2016 Caris Leadership
Development Institute: Importance of Continuing Education
Caris Healthcare Medical Directors, Nurse Practitioners and
Patient Care Managers earn valuable continuing education credit hours through
our Caris Leadership Development Institute.
"The purpose of the annual Caris Leadership Development
Institute is twofold,” explained Caris Corporate Medical Officer Donald
Lighter, MD. “First, we bring our clinicians the most current medical and
administrative information regarding hospice and palliative care in a way
designed to ensure we provide the highest quality patient care. Second, we
create an atmosphere in which our clinicians and administrative staff can
interact with one another and leverage the sum of their experience to help
ensure that our patients receive quality, appropriate care that reflects the
Caris mission."
Held at the Haslam Business Building at the University of
Tennessee here in Knoxville, the Caris Leadership Development Institute offers
continuing education credit hours through the University of Tennessee’s
Graduate School of Medicine Continuing Education and Professional Development
Department.
“These continuing education credit hours are unique since
they are specific to hospice, and furthermore, specific to Caris,” Lighter
said. “This event underscores the importance on bettering ourselves to enhance
the service we provide to our patients and the medical community.”
“Education assists us all as we attempt to provide quality
world class care,” explained Patient Care Manager Cinda Woodard. “The
Leadership Development institute focuses on medical as well as administrative
information. It is important for us to learn and share with the clinical and
administrative staff at our local office. This promotes the delivery of
excellent care to our patients and excellent service to our referral sources.”
Caris embraces the value in gathering our clinical leaders
together to share perspectives and learn from each other,” noted Caris Founder
and CEO Norman McRae. “These annual meetings will influence the way our clinical
leaders train employees in every one of our local offices in Tennessee, South
Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, and Missouri.”
Corporate Medical Officer Donald Lighter, MD, discussing different approaches to necessary end-of-life conversations.