Palliative Care Across the Continuum FRIDAY JUNE 10, 2016 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. |Reception to Follow REGISTER BY JUNE 6 www.csusm.edu/palliativeconference Registration $175 (includes meals, reception and parking) Registration + 7 CEU/CME Certificate $200

1. CONFERENCE LOCATION:
California State University, San Marcos | USU Ballroom
333 S. Twin Oaks Valley Road | San Marcos, CA 92096-0001
San Diego Professional Palliative Care Conference
FRIDAY JUNE 10, 2016
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. |Reception to Follow
REGISTER BY JUNE 6
www.csusm.edu/palliativeconference
Registration $175 (includes meals, reception and parking)
Registration + 7 CEU/CME Certificate $200
 Open to all Healthcare,
Advocacy and Policy
Professionals
 Recommended for:
Chaplains
Clinical Social Workers
Medical Care Managers
Nurse Practitioners
Physicians
Physician Assistants
Registered Nurses
 Explore Palliative Care
Topics in a Hands-on,
Interdisciplinary Format
 Create Practical Action
Plans: Start a plan to
Integrate Palliative
Care in Your Specific
Healthcare Setting
 Conference Agenda and
Key Speaker Biographies
on Reverse
For more information:
Lisa Lipsey
Phone: 760-750-3550
E-mail: llipsey@csusm.edu
FEATURED SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Dr. Michael
Fratkin of
ResolutionCare,
TEDx Talk
speaker and
palliative care
visionary
Helen McNeal,
Executive
Director of the
CSU Institute for
Palliative Care
Jennifer
Ballentine,
President
of The Iris
Project
SILVER SPONSORS:
CSU Ins tute for Pallia ve Care | Health Services Advisory Group | Hospital Quality Ins tute
Hospice By The Sea | LightBridge Hospice & LightBridge Hospice Founda on | Pa ent Safety First
www.csusm.edu/pallia veconference
GOLD SPONSOR:

2. CONFERENCE AGENDA FEATURED SPEAKERS
Dr. Fratkin is honored to have been chosen as the first
Thomas J. Chippendale Memorial Lecturer and will open his
presenta on by recognizing and honoring Dr. Chippendale
and the contribu ons he made to pa ent‐centered care.
Michael is the founder of Resolu onCare, a community‐
based pallia ve care organiza on located in Eureka, CA.
Resolu onCare is rooted in interdisciplinary teamwork and showcases the
best prac ces of pallia ve care. Michael is passionate about moving the
healthcare system in a direc on that be er empowers people—people called
providers and people called pa ents—to give and receive soul‐based care that
supports all of us. He hopes to inspire others to feel the power they have to
create pallia ve care programs and be er meet the needs of themselves and
their pa ents. He is a true visionary and a featured TEDx Talk presenter.
Dr. Michael Fratkin, ResolutionCare
Jennifer Ballentine, President of The Iris Project
Jennifer is a consultant, educator, advocate, and change
designer with more than 15 years' experience in pallia ve
care and hospice; previously a corporate execu ve, growing
innova ve businesses from startup to maturity. She has held
leadership posi ons at Hospice Analy cs, a na onal research
and data analy cs company advancing quality in hospice care;
Life Quality Ins tute, an innova ve pallia ve care educa on and training
ins tute; and the Colorado Center for Hospice and Pallia ve Care, a
statewide advocacy and educa onal organiza on. She has led and materially
contributed to statewide and na onal ini a ves aimed at advancing advance
care planning and pallia ve care training, quality, and public policy. She is a
current member of the Na onal Hospice and Pallia ve Care Organiza on
Ethics Advisory Council; Chair‐elect of the San Diego Coali on for Compas‐
sionate Care; and co‐Chair of the Colorado Advance Direc ves Consor um.
She is widely published in peer‐reviewed journals, trade magazines, and
professional books on end‐of‐life care, gerontology, and ethics.
