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7 am-5 pm
Registration

7:15-8:15 am
Morning Snack

AAHPM SIG Meetings

Safety Net SIG
Integrative Medicine SIG
Research SIG
Education SIG

HPNA Chapter Meetings

8-9 am
Coffee with Exhibits and Posters

8-11:30
Exhibits and Posters

8:30-10 am
Plenary Session

Our Exit Strategy: Denying Death Its Strangeness (102)

Audio Recording available. Listen now!

David Oliver, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO
Deborah Parker Oliver, PhD MSW, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

10-10:45 am
Coffee with Exhibits and Posters

10:45-11:45 am
Concurrent Sessions, Paper Session, SIG Symposium and Interdisciplinary Cases

Concurrent Sessions

Rehabilitating the Palliative Care Patient: Why Bother (FR400)

Jeanette Ross, MD, University of Texas Health Science Center/South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX
Sandra Sanchez Reilly, MD FAAHPM, University of Texas Health Science Center/South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX
Tyson Meyer, MD, Hospice of South Texas, Victoria, TX
Cynthia Riley, MD OTR, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
Deborah Villarreal, MD, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX

Meeting a Silent Challenge: Hospice Interdisciplinary Care for the Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender (LGBT) Population (FR401)

Michael Mencias, MD, Visiting Nurse Service of New York, Jackson Heights, NY
Theodore Everett, LMSW, Visiting Nurse Service of New York, Jackson Heights, NY
Jean Metzker, PhD, Visiting Nurse Service of New York Hospice & Palliative Care, Jackson Heights, NY
John Flanagan, MDiv MA, Visiting Nurse Service of New York Hospice & Palliative Care, Jackson Heights, NY

A Palliative Response to the Anticipatory Corpse (FR402)

Ryan Nash, MD MA, University of Alabama at Birmingham Center for Palliative Care, Birmingham, AL
Amos Bailey, MD, Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
Jeffrey Bishop, MD PhD, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO

"I Have Fallen and I May Never Get Up": Increasing the Role of Palliative Care in the Rising Tide of Geriatric Trauma (FR403)

Michael Harrington, MD, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
Anastasia Driscoll, ACHPN CRNP, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH

Evidence-Based Music Therapy Interventions for Symptom Management in Palliative Medicine (FR404)

Kathy Jo Gutgsell, RN, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH

Speed Dating with Pharmacists: Round Two (FR405)

Kathryn Walker, PharmD BCPS CPE, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy/Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Mary McPherson, PharmD BCPS CPE, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD

Meeting the Material Resource Needs of Families of Children with Cancer: Lessons for the Care of Children with Serious Illness (FR406)

Kira Bona, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
Joseph Chabot, MS, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA

Paper Session (FR407)

Changing Practice by Changing Hearts: Medical Students Reflecting on Their Hands-On Palliative Care Experience (FR407-A)

Chikal Patel, MD, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio/GEC/GRECC South Texas Veteran Health Care System, San Antonio, TX
Jordan Abel, MD, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio/GEC/GRECC South Texas Veteran Health Care System, San Antonio, TX
Jeanette Ross, MD, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio/GEC/GRECC South Texas Veteran Health Care System, San Antonio, TX
Shuko Lee, MS, South Texas Veterans Health System, San Antonio, TX
Alison Wiesenthal, MD, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Sandra Sanchez-Reilly, MD FAAHPM, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio/GEC/GRECC South Texas Veteran Health Care System, San Antonio, TX

WRITING FOR CHANGE: Public Medical Writing Longitudinal Curriculum for Medical Students (FR407-B)

Dawn Gross, MD PhD, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Louise Aronson, MD MFA, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

A Resident-Led Quality Improvement Program for Increasing Documentation of Advance Care Planning Discussions (FR407-C)

Joshua Lakin, MD, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Elizabeth Le, MD, Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA
Harry Hollander, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Michelle Mourad, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Sumant Ranji, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Krishan Soni, MD MBA, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Wendy Anderson, MD MS, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

