Palliative Care Chat - University of MD Baltimore: Recent Episodes
Palliative Care Chat - University of MD Baltimore
Brought to you by the online Master of Science and Graduate Certificates in Palliative Care from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. graduate.umaryland.edu/palliative
Constance Dahlin, MSN, ANP-BC, ACHPN®, FPCN, FAAN is a consultant to the Center to Advance Palliative Care, a palliative nurse practitioner at North Shore Medical Center and co-director of the Palliative APP Externship. Vincent Jay Vanston, MD FAAHPM HMDCB has been working in the field of Hospice and Palliative Medicine for over 25 years. His work now involves hospice care, hospital-based Palliative Medicine consultation, and medical education. Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, MA, MDE, BCPS is a Professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and Executive Director of Advanced Post-Graduate Education. She developed the online Master of Science, Graduate Certificate and PhD Programs in Palliative Care at UMB, and teaches in several courses. She has practiced in hospice and palliative care her entire career, and is a prolific speaker and author in palliative care.
Founders, Leaders And Futurists In Palliative Care Judy Knudson MS PA - C, BSN by Palliative Care Chat - University of MD Baltimore
Please join Dr. Mary Lynn McPherson and Dr. Jaime Goldberg as they discuss Infographic Research in Palliative Care.
We are BACK with more Palliative Care Chat!Please join Dr. Mary Lynn McPherson and Dr. Jaime Goldberg as they discuss Caregiver Research in Palliative Care.
Trained in nursing, palliative care is a second career for palliative care after working in marketing. Dr. Grant trained as an acute care nurse practitioner and moved into palliative care. She completed a policy fellowship and has used her talent to push forward a palliative care agenda and facilitate better language in palliative care.
Trained as a psychiatric nurse, Dr. Hinds has had a significant impact in pediatric oncology and palliative care. She has served on several Institute of Medicine panels which produced reports on pediatric palliative care, the National Institute of Nursing Research for end-of-life and Palliative Care Science, and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Roundtable on Quality Care for People with Serious Illness.
Trained as a physician, Dr. Teno is a health services researcher. She helped develop the design of the SUPPORT study. She has served on numerus advisory panels.
Trained in business and economics, Mr. Gualtieri-Reed, has more than 25 years of experience in the health care field, working in business operations, strategic development, and analytics, and has done extensive work with both provider and payer organizations. He serves as a consultant to CAPC and as faculty within the Master’s program at University of Maryland,
Trained as a social worker, Shirley has been an oncology and palliative social worker. She is a consultant in palliative care. She was co-editor fo the Oxford Textbook of Palliative Social Work. She serves as faculty within the Master’s program at University of Maryland .
Trained as a physician, Dr, Davis focuses on research within hematology/oncology. His research interests include cancer pain, cancer palliation, cancer-related fatigue, patient communication, opioids, quality of life and symptom assessment. He has had significant impact symptom management in patients with cancer and serious illness.
Trained as physician, Dr. Gonzales serves as chief medical information officer for the Institute for Human Caring at Providence. He began his career in biology and created software.
Trained as a pharmacist Dr. Walker, is the regional director for Palliative Clinical Outcomes, Research and Education for MedStar North. She also is an associate professor at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy.
Trained in measurement, Ms. Kerr has expertise in palliative care, quality improvement and program evaluation, with particular interest in assessing financial outcomes. She works with the California Health Care Foundation.
Trained in psychology, therapy, and divinity, Chaplin Hess is the Director, Supportive Care at The Catholic Health Association of the United States. She has clinical experience with palliative care. She serves as faculty within the Master’s program at University of Maryland.
Trained as a physician, he is also educated in business and public health. He is a leader in quality and research. He serves as faculty within the Master’s program at University of Maryland.
Trained in economics and management, Ms. Silvers has been involved in many aspects of health care. She is an expert in payment and helps palliative programs develop sustainable program. She is VP for Payment and Policy at CAPC
Trained as a physician, Professor Higginson is currently Professor of Palliative Care and Policy, Vice Dean (Research) of the Florence Nightingale Facuty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care and Director of the Cicely Saunders Institute at King's College London. She has had international impact in the development of hospice and palliative care.
Trained as a nurse in cancer care and pain management, Mr. Coyne has been in palliative care in its evolution. He was one of the few PDIA nurse scholars and has been at the forefront of policy and has served as core faculty for ELNEC – National and International. He has edited several books related to palliative care.
Trained as a chaplain as part of her second career after she has been involved with film making, Chaplain Scott helped evolve a chaplaincy role within cancer care and palliative care. She was one of the first certified chaplains. She served on the NASEM Planning Committee for Improving Access to and Equity of Care for People with Serious Illness in 2019.
