The Annual Assembly

Intended Audience

The Annual Assembly is designed for physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers interested in acquiring, maintaining, or expanding the skills needed to function effectively in the field of hospice and palliative care.

Purpose

As leaders in promoting excellence in hospice and palliative care, AAHPM and HPNA combine their expertise to advance the field, thus meeting the shared goal of improving quality of life for patients facing serious or life-threatening conditions and their families.

Objectives

The participant will be able to

• translate advances in clinical and scientific knowledge of advanced disease processes, symptoms, and symptom management into improved patient care
• assess patient pain and other symptoms and side effects and recommend a care plan based upon best available evidence
• identify psychological, spiritual, social, and cultural aspects of patient care and integrate support of those aspects of patient care into an overall plan of care
• apply sound communication principles with patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams
• develop patient plans of care that incorporate interdisciplinary assessments and symptom management across all domains of care that are ultimately based on the expressed values, goals, and needs of the patient and family
• identify ethical, regulatory, and legal concerns related to hospice and palliative care
• discuss effective strategies and challenges for the delivery and advocacy of hospice and palliative care in diverse settings
• identify new contacts for future collaboration
• facilitate future research in hospice and palliative care
• identify opportunities for enhanced self-care and resilience
• apply effective strategies using the hospice and palliative care competencies in teaching and learning situations
• identify opportunities and strategies for effective leadership within the field of hospice and palliative medicine
• identify opportunities to influence, initiate, maintain, and advance the practice and sustainability of hospice and palliative care within the changing healthcare environment.

Patricia H. Berry, PhD RN ACHPN CHPN FAAN, Oregon Health Science University, Co-Chair
Robert Sawicki, MD HMDC FAAFP, OSF Health Care, Co-Chair
Kristi Acker, DNP FNP-BC AOCNP ACHPN, University of Alabama
Vanessa Battista, RN MS CPNP, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Colleen Bell, CNP, Hunterdon Healthcare
Kara Bischoff, MD, University of California San Francisco
Christine Bryson, DO, Baystate Medical Center
Mary K. Buss, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Elizabeth Chuang, MD MPH, Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Pam Dalinis, MA BSN RN-BC, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
Kay Dulaney, ACHPN FNP LPC
Giovanni Elia, MD FAAHPM, University of California San Francisco
Nicole Elitch, MSN AGPCNP-BC ACHPN, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Lynn A. Flint, MD, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco VA Medical Center
John Franklin, MD HMDC, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center
Kim Frier, MS MSN FNP-BC ACHPN, Ohio State University Division of Palliative Medicine
Jennifer Gentry, MSN RN ANP-BC GNP ACHPN FPCN, Duke University Medical Center
Angela Gerguis, MD, Ogeechee Area Hospice
Arunangshu Ghoshal, MD, Tata Memorial Centre
Michelle Grant Ervin, MD MHPE FACEP, Optum Hospice and Palliative Care
Mona Gupta, MD, The Cleveland Clinic
Daniel Handel, MD, Denver Health Medical Center
Denise Hess, MDiv, Kaiser Permanente
Richelle Nugent Hooper, MBA MSN FNP-BC ACHPN, Four Seasons Compassion for Life
Felicia Hui, MD, Stanford University
Jennifer Hwang, MD MHS, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Jennifer Johnson, MSN RN FNP-C, SSM St. Louis University Hospital
Jessica Kalender-Rich, MD CMD, University of Kansas School of Medicine
David Ling, MD FACP FHM, University of Virginia
Janice Linton, MSN ARNP ANP-BC CCRN ACHPN, Holy Cross Hospital
Masako Mayahara, PhD RN CHPN, Rush University College of Nursing
Lolita Melhado, PhD ARNP FNP-BC, Compassus
Elaine Morgan, MD, Lurie Children’s Hospital
Kathy Plakovic, MSN APRN ACHPN, Edward Hospital
Linda Quinlin, DNP RN ACNS-BC NP-C ACHPN, Hospice of Dayton/ The Ohio State University College of Nursing
Robin Rome, FNP-C ACHPN, West Jefferson Medical Center
Jennifer Savon, Penn Home Care & Hospice
Gary Shelton, DNP NP ANP-BC AOCNP ACHPN, New York University Langone Medical Center
Robert L. Smeltz, MA RN NP ACHPM, New York University School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital
Christine Toevs, MD FACS FCCM, West Penn Allegheny Health System
Elisha Waldman, MD, Columbia University Medical Center
Elizabeth L Winders, RN CHPN, Wellspan York Hospital
Heidi Young, MD, University of California
No member of the Planning Committee or reviewers have disclosed a relevant financial relationship.

Terrah Foster Akard, PhD RN CPNP, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Co-Chair
Dio Kavalieratos, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, Co-Chair
Rebecca Aslakson, MD PhD FAAHPM, John Hopkins Hospital
Judith Baggs, PhD RN FAAN, Oregon Health & Science University
Stewart Bond, PhD RN AOCN, Boston College School of Nursing
Marilyn Bookbinder, PhD RN, MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care
Ab Brody, PhD RN GNP-BC ACHPN, New York University
Jennifer Browning, MS RN ANP-BC ACHPN, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Margaret Campbell, PhD RN FPCN, Wayne State University
Thomas Carroll, MD PhD, University of Rochester Medical Center
Elizabeth Chuang, MD MPH, Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Amy Davis, DO MS FAAHPM FACP, Main Line Health Systems
Ronit Elk, PhD, University of South Carolina
Mary Ersek, PhD RN, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Christine Fortney, PhD RN, Ohio State University College of Nursing
John Furuno, PhD, Oregon State University College of Pharmacy
Kim Frier, FNP BC ACHPN, Palliative Medicine
Angela Gerguis, MD, Ogeechee Area Hospice
Stephanie Gilbertson-White, PhD RN APRN, University of Iowa College of Nursing
Joy Goebel, PhD RN California State University Long Beach School of Nursing
Krista Harrison, PhD University of California San Francisco
Felicia Hui, MD, Stanford University
Seiko Izumi, PhD RN, Oregon Health & Science University School of Nursing
Andrew Kamell, MD, OSF St. Francis Medical Center
David Korones, MD FAAHPM, University of Rochester
Djin Lai, BSN RN, University of Utah
Sangeeta Lamba, MD, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Thomas LeBlanc, MD MA, Duke University School of Medicine
Debra Lotstein, MD MPH FAAP, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Marianne Matzo, PhD FANN, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
Meredith MacMartin, MD, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Cara McDermott, PharmD PhD MSc, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Charles Newton, MD FACS FACC FCCP, Hope Healthcare Services
Marilyn Parker, MSN ACHPN ACNS BC, University of Kansas Hospital
Kathy Perko, MS CPNP CHPPN CPLC, Doernbecher Children's Hospital at Oregon Health and Science University
Linda Quinlin, DNP RN ACNS-BC NP-C ACHPN, Hospice of Dayton/The Ohio State University College of Nursing
Steven Radwany, MD FACP FAAHPM, Summa Health System
Barbara Raudonis, RN, University of Texas at Arlington
Jame Restau, MSN RN ACNS-BC ACHPN, BSW Medical Center
Patricia Ricci-Allegra, PhD RN APN CNE, Seton Hall University
Nancy Robertson, RN NP ACHPN, Palliative Care Development Associates
Eric Roeland, MD FAAHPM, University of California San Diego
Kaveri Roy, DNP RN CHPN, MGH Institute of Health Professions
Rashmi Sharma, MD MHS, University of Washington
Maria Silveira, MD MA MPH FAAHPM, University of Michigan
Mi-Kyung Song, PhD RN, Emory University School of Nursing
Rebecca Sudore, MD, University of California San Francisco
Stacy Tackett, MSN RN ANP-BC, Baylor University Medical Center
Amir Tirmizi, MD, St. Vincent Health
Kathleen Unroe, MD MHA, Indiana University
Niamh van Meines, MS ANP-BC ACHPN OCN, Practitioner Solutions
Theresa Vickey, MSN FNP-BC ACHPN, Carolinas Healthcare System Northeast
Miriam Volpin, PhD RN, University of Nevada Reno
Sriram Yennurajalingam, MD, MD Anderson Cancer Center

No member of the Scientific Subcommittee and Reviewers have disclosed relevant financial relationships with the exception of John Furuno whose institution received a research grant from Merck; Thomas Leblanc who serves on the speaker bureau of Celgene, on the Boehringer-Ingelheim Advisory Board, as a consultant for Pfizer, as a consultant for Janssen/Epi-Q and receives honoraria for these roles; Eric Roeland who serves on the speaker bureaus of Eisai and Teva, on the Advisory Boards of Astra Zeneca, Depomed, Helsinn, Heron and Insys; and Sriram Yennurajalingam whose institution received a research grant from Genentech.

Andrea J. Chatburn, DO MA, Providence Medical Group, Co-Chair
Gary Shelton, DNP NP ANP-BC AOCNP, New York University Langone Medical Center, Co-Chair
Kristi Acker, DNP FNP-BC AOCNP ACHPN, University of Alabama
Maureen Asper, MS RN, Holy Spirit - A Geisinger Affiliate
Sree Battu, MD, Cleveland Clinic Health Systems
Pam Dalinis, MA BSN RN-BC, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
Marissa Galicia-Castillo, MD FAAHPM, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Jennifer Healy, DO, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Felicia Hui, MD, Stanford University
Joshua Jones, MD MA, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Jessica Kalender-Rich, MD CMD, University of Kansas School of Medicine
Mohana Karlekar, MD, Vanderbilt Medical
Susan Kristiniak, DHA MSN AHN-BC NEA-BC, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Thomas LeBlanc, MD MA, Duke University School of Medicine
Raeann LeBlanc, DNP AGPCNP-BC CHPN, University of Massachusetts
Janice Linton, MSN ARNP ANP-BC CCRN ACHPN, Holy Cross Hospital
Lucille Marchand, MD BSN FAAHPM, University of Washington
Ann Mathiews, DNP RN CHPN, Princeton Homecare and Palliative Care
Sonia Malhotra, MD MS FAAP, Ochsner Health System
Masako Mayahara, PhD RN CHPN, Rush University College of Nursing
Deborah Medakovich, MSN RN OCNS ACHPN, State University of New York Buffalo
Lolita Melhado, PhD ARNP FNP-BC, Compassus
Elaine Morgan, MD, Lurie Children’s Hospital
Roxanne O'Brien, BSN RN, Montefiore Medical Center
Petique Oflien, RN FNP-C ACHPN, Hospice of the Western Reserve
Jame Restau, MSN RN ACNS-BC ACHPN, BSW Medical Center
Robert Sawicki, MD HMDC FAAFP, OSF Health Care
Ruchir Shah, MD, Richmond VA Medical Center
Gary Shelton, DNP NP ANP-BC AOCNP ACHPN, New York University Langone Medical Center
Linda Siegel, MD, Cohen Children’s Medical Center
Julie Tanner, BSN RN-BC CHPN, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
Niamh van Meines, MSN ANP-BC ACHPN OCN, Practitioner Solutions
Jason Webb, MD, Duke University and Health System
Heidi Young, MD, University of California
Erin Zahradnik, MD, University of Chicago
No member of the Case Submission Subcommittee or reviewers have disclosed a relevant financial relationship with the following exception: Thomas LeBlanc is on the advisory board for Boehringer-Ingelheim and receives an honorarium, is a consultant for and receives an honorarium from Flatiron, Pfizer, EpiQ/Janssen, and is on the Speaker Bureau for Celgene and receives an honorarium.