The ALS education day will assist in addressing the complex care needs specific to ALS(Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) patient care within the hospice setting. The information provided during the meeting will address identified knowledge gaps in care and enhance professional hospice caregivers' ability to negotiate the physical, psychosocial, and emotional care needs of the ALS hospice patient and their primary caregivers. Those receiving education during this session include social workers, chaplains, bereavement counselors, physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses and certified nursing assistants.