Core Practice of Palliative Care
May 13-15, 2026 Live Virtual Via Zoom
Core Practice of Palliative Care is a new three-day live virtual course via Zoom that will focus on palliative care skills development for adult and pediatric interprofessional clinicians of all specialties. Register here to strengthen your skills, deepen your knowledge, and enhance your contributions to an interdisciplinary team caring for patients and families with serious illness. Core Practice of Palliative Care succeeds and builds on the success of the Palliative Care Education and Practice (PCEP) course.
Through interactive case-based sessions, skills practice with simulated patients, structured feedback, and guided reflection, Core Practice of Palliative Care emphasizes serious illness communication, whole person assessments, and state-of the art symptom management. Designed and led by an interprofessional team of exceptional adult and pediatric clinicians who work across the Harvard Medical School network. Please contact us for more information at pallcare@partners.org.
Research Methods in Supportive Oncology (RMSO)
May 3 - 8, 2026 (Live Virtual):
An intensive 6-day workshop for early-stage researchers. This NCI-funded intensive 6-day workshop will provide an overview of fundamental methods, such as study designs, qualitative and survey methods, and approaches to data analysis in supportive oncology research. Over the course of the workshop, participants will write a complete study protocol under the direct mentorship of expert faculty in the field of supportive oncology. Participants will continue to receive assistance after the workshop from their workshop mentors to help in the implementation of their studies at their home institutions.
Massachusetts General Hospital Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine Grand Rounds Course Bundle
Explore a new learning experience from the HMS Center for Palliative Care, the Mass General Brigham Office of Continuing Professional Development, and the Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine.
Register now to earn 15 CMEs through the viewing of 15 one-hour video sessions from the Massachusetts General Hospital Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine Grand Rounds. The presenters are invited from the Harvard Medical School network of hospitals and from institutions across the county who address high priority issues in caring for patients and families at end of life. Sessions span a wide range of topics related to palliative care and geriatric medicine to inform effective, patient-centered practice based on leading research. This learning experience is designed for all members of a palliative care team: Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Social Workers, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Chaplains, and other professionals.
We strongly encourage teams to enroll together and to benefit from the shared experience and common language from these sessions. Group discounts are available – please inquire at pallcare@partners.org.