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Congratulations to the New Leaders of Our Special Interest Groups and Forums

These individuals were elected by their special interest groups (SIGs) and forums and began their terms at the close of the 2023 Annual Assembly of Hospice and Palliative Care. Thank you for providing your leadership to these groups.

Cancer and Cancer Treatments SIG

Stephanie Terauchi, MD FAAHPM

Early Career Professionals SIG

Gregg Robbins-Welty, MD MS

Early Investigators Forum

Amy Porter, MD PhD

Julia Frydman, MD

East and South Asian Professionals, Patients, and Families in HPM Forum

Eriko Onishi, MD MCR

Education SIG

David Harris, MD

Ethics SIG

Michael Nisco, MD MBA HMDC FAAFP FAAHPM

Fellowship Directors SIG

Shireen Heidari,MD

Global SIG

Hedieh Matinrad, MD

Grief, Bereavement, and Resiliency Forum

Allie Shukraft, MSW MAT APHSW-C

Humanities and Spirituality SIG

Katie Mechler, MD

ICU SIG

Gilles Chemtob, MD CM HEC-C

Integrative Medicine SIG

Augustin Joseph, MD

Latino Professionals, Patients, and Families in HPM Forum

Marieberta Vidal, MD

LGBTQ+ SIG

Michael Danielewicz, MD

Long-Term Care/Geriatrics SIG

Thanmayi Kaza, MD

Medical Aid in Dying SIG

Susan Wilhoit, MD

Neuropalliative SIG

Rita Crooms, MD MPH

Outpatient Palliative Care SIG

Catherine Pham, MD HDMC

Pharmacotherapy SIG

Alifia Waliji-Banglawala, PharmD MBA

Mellar Davis, MD

Primary Care SIG

Jennifer Skorupa, MD

Program Chiefs SIG

Kristina Newport, MD

Psychosocial and Mental Health SIG

Keri Brenner, MD MPA

Research SIG

Steven Smith, MD

Rural SIG

Agron Ismaili, MD MBA DABPM CMD FACP FASAM FAAHPM

Safe Use of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies Forum

Caitanya Min, NP-C ACHPN

Safety Net SIG

Marla Rejbi, DO

Self-Care Forum

Emily L. Cotter, MD MPH

Substance Use Disorder and Diversion SIG

Katrina Nickels, MD

Surgical and Perioperative Care SIG

Elizabeth Lilley, MD MPH

Veterans SIG

Shayna Rich, MD PHD

Wellness, Wellbeing, and Burnout Forum

Christie Mulholland, MD

AAHPM 15-Minute Podium Abstract Awards

AAHPM congratulates the authors of the following award-winning 15-Minute Podium abstracts from the 2023 Annual Assembly of Hospice and Palliative Care. These awards recognize the top 5% of 15-Minute Podium abstracts submitted, as determined by the 2023 Annual Assembly Planning Committee during abstract review and scoring. To be eligible for these awards, abstracts had to have at least one author who is a member of AAHPM.

Case Study Award

Beyond Bystanders: Training Palliative Care Clinicians in "Upstander" Allyship

Sarah Winawer-Wetzel, MBA

Niharika Ganta, MD MPH FAAHPM

Inequality and Irony: Barriers Associated with Missed Palliative Care Telemedicine Visits

Paul D. Farah, DO

Renato V. Samala, MD MHPE HMDC FACP FAAHPM

Wei Wei, MS

Ruth Lagman, MD MPH MBA

Melanie Robins-Ong, DO

Early Career/Professional in Training Scholarly Work-in-Progress Study Award

Adoption of an Innovative “Patient Values Tab” in the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Across Varied Care Provider Roles and Clinical Contexts

Anjali V. Desai, MD MSCE

Andrea Knezevic, MS

Gregory Jordan, BS

Alla Levy, BS

Afshana Hoque, BA

Camila Bernal, MPH

Andrew Epstein, MD FAAHPM

Judith Nelson, MD JD

A Culturally Grounded, Community-Engaged Approach to Understanding Palliative Care Needs in a Reservation-Based Community

Katie E. Nelson, MSN RN PhD(c)

Kathleen Adams, BSN RN

Patricia M. Davidson, RN PhD

Mumtahana Meah, BS

Claire Petchler, BA RN CCRN

Alicia Werk, BSN RN

Rebecca Wright, PhD BSc (Hons) RN

Teresa Brockie, PhD RN FAAN

Scientific or Quality Improvement Award

“Little Seeds of Information”—Perspectives from Home Health Aides and Palliative Care Research Cooperative (PCRC) Community Hospice Partners to Address Information Needs Related to COVID-19 Vaccination

Stacy Fischer, MD

Hillary Lum, MD PhD

Matthew DeCamp, MD PhD

Engaging Seriously Ill and Vulnerable Older Adults in a Nurse-Led Telephonic Intervention: The Emergency Medicine Palliative Care Access Trial (EMPallA)

Rebecca L. Yamarik, MD MPH HMDC FAAHPM

Mara Flannery

Kaitlyn Van Allen, MPH

Allison Cuthel, MPH

Jennifer Curtis, BSN RN CHPN

Laraine Ann Chiu, MSN RN

Inez Brandon, RN MSN CHPN CNL OCN

Keith S. Goldfeld, DrPH MS MPA

Corita R. Grudzen, MD MSHS FACEP

AAHPM Poster Abstract Award Winners

Also honored and deserving of congratulations are the recipients of the poster abstract awards. These awards recognize the top 5% of poster abstracts submitted, as determined by the 2023 Annual Assembly Planning Committee during abstract review and scoring. To be eligible for these awards, abstracts had to have at least one author who is a member of AAHPM.

Case Study Poster Award

Exploring the Ethical and Moral Implications of Requiring Informed Consent to Determine Death by Neurologic Criteria

Matthew J. Hibbs, MD

Morgan Coleman Arnold, DO

Mark S. Beveridge Jr., MD

Early Career/Professional in Training Scholarly Work-in-Progress Study Poster Award

Referral-Based Versus Embedded-Based Palliative Care Consultation Models Among People Hospitalized with Heart Failure: Improving the Flow

Anup Bharani, MD

Ankita Mehta, MD

Karen Hiensch, ANP-BC

Li Zeng, MS

Anuradha Lala, MD

Nathan E. Goldstein, MD FAAHPM

Emily Chai, MD

Laura Gelfman, MD MPH

Scientific or Quality Improvement Poster Award

Using the NCP Guidelines as a Framework for an Interprofessional Cancer Communication Training

Haley Buller, MSHSC

Betty Ferrell, PhD MA CHPN FAAN FPCN

Judith Paice, PhD RN

Myra Glajchen, DSW MSW BSW ACSW APHSW-C

Trace Haythorn, PhD

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