Physician and Clinician Education

Trellis Supportive Care, North Carolina's original hospice and palliative care provider, is committed to improving excellence in the delivery of palliative, hospice, and end-of-life care.

Continuing Medical Education Offerings

Trellis Supportive Care’s medical staff services department offers several opportunities for medical professionals to gain a deeper understanding of end-of-life care. Through a series of conferences, case studies, and other forums, our team of experienced physicians and nurse practitioners, will offer the following opportunities:

CME General Medicine Conference Series in Palliative Medicine

Hospice and palliative care focused training — various topics offered by our staff and guest speakers. The conference series is open to medical staff and other healthcare professionals interested in expanding their knowledge of Hospice and Palliative medicine. Conferences are offered the 2nd & 4th Friday’s of each month and run from September thru May. Appropriate continuing education credits are awarded to healthcare professionals who attend.

View the archive of presentations from the General Medicine Conference Series.

Medical Directors’ Case Conference

Our case conferences are offered the 4th Wednesday of each month. The purpose of this is for a fellow or a physician to present a challenging case for group discussion. This is an opportunity for clarification and understanding of problematic situations and understanding of Medicare regulations that play such an important role in what we do as physicians. The conferences include a wide variety of hospice staff including, physicians, nurse practitioners, nursing, home health, social work, pharmacy, etc.