Community Events: TEND 2026: Tennessee’s Conference on Grief, Hospice, and End-of-Life Care
Community Event: TEND 2026: Tennessee’s Conference on Grief, Hospice, and End-of-Life Care
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TEND is Tennessee’s premier professional conference on grief, hospice, palliative care, and compassionate end-of-life support. Through keynote presentations, clinical education, interdisciplinary dialogue, creative experiences, and networking, attendees will explore how we care for ourselves and one another through life’s most profound transitions.
Attend in person or virtually via livestream.
Continuing education: 6.25 NBCC credit hours for mental health professionals (Friday only)
Thursday Keynote: Diane Meier, MD, FACP, FAAHPM
Palliative Care Futurist: Matching Care to Our Patients’ Needs
Founder of the Center to Advance Palliative Care and a national leader in palliative medicine
Friday Keynote: Claudia Coenen, GTMR, FT, CGC
The Body Is the First Responder: Developing Somatic Awareness
Fellow in Thanatology and certified grief counselor
Details:
Dates: Thursday, November 5 & Friday, November 6, 2026
Time: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., with optional evening add-on events
Location: The Lodge & Venue, 146 McGavock Pike, Nashville, TN 37214 (Donelson)