The 2020 State of the Science Has Been Cancelled
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 State of the Science, scheduled for March 20-22 in San Diego was cancelled. We are currently looking into a future date for the State of the Science in 2021 or 2022. Read the FAQs below for further information.
Posters Available
Although the State of the Science was cancelled, you can still gain access to the research posters that were going to be presented, including RAPiD and general posters.
About State of the Science
The purpose of the meeting is to support and advance the science of hospice and palliative care by fostering community and multidisciplinary collaboration, building capacity through investigator development, and sharing cutting-edge research by scientists at all career stages:
- hear from leading researchers about the latest science in palliative care and hospice - across the lifespan
- network as a scientific community to foster interdisciplinary collaborations
- learn the latest in research design and methods
- participate in investigator development activities across all research career stages.
Supporting Partners
Supporting partners are member organizations providing marketing support for the State of the Science in Hospice and Palliative Care research symposium.
Steering Committee
Jean S. Kutner, MD MPH FAAHPM, Co-Chair
R. Sean Morrison, MD FAAHPM, Co-Chair
Rebecca Aslakson, MD PhD FAAHPM
J. Randall Curtis, MD MPH
Pamela S. Hinds, PhD RN FAAN
Judith A. Paice, PhD RN
Kathryn Pollak, PhD
Program Committee
J. Nicholas Dionne-Odom, PhD RN ACHPN, Co-Chair
Abby Rosenberg, MD MS MA, Co-Chair
Melissa Aldridge, PhD MBA
Abraham Brody, PhD RN ACHPN FAAN FPCN
Constance Dahlin, MSN ANP-BC ACHPN FPCN FAAN
Lee Ellington, PhD
Mary Ersek, PhD RN FPCN
Stacy Fischer, MD
Emily Johnston, MD
Arif Kamal, MD MBA MHS FAAHPM
Peter May, MA MSc PhD
Oreofe Odejide, MD MPH
Eric Roeland, MD FAAHPM
Gretchen (Margaret) Schwarze, MD MPP
Alex Smith, MD MPH MS
Julie Tanner, BSN RN-BC CHPN
Deborah Waldrop, PhD MS MSW LMSW