Tavel, Linda Dr

Hospice | Palliative Care: Expanding Our Reach Across Providers

[3581] Hospice | Palliative Care: Expanding Our Reach Across Providers
A 2021 Hospice Academy Presentation Presentation Info: TAHC&H Virtual Event | Hospice Academy 2021 | Recorded for On-Demand Access Presentation Date | March 11, 2021 Program Description: Do you see the words "palliative care" and think Hospice? Many do, but that would be the furthest from the truth! Palliative care applies to a multitude of providers in the Home Care Industry. Join Dr Linda Tavel in this insightful webinar as she delves into the definition and history of palliative care, guidance on how to start a palliative program and palliative care best practices all while she applies this across the continuum of providers. HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed: §558.259[d][4]agency responsibilities §558.260[a][3]basic principles of management in a licensed health-related setting Education-Training Credits: TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education 1.25 Clock Hr(s) Texas HCSSA CE Approval Statement
This program meets continuing education requirements for Administrators and Alternates under Texas HCSSA licensing regulations. TAHC&H Faculty/Presenter(s): Linda Tavel, MD MBA FAAHPM, Hospice Medical Director Texas Home Health and Hospice, AccentCare/Seasons Hospice About the Presenter(s):
Dr. Linda Tavel serves as National Hospice Medical Director for Accentcare Hospice and Hospice Medical Director for Texas Home Health and Hospice in Houston, Texas. She graduated from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and completed a residency in Family Medicine at Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital, where she trained alongside chaplain trainees at the Clinical Pastoral Education program. She obtained an MBA from University of Houston a t Clear Lake in 1999. She has practiced hospice and palliative medicine since 2001—full time since 2004. Her interests are in performance improvement, patient safety as it pertains to the care of hospice and palliative care patients, and in decision making tools for advance care planning. She also has passions for creating a healing environment. Dr. Tavel is a proud native Houstonian and lives with a Geriatrician, a Web Designer, and a cat. [3581] Hospice | Palliative Care: Expanding Our Reach Across Providers

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