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Thursday, Feb 6th
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM MT
Navigating Hope & Healing: A Case Report on Ketamine Assisted Therapy
Location: 501-502
Presenting Author: Ava Cole, DO – Broward Health
Author (not presenting): Michelle E. Weiner, DO MPH – NeuroPain health
Author (not presenting): Preeya Desh, MD – Vitas/ Broward Health North
Author (not presenting): Orly Hadar, MD – Vitas Healthcare
Author (not presenting): Jacobo D. Fux, MBA MSc – NeuroPainHealth Inc.
Author (not presenting): Anamargret Sanchez, E-RYT 500 YACEP – NeuroPain Health
Innovations in CareEarly CareerPharmacology Accredited
Thursday, Feb 6th
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MT
Integration of Health-related Values in Oncology as a Primary Palliative Care Intervention
Location: 205-207
Author Presenting: William E. Rosa, PhD MBE APRN FPCN (he/him/his) – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Author Presenting: Andrew Epstein, MD FAAHPM – MSKCC
Author Presenting: Jessica I. Goldberg, PhD AGPCNP-BC ACHPN – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Author Presenting: Abigail G. Cohen, ANP-BC AOCNP BMTCN – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Author (not presenting): Roni Y. Rosen, MD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Author (not presenting): Anjali V. Desai, MD MSCE – Atlantic Health System, Atlantic Medical Group
Author (not presenting): Jaime Gilliland, MA – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Author Presenting: Judy E. Nelson, MD JD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Submitter: William E. Rosa, PhD MBE APRN FPCN (he/him/his) – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Innovations in CareEarly CareerPharmacology Accredited
Thursday, Feb 6th
1:00 PM - 1:25 PM MT
New Opportunity to Collaborate on Shared Decision-making for Kidney Failure Treatment Options
Location: 506-507
Author Presenting: Alvin Howard Moss, MD – West Virginia Univ School of Medicine
Author Presenting: Christine M. Corbett, DNP APRN FNP-BC CNN-NP ACHPN FNKF – George Washington University
Author Presenting: Dale Lupu, MPH PhD (she/her/hers) – George Washington University
Author Presenting: David Rush – US Renal Care
Submitter: Alvin Howard Moss, MD – West Virginia Univ School of Medicine
Innovations in CarePharmacology Accredited
Thursday, Feb 6th
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM MT
Development and Implementation of Electronic Health Record Serious Illness Conversation Dashboards
Location: 501-502
Presenting Author: Yasmina Hachem, MD (she/her/hers) – Mount Auburn Hospital | Harvard Medical School
Author (not presenting): Erik K. Fromme, MD MCR FAAHPM (he/him/his) – Harvard Medical School
Presenting Author: Joanna Paladino, MD – Mongan Institute Center for Aging and Serious Illness, Massachusetts General Hospital
Early CareerInnovations in CarePharmacology Accredited
Thursday, Feb 6th
1:35 PM - 2:00 PM MT
Seeking Therapeutic Closure: The Condolence Program
Location: 506-507
Author Presenting: Nasreen Bagwan Malik, MD FACP – Yale University School of Medicine
Author (not presenting): Laura D. Ibanez, MD – Bridgeport Hospital/YNHH
Author (not presenting): Andrew Zbyrko, MD – Bridgeport Hospital
Submitter: Nasreen Bagwan Malik, MD FACP – Yale University School of Medicine
Innovations in CareEducationEarly Career
Thursday, Feb 6th
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM MT
Social Work Driven Palliative Care Integration into the Emergency Department
Location: 501-502
Author Presenting: Ashley Dixon-Anderson, MD MBA – University of Colorado School of Medicine
Author Presenting: Megan Prescott, LCSW ASWPH-C – University of Colorado Hospital
Author (not presenting): Susan Ash-Lee, LCSW – UCHealth
Author (not presenting): Maya Rhine, MD – Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine
Author (not presenting): Jeanie Youngwerth, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado
Early CareerInnovations in Care
Thursday, Feb 6th
2:30 PM - 2:55 PM MT
