8:30 am

Introductory Remarks

8:45 am

Opening Keynote

Harnessing the Magic of Palliative Care Education to Awaken Joy and Meaning in Medicine

• Description

• Daniel C. Johnson, MD, FAAHPM, National Physician Lead for Specialty Palliative Care, Kaiser Permanente Care Management Institute

9:45 am

Break

10:15 am

Concurrent Sessions

Panel

Bringing the Needs of Young Caregivers Mainstream

• Description

• Sharon Hamill, PhD, CSU San Marcos
• Melinda Kavanaugh, PhD, LCSW, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
• Elizabeth Olson, PhD, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
• Vivian Stamatopoulos, PhD, University of Ontario, Institute of Technology

Workshop

Responding to Requests for Aid in Dying

• Description

• Judy Knudson, MPAS, PA-C, BSN, and Rachel Revelle, MDiv, University of Colorado

Panel

Extending Palliative Care in the Ambulatory Setting

• Description

• S. Liliana Oakes, MD, Margaret (Monty) LaPierre, MSN, RN, and Esmeralda Villanueva, LBSW, Wellmed Medical Management

Paper Session – Interprofessional Teams

Enhancing the Effectiveness of Inpatient Palliative Care Consultation Teams (PCCTs)

• Description

• Meghan McDarby, MA, and Brian Carpenter, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis

When the Team Acted Like a Real Team: Collaboration, Communication, Interdisciplinary Teams & Care Quality

• Description

• Joy Goebel, RN, PhD, FPCN, and Sue Robertson, RN, PhD, CSU Long Beach

IPE and Palliative Care: An Alignment of Education and Practice

• Description

• Nassrine Noureddine, EdD, MSN, BSN, CSU Sacramento
• Darla K. Hagge PhD, CCC-SLPi, UC Davis

Measuring and Improving the Effectiveness of Interprofessional Teamwork

• Description

• Stacy Starkka, PhD, CSU Institute for Palliative Care

Workshop

World Wide Healing Movement: Hope Made Visible™

• Description

• Alessandra Colfi, PhD, UC San Diego Health System

11:30 am

Table Topic Luncheon

12:45 Pm

Plenary Panel

• Description

• Jennifer Wolff, PhD, Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Kathleen Kelly, MPA, Executive Director, Family Caregiver Alliance, National Center on Caregiving
• Theresa Harvath, PhD, RN, FAAN, Executive Associate Dean & Clinical Professor, Director, Family Caregiving Institute, The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis

Supported by West Health Institute

1:45 pm

Break

2:15 pm

Concurrent Sessions

Workshop

The Role of AI and Machine Learning in Palliative Care: Primary Care to Prognostication

• Description

• Jeremy Powell, MPT, Acclivity Health Solutions

Workshop

Using the Rothman Index to Communicate with Patients and Families Regarding Patient Status

• Description

• Olufunmilayo Ogundele, MD, MS, LifeBridge Health

Workshop

Palliative Care Simulation with Nursing Students: Impact on Communication Skills

• Description

• Kirsten Preusse, RN, MSN, AC-CNS, CCRN, and Kevin Reilly, MSN, EdD (c), Samuel Merritt University

Panel

Palliative Care for Special Populations with Unique Needs

• Description

• Julia Kasel-Godley, PhD, VA Palo Alto Health Care System
• Veronica Shead, PhD, VA St. Louis Health Care System
• Rebecca Allen, PhD, ABPP, University of Alabama
• Brian Carpenter, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis

Paper Session – Communication

Practicing Difficult End-of-Life Conversations using Mixed-Reality Simulation

• Description

• Jaime Hannans, PhD, RN, CNE, and Ben Hytrek, CSU Channel Islands

Palliative Care Information to Support Practice – A Web-Based Program

• Description

• Raeann LeBlanc, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, CHPN, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Challenges in Symptom Reporting by Cancer Patients

• Description

• Teresa Deshields, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine

3:30 pm

Break

4:00 pm

Plenary Session

Funding Mechanisms and Opportunities: Building the Science of Palliative Care

• Description

• Jeri Miller, PhD, MS, MSc, Chief, Office of End-of-Life and Palliative Care Research (OEPCR) and NINR Center’s Program, National Institutes of Health

5:00 pm

Poster Session

Advance Care Planning and Proxy Decision-Making Preferences Among Persons With Dementia and Caregivers

• Jung Kwak, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin

A Health Plan’s Approach to Providing Palliative Care Everywhere

• Kristen Vallone, BS, Torrie Fields, MPH, Kimberley Beverly, MSW, Jennifer Lui, MSW, and Jenelle Hallock, BA, Blue Shield of California

Curricular Mapping to Incorporate Palliative Care Training into a PA Program: Keep it All Together!

