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7 am-6pm
Registration

8am-5pm
AAHPM & HPNA Preconference Workshops

Preregistration is required for Workshops. Preconference sessions are NOT included in the cost of registration.  Space is limited, so register early.

8 am–5 pm

Regulatory Boot Camp for Hospice Physicians (P1)

Kate Faulkner, MD FAAHPM, Evercare Hospice & Palliative Care, Dover, MA
Heather Wilson, PhD, Weatherbee Resources, Hyannis, MA
Stephanie Patel, MD, Hospice of the North Shore and Greater Boston, Marblehead, MA
Joy Barry, MEd RN CLNC, Weatherbee Resources, Hyannis, MA

Travel! The Angola Hospice Experiment: 16 Years of Better End-of-Life Care Within Corrections (P20)

Jamey Boudreaux, MSW MDiv, The Louisiana-Mississippi Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, New Orleans, LA

This Preconference Workshop is full. Bus travel for registered attendees will be provided to Angola Prison

8 am–Noon

Neurodegenerative Diseases: Palliative Care from Day One (P2)

Elizabeth Lindenberger, MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Elizabeth Clark, MD, Geriatric Research Education Clinic Center James J. Peters VA Medical Center, New York, NY
Kathleen Bixby, MSN RN CHPN, Department of Veterans Affairs, Berwyn Heights, MD
Natalie Sutcliffe, MS, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY
Ruchir Shah, MD, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Cupertino, CA
Mara Lugassy, MD, Metropolitan Jewish Hospice, New York, NY

Teaching Communication Skills in Real-Time Encounters (P3)

Anthony Back, MD, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Robert Arnold, MD, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Kelly Edwards, PhD, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
James Tulsky, MD, Duke University/Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC

Fellowship Directors—Looking 10 Years into the Future (P4)

Stacie Levine, MD, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Sandra Sanchez Reilly, MD FAAHPM, University of Texas Health Science Center/South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX
Vyjeyanthi Periyakoil, MD, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Jeanette Ross, MD, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio/South Texas Veterans Healthcare System, San Antonio, TX
Drew Rosielle, MD, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
Gary Buckholz, MD FAAHPM, San Diego Hospice, San Diego, CA

Advanced Spiritual Care in Palliative Care (P5)

Christina Puchalski, MD FACP, George Washington University/George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health, Washington, DC
Shirley Otis-Green, MSW ACSW LCSW OSW-C, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
Maryjo Prince-Paul, PhD APRN ACHPN FPCN, Case Western Reserve University/Hospice of the Western Reserve, Cleveland, OH
George Handzo, MDiv MA, Handzo Consulting, Cos Cob, CT

Winning! Taking Your Presentation to the Next Level: From Abstract Submission to Magic at the Podium (P6)

Shaida Talebreza, MD, University of Utah School of Medicine/Haven Health Care, Salt Lake City, UT
Arif Kamal, MD, Duke University, Durham, NC
Paul Tatum, MD MSPH CMD FAAHPM, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Eric Widera, MD, University of California, San Francisco/San Francisco VA Medical Center, Larkspur, CA
Rodney Tucker, MD MMM, University of Alabama at Birmingham Center for Palliative & Supportive Care, Birmingham, AL

Home-Based Palliative Care: Defining a Successful Model (P7)

Daniel Ray, MD MS, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA
Donna Stevens, BS, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA
Jackie Wolf, ACHPN CRNP, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA
Kathy Perlow, MA, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA
Gretchen Fitzgerald, ACHPN CRNP, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA

Developing Leaders to Take Palliative Care into the Future (P8)

Shannon Moore, MD MPH, The Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice, San Diego, CA
Frank Ferris, MD FAACE FAAHPM, The Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice, San Diego, CA
Eileen Piersa, MS MA, The Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice, San Diego, CA

Top 20 Countdown: Managing Pain and Other Four-Letter Words (P9)

Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD BCPS CPE, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD
Michael J. LaPenta, MD FAAHPM, Hospice of the Chesapeake, Annapolis, MD

Balancing the Care at the Bedside and Surviving in an Age of Increased Regulatory and Public Scrutiny (P10)

Judy Bartel, MSN ACHPA FPCN, Hospice of Western Reserve, Cleveland, OH
Sheila Grant, RN BSN CHPN, Heartland Hospice, Newark DE
William Finn, MBA, Hospice of Western Reserve, Cleveland OH

Conflict Resolution in the Workplace: Separated by a Common Language (P11)

