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Thursday, Feb 6th
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MT
Improving End-of-life Care for Sickle Cell Disease: Enhancing Quality and Support
Location: 401-402
Author Presenting: Stephanie B. Kiser, MD MPH (she/her/hers) – Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Author Presenting: Dana Guyer, MD – Brown University Medical School
Author Presenting: Ashley N. Allen, MD MSPH (she/her/hers) – Duke University Hospital
Author Presenting: Rushil V. Patel, MD – The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Author Presenting: Eberechi Nwogu-Onyemkpa, MD MHS FACP FAAHPM (she/her/hers) – Washington University in St. Louis
Submitter: Stephanie B. Kiser, MD MPH (she/her/hers) – Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
HospicePharmacology Accredited
Thursday, Feb 6th
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM MT
At First, I Was Petrified – a Hospice's General Inpatient Audit Experience
Location: Mile Hall Ballroom
Author Presenting: Martina Meier, MD (she/her/hers) – Providence Hospice and Palliative Care
Author Presenting: Claire Marie Santos, DNP RN (she/her/hers) – Providence Trinitycare Hospice
Author Presenting: Rebecca L. Yamarik, MD MPH FAAHPM – Long Beach Veterans Affairs
Author Presenting: Eric Prommer, MD FAAHPM HMDC – University of California, Los Angeles
Submitter: Martina Meier, MD (she/her/hers) – Providence Hospice and Palliative Care
Hospice
Thursday, Feb 6th
2:30 PM - 2:55 PM MT
Problematic Medications in Hospice and Palliative Care: Tell Me What to Do!
Location: 401-402
Author Presenting: Mary Lynn Lynn McPherson, PharmD PhD FAAHPM (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland, Baltimore
Author Presenting: Patricia Wright, PhD MBA MSN CRNP ACNS-BC CNE CHPN CPH FPCN – The University of Scranton
Submitter: Mary Lynn Lynn McPherson, PharmD PhD FAAHPM (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland, Baltimore
HospiceEarly CareerPharmacology Accredited
Thursday, Feb 6th
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM MT
Caring for Unfunded Patients in Hospice: Where Does the Daily Rate Go?
Location: 501-502
Presenting Author: Sofía Valbuena-Castor, MD (she/her/hers) – Northwell
Author (not presenting): Sonia Malhotra, MD MS FAAP FAAHPM (she/her/hers) – Tulane SOM/UMCNO/LCMC Health
Author (not presenting): Jeanne Chirico, MPA – Hospice and Palliative Care Association of New York State
Author (not presenting): Cheryl A. Kraus, JD – Hospice and Palliative Care Association of New York State
Author (not presenting): Edith A. Burns, MD (she/her/hers) – Northwell Health
Author (not presenting): Tara Liberman, DO – Northwell Health
Next Gen ScholarHospiceDEI
Thursday, Feb 6th
3:05 PM - 3:30 PM MT
Dexmedetomidine: For More Than Just the Intensive Care Unit
Location: 401-402
Author Presenting: Justin Millan, BA AD RN CHPN (he/him/his) – Hope Health
Author (not presenting): Christine Nevins-Herbert, MD (she/her/hers) – HopeHealth Hospice and Palliative Care/Brown University
Author Presenting: Jensy Stafford, MD (she/her/hers) – Brown/HopeHealth
Submitter: Justin Millan, BA AD RN CHPN (he/him/his) – Hope Health
HospiceEarly CareerPharmacology Accredited
Thursday, Feb 6th
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM MT
Hospice Homeroom
Location: 401-402
Speaker: Bethany C. Snider, MD HMDC FACP FAAHPM (she/her/hers) – Everent Health/Hosparus Health
Speaker: Balakrishnan Natarajan, MD HMDC (he/him/his) – Accentcare
Speaker: Brian Bell, MD FAAHPM, MD FAAHPM
Hospice
Friday, Feb 7th
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MT
The Sights and Sounds of Dying at Home: Distressing Respiratory Symptoms
Location: 401-402
Author Presenting: Debra Parker Oliver, PhD MSW (she/her/hers) – Washington University in St. Louis
Author Presenting: Patrick H. White, MD PhD HMDC FACP FAAHPM (he/him/his) – Washington University
Author (not presenting): Archana Bharadwaj, MD MPH CHES – Washington University School of Medicine
Author (not presenting): Keisha White Makinde, MD MPH (she/her/hers) – Washington University School of Medicine
