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The first event of its kind in Michigan, MCRH is excited to host this one day educational summit. Welcoming all rural healthcare providers and administrators who are currently or looking to provide palliative care services. This summit offers a birds eye view down to grass roots community led examples of developing community based palliative care.

Palliative care improves quality of life and quality of care for those with serious illness and complex care needs and their families/caregivers. It customizes treatment to meet the needs of each person, such as those with multiple chronic conditions, a long-term cancer diagnosis, or the frail elderly. This whole person care seeks to relieve pain, anxiety, and other symptoms, as well as provide emotional and spiritual support, so people can live more comfortably with their illnesses. Studies have shown that palliative care can increase patient satisfaction and reduce 30-day rehospitalizations and emergency department visits.

The goal of this Summit is to strengthen rural Michigan’s capacity to deliver age-friendly, person-centered, and interdisciplinary palliative care by equipping healthcare and community providers with practical tools, partnerships, and evidence-based strategies to better support older adults and individuals with dementia.

Learning Objectives

Increased knowledge of age-friendly and dementia-friendly palliative care practices
Increased confidence in using age-friendly frameworks such as the 4Ms
Increased awareness of payment pathways and interdisciplinary care models

Draft Agenda Coming Soon!

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