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7 am-4:30 pm
Registration

7:15-8:15 am
Morning Snack

AAHPM SIG Meetings

Ethics SIG
LGBT SIG
Veterans SIG
Fellowship Directors SIG

HPNA SIG Meetings

HPNA Public Policy SIG
HPNA State Ambassador Meeting

8:30-9:45 am
Plenary Session

State of the Science: Update in Hopsice and Palliative Care (103)

Jay Horton, MPH ACHPN FNP-BC, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
Kimberly Johnson, MD MHS, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Wendy Anderson, MD MS, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

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

Concurrent Sessions

The Use of Toolkits for Palliative Care Quality Improvement: The VA's "Strive for 65 Implementation Package" (SA500)

Carol Luhrs, MD FAAHPM, VA New York Harbor Health Care System, Brooklyn, NY
Therese Cortez, MSN NP ACHPN, Veterans Integrated Service Network 3, New York, NY
Amos Bailey, MD FAAHPM, Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
Scott Shreve, DO, Department of Veterans Affairs, Lebanon, PA
Hannah Baum, MPH, Veterans Administration, Los Angeles, CA
Mary Zuccaro, MSN ACHPN, Department of Veterans Affairs, Clovis, CA

Interprofessional Education: Mandate, Methods, and Measurement (SA501)

Barbara Head, PhD RN ACSW CPHN FPCN, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Mark Pfeifer, MD, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY

Palliative Care "Bucket List"—Skills Learned from Difficult Cases (SA502)

Brooke Worster, MD, Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Jacob Strand, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Anya Lepp, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

New Horizons in Palliative Care: Making the Case for Palliative Care Involvement in Cancer Survivors (SA503)

Eric Prommer, MD FAAHPM, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
Kelly Cooke, DO, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple, TX
Thomas Smith, MD, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD

Challenges and Opportunities in Caring for Children in a Primarily Adult Hospice (SA504)

Scott Maurer, MD, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
Michael Barnett, MD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Carol May, MSN MBA RN CHPN, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

Partners in Hospice Care: A Program Project Grant Exploring and Supporting Family Caregivers During Hospice Care Through Bereavement (SA505)

Kathleen Mooney, PhD RN, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Patricia Berry, PhD RN ACHPN FAAN FPCN, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Michael Caserta, PhD, University of Utah College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, UT
Lee Ellington, PhD, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

Paper Session (SA506)

The Association of Race/Ethnicity with Hospice Use in Pediatric Oncology Patients (SA506-A)

Rachel Thienprayoon, MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
David Leonard, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Simon Craddock Lee, PhD MPH, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Naomi Winick, MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

End-of-Life Experiences of Hospitalized Young Adults with Cancer (SA506-B)

Jessica Keim-Malpass, PhD RN, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Jeanne Erickson, PhD RN AOCN, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Howard Charles Malpass, MD, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC

Neonatologists' Perspectives of Palliative and End-of-Life Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (SA506-C)

Donna Maria Cortezzo, MD, University of Connecticut School of Medicine and Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT
Marilyn Sanders, MD, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT
Elizabeth Brownell, PhD, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT
Kerry Moss, MD, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT

Paper Session (SA507)

"Everything They Were Discussing, We Were Already Doing": Hospice Heart Failure Caregivers Respond to a Caregiving Intervention (SA507-A)

Harleah Buck, PhD RN CHPN, Penn State, University Park, PA
Susan McMillan, PhD ARNP FAAN, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Cheryl Zambroski, PhD RN, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

What Do Providers Perceive As Patient-Level Palliative Care Uptake Barriers in Heart Failure? A Qualitative Analysis (SA507-B)

Dio Kavalieratos, PhDc BPhil , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Emma Mitchell, PhD RN, University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies, Coral Gables, FL
Morris Weinberger, PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

An Evaluation of the Prevalence and Severity of Pain and Other Symptoms in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (SA507-C)

Ankit Shah, MD MPH, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Dioma Udeoji, MD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Parag Bharadwaj, MD FAAHPM, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Ernst R Von Schwarz, MD PhD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

SIG Symposium

Keeping Up with a Changing Epidemic: Reconnecting an Aging HIV-Infected Population to Palliative Care Services (SA508)
Pediatric/HIV/Safety Net SIGs

Peter Selwyn, MD MPH, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Jessica Merlin, MD MBA, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Nancy Hutton, MD FAAHPM FAAP, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Christopher Blais, MD MPH FAAHPM FACP, Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, LA
Shail Maingi, MD, New Jersey Medical School University Hospital Cancer Center, Newark, NJ

