MD Anderson Updates in Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Intensive Physician Board Review Course 2025
Caring for patients with advanced-stage cancer poses challenges for healthcare teams, necessitating attention to medical, psychosocial, ethical, and spiritual needs. The Board Review Course is designed to equip physicians with the knowledge and competence in Palliative Medicine, preparing them for the ABIM Hospice and Palliative (HPM) exam.
Physicians, fellows and advanced nurse practitioners will gain the knowledge and competence pertaining to symptom and pain management, issues facing patients at end-of- life, and effective communication techniques to implement into clinical practice.
Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 8:00 AM – Thursday, September 18, 2025, 5:35 PM, MD Anderson – Virtual
Target Audience
Specialties – Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Professions – Other, Physician (MD or DO), Student or Trainee
Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (24.50 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (24.50 hours), Medical Ethics/Professional Responsibility (10.75 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (24.50 hours), Pain and Opioid (7.50 hours)
Overview
Caring for patients with advanced-stage cancer poses challenges for healthcare teams, necessitating attention to medical, psychosocial, ethical, and spiritual needs. The Board Review Course is designed to equip physicians with the knowledge and competence in Palliative Medicine, preparing them for the ABIM Hospice and Palliative (HPM) exam.
Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to:
- Analyze the spiritual, legal, and medical challenges confronting patients at the end of life.
- Deliver optimal end-of-life care encompassing state-of-the-art pain management, symptom control, and psychosocial support.
- Illustrate effective communication techniques with patients in advanced stages of cancer or debilitating disease, offering high-quality end-of-life care.
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
ABIM Blue Print
8:00AM – 5:35PM
8:00AM – 5:35PM
Answer HandBook Palliative Board Review 2025
8:00AM – 5:35PM
8:00AM – 5:35PM
Question HandBook Palliative Board Review 2025
8:00AM – 5:35PM
8:00AM – 5:35PM
Welcome Introduction and General Overview of Course: How to Take the Exam
8:00AM – 8:15AM
Sriram Yennu, MD
8:00AM – 8:15AM
Sriram Yennu, MD
Pain: Assessment and Principles
8:15AM – 9:15AM
Eduardo Bruera, MD, FAAHPM
Video Recording Unavailable
Opioids for Pain Management
9:15AM – 10:00AM
Kristy Nguyen, PharmD, BCPS
Video Recording Unavailable
Break
10:00AM – 10:30AM
10:00AM – 10:30AM
Opioid Rotation
10:30AM – 11:45AM
Yvonne J. Heung, MD
Kristy Nguyen, PharmD, BCPS
10:30AM – 11:45AM
Yvonne J. Heung, MD
Kristy Nguyen, PharmD, BCPS
Lunch: Meet the Professor- Pain Management and Opioid Case Discussions
11:45AM – 1:00PM
Larry C. Driver, MD
11:45AM – 1:00PM
Larry C. Driver, MD
Interventions for the Management of Cancer Pain
1:00PM – 2:00PM
Larry C. Driver, MD
1:00PM – 2:00PM
Larry C. Driver, MD
Pediatric Palliative Care
2:00PM – 3:00PM
Nelda P. Itzep, MD
2:00PM – 3:00PM
Nelda P. Itzep, MD
Break
3:00PM – 3:15PM
3:00PM – 3:15PM
Delirium, and Opioid-Induced Neurotoxicity
3:15PM – 4:30PM
Eduardo Bruera, MD, FAAHPM
3:15PM – 4:30PM
Eduardo Bruera, MD, FAAHPM
Adjuvants for Pain Management
4:30PM – 5:30PM
Dhanalakshmi Koyyalagunta, MD
4:30PM – 5:30PM
Dhanalakshmi Koyyalagunta, MD
Adjourn
5:30PM – 5:30PM
5:30PM – 5:30PM