Trained as a nurse, Dr. Paice is an expert in pain management and oncology care. She has served on national and international pain associations. She has also been an educator and mentor for palliative nurses as an international and national ELNEC faculty. She is a palliative and pain clinician at Northwestern.
Trained as physician, Dr. Puchalski worked with Dr. Lynn and Dr. Teno on the SUPPORT Study. She then focused on spirituality to develop a working definiton for the field. She has worked with Dr. Ferrell to educate providers on the importance of spirituality in health care and individuals with serious illness.
Trained as a nurse and focused on research, Dr. Ferrell has led cancer nursing, pain management, and nursing education in end of life care. She helped create the nursing agenda for ensuring nursing has the skills to care for individuals with serious illness in the creation of the ELNEC project. She has mentored and educated nurses internationally as well as written books, and numerous, chapters, and articles. She was co-editor of five editions of the Oxford Textbook of Palliative Nursing.
Trained as physician, Dr. Meier was geriatrician at Mt. Sinai who has been a thought leader in palliative care. She has been involved in many aspects of palliative care. She created CAPC and won a MacArthur Award for her work.
Trained as a social worker, Ms. Atilio has been a leader in social work. She was PDIA scholar and a MayDay Fellow and led the development of the role of social work in pain management. She co-edited the Textbook of Palliative Social Work.
Trained in nursing Dr. Coyle began her palliative care career in pain control at MSKCC. She has mentored and educated nurses internationally as well as written books, and numerous, chapters, and articles. She was co-editor of the early editions of the Oxford Textbook of Palliative Nursing. She has lectured extensively on pain and palliative care as well as ethical issues for nurses and was a consultant for the New York State Task Force on Life and the Law, Committee on Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia.
Trained as a primary care physician who care for older adults. He was medical director of the first hospice residence in Massachusetts, and then became a teacher to medical students about palliative care. He is now retired.
Trained as an emergency physician, Dr. Byock has been involved with hospice and palliative care since the 1970s. He is a past president of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine He led the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Promoting Excellence in End of Life Care program and the Missoula Demonstration Project. He directs the Center for Human Caring. and served as director for Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care, a national grant program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Trained as a nurse, Dr. Corless has focused her care on hospice and care of patients with HIV/AIDS. She is part of the International Workgroup on Death and Dying and emeritus at the MGH Institute of Health Professions. She serves on the National Academy of Practice’s Policy Committee and on the Finance & Operating Committee of the Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science.
Educated as a sociologist, Dr. Clark has been in the center of hospice and palliative care throughout his career. He is a social scientist and historian. He wrote a definitive biography on Dame Cecily Saunders. He is now emeritus as University of Glasgow.
Trained as a physician, Dr. Von Gunten let one of the first palliative care programs at Northwestern Hospital. He then led the San Diego Hospice and started and international program. He is editor of the Journal of Palliative Medicine. Dr. Ferris trained in Canada and developed home-based palliative care and then worked on the EPEC- O curriculum. He has participated in global development of palliative medicine.
Trained in economics, Ms. Gibson is the is a senior advisor at The Hastings Center. She led national health care quality and safety initiatives at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She was chief architect of the foundation’s decade-long strategy that successfully established palliative care in more than 1,600 hospitals in the United States.
Trained as a physician, Dr. Foley focused on pain management within neurology and started palliative care. She originated the Project on Death in America and developed an international plan for palliative care worldwide. Dr Foley is emeritus at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Trained as physician, Dr. Lynn was an early hospice physician geriatrician and long term care physician. She developed the and ran the SUPPORT study. She has served at CMS, IHI, and the Washington Department of Health to improve the quality of health care and care to elders.
Trained in public administration, Ms. Twohig has a long history of involvement with community based programs. She served as deputy director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s national program Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care and then was deputy director of the Duke Institute on Care at the End of Life at Duke University. She is currently a consultant for CAPC.
Trained as a urologic oncology surgeon, Dr. Mount is the father of palliative care in North America. He coined the term palliative care, while he developed a robust palliative care program at McGill University in Montreal Canada. He also began the McGill Biennial International Congress. He also helped develop a manual for other programs across the globe.
Trained as a psychologist, Dr. Connor has been involved in hospice care since the 1970s. He worked in the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization around the Hospice Benefit. For the last 15 years, he has focused on international palliative care. He is Executive Director of the Worldwide Hospice and Palliative Care Alliance.
Trained as a physician, He developed the first palliative care program in the United States at Cleveland Clinic. In he is editor-in-chief for the BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care journal.
