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2026 Annual Assembly of Hospice and Palliative Care

P02 Hospice Physician and Medical Director Review Course and Update

Wednesday, March 4, 2026
8:00am - 5:00pm PST
Location: Room 31 C
Disclosure(s):
Bethany Cox Snider, MD HMDC FACP FAAHPM: No financial relationships to disclose
Balakrishnan Natarajan, MD HMDC: No financial relationships to disclose
Bethany Calkins, MD MMM HMDC FAAHPM: No financial relationships to disclose
This intensive full-day workshop led by national hospice medicine faculty leaders is designed to explore and further develop the skills needed to successfully navigate today’s hospice environment. This immersive review will serve as part of your preparation for the Hospice Medical Director Certification Board (HMDCB) exam and is based on the exam blueprint (www.hmdcb.org). The workshop also serves as a great orientation for those new to the hospice field or as a critical update for all hospice practitioners and managers. Faculty will address systems-based practice implications of:
1. Eligibility, Certification, F2F, Narratives
2. Medical Leadership, Communication & Professionalism
3. Prognostication and Relatedness
4. Hospice Regulation, Regulatory and Compliance Issues: ADRs, QI, COPs, physician billing, etc.
5. Ethics
6. Test Prep Questions and Knowledge Checks

Whether you are preparing for certification or seeking to deepen your clinical and administrative knowledge, this course provides a flexible and focused learning opportunity grounded in current hospice medical director competencies.

Learning Objectives:

  • Analyze regulatory issues affecting the hospice medical director and find strategies to fulfill these requirements.
  • Employ the clinical, regulatory, leadership, and administrative skills and ethical knowledge required in the role of hospice medical director.