus a $50 administration-handling fee, is refundable if a written request is received on or before August 15, 2025 for both activities. No refunds will be granted after these dates. The request for a registration refund must include the tax identification number of the company or institution if registration was paid by a company or institution check. 

The Department of Continuing Professional Education (CPE), reserves the right to cancel activities prior to the scheduled date, if low enrollment or other circumstances make it necessary. Each registrant will be notified by mail, e-mail, or at the phone or fax numbers given on the registration form.  In case of activity cancellation, the liability of the CPE is limited to the registration fee. CPE will refund the full registration fee. 

CPE reserves the right to limit the number of participants in an activity and is not responsible for any expenses incurred by an individual whose registration is not confirmed and for whom space is not available. 

For additional information, contact CPE at 713-792-2223 or toll free at 866-849-5866 or via e-mail:  [email protected].

Special Assitance
Contact Continuing Professional Education / Activity Management at 713-792-2223 or 866-849-5866. You may also email CPE at [email protected].  

Evaluation:
A 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.  The survey link will be provided during the review course.

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 15.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. 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 15.75 credit(s) of education in medical ethics and/or professional responsibility.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 15.75 credit(s) of education in pain management and the prescription of opioids.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center designates this live activity will award 15.75 Nursing Contact Hour(s) which includes APRN 11.25 Pharmacotherapeutics credit(s).

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This application-based activity has been approved for 13.00 contact hour(s) (1.4 CEU).

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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center complies with all requirements of the identified accrediting body  (ACCME, ANCC, ACPE). Disclosure of speakers, faculty members, planning committee members and their commercial relationships will be shared with learners prior to the educational activity.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center adheres to the ACCME's Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.