Webinar — Expanding Palliative Care in Rural Settings: Challenges and Strategies

Past Event

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Noon–1:00 PM (PT)

Online

About This Event

As the demand for palliative care has expanded into California’s immense and disparate rural areas, health plans and palliative care providers have faced unique challenges. In this webinar, we addressed some of the common barriers and strategies to address them, based on experiences from the California Health Care Foundation’s recent rural palliative care initiative.

Presenters

Partner, Transforming Care Partners

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