Sociodemographic Disparities in Decisions to Withhold or Withdraw Life-sustaining Treatment
Location: 506-507
Author Presenting: Gina Piscitello, MD MS – University of Pittsburgh
Author Presenting: Michael Huber, MD MS – University of Miami
Submitter: Gina Piscitello, MD MS – University of Pittsburgh
Innovations in CareEarly CareerDEI
Thursday, Feb 6th
3:05 PM - 3:30 PM MT
Addressing Spiritual Needs in Outpatient Palliative Care: Lessons Learned
Location: 506-507
Author Presenting: Rabbanit Alissa Thomas-Newborn, BCC Ordained Clergy – New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Author Presenting: Brian Foote, MTS (he/him/his) – New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center
Author Presenting: Dinaz Irani, MD (she/her/hers) – Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Author Presenting: Milagros D. Silva, MD FAAHPM (she/her/hers) – Weill Cornell Med Div of Geriatrics
Submitter: Dinaz Irani, MD (she/her/hers) – Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Innovations in CareDEI
Thursday, Feb 6th
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM MT
Innovations in Care Homeroom
Location: 205-207
Speaker: Justin Woods, MD
Speaker: Diana Khalil, MD
Innovations in Care
Friday, Feb 7th
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MT
Scholarly Peer Review for the Busy Clinician
Location: 205-207
Author Presenting: Christopher A. Jones, MD MBA CPC FAAHPM – Duke University School of Medicine
Author Presenting: David J. Casarett, MD MA FAAHPM (he/him/his) – Duke Health
Author Presenting: Lisa A. Pelzek-Braun, MHA (she/her/hers) – Journal of Palliative Medicine
Submitter: Christopher A. Jones, MD MBA CPC FAAHPM – Duke University School of Medicine
Innovations in CareEarly Career
Friday, Feb 7th
1:00 PM - 1:25 PM MT
Housing as Palliative Care for People with SUD and SMI Dual Diagnosis
Location: 506-507
Author Presenting: DorAnne Donesky, PhD ANP-BC ACHPN FPCN – University of California, San Francisco
Submitter: DorAnne Donesky, PhD ANP-BC ACHPN FPCN – University of California, San Francisco
Innovations in Care
Friday, Feb 7th
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM MT
Dialysis Decision Making Dilemma: A Case of Diminished Capacity in ESKD
Location: 501-502
Presenting Author: Annette Georgia, MD MA – NYU Grossman SOM/NYC Health and Hospitals- Bellevue
Presenting Author: Caitlin Driscoll, MD (she/her/hers) – NYC Health and Hospitals Bellevue, New York University
Innovations in CareEarly CareerPharmacology Accredited
Friday, Feb 7th
1:35 PM - 2:00 PM MT
Introducing International, Interdisciplinary Palliative and End-of-life Care Program Accreditation Standards
Location: 506-507
Author Presenting: Terrence Carolan, MSPT MBA – CARF International
Submitter: Terrence Carolan, MSPT MBA – CARF International
Innovations in CareDEI
Friday, Feb 7th
2:30 PM - 2:55 PM MT
A Public-private Collaborative to Enhance Palliative Care Resources in Rural Communities
Location: 506-507
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: Amber Moody, RN CHPN – Washington State Department of Health
Submitter: Gregg VandeKieft, MD MA (he/him/his) – Providence Sound Hospice, Providence South Puget Sound Palliative Care
Innovations in CareDEIPharmacology Accredited
Friday, Feb 7th
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM MT
New Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence: A Multimodal Communication Model
Location: Mile High Ballroom
Author Presenting: Ian B. Kwok, MD (he/him/his) – New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine
Author Presenting: Kimberly Murdaugh, MD MS (she/her/hers) – Weill Cornell Medicine
Author (not presenting): Daniel Shalev, MD (he/him/his) – Weill Cornell Medicine
Author (not presenting): Walter R. Boot, PhD – Weill Cornell Medicine
Author (not presenting): Cary Reid, MD PhD (he/him/his) – Weill Cornell Medicine
Author (not presenting): Ronald D. Adelman, MD – New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine
Submitter: Ian B. Kwok, MD (he/him/his) – New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine
Innovations in Care
Friday, Feb 7th
