Thursday Nov 13
4:30-6:30PM (PST): Advances in Neuropalliative Care
We are pleased to offer a free, in-person bonus event to kick off this year’s J. Randall Curtis Palliative Care Conference, held in collaboration with the University of Washington Department of Neurology.
Join us for a special presentation by Dr. Claire Creutzfeldt as part of Neurology Grand Rounds, followed by an informal refreshment hour and networking session.
📍 Location: Foege Auditorium, UW Montlake Campus
💻 Virtual attendance available for all registered conference participants unable to attend in person
This event is open to all conference registrants and is a unique opportunity to engage in person with colleagues and kick off the week’s events in community. We hope to see you there!
Virtual: Zoom link to be provided
Friday Nov 14
all times in PST
10:00-10:10AM: Welcome and Introductions
Susan Merel, MD, & Claire Creutzfeldt, MD
10:10-10:15AM: Introduction to the Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence
Erin Kross, MD
10:15-11:10AM: Keynote Address
Maisha T. Robinson, MD, MSHPM, FAAN, FAAHPM
11:10-11:15AM: BREAK
11:15-12:10PM: Small Group Sessions A
- Bedside Nursing Strategies for Communicating "After the Family Meeting", w/ Taryn Escuriex, RN; Gemi Jannotta, ARNP
- “Yes, And”: Harnessing Concepts from Improv Theater to Build Connection, w/ Amy Trowbridge, MD; Michael Light, LICSW
- Community Engagement in Serious Illness Research: Examples from Cardiac and Cancer Care, w/ Erin Blakeney, MD; Rashmi Sharma, MD; Jill Steiner, MD
- Eating and Drinking at the End of Life: VSED, Advance Directives for Stopping Eating and Drinking, Minimal Comfort Feeding, and Where We Are Now, w/ Hope Wechkin, MD
12:10-12:30PM LUNCH
12:30-1:25PM: Keynote Address
“Neuro-Oncology Psychological Care: Forging Beyond Symptom Identification to Population Inclusion and Intervention Development”
Ashlee R. Loughan, PhD, LCP
1:30-2:25PM Small Group Sessions B
- iCPR: Using a Values-Based Approach to the Code Status Discussion-Making Process and Rolling with Ambivalence, w/ Lindsay Gibbon, MD
- Supporting Emergency Department Nurses Who Provide Palliative Care, w/ Austin DesJardins
- Illuminating Our Worth: Strategies for Visibility, Value, and Community in Palliative Care A conversation facilitated by the Seattle Quality Improvement Network (SeaQIN), w/ Steve Pantilat MD; Lindsay Vendetta, MD; Luke Mosley, MD; & Melanie Neff LICSW
- Ethics of Whole Brain Donation and End of Life Decision Making, w/ Timothy Brown Phd (25 mins) AND Brain Death - A Brief Overview for Palliative Care Clinicians, w/ Dan Kim, MD, MA (25 mins)
- The Power of Perspective: A palliative care NP's journey to research, w/ Becca Snyder, ARNP (25 mins) AND Research Abstract Presentations, w/ (25 mins)
2:25-2:30PM BREAK
2:30-3:25PM Small Group Sessions C
- Washington Rural Palliative Care Initiative, w/ Gregg VandeKieft, MD, MA; Adrienne Goldberg, PHD, LICSW
- Medical Aid In Dying, w/ Morissa Pertik & Eileen Ravella; End of Life WA
- Research Abstracts, w/TBD (55 mins)
- Community Outreach in Hospice, w/ Nathan Yemane, MSW, LICSW; Lisa Stubenrauch RN‑BC BSN
- Integrating Neuropalliative Care in the Pediatric and Neonatal ICUs, w/ Amanda March, MD; Nina Natarajan, MD
3:30-4:25PM Panel Discussion
The Future of Neuropalliative Care
Claire Creutzfeldt, MD
4:25-4:30PM Closing Remarks