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Cachexia
8:00AM – 8:45AM
Rony Dev, DO
8:00AM – 8:45AM
Rony Dev, DO
Geriatric Palliative Care
8:45AM – 9:45AM
Marvin O. Delgado Guay, MD
8:45AM – 9:45AM
Marvin O. Delgado Guay, MD
Break
9:45AM – 10:00AM
9:45AM – 10:00AM
Spiritual Care
10:00AM – 11:00AM
Marvin O. Delgado Guay, MD
10:00AM – 11:00AM
Marvin O. Delgado Guay, MD
Palliative Care in the Last Week of Life
11:00AM – 12:00PM
Eduardo Bruera, MD, FAAHPM
11:00AM – 12:00PM
Eduardo Bruera, MD, FAAHPM
Lunch: Meet the Professor
12:00PM – 1:15PM
Eduardo Bruera, MD, FAAHPM
12:00PM – 1:15PM
Eduardo Bruera, MD, FAAHPM
Medicare Hospice Benefit
1:15PM – 2:30PM
Ruth M Thomson, DO, MBA, HMDC, FAAHPM, FACOI
1:15PM – 2:30PM
Ruth M Thomson, DO, MBA, HMDC, FAAHPM, FACOI
Dyspnea and Cough
2:30PM – 3:15PM
David Hui, MD
2:30PM – 3:15PM
David Hui, MD
Break
3:15PM – 3:30PM
3:15PM – 3:30PM
Prognostication
3:30PM – 5:00PM
David Hui, MD
3:30PM – 5:00PM
David Hui, MD
Fatigue
5:00PM – 5:45PM
Sriram Yennu, MD
5:00PM – 5:45PM
Sriram Yennu, MD
Adjourn
5:45PM – 5:45PM
5:45PM – 5:45PM
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Palliative Care Emergencies
8:00AM – 9:00AM
Yuchieh Chang, DO
8:00AM – 9:00AM
Yuchieh Chang, DO
Grief & Bereavement
9:00AM – 10:00AM
Monica Agosta, PsyD, Assistant Professor
9:00AM – 10:00AM
Monica Agosta, PsyD, Assistant Professor
Break
10:00AM – 10:30AM
10:00AM – 10:30AM
Wound Care/Pressure – Ulcers/Pruritis/Xerostomia
10:30AM – 11:15AM
Linh M. Nguyen, MD, MEd, EdD
10:30AM – 11:15AM
Linh M. Nguyen, MD, MEd, EdD
Ethical and Legal Decision Making
11:15AM – 12:15PM
Donna S. Zhukovsky, MD
11:15AM – 12:15PM
Donna S. Zhukovsky, MD
Lunch: Meet the Professor
12:15PM – 1:15PM
Donna S. Zhukovsky, MD
12:15PM – 1:15PM
Donna S. Zhukovsky, MD
Disease Specific Palliative Care I: Cardiac and Renal
1:15PM – 2:00PM
Linh M. Nguyen, MD, MEd, EdD
1:15PM – 2:00PM
Linh M. Nguyen, MD, MEd, EdD
Challenging Conversations in Palliative Care
2:00PM – 2:45PM
Daniel E Epner , MD
2:00PM – 2:45PM
Daniel E Epner , MD
Management of Anxiety/Depression at the End-of-Life
2:45PM – 3:30PM
Marvin O. Delgado Guay, MD
2:45PM – 3:30PM
Marvin O. Delgado Guay, MD
Break
3:30PM – 3:45PM
3:30PM – 3:45PM
Nausea/Constipation/Bowel Obstruction
3:45PM – 4:30PM
Jacqueline M. Tschanz, MD
3:45PM – 4:30PM
Jacqueline M. Tschanz, MD
Disease Specific Palliative Care II: Neurological, AIDS
4:30PM – 5:30PM
Linh M. Nguyen, MD, MEd, EdD
4:30PM – 5:30PM
Linh M. Nguyen, MD, MEd, EdD
Adjourn
5:30PM – 5:35PM
5:30PM – 5:35PM
Pre-Recorded Sessions
(Each topic lasts 45 minutes, No CME awarded)
Cancer Treatment Toxicities: Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy, Targeted Therapy, and Immunotherapy – Sonal Admane, MD
5:35PM – 5:40PM
5:35PM – 5:40PM
ICU II; and Ventilator Weaning – Kevin Madden, MD
5:35PM – 5:40PM
5:35PM – 5:40PM
Integrative Approaches to Manage Pain – Larry Driver, MD
5:35PM – 5:40PM
5:35PM – 5:40PM
Interdisciplinary team, Professionalism, Quality Improvement, Compliance, and Burnout – Suresh Reddy, MD
5:35PM – 5:40PM
5:35PM – 5:40PM
Medication Interactions – Matthew Clark, PharmD
5:35PM – 5:40PM
5:35PM – 5:40PM
Opioid Safety, Non-Medical Opioid Use, and Risk Mitigation Strategies – Joseph Arthur MD
5:35PM – 5:40PM
5:35PM – 5:40PM
Palliative Care in the ICU – Kevin Madden, MD
5:35PM – 5:40PM
5:35PM – 5:40PM
Pediatric Palliative Care II – Kevin Madden, MD
5:35PM – 5:40PM
5:35PM – 5:40PM
Sleep Disturbance – Sriram Yennu MD
5:35PM – 5:40PM
5:35PM – 5:40PM
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