Trained in public health, Ms. Lund Person was involved in the development of hospice in its early years and worked on the passage of the Medicare Hospice Benefit. She is the Vice President of Regulator and Compliance for NHPCO.
Trained as a physician, he was a pioneer in hospice care and pain management. Dr Twycross served as the Director of the World Health Organization's Collaborating Centre for Palliative Care from 1988–2005,
Nancy Eddy is a social worker with the palliative telehealth program at MedStar in Baltimore and Washington. Join us as she discusses the LGBT community, and implications for palliative care.
Arlen Gaines, MSW, LCSW-C, ACHP-SW and Meredith Polsky, LMSW, MS Special Ed discuss their new book “I Have a Question About Coronavirus” – a free download! www.ihaveaquestionbook.com
Dr. Kelly Mendoza, a Clinical Pharmacist in Pain Management at Kaweah Delta Health Care District in Visalia, California and Dr. Tanya Uritsky, the Opioid Steward Pharmacist at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania discuss Opioid Stewardship and Palliative Care.
Amy Wilcox, an organ donation specialist, shares her impression of a Master of Science in Palliative Care.
Erin Galyean discusses her book titled “Badass Advocate,” which describes advice for families living with a serious illness, and best practices to advocate for your loved one. www.badassadvocate.com
Dr. Dan Morhaim discusses his new book “Preparing for a Better End” and the importance of Advance Care Plans.
Join Dr. Lynn McPherson as she has a fascinating conversation with Dr. Red Hoffman, an acute care/trauma surgeon who is also a hospice provider.
Join Dr. Mary Lynn McPherson as she interviews three Seasons Hospice physicians about the Past, Present and Future of Hospice and Palliative Care.
Join Dr. Simran Malhotra and Advance Practice Nurse Carlie Pierorazio as they discuss the role of lifestyle medicine in caring for patients with serious or advanced illness.
Listen to this riveting description of a palliative care missionary hard at work in Mozambique Africa. Layne Heller is a graduate of our Online Master of Science and Graduate Certificate Program in Palliative Care.
Collaboration between palliative care and hospice during a pandemic. Podcast with Dr. Kathryn Walker and Ms. Zoe Plaugher of MedStar Health, and Mr. William Gammie of Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care.
The authors of the Lancet publication "The Key Role of Palliative Care in Response to The COVID-19 Tsunami of Suffering" chat with Dr. McPherson.
AAHPM responds to COVID: Serving patients, providers and communities - Dr. Joe Rotella, Chief Medical Officer of AAHPM, shares how the Academy has stepped up to the plate during this pandemic, providing valuable resources to the community. http://aahpm.org/education/covid-19-resources
List to Shirley Otis-Green, palliative care social worker extraordinaire discuss “Horses are Made to Be Horses: How Palliative Care Lays the Foundation for Person-Centered Care.” Shirley is President and Founder of Collaborative Caring.
Dr. Ira Byock, physician, author, patient advocate and Founder of the Institute for Human Caring at Providence St. Joseph Health, recounts why "This Pandemic is Personal," and a "Crash Course in Being Mortal." This is a MUST listen!
Dr. Arif Kamal, internationally known researcher provider, discusses the emerging roles for palliative care in a pandemic.
Listen to Dr. Michael Frakin, founder and CEO of Resolution Care Network, discuss his innovative practice model with Dr. Lynn McPherson.
Our guest today is Dr. Phyllis Chappell, who is a supportive and palliative care physician at Houston Methodist hospital and also a student in the MS and Certificate Palliative Care program at UMB. Hear her story of how she became a "wedding planner" for one of her patients at Houston Methodist. Bring tissues!
October 20-26, 2019 is National Spirituality Week. Enjoy this lively conversation between two spiritual advisors about implications of spirituality in end of life care.
Many pharmacists (especially members of the Society of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacists) made incredible presentations at PainWeek 2019 in Las Vegas recently! In this podcast they discuss their presentations, including take-away messages.
Listen as Dr. McPherson interviews Christina McCurdy, RN, MS, director of inpatient care, nursing support services, crisis intervention care and Medicare care choices at Community Hospice and Palliative Care in Jacksonville, Florida.
Episode 25 - Clinical Practice Guidelines For Quality Palliative Care An Interview With Drs. Ferrell And Twaddle.
This is a fantastic interview with Drs. Betty Ferrell and Martha Twaddle, co-chairs of the 4th edition of the National Consensus Guidelines on Palliative Care!
Episode 24 - I'd Like To Volunteer For That - Innovations In Volunteerism In Hospice And Palliative Care.
