Conferences

Become an EPEC Trainer Conference
Thursday & Friday, September 28-29th, 2023

The Become an EPEC Trainer Conference is a two-day conference for participants who want to become EPEC trainers in order to teach the essential clinical competencies of palliative care. Topics covered include communication skills, symptom management and ethics relevant to palliative care. Participants are exposed to a variety of educational techniques based on adult learning principles, including interactive lecture, role play and case-based teaching. In addition, participants receive EPEC educational materials, including the EPEC Curriculum, PowerPoint slides, and trigger videos.

Upon completion of the conference, participants are designated as EPEC Trainers and are encouraged to use their knowledge and skills to educate fellow clinicians in the core competencies of palliative and end-of-life care.

Become an EPEC-Emergency Medicine Trainer Conference
Thursday & Friday, September 28-29th, 2023

The Become an EPEC-EM Trainer Conference is an adaptation of the core EPEC curriculum focused on Palliative Care in the Emergency Department. This conference teaches essential palliative care competencies and focuses equally on teaching people how to teach these competencies to others, including also providing electronic copies of the slides and videos as well as teacher notes and a chapter on each topic.

Upon completion of the conference, participants are designated as EPEC-EM Trainers and are encouraged to use their knowledge and skills to educate colleagues in the core competencies of palliative and end-of-life care in the Emergency Department.

Professional Development Workshop (PDW)
Saturday, September 30th, 2023

The EPEC Professional Development Workshop (PDW) is a one-day conference that focuses on “teaching about teaching.” The day will consist of brief didactic presentations on three core teaching approaches (interactive lectures, case-based teaching and role play) that are used in the EPEC program and many other teaching settings. Following these presentations, participants will have the opportunity to practice using these three approaches and get feedback. The PDW is open to those who have attended the "Become an EPEC Trainer" conference as well as those who have attended any other past EPEC conferences or who have completed other palliative care training and have a particular interest in medical education.

The 2023 EPEC Conferences will be held in-person. We will continue to monitor the state of the COVID-19 pandemic and follow health regulations.