Interdisciplinary Cases (SA509)

11:15 am-12:15 pm
Concurrent Sessions, Paper Session, SIG Symposium and Interdisciplinary Cases

Designing Research to Meet Society's Needs (SA510)

R. Sean Morrison, MD FAAHPM, Mount Sinai Hospital School of Medicine Geriatrics, New York, NY

Redefining the Role of Paternalism in Palliative Medicine (SA511)

Eric Roeland, MD, University of California, San Diego/Institute of Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice, San Diego, CA
Kathryn Thornberry, LCSW, University of California, San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA
Julia Cain, MSN ANP, University of California, San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA
William Mitchell, MD, University of California, San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA
Stephen Tokraks, DO, Institute of Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice, San Diego, CA

Sharing the Sandbox: Implementation and Results from a Fully Integrated Palliative Care/Medical Oncology Rounding Model for Inpatient Cancer Care (SA512)

Christopher Jones, MD, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Richard Riedel, MD, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Kim Slusser, MSN RN CHPN, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC
Devi Desai, MSW LCSW, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Anthony Galanos, MD MA, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC

Embracing Technology-Interventional Pulmonology and Palliative Care (SA513)

Egidio Del Fabbro, MD, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Roberto Casal, MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

A Whirlwind Tour for Pediatric Programs Seeking The Joint Commission's Advanced Certification in Palliative Care (SA514)

Tammy Kang, MD, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Sarah Friebert, MD FAAP FAAHPM, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH
Kathie Kobler, MS APN PCNS-BC, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL

Picking Up the Pieces After the "Family Meeting"— The Long Walk Back to the Bedside. Case Presentations and Clinical Vignettes (SA515)

Gina Santucci, MSN APRN-BC, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Mary McSherry, ACSW LSW, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Vanessa Battista, MS RN CCRC CPNP, Boston Children's Hospital/Boston College William F. Connell School of Nursing, Boston, MA
Gwenn Laragione, BSN RN CCM CHPPN, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Dying Without a Home: Understanding and Responding to Palliative and End-of-Life Care Needs of Homeless Patients (SA516)

Erica Wilson, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital/Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program, Boston, MA

Paper Session (SA517)

Measuring Pain in Non-Communicative Patients in the Inpatient Hospice Setting: Psychometric Evaluation of the Multidimensional Objective Pain Assessment Tool (MOPAT ) (SA517-A)

Deborah McGuire, PhD RN FAAN, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Joan Harrold, MD MPH FACP FAAHPM, Hospice of Lancaster County, Lancaster, PA
Karen Kaiser, PhD RN AOCN, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Deb Bortle, MS BSN CHPN, Hospice & Community Care, Lancaster, PA

The Relationship of Pain to Physical Function in Patients with HIV: An Underappreciated Phenomenon (SA517-B)

Jessica Merlin, MD MBA, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Andrew Westfall, MS, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Eric Chamot, MD MS PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Turner Overton, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
James Willig, MD MSPH, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Christine Ritchie, MD MSPH, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Michael Saag, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Michael Mugavero, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Efficacy and Safety of a 6-Hour Continuous Overlap Method for Converting Intravenous to Transdermal Fentanyl in Cancer Pain (SA517-C)

Renato Samala, MD, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Rafael Bloise-Espinal, MD, Lawrence General Hospital, Lawrence, MA
Mellar Davis, MD, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

SIG Symposium

Who Says Med Students Are Useless? Student Perspectives and Leadership in Palliative Care Education (SA518)
Education SIG

Melissa Mott, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Benjamin Azevedo, BA, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Erin Scott, MD, Summa Health System, Akron, OH

Interdisciplinary Cases (SA519)

12:15-1:15 pm
Education Forum

The Practice of Palliative Medicine in Developing Countries

Zipporah Ali, MD MPH Dip. Pal Care, Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association, Nairobi, Kenya
Dinesh Chandra Goswami, MD, Guwahati Pain and Palliative Care Society, Guwahati, India
Shantanu Sharma, MD, SMS Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, India
Esther Cege-Munyoro, MbChB MMed, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
Christian Ntizimira, MD, Kibagabaga Hospital, Kigali, Rwanda
Kehinde Odebunmi, MBBS, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria

Book Club Discussion

AAHPM SIG Meetings

Osteopathic SIG
Pediatric SIG
Geriatric SIG
Substance Abuse and Diversion SIG

HPNA Southwest Central District Chapter and Provisional Group Meeting

1:30-2:30 pm
Concurrent Sessions, Paper Sessions and SIG Symposium

Concurrent Sessions

Outpatient Palliative Care: Plan or Expand More Successfully Using New Tools from IPAL-OP and CAPC (SA520)