SIG Symposium

Cultivating Grass Roots in Drought Conditions: Enhancing Palliative Care in Safety Net Hospitals Through a Statewide Initiative (FR408)
Safety Net SIG

Anne Kinderman, MD, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA
Betty Ferrell, PhD MA CHPN FAAN FPCN, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
Cassia Chevillon, BSN RN CCRN, University of California, San Diego, CA

Interdisciplinary Cases (FR409)

Noon-1 pm
AAHPM Business Meeting

HPNA Membership Meeting

2:15-3:15 pm
Concurrent Sessions, Paper Sessions, SIG Symposium and Interdisciplinary Cases

Concurrent Sessions

Care of the Patient Approaching Brain Death (FR410)

Robert Smeltz, MA RN ACHPN NP, New York University School of Medicine/Bellevue Hospital, New York, NY
Susan Cohen, MD, Bellevue Hospital Center/New York University Medical School, New York, NY
Dana Robin Lustbader, MD FCCM FCCP FAAHPM, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY

New Frontiers for Palliative Care: The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (FR411)

Sharon Tapper, MD PAMF, Santa Cruz, CA
Daniel Johnson, MD FAAHPM, Care Management Institution, Kaiser Permanente, Aurora, CO
Alen Voskanian, MD, VITAS Innovative Hospice Care/University of California, Los Angeles, Torrance, CA
Christian Furman, MD MSPH, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Corita Grudzen, MD MSHS FACEP, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY

Assisted Suicide in Switzerland: The 10-Year Experience of a Palliative Care Unit Medical Director and Ethic Committee Member (FR412)

Dominique Anwar, MD, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA

Ketamine for the Management of Depression in Palliative Care: An Update on the Science (FR413)

Scott Irwin, MD PhD, The Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice, San Diego, CA
Jeremy Hirst, MD, The Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice, San Diego, CA
Nathan Fairman, MD MPH, University of California-Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA
Eric Prommer, MD FAAHPM, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ

Pediatric Palliative Sedation (FR414)

Mark Meyer, MD, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Robert Macauley, MD MDiv MFA FAAHPM FAAP, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT

I Need to Live Until I Die: The Inner Lives of Adolescents and Young Adults LWLTC (FR415)

Marcia Levetown, MD FAAHPM FAAP, VITAS Innovative Hospice Care, Houston, TX
Donna Zhukovsky, MD FAAHPM FACP, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Carla Cheatham, MDiv PhD, Heart to Heart Hospice of Austin, Austin, TX

Paper Session (FR416)

A Retrospective Chart Review of the Efficacy of Ketamine for Depression in Patients Receiving Hospice Care (FR416-A)

Katherine Morrison, MD, Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice, San Diego, CA
Scott Irwin, MD PhD, Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice, San Diego, CA
Richard Nelesen, PhD, Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice, San Diego, CA
Kathy Ligon, MD, Presbyterian Healthcare Services, Albuquerque, NM
Derek Koo, BS, Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice, San Diego, CA
Nathan Fairman, MD MPH, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA
Alana Aiglewicz, MD, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA

Octreotide Prescribing Patterns in the Palliation of Symptomatic Inoperable Malignant Bowel Obstruction Patients at a Single US Academic Hospital (FR416-B)

Eric Roeland, MD, University of California at San Diego Moores Cancer Center, San Diego, CA
Michael Hwang, BS, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA

Prescription Is Futile: A Prospective Cohort Study of Futile Medications in Hospice Care (FR416-C)

Nehal Munshi, BS, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Jack McNulty, MD FACP FAAHPM, Palliative Care Institute of Southeast Louisiana, Covington, LA
George Muller, RPh, Lacombe, LA
Benjamin Azevedo, BA, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Daniel Sullivan, BA, Tulane, School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Dominique Anwar, MD, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA

