29th Supportive and Palliative Care Clinical and Research Symposium

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LIVE

Friday, September 18, 2026, 8:00 AM - Saturday, September 19, 2026, 5:20 PM, MD Anderson - Virtual


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (15.50 hours), ACPE Contact Hour(s) (1.00 hours), ANCC - Nursing Contact Hour(s) (15.50 hours), Medical Ethics/Professional Responsibility (4.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (15.50 hours), Pain and Opioid (2.00 hours)

This activity equips healthcare professionals with essential skills to deliver compassionate, high-quality palliative and end-of-live care. Professionals will strengthen communication strategies for engaging patients with advanced cancer or debilitating disease, explore common moral and ethical challenges in palliative are, and apply supportive approaches that promote patient-centered well-being. This activity also highlights innovative pain and symptom management techniques and introduces evidence-based approaches reflecting the latest advancements in palliative and supportive care, empowering professionals to improve comfort, dignity, and quality of live for patients and families.

1. Cultivate proficient communication skills with patients in advanced stages of cancer or debilitating disease to deliver high-quality end-of-life care.
2. Recognize moral and ethical dilemmas encountered in palliative care and integrate supportive care strategies to enhance patient well-being.
3. Incorporate cutting-edge pain and symptom management strategies for individuals with advanced diseases.
4. Implement principles of palliative care in the context of life-threatening diseases.
5. Express two optimal approaches encompassing the most recent 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.

29th Supportive and Palliative Care Clinical and Research Symposium - September 18-19, 2026

A Live Virtual Streaming Course 

The Palliative Symposium will begin at 8:00 am (CST) on Friday, September 18 and will adjourn at 4:45 pm (CST) on Saturday, September 19. 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 29th Supportive & Palliative Care Clinical and Research Symposium is August 16, 2026.

Telephone registrations are not accepted.

Registration Caterory Fees:

Registration Category – Virtual	Before August 16, 2026	After August 16, 2026
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 16, 2026 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 15.50 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 4.00 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 2.00 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 15.50 Nursing Contact Hour(s).

View the accessibility policy for The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

 

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 Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. All individuals in a position to control the educational content of a certified continuing education (CE) activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. There is no minimum financial threshold. An ineligible company is any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used on or by patients. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the start of the activity.