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7 am-5:30 pm
Registration

7 am-3 pm
Exhibits and Posters

7-8:15 am
Breakfast Snack with Exhibits and Posters

7-8:15 am
Project on Death in America (PDIA) Awards with Breakfast (B01)

AAHPM PDIA National Leadership Award Presentation
AAHPM PDIA Community Leadership Award Presentation
HPNF PDIA Nursing Leadership Award in Palliative Care Presentation
SWHPN PDIA National Social Work Leadership Award Presentation

7:15-8:15 am
I'd Like to Start an HPNA Chapter Meeting

8:30-10:15 am
Plenary Session

Disaster Preparedness: What We Have Learned and Where We Need to Go (101)

Sheri Fink, MD PhD, ProPublica, New York, NY
Marianne Matzo, PhD APRN-CNP FAAN FPCN, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK

10:15-11 am
Coffee with Exhibits and Posters

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

Concurrent Sessions

PC-FACS 2013: A Year In Review (TH300)

Donna Zhukovsky, MD FAAHPM FACP, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Mellar Davis, MD FAAHPM FCCP, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Our Double-Edged Sword: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Balancing Symptom Control with Diversion and Safety Concerns in the Home Care Setting (TH301)

Hunter Groninger, MD, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Brad Burton, RN, Capital Caring, Baltimore, MD
Danetta Hendricks, MA MSW, Capital Caring, Baltimore, MD
Leah Sera, PharmD, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Rockville, MD
Malgorzata Sullivan, MD, Capital Caring, Baltimore, MD

Using Technology to Bridge Gaps in End-of-Life Care (TH302)

Linda Smith, MD FACEP, Providence Alaska Medical Center, Anchorage, AK

Disease Update: More Deadly than AIDS, Dying of Hepatitis C Infection in the United States (TH303)

Amos Bailey, MD, Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
Alexandra Leigh, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital/Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
Amanda Redman, LCSW, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
Darren Kennemer, MDiv, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Birmingham, AL

Rapid Cycling Quality Improvement in Community Palliative Care (TH304)

Arif Kamal, MD, Duke University, Durham, NC
Ashlei Lowery, MD, Duke University Health System, Durham, NC
Charles Stinson, MD, Forsyth Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC
Debra Blue, MD, Hospice of Wake County/Horizons Palliative Care, Raleigh, NC
Janet Bull, MD FAAHPM, Four Seasons Hospice, Flat Rock, NC

Pediatric Palliative Medical Homes: Filling the Gap from Hospital to Home (TH305)

Glen Medellin, MD, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Hilary Flint, DO, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Shih-Ning Liaw, MD, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX

Last Among Equals? Identifying and Managing Pain Disparities in Multicultural Populations (TH306)

VJ Periyakoil, MD, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

Paper Session (TH307)

A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial of Melatonin for Appetite in Patients with Cancer Cachexia (TH307-A)

Egidio Del Fabbro, MD, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

A Double-Blind Placebo Controlled Trial of Testosterone Replacement for Fatigue in Males with Advanced Cancer (TH307-B)

Egidio Del Fabbro, MD, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Jose Garcia, MD PhD, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX
Rony Dev, DO, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Lynn Palmer, PhD, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Dexamethasone for Symptom Distress in Advanced Cancer: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial (TH307-C)

Sriram Yennurajalingam, MD MS, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

SIG Symposium

Mock Study Section: An Inside Look at How Your Grant is Reviewed (TH308)
AAHPM & HPNA Research SIGs

Melissa Carlson, PhD MBA, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
June Lunney, PhD RN, Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association, Pittsburgh, PA
James Tulsky, MD, Duke University/Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC
Nathan Goldstein, MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
Helene Starks, PhD MPH, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Judith Baggs, PhD RN FAAN, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR

Interdisciplinary Case (TH309)

12:15-1:15 pm
Concurrent Sessions, Paper Sessions, SIG Symposium and Interdisciplinary Case

Concurrent Sessions

Nausea and Vomiting in Advanced Cancer—The Cleveland Clinic Protocol (TH310)

Mona Gupta, MD, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Ruth Lagman, MD MPH FACP, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Armida Parala-Metz, MD, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Gaps and Goals: Getting to The Joint Commission's Advanced Certification in Palliative Care (TH311)

Clareen Wiencek, PhD CNP, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA

The ABCs of Renal Palliative Care: Tools for Decision-Making and Symptom Management in Kidney Disease (TH312)

