Coastal Caregiver Academy Virtual Conference

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We are thrilled to continue our Coastal Caregiver Academy Free Education with our first live Virtual Conference, “Navigating Seasons of Change: Compassionate Care Through Every Transition.

Thursday | November 6, 2025
Full-day attendance is required to obtain 5.5 Continuing Education Credits for physicians, nurses, and social workers. This is also open to all community members who wish to learn and grow alongside us.

Virtual Doors Open: 8:15 AM
Conference Begins: 8:30 AM
Conference Ends: 2:45 PM

Conference Topics & Speakers (in order)

Rev. Carla Cheatham, MA, MDiv, PhD, TRT
Caring for the Caregiver: Mindfulness as Resilience & Self-Care

Lyndsey Hogue, DNP, MHA, CRNP, FNP-BC
Palliative Care vs Hospice Care

Nicole Long, MA, MDiv, CYT
Grief in the Time of Technology

Joan Carpenter, PhD, CRNP, ACHPN
Serious Illness Conversations: Your Approach Matters

Tracey D. Gladmon, LCSW-C
Ethical Decision Making at the End-of-Life

Coastal Caregiver Academy focuses on bringing timely and relevant clinical education to clinicians and healthcare workers, as well as vital information in support of patients and their families. The goal for each topic is to share a wealth of information that our experts at Coastal Hospice have accumulated during 45 Years of caring for our communities.

Presented by Coastal Caregiver Academy in partnership with TidalHealth.

Physicians

Accreditation Statement: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint provider ship of Tidal Health and Coastal Hospice. Tidal Health is accredited by The Maryland State Medical Society (MedChi) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement: The Continuing Medical Education Committee of TidalHealth Peninsula Regional designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Statement: The planners, speaker, and Education Team for this educational activity declare they have no relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Nurses

TidalHealth is an approved provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Maryland Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. In order to receive contact hours provided by TidalHealth, you will need to attend the entire course, missing no more than 10 minutes, and complete the following course evaluation with post-test. The speaker presenting today does not have financial disclosures to report.

Social Workers

TidalHealth Peninsula Regional is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners in Maryland to sponsor social work continuing education learning activities and maintains full responsibility for this program. This training qualifies for Category I continuing education units.