Stead Family Children’s Hospital Pediatric Pain & Palliative Care Annual Conference

This symposium will provide presentations and case studies, participants will gain knowledge about best practices and new advances in treating oncology patients.

This presentation provides healthcare professionals with a comprehensive overview of the patient termination process, with a focus on how to ethically and legally end the patient-physician relationship. Emphasis is placed on patient abandonment, ensuring continuity of care, and minimizing legal risks. The presentation will also address special considerations, such as handling termination during active treatment, including pregnancy, or with difficult patients, and navigating regulations.

Rural healthcare CFOs operate in one of the most complex and high-stakes financial environments in the industry. Unlike their peers in urban systems, rural CFOs must do more with less—managing limited budgets, workforce shortages, evolving reimbursement models, and a constant need for innovation, all while keeping their communities healthy.