Jane Schell, MD, Duke University, Durham, NC
Robert Arnold, MD, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Steven Weisbord, MD MSc, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA
Alvin (Woody) Moss, MD FAAHPM, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV

New Drugs and Drug News: The 411 and Implications for Palliative Care (TH313)

Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD BCPS CPE, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD

Wounded Healer: A Journey of Sharing the Spiritual Burden of Suffering (TH314)

Kelly Cooke, DO, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple, TX
Rev. Bentley Stewart, MA, Arnold Palmer Medical Center, Orlando, FL

"We Took a Sexual History, Now What Do We Do With the Answers?!" (TH315)

Brian McMichael, MD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Montefiore Section of Palliative Care and Medical Ethics, Pittsburgh, PA
Tanya Stewart, MD FAAHPM, EvercareOregon, Lake Oswego, OR
Patrice Villars, RN ACHPN GNP, San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA

Paper Session (TH316)

Determinants of Healthcare Costs in the Last Year of Life (TH316-A)

E. Iris Groeneveld, MSc, King's College London, London, England, UK
Fliss Murtagh, PhD, King's College London, London, England, UK
Yvonne Kaloki, MSc, King's College London, London, England, UK
Claudia Bausewein, PhD, University of Munich, Munich, Bavaria
Irene Higginson, PhD BMedSci BMBS FFPHM FRCP, Cicely Saunders Institute, London, England, UK

Measuring the Intensity, Cost, and Duration of Palliative Care-Relevant Cases Among All Hospitalizations in Three US and UK Hospitals (TH316-B)

J Brian Cassel, PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Kathleen Kerr, BA, Kerr Healthcare Analytics, Mill Valley, CA
Leanne Yanni, MD, Bon Secours Richmond Health System, Richmond, VA
Fliss Murtagh, PhD, King's College London, London, England, UK
Irene Higginson, PhD BMedSci BMBS FFPHM FRCP, Cicely Saunders Institute, London, England, UK
Michael Myers, MBA, Bon Secours Health System, Richmond, VA
Teresa Day, BS, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA
Ade Adefisan, King's College Hospital Foundation Trust, London, England, UK

International Measurement of Cost Avoidance Through Specialist Palliative Care: A Universally Applicable Approach (TH316-C)

J Brian Cassel, PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Fliss Murtagh, PhD, King's College London, London, England, UK
Irene Higginson, PhD BMedSci BMBS FFPHM FRCP, Cicely Saunders Institute, London, England, UK
Kathleen Kerr, BA, Kerr Healthcare Analytics, Mill Valley, CA

Paper Session (TH317)

Influence of Hospice Among Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Dementia Who Received Medicare-Skilled Nursing Facility Care Near the End of Life (TH317-A)

Susan Miller, PhD, Brown University, Providence, RI
Julie Lima, MD MPH, Brown University, Providence, RI
Susan Mitchell, MD MPH, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA

The Palliative Efficacy and Mechanism of Action of CAM Modalities for Advanced Dementia Care (TH317-B)

Nancy Hodgson, PhD RN, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

One-Year Post-Insertion Hospitalization Costs in Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Dementia (TH317-C)

Deborah Lee, ScB, Alpert Medical School, Providence, RI
Joan Teno, MD, Warren Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University, Providence, RI

SIG Symposium

The Concurrent Care Requirement for Children with Life-Threatening Illness: Challenges and Opportunities (TH318)
Pediatric SIG

Christina Ullrich, MD MPH, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
Shih-Ning Liaw , MD, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX
Judi Lund Person, MPH, National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization, Alexandria, VA
Terri Warren, MSW, Providence TrinityCare Hospice, Torrance, CA
Sarah Friebert, MD FAAP FAAHPM, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH

Interdisciplinary Case (TH319)

1:15-2:15 pm
Forum & AAHPM SIG Meetings

Program Chiefs
Physician Assistants
Humanities and Spirituality
Forum: Social Workers

1:15–2:45 pm
NBCHPN® Certification Luncheon

If you are currently certified by NBCHPN® or are interested in certification and would like to attend the Certification Recognition Luncheon you must register through the HPNA national office at 412.787.1057 or through the NBCHPN® website, www.nbchpn.org, on or before February 26, 2013. Seating is limited.

