320 Vol. 43 No. 2 February 2012Schedule With Abstracts

Paving the Long Road: BereavementCare (P11)Jody Chrastek, DNP CHPN�, Children’s Hospi-tals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis,MN. Stacy Remke, MSW LICSW, Children’s Hos-pitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis,MN. Gretchen Norman, MA ATR, CenturaHealth at Home, Denver, CO.(All authors listed above for this session have dis-closed no relevant financial relationships.)Sponsored by HPNA

Objectives1. Describe common patterns of grief.2. Identify strategies for supporting those expe-

riencing acute grief.3. Identify signs and indications of complicated

grief.4. Describe supportive interventions to pro-

mote healthy grief.5. Discuss the role of expressive therapies in fos-

tering healthy grief.This presentation will describe current ap-proaches to understand grief across the lifespan. Current literature on the impact of theloss of a loved one will be reviewed. Recommen-dations for supportive care and anticipatoryguidance will be offered. Case examples that il-lustrate normal grief responses and concerningexamples will be offered. The role of art and ex-pressive therapies will be described. Experientialexercises will be offered. Resources for learningmore about grief and bereavement across thelife span will be provided.

Coming ‘‘Face to Face’’ With HospiceRegulations (P12)Judi Lund Person, MPH, National Hospice andPalliative Care Organization, Alexandria, VA.Katherine E. Lucas, PhD, Centers for Medicareand Medicaid Services, Baltimore, MD. Modera-tors, Susan Cox, MSN RN CHPN� CHPCA�, Hos-pice and Palliative Care of Greensboro,Greensboro, NC. Maryjo Prince-Paul, PhDAPRN ACHPN� FPCN, Case Western ReserveUniversity, Cleveland, OH.(All authors listed above for this session have dis-closed no relevant financial relationships.)Sponsored by HPNA

Objectives1. Explain the hospice face-to-face encounter

requirements and learn its history.

2. Explain the role of the nurse practitioner inthe face-to-face encounter, including billingand documentation requirements.

3. Identify mandatory Medicare quality report-ing requirements for hospices, and reviewhow staff should prepare for reporting.

4. Explore opportunities for advocacy at thefederal level and the current bill activitiesthat affect nurse practitioners, clinical nursespecialists, and physician assistants.

5. Review the 2010 survey deficiencies forhospices.

6. Identify ways to insure compliance with au-dits and surveys.

The ever-changing world of Medicare hospiceregulations published by the Centers for Medi-care and Medicaid Services (CMS) presents chal-lenges to the leaders, providers, and everyoneinvolved in the provision of hospice services. Aspublic discussions about deficiencies, fraud,and abuse rise, hospices must be equippedwith the necessary knowledge and resources tolearn how to audit for compliance and to survivesurveys and audits. In this preconference ses-sion, a panel of experts will discuss and explorethe newest guidelines regarding face-to-face en-counter, other recertification requirements, bill-ing changes, rate cuts for hospice Medicarereimbursement, and the role of the nurse practi-tioner in hospice. The new hospice quality re-porting requirements, published by CMS inAugust 2011 for implementation in 2012, willalso be discussed with recommendations onhow hospice leaders can best prepare for thesemeasures.

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Bearing the Profound: The Risks andBenefits of Empathy (P13)Lisa Stephens, MSN APRN ACHPN�, Dart-mouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon,NH. Donna Soltura, MSW, Dartmouth Hitch-cock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH. LindaPiotrowski, MTS BCC, Dartmouth HitchcockMedical Center, Lebanon, NH. Ira Byock, MDFAAHPM, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Cen-ter, Lebanon, NH.(All authors listed above for this session have dis-closed no relevant financial relationships.)Sponsored by AAHPM