Breakout Sessions and Agenda for Palliative Care Symposium

8:30 am

Introductory Remarks

• Jennifer Moore Ballentine, MA, Executive Director, CSU Institute for Palliative Care

9:00 am

Opening Keynote

Leading Well from Within to Impact the Future

• Daniel Friedland, MD, Chief Executive Officer, SuperSmart Health (Dr. Friedland will conduct a book signing for “Leading Well from Within” following this session)

10:15 am

Break

10:45 am

Concurrent Sessions

Workshop

Leading Well from Within to Impact the Future

• Daniel Friedland, MD, Chief Executive Officer, SuperSmart Health

Note: This session will be available by reserved seating opening August 1.

Paper Session—Palliative Care in the Outpatient Setting and For Consumers

Increasing Routine Advance Care Planning Discussions with Medicare Patients in Primary Care

• Cheryl Wicker, DNP, Family Nurse Practitioner, Cone Health

Charting the Unknown: Identifying Evaluation and Treatment Trends in Protocol-Driven Outpatient Palliative Care Consultations

• Richard Taylor, DNP, CRNP, ANP-BC, Assistant Professor University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing

YouTube Videos as a Source of Palliative Care Education: A Review

• Mandong Liu, MSSW, PhD Student, University of Southern California
• Valeria Cardenas, MASM, University of Southern California
• Yujun Zhu, MSG, University of Southern California
• Susan Enguidanos, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, University of Southern California

Panel

How Can our Understanding of the Caregiver Experience Help Us Reduce Risk Prolonged Grief?

• Julia Kasl-Godley, PhD, Instructor, The Wright Institute
• Ranak Trivedi, PhD, Assistant Professor Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Core Investigator, Center for Innovation to Implementation Stanford University, VA Palo Alto Health Care System

Workshop

Practicing Self-Care: A Workshop in Mindful Drawing, Reading, and Writing

• Martha Stoddard Holmes, MA, PhD, Professor-Literature and Writing Studies, California State University San Marcos
• Juliet McMullin, PhD, Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Riverside

Workshop

Heart to Heart Café

• Carma Erickson-Hurt, DNP, ACHPN, Grand Canyon University
• Sandy Chen Stokes, MSN, Founder, Chinese American Coalition for Compassionate Care

12:00 Noon

Table Topic Luncheon

1:30 pm

Concurrent Sessions

Paper Session—Teaching Palliative Care in Programs and to Professionals

Assessing Training Outcomes of a Multi-modal Self-Care Curriculum of Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program

• Chao-Hui Sylvia Huang, PhD, MA, MEd, Assistant Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Heather Herrington, MD, Associate Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Kathryn Knowlton, PhD, Counselor, University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Rodney Tucker, MD, MMM, FAAHPM, Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Michael Barnett, MD, MS, FACP, FAAP, FAAHPM, Associate Professor of Medicine & Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Teaching Palliative Care in a Conceptual-Based Nursing Program

• Therese Doan, PhD, CNS, RN, Associate Professor of Nursing, San Francisco State University
• Grace Yoo, PhD, Professor; San Francisco State University

Palliative Care is the Responsibility of Every Nurse: Generating Training Materials for Latin American Nurses

• Katherine Murray, RN, BSN, MA, CHPCN(C), FT, Life and Death Matters

Workshop

When Patients and Families are in Denial

• Teri Collet, ACSW, LCSW, ACHP-SW, Instructor, California State University, Fresno

Workshop

Interdisciplinary Clinical Mentorship of Spiritual Care Trainees

• Allison Kestenbaum, MA, MPA, BCC, ACPE, Chaplain and Supervisor of Clinical Pastoral Education Program, Howell Palliative Care Service, University of California San Diego Health
• Gary Buckholz, MD, FAAHPM University of California San Diego Health
• Arlene Cramer, FNP, AHPCN, University of California San Diego Health
• Kira Skavinski, DO, University of California San Diego Health
• Karolina Soriano, LCSW, University of California San Diego Health

Panel

Lessons Learned in Developing Payer-Provider Partnerships in Home-Based Palliative Care

• Ben Scribner, MS, RN, Blue Shield of California
• Susan Enguidanos, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, University of Southern California
• Alexis Coulourides Kogan, PhD, Department of Family Medicine and Geriatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California

2:45 pm

Break

3:00 pm

Plenary Panel—Innovations in Pedagogy: Highlighting Innovations, Overcoming Barriers

Developing a Palliative Care Instructional Toolkit

• Alyssa Erickson, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, California State University, Monterey Bay

Using Clinical Mentorships for Spiritual Care Trainees

• Allison Kestenbaum, MA, MPA, BCC, ACPE, Chaplain and Supervisor of Clinical Pastoral Education Program, University of California San Diego Health—Howell Palliative Care Service