Volunteers play an important role in hospice, and recruiting volunteers is an ongoing effort in hospice. This podcast shares an interesting approach to using student pharmacists as hospice volunteers, and masters students as volunteers in the inpatient palliative care department!
You'll really enjoy this recounting of how research in palliative care originated, where we are now, and directions for the future. Listen to two experts in the field - Dr. Sean Morrison and Dr. Jennifer Tjia - they'll have us all wanting to do research in our chosen field!
Please join us as Dr. Scott Shreve describes the Veteran Affairs approach to hospice and palliative care.
Episode 21 - Magical, Mystical, Mischievous Methadone – Let’s Learn How To Use Methadone Safely And Appropriately!
Three authors of the wonderful new article “Safe and Appropriate Use of Methadone in Hospice and Palliative Care: Expert Consensus White Paper” published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management discuss the impetus for the paper, and provide a summary of recommendations. Full text of article available for several weeks at: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1Yb8B_K8Qc3jhA. You don’t want to miss this podcast!
In this episode of Palliative Care Chat, "Palliative Care Is Going to the Dogs (and Cats!): A Palliative Care Veterinarian to the Rescue!" Dr. McPherson interviews Beth Marchitelli, DVM, a veterinarian who specializes in hospice care and in-home euthanasia with 4 Paws Farewell in Asheville, NC.
Dr. McPherson speaks with Timothy Cox, JD, Senior Director of home based-post acute care evaluation and oversight at CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield in Washington DC.
In this episode of Palliative Care Chat, Dr. McPherson talks with Ms. Barbara Karnes, RN who authored the book "Gone From My Sights."
In this episode of Palliative Care Chat, Dr. McPherson interviews Jason A. Webb, MD, assistant professor of medicine, psychiatry, and behavioral medicine at Duke University School of Medicine, about psyche issues related to the end of life.
Palliative Care Chat - Episode 16 - Music Therapy For Seriously Ill Pediatric Patients by Palliative Care Chat - University of MD Baltimore
In this episode of Palliative Care Chat, Dr. McPherson interviews three of her palliative care pharmacy colleagues with whom she recently co-authored a new paper titled "Ten Tips Palliative Care Pharmacists Want the Palliative Care Team to Know When Caring for Patients."
In this episode of Palliative Care Chat, Dr. McPherson interviews Leah Sera, PharmD, MA, BCPS, assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, about her project on anticholinergic burden in hospice patients
In this episode of Palliative Care Chat, Dr. Lynn McPherson interviews Dr. Jennifer Kennedy, who is the senior director of regulatory and quality affairs at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO).
In this episode of Palliative Care Chat Dr. McPherson interviews Chaplain Karuna Thompson and current MS in Palliative Care student Marty Crittenden. Chaplain Thompson is with the Oregon State Penitentiary and Marty Crittenden works as a volunteer at the Oregon State Penitentiary training hospice inmates in the facility to provide hospice care and volunteer services to their colleagues in the facility.
In this episode of Palliative Care Chat Dr. Lynn McPherson interviews, Edmund A. Tori, DO, FACP, CH who is the Associate Director of the MedStar Institute for Innovation (MI2) and Director of The Influence Center at MI2.
Dr. Lynn McPherson interviews Barbara Bouton, MA, FT, Vice President of Professional Development at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO).
In this episode Dr. McPherson interviews Arlen Grad Gaines and Meredith Englander Polsky; authors of “I have a question about death. A book for children with autism spectrum disorder or other special needs.”
In this episode Dr. McPherson interviews Dr. Susan Kristiniak who is the Associate Director for the University of Pennsylvania Health System in palliative care.
In this episode of Palliative Care Chat, Dr. Lynn McPherson talks to current students about why they enrolled in the 100% online Master of Science and Graduate Certificates in Palliative Care program.
Palliative Care Chat Episode 6 Dr. Kathryn Walker and Dr. Lynn McPherson Speed Dating Tips – Part 2
Palliative Care Chat Episode 6 Dr. Kathryn Walker and Dr. Lynn McPherson Speed Dating Tips – Part 1
In this episode of Palliative Care Chat, Dr. McPherson interviews Dr. Meera Agar and they discuss Dr. Agar’s published work entitled ‘Efficacy of Oral Risperidone Haloperidol or Placebo for Symptoms of Delirium Among Patients in Palliative Care.'
Dr. McPherson, of the University of Maryland, Baltimore interviews Dr. Jason Webb, of Duke University, who discusses his publication titled "Efficacy of Oral Risperidone, Haloperidol or Placebo for Symptoms of Delirium among Patients in Palliative Care."
This podcast provides a brief overview of the new Online Master of Science and Graduate Certificates in Palliative Care from the University of Maryland!