Lynn Spragens, MBA, Spragens & Associates, LLC, Durham, NC

If It's Not One Thing, It's Another: The Pain Is Gone But the Suffering Continues (SA521)

Kathy Selvaggi, MD MS FAAHPM, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
Katie Fitzgerald, MSN BSN APRN-BC, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
Amanda Moment, MSW LICSW, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Elizabeth Rickerson, MD, Brigham & Women's Hospital /Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
Rachelle Bernacki, MD MS, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA

Advance Care Planning With Children and Adolescents: It's a Choice to Make! (SA522)

Donna Zhukovsky, MD FAAHPM FACP, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Rhonda Robert, PhD, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Marcia Levetown, MD FAAHPM FAAP, VITAS Innovative Hospice Care, Houston, TX

Understanding Interventional Pain Management: A Guide to Techniques and Applications for the Terminally Ill Patient with Severe Pain (SA523)

Charles Harrison, MD, Evercare Hospice & Palliative Care, Elkridge, MD

Dying After Discontinuing Dialysis: Two Patients' Stories and Lessons Learned (SA524)

VJ Periyakoil, MD, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Katharine Cheung, MD FRCPC, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

Palliation of Dyspnea: Moving Beyond Oxygen (SA525)

Kenneth Unger, MD FAASM FACP FCCP, VITAS Innovative Hospice Care, Houston, TX

Building Effective Prison Hospice Programs: Best Practices and Processes for Developing, Managing, Evaluating, and Sustaining End-of-Life Care in Prisons (SA526)

Kristin Cloyes, PhD MN RN, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Jamey Boudreaux, MSW MDiv, Louisiana-Mississippi Hospice & Palliative Care Organization, New Orleans, LA
Tonia Faust, RN CCNM, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola, LA
Courtney Washington, MSW, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola, LA
Patricia Berry, PhD RN ACHPN FAAN FPCN, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

Paper Session (SA527)

Symptom Management over Time Among Homebound Patients Receiving Home-Based Primary and Palliative Care (SA527-A)

Katherine Ornstein, PhD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
Ania Wajnberg, MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
Meng Zhang, MD, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY
Halley Kaye-Kauderer, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY
Theresa Soriano, MD MPH, Mount Sinai Visiting Doctors Program, New York, NY

Towards Achieving Personalized Palliative Care: Predicting Symptom Burden In Community-Dwelling Patients With Advanced Illness (SA527-B)

Arif Kamal, MD, Duke Cancer Institute, Durham, NC
Ryan Nipp, MD, Duke University, Durham, NC
Janet Bull, MD, Four Seasons Hospice, Flat Rock, NC
Amy Abernethy, MD, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC

Transitions and Missed Opportunities in Rural Advanced Illness (SA527-C)

Joy Buck, PhD, West Virginia University, Martinsburg, WV

Paper Session (SA528)

The Impact of Hospice Enrollment on Health Care Utilization (SA528-A)

Amy Kelley, MD MSHS, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY

Patterns of Functional Decline in Hospice: What Can Patients and Families Expect? (SA528-B)

Pamela Harris, Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care, Overland Park, KS
David Casarett, MD MA, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Teresa Craig, CPA, Suncoast Solutions, Clearwater, FL
Joan Teno, MD, Warren Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University, Providence, RI
Betty Oldanie, MBA, Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, Clearwater, FL

Comparisons Between Palliative Care Consultation Services in California Hospitals from 2007 to 2011 (SA528-C)

David O'Riordan, PhD, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Steven Pantilat, MD SFHM FAAHPM, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

SIG Symposium

"Honor Thy Turf": Advanced Consultant Etiquette Across Care Settings (SA529)
Early Career SIG

Hunter Groninger, MD, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Jessica Heintz, MD, Capital Caring, Fairfax, VA
Brian Murphy, MD, Nathan Adelson Hospice, Las Vegas, NV

2:45-4:15
Convocation of Fellows

Closing Plenary Session

Shifting Sands of Health Care: The Future of Medicare Payment (104)

Paul B. Ginsburg, PhD, Center for Studying Health System Change, Washington, DC
Beverly Paukstis, RN MS CHPN CHPA, The Washington Home and Community Hospices, Washington, DC
Sue Ramthun, Hart Health Strategies, Washington, DC
Phillip E. Rodgers, MD FAAHPM, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI