NHPCO’s 2014 Virtual Conference: Hot Topics in Palliative Care

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

12:00 PM-1:00 PM


"Getting to Know You" Session

12:00 PM-9:00 PM


Exhibit Hall Opens

1:00 PM-2:00 PM


Opening Plenary: Community-Based Palliative Care with Martha Twaddle MD, FACP, FAAHPM

2:00 PM-2:30 PM


Break

2:30 PM-3:30 PM


2A
Innovative Models Of Palliative Care Delivery
Steven Radwany, MD, FACP, FAAHPM

2B
The Affordable Care Act: Considering its Impact on Palliative Care
Daniel Maison, MD, FAAHPM

3:30 PM-4:00 PM


Break

4:00 PM-5:00 PM


3A
CMMI Increasing Patient and System Value with Community Based Palliative Care
Chris Comeaux, Donald Taylor, PhD and Janet Bull, MD

3B
The Medical Home Model and Palliative Care
Michael Jasperson, MBA, MSA

5:00 PM-5:30 PM


Break

5:30 PM-6:30 PM


4A
Outpatient Palliative Care in a Community Clinic Setting
Sally Adelus

4B
Transitional Palliative Care Programs
Robert Parker, RN, MSN, Ed, CHPN

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

12:00 PM-9:00 PM


Exhibit Hall Opens

12:30 PM-1:30 PM


5A
Advance Directives and Other Difficult Conversations - The Social Work Role in Palliative Care
Sandy Jones-McClintic, LCSW, ACHP-SW

5B
Medical Marijuana: A Palliative Care Approach
Brian Jones, DHSc, CHPCA

1:30 PM-2:00 PM


Break

2:00 PM-3:00 PM


Plenary II: What's New and What's Not in Drug Therapy - The 411 and Implications for Palliative Care with Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, BCPS, CPE

3:00 PM-3:30 PM


Break

3:30 PM-4:30 PM


7A
Palliative Care in Advanced Heart Failure: A Case Presentation
David Tribble, MD, FAAFP/CAQHPM

7B
Palliative Care and the Treatment of Dementias: A Case Presentation
Stephen A. Leedy, MD, FAAHPM

4:30 PM-5:00 PM


Break

5:00 PM-6:00 PM


8A
Sitting with the Great Unknown: Be-ing with Grief and Spiritual Distress in Palliative Care
Carla Cheatham, MA, MDiv, PhD, TRT

8B
Complementary Therapies: A Palliative Approach to Managing Pain, Anxiety and Dyspnea
Valerie Hartman, RN, CHPN, CTRN and Maggie Vescovich, MS/CCC-SLP

Thursday, July 10, 2014

12:00 PM-9:00 PM


Exhibit Hall Opens

12:30 PM-1:30 PM


9A
Branding and Marketing Your Palliative Care Program
Stan Massey, BA

9B
Partnering to Advance Research and Practice in Palliative Care
Jean Kutner, MD, MSPH

1:30 PM-2:00 PM


Break

2:00 PM-3:00 PM


10A
Community Engagement and Collaboration - VNSNY SPARK Program
Karol K. DiBello, DNP, FNP-BC, ACHPN

10B
Continuity of Care - Ensuring Patient/Family Care Across Setting
Amy Thomas, MSN, ANP-C, ACHPN

3:00 PM-3:30 PM


Break

3:30 PM-4:30 PM


11A
Palliative Care: Building Hospital Relationships
Suzi Johnson, MPH, RN

11B
ACOs, MAOs, and Palliative Care Partnerships
James A. Mittelberger, MD, MPH and Renata Smith, NHA

4:30 PM-5:00 PM


Break

5:00 PM-6:00 PM


Closing Plenary: Community, National and Global Networks in Palliative Care: Advancing the Art and Science with John Mastrojohn III, RN, MSN, MBA

6:00 PM-6:30 PM


Closing Session