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

Blending voices to improve palliative care hasbeen a goal of HPNA for many years. As we reachout to our colleagues from other nursing spe-cialty organizations to ‘‘silo bust,’’ we have suc-cessfully created several truly collaborativepartners. The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)has been a true partner in many ways and thispreconference is just one more way HPNA andONS have collaborated. The intent of this pre-conference is to look at the common issueswithin our blended specialties fromboth a legisla-tive and regulatory perspective, as well as to eval-uate the impact of initiatives in quality and safetycommon to both. The impact of the IOM Futuresof Nursing Report and other significant reports onprofessional education will be reviewed. A classiconcology/palliative care case study will be pre-sented in a highly interactive manner to bring to-gether the impact of all of thee issues on clinicalcare. Join the leaders and expert clinicians thatintersect both specialties as we truly ‘‘blend ourvoices’’ to improve palliative care.

Who ‘‘Cares’’ for Me (P22)Linda Gorman, MN RN PMHCNS-BC CHPN�

FPCN, Palliative Care Consultant, Studio City,CA. Chad Reilly, BS BA, Hospice and PalliativeNurses Association, Pittsburgh, PA.(All authors listed above for this session have dis-closed no relevant financial relationships.)Sponsored by HPNA

Objectives1. Describe the impact of workplace stress in

the palliative care and hospice fields.2. Identify 3 workplace stressors that are impact-

ing individual and team practice.3. Discuss the role of bullying in the workplace

and strategies to combat it.4. Discuss how new technologies can create and

reduce workplace stress.5. Complete a plan of action for oneself to pro-

mote self care.6. Identify 3 new approaches that can be used

to incorporate more self care in one’s team.This interactive sessionwill examine the stressesofworking in the palliative care and hospice fields.Using the model of the 5 domains of wellness(physical,mental, emotional, social and spiritual),this program will address workplace stressors aswell as personal ones that impact all members ofthe interdisciplinary team in this field. This can in-clude long term exposure to loss and grief inothers and oneself and stressful work

environments including conflict and bullying.Participants will have exposure to multiple ap-proaches to address these issues and leave witha plan of action for themselves and their teams.

Oral Health in Palliative Care: UniqueChallenges and Creative Approaches (P23)Maria C. Dolce, PhD RN NEA-BC FACHE, NewYork University College of Nursing, New York,NY. Dorothy Wholihan, DNP ANP-BC GNP-BCACHPN�, New York University College of Nurs-ing, New York, NY. Elizabeth Lindenberger, MD,Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY.Deborah B. McGuire, PhD, RN, FAAN, Universityof Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD.Sponsored by HPNA

Objectives1. Integrate oral health care into palliative care

through an interprofessional team-basedapproach.

2. Manage symptoms associated with oralmalignancy.

3. Integrate best practices in the managementof oral conditions associated with cancertreatments.

4. Develop a team-based plan for managing theoral-palliative care of patients with complexchronic illness.

5. Identify interventions for managing oral careneeds and conditions experienced by patientswith progressive neurodegenerative diseases.

Oral health significantly impacts the quality of lifefor bothpatient and family, yet is often overlookedin the palliative care of patients with progressiveillness. This session will examine common oralcare issues in patients with varying diagnoses, us-ing a case-based approach. Session speakers willprovide an overview of advancing an oral healthagenda and present an interprofessional collabo-rative practice framework for improving oral-palliative care. Cases will include issues pertainingto the assessment and management of multi-dimensional symptoms in patients with oralmalig-nancies, cancer treatments, neurogenerativedisease, and complex chronic illness. The contentwill include review of current evidence and strate-gies for interprofessional collaboration in patientcare.

Mile-High Aspirations: A Team Approach toDiscovering the Goals of Care (P24)Jennifer Gentry, ANP ACHPN� FPCN, DukeUni-versity, Durham, NC. Christopher Jones, MD,