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM MT
Translating Innovations in Psychedelic Palliative Research into Clinical Practice for HPM Providers
Location: 403-404
Author Presenting: Jessi Humphreys, MD – Long Beach VA / University of California, San Francisco
Author Presenting: Stacy M. Fischer, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado Cancer Center
Author (not presenting): Lou Lukas, MD – Veterans Health Administration
Author Presenting: Ali John J. Zarrabi, MD (he/him/his) – Emory University
Author (not presenting): Yvan Beaussant, MD MSc (he/him/his) – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Featured SessionInnovations in CarePharmacology Accredited
Friday, Feb 7th
3:05 PM - 3:30 PM MT
An RCT of a Virtual, Nurse-led Early Palliative Care Intervention (ELICIT)
Location: 506-507
Author Presenting: Vyjeyanthi Periyakoil, MD – Stanford University
Submitter: Vyjeyanthi Periyakoil, MD – Stanford University
Innovations in Care
Friday, Feb 7th
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM MT
Innovations in Care Homeroom
Location: 205-207
Speaker: Justin Woods, MD
Speaker: Karl B. Bezak, MD HMDC (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh, UPMC
Innovations in Care
Saturday, Feb 8th
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM MT
Determining Opportunity for Deprescribing: A Standardized Palliative Care Pharmacist Assessment
Location: 501-502
Presenting Author: Ibtihal I. Makki, PharmD – University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center
Author (not presenting): Heather Cook, PharmD MS BCGP (she/her/hers) – MedStar Health
Author (not presenting): Nicole Bartell, PharmD MS BCPS – MedStar Health
Author (not presenting): Mary Lynn Lynn McPherson, PharmD PhD FAAHPM (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland, Baltimore
Author (not presenting): Lauren Bangerter, PhD – Medstar Health
Presenting Author: Kathryn A. Walker, PharmD BCPS FAAHPM (she/her/hers) – Medstar Health; University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Early CareerInnovations in CarePharmacology Accredited
Saturday, Feb 8th
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM MT
A Social Work Intervention for Patients with Cancer in Post-acute Care
Location: 205-207
Author Presenting: Sarguni Singh, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado
Author Presenting: Dana Lahoff, LCSW APHSW-C (she/her/hers) – The Holding Group
Author (not presenting): Bree Owens, LCSW APHSW-C (she/her/hers) – The Holding Group
Submitter: Sarguni Singh, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado
Innovations in Care
Saturday, Feb 8th
11:15 AM - 11:40 AM MT
“He Said He Wouldn’t Want This”: Is Minimal Comfort Feeding Viable?
Location: 205-207
Author Presenting: Hope Wechkin, MD FAAHPM HMDC (she/her/hers) – EvergreenHealth Home Care Services
Author Presenting: Chris Clement, MSW LICSW APHSW-C – EvergreenHealth Home Care Services
Author Presenting: Cathy Scarcello, RN BSN – Kaiser Permanente Hospice
Author Presenting: Nathan Yemane, MSW LICSW – Heart'n Soul Hospice of King County
Author Presenting: Robert Macauley, MD (he/him/his) – OHSU
Author Presenting: Elizabeth DT Loggers, MD PhD FAAHPM (Please use my name) – Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Innovations in CarePharmacology Accredited
Saturday, Feb 8th
11:50 AM - 12:15 PM MT
Partnering Equitably with Minoritized Communities: A Path Toward Improved Palliative Care
Location: 205-207
Author Presenting: Karin Fink, MD PhD – McGill University
Author Presenting: Katherine Doyon, PhD MEd RN CHPN (she/her/hers) – Boise State University
Author Presenting: Amisha Parekh de Campos, PhD MPH RN CHPN – University of Connecticut
Author Presenting: Megan Miller, PhD RN – University of Wisconsin-Madison
Author (not presenting): Jared S. Ball, MPH (he/him/his) – University of Alabama at Birmingham Center for Palliative and Supportive Care
Author Presenting: Elizabeth Chuang, MD MPH – Montefiore Einstein Center for Bioethics
Author Presenting: Ronit Elk, PhD FAAHPM – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Innovations in CareDEI