Breakout Sessions and Agenda for 2017 Palliative Care Symposium

8:30 am

Welcome

• Adam Shapiro, PhD, CSU Institute for Palliative Care

8:45 am

Opening Plenary

Enhancing Care for People with Serious Advanced Illness Through Evidence Generation and Research Infrastructure Development

• Jean S. Kutner, MD, MSPH, University of Colorado School of Medicine

9:45 am

Break with Exhibitors

10:00 am

Concurrent Sessions

1. Panel

Innovative Research and Partnerships to Expand Access to Palliative Care

• Susan Enguidanos, PhD, MPH, University of Southern California
• Torrie Fields, MPH, Blue Shield of California
• Anna Rahman, PhD, University of Southern California

2. Paper Session

Communication for Patients and Providers
Interactions Between Clinicians and Adolescents with a Parent Receiving Hospice

• M. Murray Mayo, PhD, APRN, ACHPN, Ursuline College

Nurse-led Telephonic Case Management in Advanced Illness: Training Challenges

• Rebecca Yamarik, MD, MPH, FAAHPM, Long Beach Veterans Affairs

Beginning the Serious Illness Conversation Prior to Hospice Enrollment

• Sarah Blowers, MSN, RN, Hospice of the Western Reserve
• Denice Sheehan, PhD, RN, FPCN, Kent State University

3. Workshop

Cultivating Compassion in Palliative Care

• Jacky Thomas, PhD, California State University San Marcos
• Martha Stoddard Holmes, PhD, California State University San Marcos
• Marie D. Thomas, PhD, California State University San Marcos

4. Workshop

Implementation of a Palliative Medicine Onboarding Program for APPs Utilizing the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) Core Competencies

• Shirley Brogley, ACHPN, APN-BC, Christiana Care Health System

11:00 am

Break with Exhibitors

11:15 am

Concurrent Sessions

1. Paper Session

Incorporating Behavioral & Interprofessional Principles into Palliative Care Education & Research

• Julia Kasl-Godley, PhD, VA Palo Alto Health Care System
• Veronica L. Shead, PhD, VA St. Louis Health Care System

Developing Workforce Capacity: Engaging Individuals in Palliative and End-of-life Care across the Spectrum of Education, from Undergraduate to Continuing Education Activities

• Brian D. Carpenter, PhD, Washington University

Re-conceptualizing the Nature of Suffering in Advanced Disease

• Jennifer Gregg, PhD, San Jose State University
• Dianne Shumay, PhD, University of California San Francisco
• Julia Kasl-Godley, PhD, VA Palo Alto Health Care System

Health Behavioral Change Variables and Advance Care Planning

• Rebecca S. Allen, PhD, ABPP, The University of Alabama

2. Paper Session

Building and Strengthening Palliative Care Programs
Palliative Care Program within a Dementia Capable System

• Debra Hain, PhD, ARNP, AGPCNP-BC, FAANP, FNKF, Florida Atlantic University

Impact of Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Program in Patients with Life-limiting Disease

• Kiarash Noorizadeh, MD, Eisenhower Medical Center
• Yun Rose Li, MD, PhD, Eisenhower Medical Center

Experiences of Undergraduate Nursing Students in a Hospice Setting

• Denice Sheehan, PhD, RN, FPCN, Kent State University
• Julie McBee, BSN, RN, Hospice of the Western Reserve

3. Workshop

Palliative and End-of-Life Nursing Education P4 Model

• Raeann G. LeBlanc, DNP, GNP-BC, ANP-BC, University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Olga Ehrlich, PhD, RN, CHPN, University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Katherine Murray, MA, BSN, RN, FT, CHPCN(C), Life and Death Matters

4. Workshop

Children of Adult Palliative Patients: A Psycho-Social-Spiritual Approach

• Allison Kestenbaum, MA, MPA, University of California San Diego Health
• Carlota Durazo, LCSW, University of California San Diego Health

12:15 pm

Luncheon and Networking

1:15 pm

Plenary Panel                

• Supported by the West Health Institute
• Moderator: Tim Lash, MBA, Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Vice President, West Health Institute and President, West Health Policy Center

Policy and Quality Reporting in Palliative Care: Opportunities and Challenges for Academic Faculty  

• Marian Grant, DNP, Policy Consultant, Washington, DC
• Steven Z. Pantilat, MD, MHM, FAAHPM, University of California San Francisco

2:15 pm

Break with Exhibitors

2:30 pm

Concurrent Sessions

1. Panel

Rounding with Chaplains: Inter-professional Experiential Model for Palliative Care Training

