Compassion at the Bedside: Nursing Perspectives in Palliative Care and at End-of-Life

Friday, October 9, 2026, 8:30 AM - 4:15 PM, Live Webinar

**Opens to Stanford Communities and Mission By the Bay**

This conference is designed to support nurses in delivering compassionate, high-quality care to patients with serious, chronic, and life-limiting illnesses. Focused on palliative care, hospice, end-of-life care, and effective symptom management, the conference offers practical, evidence-based strategies that can be applied at the bedside. Through expert-led sessions and real-world case discussions, participants will strengthen their skills in managing pain and distressing symptoms, communicating with patients and families, and navigating complex care decisions. A special family panel will provide powerful, firsthand perspectives on the patient and caregiver experience, offering valuable insight into what matters most at the end of life. Attendees will leave with greater confidence, empathy, and tools to provide comfort-focused, patient-centered care.

All learners must attend entire course, complete post self-assessment, and submit evaluation after course completion to earn credit hours.

1. By the end of the event, learners will gain knowledge of evidence-based end-of-life care principles, including pain and symptom management, communication strategies, and ethical considerations.

Registration Fee:  Complimentary

ANCC - American Nurses Credentialing Center contact hour(s) (6.00 hours), CA BRN - California Board of Registered Nurses contact hour(s) (6.00 hours), General Attendance (6.00 hours)

1. Stanford Health Care is provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN).  Provider Number CEP12165.
2. Stanford Health Care is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 

©2026 by Stanford Health Care, Division of Patient Care Services.
All rights reserved. No audio or video taping allowed. We reserve the right to make program changes. All learners must be registered, attend the entire course, and submit an evaluation after course completion to earn credit hours.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Stanford Health Care (SHC) adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Friday, October 9, 2026