AAHPM/HPNA 2017 Annual Assembly Preview - Overview

by Christian Sinclair(Join up with other Pallimed readers going to the Annual Assembly on the Facebook Events page.)In less than a month, more than 3,000 nurses, physicians, and others will be gathering in Phoenix, AZ to attendThe Annual Assembly of Hospice and Palliative Care (PDF Brochure here).The Assembly returns to Phoenix for the first time since the 2004 meeting, which also happened to be my first Annual Assembly. The 2004 meeting was held in a small resort (Tapatio Cliffs!) a little north of Phoenix. This year we are in the main convention center because it has grown so much over the years.This year ' s Annual Assembly is special to me for another reason...I ' m actually the president of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM). In 2004, I realized the importance of the Academy, and the strength of this conference. The people I met in the Professionals-In-Training Special Interest Group, the quality of the talks, the accepting and kind nature of the leaders and speakers...all of it made me certain of my career choice and my desire to serve the field.As the staff of the Academy and HPNA put in their many hours to help pull this off in the weeks running up to the Assembly, I want to pause a moment to thank them. If you talk to them before the conference or see any staff there, please make sure to show your appreciation. Seeing things from behind the scenes makes me so respectful of the challenges they face and the miracles they pull...
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