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Spiritual Care Assessments for Palliative Care Patients

<a href="mailto:skristiniak@amh.org" title="skristiniak@amh.org"><b> Susan B. Kristiniak, MSN, RN, BC, Nurse Manager Palliative and Pastoral Care </b>&nbsp;<img src="email_button.gif" alt="Send Email" border="0" /></a><br /> Anne Wiedemann, MD, Staff physician, Palliative Care<br /> Eric Holmstrom, chaplain, Staff chaplain for Palliative Care<br /> Abington Memorial Hospital<br /> 1200 Old York Rd.<br /> Abington, PA 19001, USA<br />

Baptist Health Palliative Care Training Project

<a href="mailto:rosea@baptisthealth.net" title="rosea@baptisthealth.net"><b> Rose Allen, R.N., MSM/HM, CHPN </b>&nbsp;<img src="email_button.gif" alt="Send Email" border="0" /></a><br /> Baptist Health South Florida<br /> 8900 N. Kendall Drive<br /> Miami, Fl. 33176.<br />

Baptist Health Palliative Care Training Project

<a href="mailto:rosea@baptisthealth.net" title="rosea@baptisthealth.net"><b> Rose Allen, R.N., MSM/HM, CHPN </b>&nbsp;<img src="email_button.gif" alt="Send Email" border="0" /></a><br /> Baptist Health South Florida<br /> 8900 N. Kendall Drive<br /> Miami, Fl. 33176.<br />

Making the Case for Peds Palliative Care: One Example

Stefan Friedrichsdorf, MD, Medical Director<br /> Kaci Osenga, MD, Associate Medical Director<br /> Jody R. Chrastek, MSN, CHPN, Hospice and Palliative Care Coordinator<br /> <a href="mailto:stacy.remke@childrensmn.org" title="stacy.remke@childrensmn.org"><b> Stacy S. Remke, MSW, LICSW, Coordinator, Children’s Institute for Pain and Palliative Care </b>&nbsp;<img src="email_button.gif" alt="Send Email" border="0" /></a><br /> Pain and Palliative Care Program<br /> Children's Hospitals &amp; Clinics of Minnesota<br /> Minneapolis- St. Paul, MN, USA<br />

Development of a Successful Palliative Care Program

Pedro Calves MD FACP, FCCP, Director Palliative Medicine<br /> Veronica Hojnacki RN, BS, CHPN, Nurse Consultant<br /> Cindy-Kaye Saraceno RN, CHPN, Nurse Consultant<br /> <a href="mailto:Eileen.Roberto@chsli.org" title="Eileen.Roberto@chsli.org"><b> Eileen Roberto RN, BS, CHPN, Nurse Manager Palliative Care Service </b>&nbsp;<img src="email_button.gif" alt="Send Email" border="0" /></a><br /> Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center<br /> 1000 Montauk Highway<br /> West Islip, New York 11795<br />

When is Enough, Enough? The Need for Pediatric Palliative Care

Jorge N Hernandez, MD¹<br /> Teresa A Duncan, MD²<br /> <a href="mailto:AJeyapalan@med.miami.edu" title="AJeyapalan@med.miami.edu"><b> Asumthia S Jeyapalan, DO¹ </b>&nbsp;<img src="email_button.gif" alt="Send Email" border="0" /></a><br /> Michael A Nares, MD¹<br /> Barry Gelman, MD¹<br /> G Patricia Cantwell, MD¹<br /> <br /> ¹Division of Critical Care Medicine<br /> Department of Pediatrics<br /> University of Miami School of Medicine<br /> Jackson Memorial Medical Center<br /> Miami FL 33101-6960<br /><br /> ²Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine<br /> Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital<br /> Hollywood FL 33021<br />

Domain 7: Care of the Imminently Dying Patient

<a href="mailto:mullis.laura@mccg.org " title="mullis.laura@mccg.org "><b> Laura Mullis, NP-C, Nurse Practitioner for the Center for Palliative Care </b>&nbsp;<img src="email_button.gif" alt="Send Email" border="0" /></a><br /> Jennifer Hames, MS, PA-C, Physician Assistant for Geriatrics and Palliative Care<br /> Margaret Jones, LMFT, Transitions Counselor<br /> Larry Robinson, D.Min, MFT, Life Choices Coordinator<br /> Medical Center of Central Georgia<br /> 777 Hemlock St MSC 47<br /> Macon, GA 31021<br />

Family Meeting in the Intensive Care Unit…Stop, Look and Listen

<a href="mailto:Eileen.Roberto@chsli.org" title="Eileen.Roberto@chsli.org"><b>Eileen Roberto, RN, BS, CHPN</b>&nbsp;<img src="email_button.gif" alt="Send Email" border="0" /></a><br/> Pedro Calves, MD, FACP, FCCP<br/> Donato M. Balsamo, DO<br/> Veronica Hojnacki, RN, BS, CHPN<br/> Diane Reilly, RN,C BSN,CHPN<br/> Cindy Saraceno, RN, CHPN<br/> Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center<br/>

Piloting acute palliative care beds in a UK Teaching Hospital

Deans Buchanan, MRCP, Specialist Registrar<br /> Mary MacKenzie, RCN, Hospital Specialist Palliative Care Nurse<br /> David Jeffrey, FRCP, Director of Hospital Palliative care education programme<br /> Gillian Craig, RCN, Charge Nurse<br /> <a href="mailto:pamela.levack@nhs.net" title="pamela.levack@nhs.net"><b> Pamela Levack, FRCP, Consultant </b>&nbsp;<img src="email_button.gif" alt="Send Email" border="0" /></a><br /> Ninewells Hospital<br /> NHS Tayside<br /> Dundee Scotland DD1 9SY<br />

