ASCH Webinar: Palliative Care and Palliative Hypnosis

ASCH Webinar: Palliative Care and Palliative Hypnosis

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Date: 11/12/25 (Wednesday)

Time: 7:00-9:00 PM ET

CE Hours: 2.0 CE

Price: Member: $45, Non-Member $65, Graduate Student: $35, Resident/Intern: $35

Speaker Name: John Franklin, MDFAAHPM, HMDC

This webinar will provide an in-depth exploration of both foundational and advanced concepts in palliative care, with a special emphasis on the integration of hypnosis as a supportive intervention. Participants will gain insights into the principles guiding palliative medicine and learn how targeted approaches, such as hypnosis, can enrich the experience of patients facing progressive, life-limiting illnesses.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

• To describe what palliative care is and how it differs from hospice
• Understand goals of medical care, how to determine these goals, and how to use goals in developing a treatment plan
• the critical value of the therapeutic relationship both in palliative care and clinical hypnosis
• Discuss uses of palliative hypnosis to improve the symptoms of serious illness
• Detail the symptoms, natural history, and various forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
• Consider the benefits of palliative hypnosis in ALS
• Become familiar with 2 previous studies of hypnosis in the treatment of ALS
• Review the details of a retrospective case series detailing the use of palliative hypnosis in the symptomatic treatment of ALS

Speaker Info 

Dr. Franklin is the former Medical Director of the Hospice and Palliative Care Service at the Charleston VA Medical Center. He is board certified in Hospice/Palliative Medicine, Geriatrics, and Internal Medicine, a Certified Hospice Medical Director, a Fellow of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicines, previous chair of the Veterans Special Interest Group (AAHPM), and an Approved Consultant of ASCH. He is an Affiliated Associate Professor of Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina. Among his special interests: the use of clinical hypnosis to help seriously ill Veterans and the effects military service in the end-of-life stage.

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Registration Instructions 

Online registration will take you to the ASCH site and require a new account set-up (non-members) or Member login.  If you are an ASCH member enter the email address associated with your ASCH Membership as our UserID; click Forgot Password to set a new password. 

Payments can now be made in a secure online environment.  The system DOES NOT save credit card information once the transaction has been completed and registration submitted. 

Continuing Education Hours 

Online attendance, full engagement and completion of a pre-test, post-test and daily program evaluations are required for a certificate of completion. 

Credit Card Payments 

Registration payments must be made online and received by November 10th.  The ASCH Registrar will send reminders of the due date will in advance.  The Registrants seat will be relinquished if payment is not received by this date. 

Cancellations 

 Cancellations must be made in writing to education@asch.net. No cancellations will be taken by phone. 

Clinical Workshop Eligibility 

Registrants must be healthcare professionals licensed in their jurisdiction functioning within the scope of their practice. 

Students must have completed a minimum of one full semester of the program and must submit proof of full-time enrollment at an ACE-approved institution of higher education on school letterhead that clearly identifies the individual’s program of study, area of concentration (if applicable), level of degree pursued and date of intended graduation. 

Full-time residents or interns participating in a recognized residency or internship program may also register to attend at a reduced rate. Residents/interns need to submit correspondence from their supervisor on official letterhead explaining the nature of the residency/internship and the date of intended completion of the program. 

Workshop CME & ASCH Continuing Education (CE) Credits 

This program has been approved by the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis Standards of Training Committee to be used toward Membership and Certification requirements.  

The American Society of Clinical Hypnosis-Education and Research Foundation (ASCH-ERF) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The American Society of Clinical Hypnosis-Education and Research Foundation (ASCH-ERF) designates this live activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  

This program is Approved by the National Association of Social Workers (886386995-7390) for 2 continuing education contact hours.  

This course is approved by the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis and as such is an approved continuing education course per Florida’s AC-Rule 64B-4-6002 American Society of Clinical Hypnosis-ERF is designated as an Approved PACE Program Provider.  

The American Society of Clinical Hypnosis Education & Research Foundation Nationally Approved PACE Program Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit.  Approval does not imply acceptance by any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement. 10/1/2021 to 9/30/2027.  Provider ID#217022