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* Upon completion of the training you will be an EPEC trainer with the capabilities to teach the clinical skills of palliative care to others.

*12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits (pending Charlotte AHEC approval).

Please Join Us for Our Physicians Educational Programming:

Education in Palliative and End-of-life Care and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction TrainingPatients and their families need their physician to be on the end-of-life journey with them. Dying patients are dealing with challenges that threaten all aspects of their being, including the physical, emotional, and spiritual self. Physicians must feel comfortable communicating about end-of-life realities and issues, as well as understanding how draining this can be on the healthcare providers physical and mental well-being. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is a method of using meditation and yoga to promote awareness and reduce stress. It is based on the ancient practice of mindfulness, which is about waking up, being fully alive, and being present for the wealth of each moment of our lives. Through this, we gain access to our deepest inner resources for living, healing, and coping with stress. This method can help physicians who are coping with job or family-related stress, and anxiety and depression.Join us for this essential training to improve patient contact, communication, and conversations at the end-of-life.

Friday and Saturday,

September 25th and 26th, 2015Marina Inn at Grande Dunes Myrtle Beach, SCNautilus Ballroomwww.marianainnatgrandedunes.com

Registration Fee: $650 (includes two-night hotel stay)

For more information and/or to RSVP email: amoore@agapesenior.com

Presenters:

Kashyap Patel, M.D. and Jeffrey Brantley, M.D.

(Curriculum Vitae on next page)

Kashyap Patel, MD is a nationally renowned oncologist, board certified in Hematology, Oncology, and Internal Medicine, and President of the South Carolina Oncology Society. He has been working directly with cancer patients for the last twenty years. He is currently practicing as a full-time oncologist with Carolina Blood and Cancer Care and serves as Chief Medical Officer for Agapé Senior. Dr. Patel completed his residency at Jamaica Hospital in New York City and his fellowship in Hematology and Medical Oncology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. He has also published over 50 articles in academic papers (national and international), and has won numerous awards for his research in cancer.

Jeff Brantley, MD is one of the founding faculty members of Duke Integrative Medicine, where he started the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program in 1998. He is also a member of the Community of Scholars of the Center for Spirituality, Theology, and Health at Duke University. He is a Consulting Associate in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke Medical Center. He teaches intensive courses on mindfulness meditation and conducts extensive experiential programs and group lectures.Dr. Brantley completed his psychiatry residency at the University of California at Irvine Medical Center. He is Board Certified in psychiatry and and was elected as a “Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association” in 2008. He worked for 14 years in community mental health and private practice.

Kashyap Patel, M.D.

Jeffrey Brantley, M.D.

Education in Palliative and End-of-life Care and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction TrainingPresenters: Kashyap Patel, M.D. and Jeffrey Brantley, M.D.