Outpatient Palliative Care services with a limited staff

<a href="mailto:jboohene@ppmh.org" title="jboohene@ppmh.org"><b> Jeanette Boohene, MD; Phoebe Palliative Care </b>&nbsp;<img src="email_button.gif" alt="Send Email" border="0" /></a><br /> Phoebe Palliative Care<br /> Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital<br /> Albany, Georgia, USA<br />

Integrating Palliative Care into LTC: The PV Model

Anurita Mendhiratta, MD, F.A.C.P., Assistant Medical Director of Potomac Valley, Medical Director of Potomac Valley Palliative Care, Medical Director for Evercare Hospice and Palliative Care.<br /> <a href="mailto:adurkin@potomacvalley.com" title="adurkin@potomacvalley.com"><b> Annie Durkin, MSN, C.R.N.P., A.C.H.P.N., Program Director of Potomac Valley Palliative Care, Director of Staff Development </b>&nbsp;<img src="email_button.gif" alt="Send Email" border="0" /></a><br /> Tessie Orlina, R.N., BSN, Director of Nursing <br /> Sandy Hart, MSW, LCSW-C, Social Work<br /> Chris Crabill, MSW, LCSW-C, LCADC, Social Work/Behavioral Health<br /> Pat Hogan, L.G.P.C., Social Work, Director of Pastoral Care<br /> Diane Darcy, MS, R.D, L.D.N., Dietician<br /> Gunnar Dahlberg, Activities Coordinator<br /> Potomac Valley Nursing and Wellness Center<br /> Rockville, MD U.S.A.<br />

Educating the Masses: Innovative Ways to Teach a Large Hospital on Palliative Care

<a href="mailto:elizabeth.distefano@stjohn.org" title="elizabeth.distefano@stjohn.org"><b> Elizabeth Distefano BSN, Palliative Coordinator </b>&nbsp;<img src="email_button.gif" alt="Send Email" border="0" /></a><br /> Kathleen Blazoff, RN, MSN ARNP, AOCNP, Palliative Care, St. John Hospital and Medical Center<br /> Ernest Yoder, MD, Vice President Academic Affairs, St. John Health System<br /> Jodi Buchholz, SW, St. John Hospital and Medical Center<br /> Christine Gorka, Ethicist, St. John Health System<br /> Anna Ray, RN, Outpatient Palliative Care Coordinator, St. John Home Care<br /> Myles Sheehan, MD, SJ<br /> Janice Marl, BSN, Nurse Educator, St. John Hospital and Medical Center<br /> Donnene Ratkiewicz, RN, St. John Hospital and Medical Center<br /> Jeanne Lewandowski, MD, Medical Director Palliative Care, St. John Hospital and Medical Center<br /> St. John Hospital &amp; Medical Center<br /> Detroit, MI<br />

Palliative Care Team Performance Improvement: Building on Referral and Family Satisfaction Outcomes with Death Survey Results

<a href="mailto:eodeniyi@sleh.com" title="eodeniyi@sleh.com"><b> Eyitayo &ldquo;Mike&rdquo; Odeniyi, RN, MSN, GNP-BC, CHPN – Nurse Practitioner </b>&nbsp;<img src="email_button.gif" alt="Send Email" border="0" /></a><br /> Linda Cole, RNC, MSN, CNS, CCRN, CCNS, Manager<br /> Amy Calvin, PhD, RN, Principal Investigator<br /> Lisa Foytik, RN, MSN, GNP-BC, CHPN, Nurse Practitioner<br /> Kimberly Rich, RN, MS, GNP-BC, Nurse Practitioner<br /> Anastasia Jacobs, RN, BSN, CHPN, Registered Nurse<br /> Laura Keller, LCSW- Social Worker<br /> Diana Ruffin, LCSW-Social Worker/ Bereavement Coordinator<br /> John Froning, MDiv, BCC- Chaplain<br /> Dr Cynthia Blizzard, Medical Director<br /> Karen Myers, MSN, RN, NEA-BC<br /> St. Luke's Episcopal Health System<br /> St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital<br /> Houston, Texas, U.S.A.<br />

Inpt Palliative Care to Inpt Hospice: A Toolkit for Success

<a href="mailto:dixdk@sutterhealth.org" title="dixdk@sutterhealth.org"><b> Deborah K. Dix M.S., R.N. Director of Cancer Services, Sutter Roseville Medical Center </b>&nbsp;<img src="email_button.gif" alt="Send Email" border="0" /></a><br /> Sharyl Kooyer, B.S.N., R.N. Hospice Administrator, Sutter VNA and Hospice<br /> Krystin Dozier, B.S.N, R.N., Vice President, Clinical Effectiveness, Sutter Health<br /> Barbara Nelson, Ph.D., R.N. Chief Nurse Executive, Sutter Roseville Medical Center<br /> Alicia Black B.S.N., R.N., Staff Nurse III: Oncology, Sutter Roseville Medical Center<br /> Noelle Vanoni B.S.N., R.N, Staff Nurse III Oncology<br /> Sutter Roseville Medical Center<br /> One Medical Plaza<br /> Roseville, CA 95661<br />

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