60-minute session

Thursday, September 26, 2013

10:15 AM-11:45 AM


2J
Pediatric Palliative Care and the Ethics of Communication
John Lantos, MD, Jennifer Linebarger, MD, MPH, FAAP and Brian Carter, MD

1:30 PM-2:30 PM


3A
When Pain Is More Than Physical: Implications for the Interdisciplinary Team
Nadine Reimer Penner, ACSW, LSCSW, CT, ACHP-SW and Victoria Snyder, RPh

3B
Back to the Future: Interdisciplinary Medication-Therapy Management for Hospice
Deanne Sayles, RN, MN, CHPN and Mary Grace Mihalyo, BS, PharmD, CGP, BCPS

3C
Decubitus Ominosis- The Kennedy Terminal Ulcer
Marsha Lynn, RN, CHPN, WCC

3D
Leaving Your Legacy: Ethical Wills, a Priceless Gift
Samantha Bechtel, LISWS, ACHPSW, CTS, GCC

3G
Until the Crystal Ball for the Six Month Prognosis is Invented, You Have to Document for Eligibility
Charlene Ross, MSN, MBA, RN

3H
Using Key Performance Indicators to Manage and Improve Hospice Clinical Practice and Operations
Kimberly Skehan, RN, MSN and Lisa Lapin

3I
Preparing for ICD10: What You Need to Know Now
Jean Acevedo, LHRM, CPC, CHC, CENTC

3J
Exceptional Pediatric Palliative Care Services : Embracing the Mosaic of Hope
Maureen Horgan, LICSW

3K
Caring For Our Youngest Ones: The Role of a Pediatric Volunteer and the Lessons They Embrace in Their Own Lives
Deborah Geffen-Jones, AA, NCBF

3L
Sell is Not a Four-Letter Word: Engaging Clinicians in Marketing Your Hospice
Erika Tedesco, MA

2:45 PM-3:45 PM


4A
From Type A to Z(en): Disconnect to Reconnect
Sarah McKinnon, MA

4B
Chemotherapy as Emotional Palliation: An Unintentional Barrier to Hospice and Palliative Care
Minnie Bluhm, PhD, MPH and Kathleen Bickel, MD, MPhil

4C
Ten Drugs to Stop on Hospice
Richard Allen, MD, MPH

4E
Hope for Hispanic Patients in the Context of Hospice
Alberto Magana, Rev, Dr

4F
OMG Talking to Teens about Dying
Jennifer Linebarger, MD, MPH, FAAP and Linda K. White, RN, MSN

4H
From Volunteer Hours to Volunteer Power: Maximizing the Impact of Volunteers on Patient Care and Satisfaction
Stacy Groff, MNM and Sandra Huster, BA

4I
Palliative Care Across the Care Continuum
Lori Bishop, RN, CHPN, Leanne Burrack and Nadine Schlienz, RN, CHPN

4J
Use of Methadone in Pediatric Hospice and Palliative care
Tamara Vesel, MD and Klara Seiger, RN, BSN, CHPN

4L
Learner-Based Teaching in Hospice and Palliative Care
Paul Longenecker, RN, MBA, PhD

Friday, September 27, 2013

11:00 AM-12:00 PM


6C
Advanced Lung Disease Program: One Hospice's Method of Improving Quality of Life and Symptoms
Denise Sanders, APRN, ACHPN, Trisha Smith, RN, BSN, MBA, CHPN, Chuck Hallin, M.Div and Shannon Hess

6D
Improving the Hospice Experience For Patients And Families With Innovative Intentional Visit And Communications Models
Robin Finkelstein, MBA and Mary McElroy, RN, BSN, MS

6E
Spiritual Wellness Through the Care of Hospice
Claude Overall

6F
Carter's Clubhouse: Hope and Healing for Grieving Children
Gayla McKinney, MSW, LCSW and Patricia Rhodes, RN, CHPN

6G
Determining Hospice Relatedness
Terri Maxwell, PhD, APRN, Jennifer Kennedy, MA, BSN, CHC, LNC and Sara Krieger, RN, CHPN