• Nadya Dimitrov DPM, PA-C, Stony Brook University
• Judy Knudson, MPAS, PAC, BSN, University of Colorado
• Rachel Revelle, MDiv, University of Colorado Hospital

2. Workshop

Palliative Care Education for Young Caregivers

• Sharon B. Hamill, PhD, California State University San Marcos
• Emily Merryweather, MA, NCC, California State University San Marcos

3. Workshop

Chair Somatics and Music

• Wendell Hanna, PhD, San Francisco State University

4. Workshop

Advance Care Planning for Academics: Engaging Learners in ACP Conversations

• Shirley Otis-Green, MSW, MA, ACSW, LCSW, OSW-C, University of Maryland

3:30 pm

Break with Exhibitors

3:45 pm

Plenary

Getting the Rubber to Hit the Road: Medical Aid in Dying at the Intersection of Research, Policy, Practice, and Education

• Jennifer Moore Ballentine, MA, Incoming Executive Director, CSU Institute for Palliative Care
• Jessica Nutik Zitter, MD, MPH, Highland Hospital, Alameda Health System

4:45 pm

Break with Exhibitors

5:00 pm

Poster Session

See full list of posters following the Agenda

5:00 pm

Reception

Refreshments and Hors d’oeuvres

6:30 pm

Adjourn

8:25 am

Welcome

• Helen McNeal, BBA, Founding Executive Director, CSU Institute for Palliative Care

8:30 am

Plenary

Palliative Care and LGBTQ Persons: Countering Stigma and Nurturing Resilience

• Kimberly D. Acquaviva, PhD, MSW, CSE, The George Washington University
• Brian de Vries, PhD, San Francisco State University

9:30 am

Break with Exhibitors

9:45 am

Concurrent Sessions

1. Workshop

Interactive Interdisciplinary Simulation for End-of-Life Education

• Carolyn Ackerman, EdD, MS, RN, CHPN, Regis University
• Bianca Calderon, PharmD, BCPS, Regis University

2. Paper Session

Pedagogical Innovations in Palliative Care
An Academic Solution: Teaching Roles and Priorities of Palliative Care Education, A Pediatric End-of-Life Simulation

• Natalie Lodewyk, RN, MS, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
• Deborah Nelson MS, PHN, RNC-OB, San Jose State University

A Model for Educating MSW Students in Specialty Palliative Social Work

• Cathy Berkman, PhD, MSW, Fordham University

Using Visual Methods for Reflection Processes in Palliative Care Education

• Bruce L. Arnold, PhD, University of Calgary
• Linda S. Lloyd, DrPH, MPH, Public Health Consultant
• Charles F. von Gunten, MD, PhD, OhioHealth

3. Workshop

How to Identify the Stages of the Geriatric Life Cycle and Prognosticate Patient-Centered Outcomes Associated with Each Stage

• Daniel Hoefer MD, Sharp Healthcare

4. Workshop

Mindfulness: Integrating Mind, Soul, and Neuroscience in Education and Practice

• Jerome Front, MA, LMFT, Pepperdine University

10:45 am

Break with Exhibitors

11:00 am

Plenary Panel

2016 Seed Grant Research

• Supported by the Gary and Mary West Foundation
• Moderator: Greg Norman, PhD, Senior Director of Clinical Research, West Health Institute

Culturally Tailored Goals of Care Conversations at End-of-Life

• Ronit Elk, PhD, University of South Carolina

The High Fidelity Simulation in Interprofessional Education to Improve Palliative Care Project

• Joy R. Goebel RN, MN, PhD, FPCN
• Steve R. Wilson, PhD, LCSW, California State University Long Beach

Measuring Undergraduate Nursing Student Knowledge in Palliative Care Delivery

• Raeann G. LeBlanc, DNP, GNP-BC, ANP-BC, University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Olga Ehrlich, PhD, RN, CHPN, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Making Autobiographical Music: Creatively Engaging College Students in Palliative Care

• Lori Montross-Thomas, PhD, University of California San Diego

12 Noon

Luncheon

Announcement of 2017 Seed Grant Awardees

• Brenda Schmitthenner, MPA, Program Officer, Gary and Mary West Foundation

1:30 pm

Closing Plenary

Making Space for Palliative Care: A Conversation Among Friends

• Charles F. von Gunten, MD, PhD, OhioHealth
• Helen McNeal, BBA, Founding Executive Director, CSU Institute for Palliative Care

2:30 pm

Closing Remarks

• Helen McNeal, BBA, Founding Executive Director, CSU Institute for Palliative Care

3:00 pm

Adjourn