Author (not presenting): Justin Daniels, MD – University of Kansas Medical Center
Author (not presenting): Masako Mayahara, PhD RN CHPN FPCN FAAN – Washington University in St. Louis
Author (not presenting): Mary Lynn Lynn McPherson, PharmD PhD FAAHPM (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland, Baltimore
Submitter: Debra Parker Oliver, PhD MSW (she/her/hers) – Washington University in St. Louis
HospiceEarly CareerPharmacology Accredited
Friday, Feb 7th
1:00 PM - 1:25 PM MT
The Hidden Dilemmas of Immunotherapy in Patients with Melanoma at End-of-life
Location: 401-402
Author Presenting: Gregg VandeKieft, MD MA (he/him/his) – Providence Sound Hospice, Providence South Puget Sound Palliative Care
Author Presenting: Jennifer Ku, PharmD BCPS – Providence South Puget Sound Palliative Care
Author (not presenting): Juliette Erickson, MD (she/her/hers) – Providence South Puget Sound Palliative Care
Author (not presenting): Sue L. Taylor, MSW LICSW ACHP-SW APHSW-C – Providence South Puget Sound Palliative Care
Submitter: Jennifer Ku, PharmD BCPS – Providence South Puget Sound Palliative Care
HospiceEarly CareerPharmacology Accredited
Friday, Feb 7th
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM MT
A View from the Bridge, Determining the Next Step in Cardiac Therapy
Location: 501-502
Presenting Author: Kehinde Idowu, MD – Wellstar
Presenting Author: Pamela Gordon, MD (she/her/hers) – Wellstar Kennestone
Author (not presenting): Xaviera Barnwell, LMSW – Wellstar
HospiceEarly CareerPharmacology Accredited
Friday, Feb 7th
1:35 PM - 2:00 PM MT
Hospice Referral Disparities Among American Indian/alaska Native Persons with End-stage Kidney Disease
Location: 401-402
Author Presenting: Brandon Varilek, PhD RN CCTC CNE CHPN (he/him/his) – University of Nebraska Medical Center
Author (not presenting): Hossein Moradi Rekabdarkolaee, PhD – South Dakota State University
Author (not presenting): Mary Isaacson, PhD RN RHNC CHPN FPCN (she/her/hers) – University of Nebraska Medical Center
Submitter: Brandon Varilek, PhD RN CCTC CNE CHPN (he/him/his) – University of Nebraska Medical Center
HospiceDEI
Friday, Feb 7th
2:30 PM - 2:55 PM MT
Hospice Regulatory Update 2025
Location: 401-402
Author Presenting: Edward W. Martin, MD MPH (he/him/his) – Hopehealth
Submitter: Edward W. Martin, MD MPH (he/him/his) – Hopehealth
HospicePharmacology Accredited
Friday, Feb 7th
3:05 PM - 3:30 PM MT
Navigating Ethical Challenges of a GIP Hospice Program in an Inpatient Setting
Location: 401-402
Author Presenting: Christi A. Stewart, MD FAAFP FAAHPM HMDC (she/her/hers) – Carilion Clinic
Author Presenting: Phyllis B. Whitehead, PhD CNS ACHPN PMGT-BC FNAP FCNS FAAN (she/her/hers) – Carilion Clinic
Submitter: Christi A. Stewart, MD FAAFP FAAHPM HMDC (she/her/hers) – Carilion Clinic
HospicePharmacology Accredited
Friday, Feb 7th
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM MT
Hospice Homeroom
Location: 401-402
Speaker: Roberta Turner, MD (she/her/hers) – Duke Palliative Care
Speaker: Brian Bell, MD FAAHPM, MD FAAHPM
Hospice
Saturday, Feb 8th
11:15 AM - 11:40 AM MT
Should Age Matter? A 19 Year Old’s Decision to Withdraw Life-sustaining Treatment
Location: 401-402
Author Presenting: Katherine C. Riordan, DNP RN CNL CHPN CHPCA CENP (she/her/hers) – Accentcare
Author Presenting: Mark Watson, DO – AccentCare and Endeavor Swedish Covenant Hospital
Submitter: Katherine C. Riordan, DNP RN CNL CHPN CHPCA CENP (she/her/hers) – Accentcare
HospiceDEIPharmacology Accredited
Saturday, Feb 8th
11:50 AM - 12:15 PM MT
Hospice’s Role in Caring for Patients Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking
Location: 401-402
Author Presenting: Gregg VandeKieft, MD MA (he/him/his) – Providence Sound Hospice, Providence South Puget Sound Palliative Care
Author Presenting: Adrienne L. Goldberg, PhD LICSW – WA State DOH
Author Presenting: Robert E. Leavitt, MDiv MAT BCC (he/him/his) – Providence Medical Group
Submitter: Gregg VandeKieft, MD MA (he/him/his) – Providence Sound Hospice, Providence South Puget Sound Palliative Care
HospiceEarly CareerPharmacology Accredited