Paper Session (FR417)

Validation of the Delirium Observation Screening Scale in Hospitalized Elderly Patients (FR417-A)

Katherine Gavinski, BA, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
Christopher Nguyen, BS, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Michelle Weckmann, MD, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Palliative Care for Quality of Life and Symptom Concerns in Lung Cancer: Phase 1 Results (FR417-B)

Tami Borneman, MSN RN CNS FPCN, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
Marianna Koczywas, MD, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
Marcia Grant, DNSc RN FAAN, City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, CA
Arti Hurria, MD, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
Gwen Uman, PhD RN, Vital Research, Los Angeles, CA
Betty Ferrell, PhD MA CHPN FAAN FPCN, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA

Apoyo con Carino: RCT of Patient Navigation to Improve Palliative Care Outcomes (FR417-C)

Stacy Fischer, MD, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
Jean Kutner, MD MSPH, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
Lilia Cervantes, MD, Denver Health Hospital, Denver, CO

SIG Symposium

Is Palliative Care Part of the Solution for 30-Day Heart Failure Hospital Readmission? (FR418)
Heart Failure SIG

Ellin Gafford, MD, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH
Robin Vachon-Kraut, ACHPN CNP, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
KellyAnn Light-McGroary, MD FACC, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA
Maghee Disch, MSN RN CNL, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH

Interdisciplinary Cases (FR419)

3:30-4:30 pm
Concurrent Sessions, Paper Session, SIG Symposia and Interdisciplinary Cases

Concurrent Sessions

The Promise and Perils of BiPAP: Devising Effective Clinical Practice Guidelines for ALS Patients (FR420)

Robert Kaiser, MD MHSc, Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center/George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
Marshall Balish, MD PhD, Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC
Kathleen Bixby, MSN RN CHPN, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC
Douglas Tillman, NPS RRT, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Washington, DC

"But Turning it Off Feels Different'': Responding to Clinical and Ethical Challenges with Implanted Cardiac Devices at End-of-Life (FR421)

Keith Swetz, MD FACP, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Tanya Stewart, MD FAAHPM, Evercare Oregon, Lake Oswego, OR
Paul Mueller, MD MPH, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Palliative Care in the Era of Global Mobility: Coordinating Care Across Continents (FR422)

Suzana Makowski, MD MMM FACP, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
Connie Camelo, University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA
Maureen Bergstrom, BSN RN OCN, University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA

When Parents Want More: Negotiating Care in Pediatric Oncology with Palliative Chemotherapy (FR423)

Elisha Waldman, MD, Boston Children's Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
Sarah Tarquini, PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
Todd Barrett, MD

Paper Session (FR424)

Linking Prognoses, Treatment Paths, and Values in Goals-of-Care Conversations (FR424-A)

Sally Norton, PhD RN FPCN, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Bob Gramling, MD DSc, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Maureen Metzger, PhD RN, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Stewart Alexander, PhD, Duke University, Durham, NC
Timothy Quill, MD FAAHPM, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

Latent Classes of Prognosis Conversations in Palliative Care Decision-Making Consultations (FR424-B)

Bob Gramling, MD DSc, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Sally Norton, PhD RN FPCN, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Susan Ladwig, MPH, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Maureen Metzger, PhD RN, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Paul Winters, MS, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Timothy Quill, MD FAAHPM, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Stewart Alexander, PhD, Duke University, Durham, NC

Keys to Communicating About Prognosis in the ICU: A Multicenter Study of Family, Provider, and Expert Perspectives (FR424-C)

Wendy Anderson, MD MS, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Jenica Cimino, BA, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Anna Ungar, MPH MA, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Laura Pollice, BSN RN CCRC, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Kaitlin Shotsberger, BSN RN, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Shannon Carson
J. Randall Curtis, MD MPH, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
CatherineHough, MD MSc, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Bernard Lo, MD, University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA
Michael Matthay, MD, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Michael Peterson, MD, University of California at San Francisco, Fresno, CA
Jay Steingrub, MD, Baystate Medical Center. Springfield, MA
Douglas White, MD MAS, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Using a Standardized Patient Assessment to Evaluate Code Status Discussion Content (FR424-D)