Cultivating Collaborative Clinicians: Preparing for Interprofessional Education in Palliative Care

• Tara Schapmire, PhD, MSSW, OSW-C, FNAP, FAOSW, Assistant Professor of Medicine & Affiliated Assistant Professor of Social Work, Interdisciplinary Program for Palliative Care & Chronic Illness, University of Louisville School of Medicine

Moderators: To Be Announced

4:00 pm

Poster Session and Reception

Training Preferences of Veterans Affairs Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Consult Teams

• Beverly Williams, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham and Department of Veterans Affairs
• Amos Bailey, MD, Director, Master Science in Palliative Care, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
• Patricia Goode, MD, Professor of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham and Department of Veterans Affairs
• Elizabeth Kvale, MD, MSPH, Associate Professor of Medicine, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin
• Marie Bakitas, DNSc, NP-C, FAAN, Marie O’Koren Endowed Chair, School of Nursing/Department of Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Kathryn Burgio, PhD, Professor of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham and Department of Veterans Affairs

Online Social Support Groups for Informal Caregivers of Hospice Patients with Cancer

• Jacquelyn Benson, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Missouri
• Debra Parker Oliver, PhD, Professor, University of Missouri
• Karla Washington, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Missouri
• Abigail Rolbiecki, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Missouri
• George Demiris, PhD, Professor, University of Pennsylvania
• Cynthia Lombardo, BA, University of Missouri
• Julia Garza, BS, University of Missouri

Frailty, Cognitive Decline and Delirium. Is there a Connection?

• Lee Anne Powell, DNP, AGNP C, CCM, Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner, Christiana Healthcare                 

Innovations in Interdisciplinary Education on Grief: An Interview Project               

• Anissa Rogers, PhD, MA, MSW, LCSW, University of Portland
• Barbara Braband, EdD, MSN, MA, BAN, RN, CNECNE, University of Portland
• Rebecca Gaudino, PhD, MA, MDiv, University of Portland 

Early Palliative Care Collaboration Barriers in Pediatric Oncology: An Integrative Review

• Samia Alharrasi, BSN, RN, MSN, PhD Student, Wayne State University     

Can We Do Better Than Our Parents’ Generation? Planning to Reduce Our Children’s Caregiving Burden

• Noriko Toyokawa, PhD, Assistant Professor, Human Development, California State University San Marcos
• Adriana Aragon, BA, California State University San Marcos
• Jerri Burns, BA, California State University San Marcos

Millennials, Post-Millennials, and Medical Aid-in-Dying: Exploring the Nexus of Generations, Cultures, and the Future of Healthcare        

• Nathan Gerard, PhD, Assistant Professor, California State University, Long Beach
• Vy Dang, Undergraduate Student, California State University, Long Beach

Addressing the Imperative for Person-Centered Primary Palliative Care: Applying Design Thinking To Palliative Care Curriculum Development

• Chris Onderdonk, MSW, LCSW, Palliative Care Social Worker, University of San Diego, Doris A. Howell Palliative Care Service     

Distress at End of Life: A Concept Analysis

• Kathryn Robinson, MSN, RN, CHPN, University of San Diego

Efficacy of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in Hospice Care                

• Steven Reichert, MD, St. Barnabas Hospital         

In The Round: Conversations on Palliative Care in Community Settings

• Lisa Rauch, DNP, PHNA-C, RN, Assistant Professor, San Jose State University
• Daryl Canham, EdD, RN,BC-PHN/CHN, San Jose State University
• Toby Adelman, RN, PhD, Associate Professor, San Jose State University, Valley Foundation School of Nursing
• Julie Omsberg, BSN, RN, MSN, APRN, Cal State University San Marcos     

Advancing Emergency Preparedness Planning for Palliative Care: Preparing for the Future

• Georgia Halkia, MPH, PhD Candidate, Lecturer and Researcher, University of California, Irvine 

Difficulties in Providing Palliative Care in Rural India (West Bengal) – Experience Of an NGO

• Adkitya Manna, BS, Narikeldaha Prayas

Interprofessional Palliative Care: Protecting Rights of Patients with Communication Difficulties

• Darla Hagge, PhD, CCC-SLP, Associate Professor, California State University Sacramento
• Brittany Hagge-Langevin, BSN, RN, CHPN, SCRN, Palliative Care Nurse Navigator, St. Jude Medical Center

Singing Goodbye: The Use of Music Therapy Interventions at End of Life for Pediatric Hospice Patients and Their Families