• Nadya Dimitrov, DPM, PA-C, Stony Brook University

Death Anxiety among Chinese Older Adults with a Religious Affiliation

• Mandong Liu, MSSW, University of Southern California

Developing Inpatient Palliative Care Champions: The SJMC Model

• Brittany Hagge-Langevin, RN, BSN, SCRN, St. Jude Medical Center; Darla Hagge, PhD, CCC-SLP, California State University – Sacramento

Efficacy of Physical Activity After Death of a Loved One

• Amber Derksen, PhD, RN, OCN, CHPN, CNE, Georgia Southern University – Armstrong Campus

End-of-Life Education in Nurse Residency: Providing the Tools for Success

• Kathleen Murphy, DNP, MSN, BSN, Fox Chase Cancer Center

Ethical Needs Assessment of Associate Degree Nurses Seeking a Bachelor’s Degree

• Annie Huynh, DNP, RN, PHN, FNP-BC, CNOR, Heidi He, DNP, MSN, FNP-C, RN, FNP, CSU Bakersfield

Following Advance Care Plans for Patient Preferences at End-of-Life

• Savitri Singh-Carlson, APHN-BC, PhD, FAAN, San Diego State University

Frank Sinatra Captivates College Students to Work in Hospice Care

• Lori Montross-Thomas, PhD, LightBridge Hospice and Palliative Care

Getting What You Want as You Age: An ACP Workshop

• Sheri Mauk, BS, and Teresa Cooney, PhD, University of Colorado Denver

Hope Made Visible™: A World Wide Healing Movement sharing flags

• Alessandra Colfi, PhD, UC San Diego Health System, San Diego Cancer Research Institute

Moving Forward: Improving Access of Palliative Care Services of Indian Migrants With Terminal Illness

• Sujatha Shanmugasundaram, PhD, GCTE, MACN, California State University Fresno

Narrative Medicine for Healthcare Providers: Improving Practices of Advance Care Planning

• Cara Wallace, PhD, LMSW, April Trees, PhD, Leslie Hinyard, PhD, MSW, and Jennifer Ohs, PhD, Saint Louis University

New Nurse’s Experiences Caring for Patients & Their Families at the End-of-Life

• Bethany Nasser, PhD, RN, Endicott College

Principles of Palliative Radiotherapy: Didactic Training for Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellows

• Emily Martin, MD, University of California, San Diego

Problems and Prospects in Providing EOL Care For Older Adults in Allahabad: Physicians Perspective

• Rashmi Gupta, PhD, San Francisco State University

Service Providers’ Perceptions of Pain Management Needs among Rural Older Adults

• Hyunjin Noh, PhD, MSW, University of Alabama; Anne Halli-Tierney, MD, and Caroline Whittington, BA, The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Teaching Undergraduate Nursing Students about Serious Illness: An Alternative Course Design

• Amy Beasley, RN, DNP, University of Alabama

The ‘D-Word”– An Undergraduate Learning Experience in Talking about Dying

• Raeann LeBlanc, PhD, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, CHPN, and Maureen Groden, MS, RN, CHPN, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Olga Ehrlich, PhD, RN, CHPN, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

The Impact of Lay Navigators on Access to Cancer Services in a Pacific Islander Community

• Corina Penaia, MPH, Diana Tisnado, PhD, California State University, Fullerton

Understanding and Measuring the Experience of Symptom Burden in Heart Failure

• Macy Stockdill, University of Alabama at Birmingham

What Gives Your Life Meaning (WGYLM©): Increasing High School Students’ Awareness Of Palliative Care

• Kathy Givens, MA, 1969

When Crucial Conversations Become Critical: POLST? Code? What’s That?

• Hannah Farquharson, MD, Watsonville Community Hospital; Jack Belshe, Student, University of Southern California; S. Xavier Cortes, Student, Cabrillo Community College

5:00 pm

Reception

6:30 pm

Adjourn

7:00 am

Workshop

Meditation in Motion: Yoga

• Description

• Alessandra Colfi, PhD, UC San Diego Health System

8:25 am

Introductory Remarks

8:30 am

Morning Keynote

Accessing Hospice and Palliative Care: The Influence of Culture on End-of-Life Decision Making

• Description

• Karen Bullock, PhD, LCSW, Professor and Department Head, John A. Hartford Faculty Scholar, North Carolina State University Department of Social Work

9:30 am

Break

10:00 am

Concurrent Sessions

Workshop

Ethical Challenges in Palliative Care Research

• Description

• Jennifer Ballentine, MA, CSU Institute for Palliative Care

Workshop

Mindfulness: Integrating Mind, Soul, and Neuroscience in Education and Practice

• Description

• Jerome Front, LMFT, Pepperdine University

Workshop

Where Do We Start?: Preparing for Interprofessional Education in Palliative Care

• Description

• Tara Schapmire, PhD, MSSW, CSW, OSW-C, FNAP, and Barbara Head, PhD, RN, CHPN, FPCN, ACSW, University of Louisville