Helen McNeal, Executive Director of the CSU
Institute for Palliative Care
Prior to founding the CSU Ins tute for Pallia ve Care, Helen
served as Vice President of San Diego Hospice and The
Ins tute for Pallia ve Medicine (SDHIPM). Helen is the
Founder of Naria LLC, as well as the former Vice President of
Strategic Partners, Inc. There she consulted with clients on
organiza onal development, leadership, and strategic rela onships. Helen
was Na onal Director of Training for the American Diabetes Associa on in
Washington, D.C. She founded Evergreen Hospice in Markham, Ontario. She
has consulted with both U.S. and Canadian government agencies on pallia ve
care strategies. She is the co‐author of Module IV: Pallia ve Care: A Compre-
hensive Guide to the Care of Persons Living with HIV/AIDS. Helen has consult‐
ed with Na onal Hospice and Pallia ve Care Organiza ons and she led
a na onal project to look at end‐of‐life care in the American prison system.
7:30 ‐ 8:30 Registra on | Con nental Breakfast
8:30 ‐ 9:00 General Session: Welcome and Opening Remarks
Laying the Groundwork for Today’s Conference
Dr. Karl Steinberg, Hospice by the Sea, Board Chair,
Coali on for Compassionate Care of California
9:00 ‐ 10:00 General Session: Featured Speaker
Our Covenant to Care: Conversa ons on
Goals of Care, Op ons, and Plans
Jennifer Ballen ne, The Iris Project
10:00 ‐ 10:10 Break
10:10 ‐ 11:10 Morning Breakouts: Key Tools for Establishing
Goals of Care and Advance Care Planning
Breakout A Partners for Planning Ahead: AHCD & POLST
Chris ne Knutson, RN, MSN, POLST Trainer
Breakout B Advance Care Planning: Components, Tips, and
Resources
John Tastad, SCC, Program Coordinator, Advance
Care Planning Sharp HealthCare
Breakout C Advance Care Planning for Alzheimer’s/Demen a
Clients and Families
Diane Darby Beach, MPH, ED.D, Gerontologist
Breakout D When Advance Care Planning Goes Horribly Wrong:
The Best of the Worst Ethics Commi ee Cases
Paula Goodman‐Crews, MSW, LCSW, Medical
Bioethics Director, Kaiser Permanente and Dr.
Michael McDuffie, Philosophy Department, CSUSM
11:10 ‐ 11:30 Personal Ac on Plan Part 1: Goals of Care
Discussion and Group Work in Breakout Rooms
11:30 ‐ 12:20 Lunch Buffet
12:20 ‐ 1:20 General Session: Panel Presenta on
Models of Pallia ve Care: Best Prac ces Across
San Diego County
Moderator: Dr. Glenn Panzer, The Elizabeth Hospice
Panelists: Dr. Lisa Heikoff, Kaiser Permanente;
Dr. Tim Corbin, Scripps Hospital; Dr. Bill Mitchell,
UCSD Medical Center; Dr. Daniel Hoefer, Sharp
HealthCare; Dr. Kim Bower, Rady Children’s Hospital
1:20 ‐ 2:20 General Session: Featured Speaker
Building a Sustainable Pallia ve Care Program
Helen McNeal, Execu ve Director, CSU Ins tute for
Pallia ve Care
2:20 ‐ 2:30 Break
2:30 ‐ 3:30 A ernoon Breakouts: Discussions by Se ng
Personal Ac on Plan Part 2: Implemen ng
Pallia ve Care in Your Se ng
Breakout A Hospitals
Scripps Health Pallia ve Care Team
Breakout B Post Acute & Long Term Care Facili es
Dr. Emmet Lee, LightBridge Hospice and
Dr. Karl Steinberg, Hospice by the Sea
Breakout C Finding Common Ground: Community Partners in
Pallia ve Care
Jan Jones, RN, BSN, CEO, The Elizabeth Hospice and
Jill Mendlen, CEO, LightBridge Hospice
Breakout D Outpa ent Services/Office Se ngs
Dr. Lisa Heikoff, Kaiser Permanente and
Arlene Cramer, FNP, AHPCN, UC San Diego
3:30 ‐ 3:40 Break
3:40 ‐ 3:55 General Session: Panel Presenta on
Personal Ac on Plan Part 3: Outcomes from Across the
Con nuum: Key Points from Breakouts by Care Se ng
3:55 ‐ 4:55 General Session: Featured Speaker
Thomas J. Chippendale Memorial Lecture
Dr. Michael Fratkin, Resolu onCare
4:55 ‐ 5:00 General Session: Closing Remarks
5:00 ‐ 6:00 Wine & Hors d’oeuvres Recep on
CE/CME Cer ficate Table Open
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