Todd Hultman, PhD ACNP ACHPN, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Amanda Moment, LICSW, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Corinne Alexander Cole, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

When Misbehavin' Ain't Misbehavin': Understanding and Responding to Behavioral Challenges in Palliative and Hospice Care (P12)

Beverly Paukstis, MSN RN CHPCA CHPN, The Washington Home and Community Hospices, Washington, DC
Linda M Gorman, RN MN PMHCNS-BC FPCN CHPN OCN, Palliative Care Nursing Consultant, Studio City, CA
Trey Sunderand, MD, The Washington Home and Community Hospices, Washington, DC
Jason A. Webb, MD, Durham VA Medical Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Sammie Jones, LGSW, The Washington Home and Community Hospices, Washington, DC

1–5 pm

Mentoring Academy: An Immersive Learning Workshop for Interdisciplinary Professionals (P13)

VJ Periyakoil, MD, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Lynn Bunch O'Neill, MD, Duke University, Durham, NC
Rachelle Bernacki, MD MS, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
Sandra Sanchez Reilly, MD FAAHPM, University of Texas Health Science Center/South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX
Jane DeLima Thomas, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

Ethics 101: I'm Not an Ethicist, But I Want to Play One at Work (P14)

Gregg VandeKieft, MD MA, Providence St. Peter Hospital, Olympia, WA
Robert Macauley, MD FAAHPM FAAP, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
Amy Davis, DO MS, Main Line Health System, Bala Cynwyd, PA
Helene Starks, PhD MPH, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Witnessing Suffering: An Introduction to Mindful Practice and Mindful Communication (P15)

Ronald Epstein, MD, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Anthony Back, MD, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Eeny, Meeny, Miney Mo'phine! Why Morphine is Not Always the Go-To Opioid for Cancer Pain: Evidence-Based Considerations (P16)

Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD BCPS CPE, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD
Eduardo Bruera, MD, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Perry Fine, MD, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT

No One Ever Told Me I Had to Teach This Stuff! (P17)

Michelle Gabriel, MS RN ACHPN, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Foster City, CA
David Weissman, MD, Palliative Care Education, LLC, Shorewood, WI
Shirley Otis-Green, MSW ACSW LCSW OSW-C, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

Eating the Carrot While Dodging the Stick: How to Put Quality Back into Your Quality Improvement Efforts (P18)

Dale Lupu, PhD MPH, AAHPM Quality Initiative, Silver Springs, MD
Joe Rotella, MD MBA FAAHPM, Hosparus, Louisville, KY
Arif Kamal, MD, Duke University, Durham, NC
Susan Kristiniak, DHA MSN RN-BC IAC, Abington Memorial Hospital, Oreland, PA
Suzana Makowski, MD MMM FAAHPM FACP, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA

Opiod REMS—Prescriber Education That Is Relevant, Case Based, and Addresses the Tough Issues (P19)

Cosponsored by AAHPM and the American Geriatrics Society
Faculty TBD

Making Change that Matters: Finding and Using Research to Advance Quality Interprofessional Palliative Care (P21)

Susan Blacker, MSW RSW, St. Michael's Hospital/University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Jay R. Horton, MPH ACHPN FNP-BC, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
R. Sean Morrison, MD, National Palliative Care Research Center/Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY

Workforce Planning and Policy: Mind the Gap (P22)

Todd Hultman, PhD ACNP ACHPN, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Susan Cox, RN MSN CHPN CHPCA, Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
Beverly Paukstis, RN MSN CHPN CHPCA, The Washington Home and Community Hospices, Washington, DC
Ginger Marshall, ACNP-BC ACHPN FPCN, Carolina Palliative Care and Hospice Network, Charlotte, NC

"We are Finally Open to Kids—Now What?"—Capacity Growing for Adult Teams to Provide Pediatric Palliative Care (P23)

Stefan J. Friedrichsdorf, MD, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
Ray Barfield, MD PhD, Duke University Health System, Durham, NC
Joan "Jody" Chrastek, DNP, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
Lauren Lux, MSW LCSW, Duke University Health System, Durham, NC

Building Teams and Brdiges to Health Transitions (P24)

Joy Buck, PhD APRN, West Virginia University School of Nursing, Martinsburg, WV
Jean Kutner, MD MSPH, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
JoAnne Reifsnyder, PhD RN, Genesis Healthcare, LLC, Kennett Square, PA
Susan Swinford, MSW, Hospice of the Bluegrass, Lexington, KY

4:30-5:30 pm
AAHPM New Member Reception

5:30-7:30 pm
Opening Reception with Exhibits and Posters