Panel

Elevating Awareness of Palliative Care through Humanities

• Description

• Michael McDuffie, PhD, Allison Merrick, PhD, and Marion Geiger, PhD, CSU San Marcos

Paper Session – Palliative Care Practice in Diverse Settings

Using Big Data to Trigger Palliative Care in the ICU and the Step Down Unit

• Description

• Rebecca Gagne Henderson, APRN, ACHPN, PhDc, Yale New Haven Health Systems

Comparing the Effectiveness of Strategies for Delivering Home-Based Palliative Care

• Description

• Huong Nguyen, PhD, RN, Jason Ngo, MD, Nicki Vithalani, MD, Kaiser Permanente

Cardiac ICU Family Members’ Opinions Regarding Common Components of Bereavement Support

• Description

• Alyssa Erikson, RN, PhD, CSU Monterey Bay
• Jennifer McAdam, PhD, RN, Samuel Merritt University

Advance Care Planning in a Skilled Nursing Facility: A Quality Improvement Project

• Description

• Dane Shoemaker, DNP, NP-C, CSU Fullerton

11:15 am

Break

11:30 am

Innovations in Palliative Care for Older Adults: 2017 Seed Grant Awardees’ Projects

Practice Makes Perfect: Ed-Tech for Communication Skill Training Online

• Description

• Lynee Sanute, MLIS, MA, and Amos Bailey, MD, University of Colorado Denver

Enhancing Palliative Care Knowledge Through a National Lifelong Learning Network

• Description

• Brian Carpenter, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis

Developing Culturally-Based Communications Tools with African American Community Members

• Description

• Ronit Elk, PhD, The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Increasing Palliative Care Within the Latino Community

• Description

• Joy Goebel, RN, MN, PhD, FPCN, CSU Long Beach

Somatic Movement with Music Protocol Development and Implementation for Seniors in Hospice Care

• Description

• Wendell Hanna, PhD, San Francisco State University

3 Wishes: Creating a Meaningful End-of-Life Experience in the Intensive Care Unit

• Description

• Thanh Neville, MD, MSHS, Peter Phung, MD, MBA, University of California Los Angeles

1:00 pm

Luncheon

Symposium Presidential Address

• Karen S. Haynes, Ph.D., President, California State University San Marcos

Awarding of 2018 Seed Grants

• Funded by the Gary and Mary West Foundation

2:00 pm

Break

2:15 pm

Concurrent Sessions

Workshop

The Case for E-Learning in Palliative Care

• Description

• Jill Guffey, BA, CSU Institute for Palliative Care

Workshop

Integrating Spirituality into the Education of Palliative Care Professionals

• Description

• Helen McNeal, BBA, CSU Institute for Palliative Care
• Trace Haythorn, PhD, Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE)
• Jamie Beachy, PhD, CSU Institute for Palliative Care

Workshop

Preparing for the Changing Expectations of Patient 2.0

• Description

• Judy Thomas, JD, and Kristine Wallach, Coalition for Compassionate Care of California

Workshop

Using Digital Story-telling to Make Meaning About Loss and Grief

• Description

• Raeann LeBlanc, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, CHPN, and Maureen Groden, MS, RN, CHPN, University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Olga Ehrlich, PhD, RN, CHPN, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Paper Session – Tailoring Palliative Care in Specific Populations

Redesigning Stroke Rehabilitation: Applying Palliative Care Concepts

• Description

• Nidhi Mahendra, PhD, San Jose State University

Changing the Culture of Pediatric Palliative Care at the Bedside

• Description

• Susan Shields, MSN, ARNP, CPNP, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital

What’s in the Syringe?: Examining Dose in Palliative Care Psychoeducational Interventions

• Description

• Rachel Wells, MSN, RN, CNL, and Marie Bakitas, DNSc, CRNP, FAAN, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Palliative Dialysis in Older Adults with ESKD

• Description

• Debra Hain, PhD, ARNP, AGPCNP-BC, FAANP, FNKF, Florida Atlantic University

3:30 pm

Break

3:45 pm

Closing Keynote

Strengthening the Palliative Care Tapestry with the Essential Threads of Culture and Diversity

• Description

• Marie Bakitas, DNSc, NP-C, FAAN, Professor, Marie L. O’Koren Endowed Chair, School of Nursing, and Associate Director, Center for Palliative and Supportive Care, University of Alabama at Birmingham

4:45 pm

Closing Remarks

5:00 pm

Adjourn