6H
The iPhone Experience: Engaging Nursing Assistants with Technology to Deliver Better Care
Erika Tedesco, MA

6J
Maintaining Hope: Transitioning Infants, Children and Families from Intensive Care
W. Richard Boyte, MD, MA, Jodee Newell, MSN, RN, CPNP-AC and Christian Paine

2:45 PM-3:45 PM


8A
Managing Workplace Positivity: What You Focus on Grows
Patricia A. Goodwin, ACSW, LCSW, ACHP-SW

8B
The Challenge of Medication Management in End Stage COPD: Evidence-Based Information to Negotiate Decision-Making with Patients and Families
Bridget McCrate Protus, RPh, PharmD, CGP, MLIS

8C
"I Can’t Let Mama Starve To Death;” Artificial Nutrition & Hydration at End of Life
Lana Riemann, MD, MPH and Helen Fitzgerald, CSW

8D
The Dynamics of Dying
Barbara Karnes, RN

8E
Music Therapy to Promote Spiritual/Emotional Expression
Amy Wilson, MA, MT-BC

8F
A Facebook Support Group for Bereaved Hospice Caregivers: Psychosocial and Technical Lessons Learned
L. Gage, MSW and Megan Mooney, MSW

8G
Effective Management and Oversight of Hospice Contracted Services
Maryanne Popovich, BSN, MPH

8J
The Concurrent Care Requirement for Children with Life-Threatening Illness: Successful Strategies for Implementation
Gwynn Sullivan, RN, MSN and Judi Lund Person, MPH

8K
Un-clouding the Crystal Ball: Prognostic Tools and Research Updates
Pamela S. Harris, MD, FAAPMR and David Cassaret, MD

8L
Developing a Statewide Pediatric Palliative Care Coalition: One State's Experience
Kathleen Davis, PhD, MSEd

4:00 PM-5:00 PM


9A
Eyes on the Prize: Excellence Through Engagement
Kelly Brooks, RN, BSN and Laila Waggoner

9B
Wound Care Innovation: Improving Practice and Documentation
Cathy Emmett, PHD, ARNP, ACHPN and Barbara Kovach, RN, CHPN

9C
Making Sense of Probiotics
Mary Lynn Guarino, ARNP-BC

9E
Hospice Work as a Transformative Path
Fawn Hoener, RN, BSN, CHPN

9F
Beginning Bereavement: Supporting Children Who are Losing a Loved One
Kathleen Davis, PhD, MSEd and Emily Riegel

9H
Helping New RN Graduates Transition to Practice in Hospice
Lillian Jones-Bell, RN, MS, PHN

9J
Spiritual History of Children and Families in a Pediatric Palliative Care Program
Nancy Jaworski, DNP, RN, CNS

9K
I Want to Go Home: Developing a Pediatric Palliative Care Transport Model
Vivian Broussard, Christy Dressler, RRT-NPS, C-NPT and Jennifer Linebarger, MD, MPH, FAAP

Saturday, September 28, 2013

10:00 AM-11:00 AM


11B
Connecting the Dots: Improving Care for the Hospice Cancer Patient
Antonia S. Corrigan, MSN, OCN, ANP-C

11C
An Advanced Lung Disease Specialty Hospice Program
Clay Anderson, MD

11D
Person-centered Interventions & Care for Clients with Dementia
Anna Lehrke, MHR, SPHR

11F
Understanding Ambiguous Loss
Matthew Benorden, MDiv

11H
National Hospice and Palliative Nurse Certification: A Benchmark for Success
Bonnie Morgan, M.Ed, RN-BC, CHPN, FPCN

11I
Palliative Medicine Continuum: A Retrospective
Robert Parker, RN, MSN, Ed., CHPN

11J
Don't Abandon Me
Beth Nordfors, RN and Joan Sheetz, MD

11K
Rediscover the "Passion" in Compassion
Lisa Johnson, RN, BSN, CHPN

11L
Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Care in the Home - Continuing the Care
Patty Poore, RN, Jean Pyle, RN, BSN, BSBA, Joel Carmer, MS, MA and Lisa Templeton-Farmer, MA

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