Rashmi Sharma, MD MHS, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Nelia Jain, MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Namrata Peswani, MD, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Kenzie Cameron, PhD MPH, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Diane Wayne, MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Eytan Szmuilowicz, MD, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL

SIG Symposium

"Why Won't You Let Me Die?" Surgery, Palliative Care, and the 30-Day Rule (FR425)
Ethics SIG

Francis (Frank) Mueller, MD, St. Helena Hospital, St. Helena, CA
Christine Toevs, MD, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
Jeffrey Zesiger, MD, Visiting Nurses Association (VNA) & Hospice of Cooley Dickinson, Northampton, MA
Lina Shihabuddin, MD, Short Hills, NJ

Methods that Work in Rural Communities to Provide Palliative Care: Lessons from 24 Communities (FR426)
Rural SIG

Julie Mayers Benson, MD, Lakewood Health System, Staples, MN
Janelle Shearer, MA BSN RN, Stratis Health, Bloomington, MN
Lyn Ceronsky, DNP FPCN GNP, Fairview Health System, Minneapolis, MN
Cindy Sauber, BSN, Lakewood Health System, Bloomington, MN

Interdisciplinary Cases (FR427)

3:30-5 pm
Concurrent Session and Interactive Educational Exchange

Concurrent Session

Do Ask, Do Tell: Raising Money to Sustain Your Palliative Care or Hospice Program (FR428)

This session has been cancelled.

Sarah Friebert, MD, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH
Charles Von Gunten, MD PhD FAAHPM FACP, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA

Interactive Educational Exchange (FR429)

Pediatric Palliative Care Curriculum: Impact of "Pain Cards" on Pediatric Resident Education

Michael Barnett, MD MSED, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Gordan J. Wood, MD MSCI, Midwest Palliative and Hospice Care Center, Glenview, IL
Scott H. Maurer, MD Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Carol May, RN MSN MBA, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

COMFORT Communication Curriculum Online Modules

Joy Goldsmith, PhD, Young Harris College, Young Harris, GA
Elaine Wittenberg-Lyles, PhD, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Betty Ferrell, PhD FAAN FPCN, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
Sandra Ragan, PhD, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Interdisciplinary Curriculum for Oncology Palliative Education (iCOPE)

Barbara Head, PhD RN MSSW, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY
Mark Pfeifer, MD, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY
Tara Schapmire, PhD MSSW, University of Louisbille School of Medicine, Louisville, KY

Simulated Death: An Innovative, Inter-Professional Teaching Method

Jessica Kalender-Rich, MD, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS
Deon Hayley, DO, Univeristy of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS
Kathee Long

Teaching Self-Care and Preventing Burnout During HPM Fellowship

Sarah Harrington, MD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
Robin Devan, MD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR

Google Chat as an Online Innovative Personalized Communication Skills Training Program

Biren Saraiya, MD, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
Peter Avvento

4:45-5:45 pm
AAHPM SIG Meetings

Early Career Professional SIG
Rural SIG
Long Term Care SIG

HPNA Research SIG Meeting

6-7 pm
Service of Remembrance and Celebration

7-8 pm
Rounding with the Stars

Portraits of Life, Love, and Legacy Through Pediatric Palliative Care (FR430)

Cassandra Hirsh, DO, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH
Margaret Sanders, MA LSW, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH
Barbara Palmisano, MA, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH
Joshua Gippin, Joshua Tree Productions, Akron, OH

Palliative Wound Care (FR431)

Oscar Alvarez, PhD, Calvary Hospital and New York Medical Center, Bronx, NY
Aletha W. Tippett, MD, Hope of Healing Foundation, Cincinnati, OH