• Lindsay Zehren, Mt-BC, Music Therapist, Resounding Joy, and The Elizabeth Hospice
• Michelle Goldbach, DNP, MHA, RN, CHPN, Clinical Manager, Palliative Care, The Elizabeth Hospice

Telephonic Communication in Palliative Care for Better Management of Terminal Cancer in Rural India – an NGO-Based Approach

• Adkitya Manna, BS, Narikeldaha Prayas 

Nutritional Experience of Primary Caregivers in Terminal Patients Domiciled with Palliative Care

• Ileana Garcia, Universidad Allende

6:00 pm

Adjourn

6:30 am

Workshop

Meditation in Motion: Yoga

• Alessandra Colfi, PhD, UC San Diego Health System

8:55 am

Introductory Remarks

9:00 am

Morning Keynote

A Journey of Leadership and Innovation

• Christine Ritchie, MD, MSPH, FACP, FAAHPM, Harris Fishbon Distinguished Professor in Clinical Translational Research and Aging in the Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco

10:00 am

Break

10:30 am

Concurrent Sessions

Workshop

Cultivating Collaborative Clinicians: Preparing for Interprofessional Education in Palliative Care 

• Tara Schapmire, PhD, MSSW, OSW-C, FNAP, FAOSW, Assistant Professor of Medicine & Affiliated Assistant Professor of Social Work, Interdisciplinary Program for Palliative Care & Chronic Illness, University of Louisville School of Medicine

Panel

Young Caregivers of Family Members: Diverse Needs and Community Supports

• Sharon Hamill, PhD, Faculty Director, CSU Institute for Palliative Care at CSUSM
• Melinda Kavanaugh, PhD, LCSW, Associate Professor of Social Work, Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
• Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
• Vivian Stamatopoulos, MA, PhD, Assistant Teaching Professor, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, University of Ontario, Institute of Technology (UOIT)
• Elizabeth Olson, PhD, Professor of Geography and Global Studies, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
• Amy Dexter, PhD, Lecturer, California State University San Marcos

Workshop

Interfaith Conversations with the Dying and the Bereaved: An Experiential Workshop

• Terri Daniel, DMin, CT, CCTP, Clinical Chaplain, End-of-Life Educator, San Francisco Theological Seminary

Workshop

Preparing the Adult Community Based Palliative Care Provider to Care for the Pediatric Patient: The PANDA Prep Curriculum

• Deborah Fisher, PhD, RN, PPCNP-BC, CHPPN, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC

11:45 am

Break

12:00 Noon

Luncheon

2018 Seed Grant Awardees’ Projects

Innovations in Palliative Care for Older Adults

2:00 pm

Break

2:15 pm

Concurrent Sessions

Workshop

When One Has to Go Through It…and Faith Seems to be a Source of Distress

• Judy Knudson, PA, Assistant Professor, Medicine-Internal Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine
• Julie Swaney, M.Div., Director of Spiritual Care Services, University of Colorado Hospital

Workshop

The Rapid Improvement Event: An Interdisciplinary Framework to Improve Hospice Utilization in an Academic Veterans Affairs Institution

• Rebecca Yamarik, MD, MPH, FAAHPM, HMDC, Staff Physician, Tibor Rubin Veterans Affairs Health System
• Samuel Baz, MD, FACP, Tibor Rubin Veterans Affairs Health System
• Jennifer Ballard-Hernandez, DNP, AACC, FAHA, FAANP, Nurse practitioner, Tibor Rubin Veterans Affairs Health System
• Vi Tran, MHA, System Redesign Specialist, Tibor Rubin Veterans Affairs Health System
• Michelle Kelsey-Plummer, MSW, LMSW, Tibor Rubin Veterans Affairs Health System

Workshop

PhotoPainting: Enhancing Resilience through Discovering, Transforming and Integrating Patients’ Narratives

• Alessandra Colfi, UC San Diego Health System, San Diego Cancer Research Institute, North County Cancer Fitness,The HeartWay

Workshop

Leading Change, aka Wrangling the Whirlwind

• Jennifer Moore Ballentine, MA, Executive Director, CSU Institute for Palliative Care

3:30 pm

Break

3:45 pm

Closing Plenary Session

Setting Your Personal Mission and Agenda

• Nidhi Mahendra, PhD, Associate Professor; Associate Director of the Center for Healthy Aging in Multicultural Populations (CHAMP), San Jose State University
• Tara Schapmire, PhD, MSSW, OSW-C, FNAP, FAOSW, Assistant Professor of Medicine & Affiliated Assistant Professor of Social Work, Interdisciplinary Program for Palliative Care & Chronic Illness, University of Louisville School of Medicine
• Adam Shapiro, PhD, Professor of Sociology, California State University San Marcos

4:45 pm

Closing Remarks

5:00 pm

Adjourn