HPNA Research Consultation Opportunity

1:15-3 pm
Cash Sales Lunch with Exhibits and Posters

1:45-2:45 pm
Educational Forums

"From Silos to Systems": How Palliative Care Leadership Can Facilitate Healthcare Change (TH320)

Sandra W. Gordon-Kolb, MD MMM CPE, UMMC Fairview, Lilydale, MN
Martha L. Twaddle, MD FAAHPM FACP, Midwest Palliative & Hospice Care Center, Glenview, IL
JoAnne Reifsnyder, PhD ACHPN, Genesis Healthcare, Kennett Square, PA

Advocacy: "Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question in HPM" ― Communicating AAHPM's Choosing Wisely Recommendations to Patients and the Public (TH321)

Daniel Fischberg, MD PhD, The Queen's Medical Center/University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
Laura C. Hanson, MD MPH FAAHPM, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Joseph Rotella, MD MBA FAAHPM, Hosparus/University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Thomas J. Smith MD FACP, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions and Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD
Eric Widera, MD, University of California-San Francisco/San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA

Working with the Media: Formulating and Delivering Your Key Message (TH322)

Marian Grant, DNP, CRNP, ACHPN
Timothy E. Quill, MD FACP FAAHPM
C. Porter Storey, Jr., MD FACP FAAHPM
Facilitated by: Ruth Mugalian, principal, PCI

Setting the Bar—The 3rd Edition of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care

Betty Ferrell, PhD FAAN FPCN, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
Diane Meier, MD FACP FAAHPM, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY

3-4 pm
Concurrent Sessions, Paper Session, SIG Symposium & Interdisciplinary Cases

Concurrent Sessions

Expanding Access to Palliative Care: New York's Groundbreaking Initiative (TH323)

Diane Meier, MD FACP FAAHPM, Center to Advance Palliative Care, New York, NY
Molly Poleto, BSN, Healthcare Association of New York State, Rensselaer, NY
Kathy McMahon, BA, Hospice and Palliative Care Association of New York State, Albany, NY

Doctoring in the 21st Century: Improve Patient Safety and Enhance Quality of Patient Care Using the ACGME's Competency-Based Training Model (TH324)

VJ Periyakoil, MD, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Ann Dohn, MA, Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Stanford, CA

Palliative Care and Advanced Heart Failure Therapies: Early Integration for Maximum Success (TH325)

KellyAnn Light-McGroary, MD FACC, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA
Daniel Maison, MD FAAHPM, Spectrum Health System, Grand Rapids, MI
Tamara McGregor, MD, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

Ensuring "Full Contact" Palliative Care Consultations (TH326)

David Weissman, MD, Palliative Care Education, LLC, Shorewood, WI
Charles Von Gunten, MD PhD FAAHPM FACP, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA

Pediatric Palliative Care in Sub-Saharan Africa: Understanding the Need, Approaching Solutions (TH327)

Khaliah Johnson, MD, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Michelle Meiring, MBChB MMED (Paeds) FCPaeds, The Bigshoes Foundation/ University of Cape Town, Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa

Opioid Tolerance and Hyperalgesia: Two Sides of the Same Coin? (TH328)

James Ray, PharmD, Alchemy Consulting, Erie, PA

"I Know That I Am Going to Die, But What Can You Do for Me Now?" Addressing the Adult Cystic Fibrosis Patient (TH329)

Mohana Karlekar, MD, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Sumi Misra, MD MPH, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Kate Doherty, BS MS II, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Bonnie Slovis, MD, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Paper Session (TH330)

Quality and Intensity of Care in Hospitals With and Without Palliative Care (TH330-A)

Jay Horton, MPH NP, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY

What's in the Palliative Care Syringe?: Association Between Specific Palliative Care Interventions and Improvement in Quality of Life (TH330-B)

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

Job Satisfaction, Intent to Leave and Work Improvements as Perceived By Hospice and Palliative Nursing Assistants (TH330-C)

Barbara Head, PhD ACSW CHPN FPCN, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY
Karla Washington, PhD LCSW, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
John Myers, PhD, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

SIG Symposium

Chemotherapy Toxicity or Disease Progression? How Can We Help Patients Understand What's Happening to Them? (TH331)
Cancer SIG

Eric Prommer, MD FAAHPM, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ
Thomas Smith, MD, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD
Paul Glare, MBBS FACP FRACP, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Esme Finlay, MD, University of New Mexico and Mexico VA Medical Center, Albuquerque, NM

Interdisciplinary Cases (TH332)

4:15-5:15 pm
Concurrent Sessions, Paper Sessions, SIG Symposium & Interdisciplinary Cases

