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■ Working collaboratively with the Council of States,
hosted "Advocacy at MLC" that took attendees of the
2017 Management and Leadership Conference to
Capitol Hill to advocate in support of NHPCO's
legislative agenda months before the summer
Intensive.
■ Supported legislation such as the Patient Choice and
Quality Care Act and the Rural Access to Hospice
Act.
■ Continued to serve as the respected voice of hospice
and palliative care beyond the halls of Congress
with federal regulators - most notably CMS where
we spoke on behalf of the hospice community on
such important issues as requirements surrounding
the Notice of Election and Notice of Termination/
Revocation, with successful agreement for
additional reasons for exceptions and electronic
filing of the NOE in January 2018, Part D
clarifications, ongoing dialogue on the role of the
attending physician, the FY2018 Hospice Wage
Index Final Rule, to name a few.

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
■ Brought national recognized thought-leaders and
content experts to deliver plenary presentations and
keynotes at our national conferences that included
Anne Lamott, Dale Larsen, Congressman Tom Reed,
Eugene Robinson, Nick Tassler, and Jake Wood.
■ Presented the 2017 Virtual Conference, Aligning
Practice with Evidence, in collaboration with
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative
Medicine and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses
Association.
■ Created the Hospice Aides Webinar Series
specifically for hospice aides and CNAs that was
hosted on three Wednesdays in November.
■ NHPCO's Webinar Series included an
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track offering monthly webinars on hot topics and
issues relevant to the field; additional special topic
Webinars were added during the year. The topics for
the 2018 Webinar Series are available online.
■ Added 17 new courses to NHPCO's E-Online (E-OL)
which makes cost-effective, online learning
available 24/7 to hospice and palliative care
professionals. This includes five online courses
made available through NHPCO's collaboration with
MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care;
these courses provide continuing education credit
provided through NHPCO accreditation providers.
■ Expanded NHPCO's joint providership relationships
with national organizations, academic institutions,
and providers.
■ NHPCO was reviewed by the Accreditation Council
for Continuing Medical Education and was awarded
Accreditation with Commendation for six years as a
provider of CME.

PALLIATIVE CARE
■ Expanded the Palliative Care Resource Series to
include 36 issue briefs and 22 companion
PowerPoint presentations on topics relevant to
community-based palliative care and written by
leading experts in the field. Some of the resources
added this year include:
- Finding Calm in the Storm: A Palliative Care
Approach to Navigating the Family Meeting
- Differentiating Myths from Suitable Approaches to
Medication Management in Home-Based Palliative
Care
- When a Patient Asks you to Pray: Advice for the
Palliative Care Professional
- Integrating Mindfulness into Palliative Care: Caring
for Ourselves
https://www.nhpco.org/2018-webinar-schedule http://www.nhpco.org/education-online-learning/e-ol-courses-and-webcasts http://www.hospiceactionnetwork.org/get-informed/supported-legislation/ http://www.nhpco.org/palliative-care-resource-series
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