Concurrent Sessions

Timing and Selection of Patients for Advance Care Planning: Where Is the Most Value Added? (TH333)

Rachelle Bernacki, MD MS, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
J. Andrew Billings, MD, Harvard Medical School Center for Palliative Care, Boston, MA
Susan Block, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA

Palliative Care for Zebras: A Look at Uncommon Diseases (TH334)

Jennifer Gentry, ANP ACHPN, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC
Ashlei Lowery, MD, Duke University Health System, Durham, NC

Music as Medicine: Music-Thanatology and the Compounding of Art and Science into Palliative Music Prescriptions (TH335)

Sharilyn Cohn, CM-Th, SacredFlight, Portland, OR
James Excell, CM-Th, Resonance Music, Ashland, OR
Tanya Stewart, MD FAAHPM, Evercare Oregon, Lake Oswego, OR

Addressing End-of-Life Roadblocks for the Pulmonary Hypertension Patient (TH336)

Lindy Landzaat, DO, University of Kansas Medical Center, Leawood, KS
Timothy Williamson, MD, University of Kansas Medical Center, Leawood, KS
Ryan Westhoff, MD, University of Kansas Medical Center, Leawood, KS

OMG, a Kid is Coming!: Preparing Community Hospice and Palliative Care Providers to Care for Children (TH337)

Sam Perna, DO, Children's of Alabama/University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Lou Lacey, LPC, Children's of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
Lynn Vaughn, MSN RN, Children's of Alabama, Birmingham, AL

Spiritual Narrative in Palliative Care Practice and Team Care (TH338)

Denise Hess, MDiv BCC, Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center, Torrance, CA
Glen Komatsu, MD, Providence TrinityCare Hospice, Torrance, CA

Paper Session (TH339)

"Hurts to Know...And It Helps": Exploring How Surrogates in the ICU Cope with Prognostic Information (TH339-A)

Yael Schenker, MD MAS, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Douglas White, MD MAS, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Megan Crowley-Matoka, PhD, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Daniel Dohan, PhD, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Greer Tiver, MPH, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Robert Arnold, MD, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Relationship Between the Prognostic Expectations of Hemodialysis Patients and Their Nephrologists (TH339-B)

Melissa Wachterman, MD MPH MSc, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Washington, DC
Edward Marcantonio, MD SM, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Roger Davis, ScD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Robert Cohen, MD MSc, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Sushrut Waikar, MD MPH, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Russell Phillips, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Ellen McCarthy, PhD MPH, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Assessing Prognostic Accuracy Among Palliative Care Clinicians: Is It Time for New Prognostic Scoring Categories? (TH339-C)

Sean Marks, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Matthew Zibelman, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Sarah Nickoloff, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Sandra Muchka, RN ACHPN ANCS-BC, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

Paper Session (TH340)

Does It Matter What You Call It? A Randomized Trial of Language Used to Describe Palliative Care Services (TH340-A)

Rachel Maciasz, BS, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Robert Arnold, MD, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Edward Chu, MD, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
Seo Young Park, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Laura Borgenheimer, BS, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA
Yael Schenker, MD MAS, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

YouTube as a Palliative Care Source of Information to "The World" (TH340-B)

Wesam Aziz, MD, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and GEC/GRECC, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX
Benjamin Getter, DO, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and GEC/GRECC, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX
Jeanette Ross, MD, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and GEC/GRECC, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX
Sandra Sanchez-Reilly, MD FAAHPM, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and GEC/GRECC, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX
Shuko Lee, MS, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX

The Voices of Gratitude (TH340-C)

Kathryn D'Angelo, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Maryjo Prince-Paul, PhD APRN ACHPM FPCN, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Barbara Boveington-Molter, BA, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Barbara Daly, PhD RN, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

SIG Symposium

Substance Abuse and Diversion in Palliative Care (TH341)
Safety Net SIG

Joshua Barclay, MD, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Leslie Blackhall, MD MTS, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Amy Davis, DO MS, Main Line Health System, Bala Cynwyd, VA
Brenda Clarkson, RN DN RNT Eng., Virginia Association for Hospices & Palliative Care, Richmond, VA

Interdisciplinary Cases (TH342)

5-7:30 pm
Poster Walk and Job Fair in Exhibit Hall

5:30-6:30
AAHPM Forum and SIG Meetings

Cancer SIG
Heart Failure SIG
HIV SIG
COPD Forum
Psychiatric/Mental Health Forum

HPNA Advanced Practice Nurse SIG Meeting