2022 Pacific Northwest Palliative Care Conference

Lifting Voices and Building Bridges: Working Towards an Inclusive Future for Palliative Care

KEYNOTE Minding the Gap: Human Solutions to Global Health Problems Smriti Rana, MSc

PLENARY Palliative Care in the Four Corners Regions: Striving to Provide Culturally Congruent Care for Native American Patients
Ellouise Darwin, MSW; Annie Huang, MD, MPH; Kathy Morsea, MD; Gary Vaughn, MD

MORNING BREAKOUTS
- Existential Expedition: Exploring Our Beliefs to Help Others Explore Theirs, w/ Debra Jarvis, MDiv, MA
- Trauma Informed Palliative Care, w/ Charity Bishop, MD; L. Emily Cotter, MD, MPH; Esme Finlay, MD
- A Blended In-Person & Telehealth Palliative Care Consultation Model to Serve Rural Hospitals, w/ Adrienne Goldberg, PhD, LICSW; Amber Moody, RN; Kevin Murphy, MD, MSW; Gregg VandeKieft, MD, MA
- Approaching Ethical Dilemmas in the Care of Seriously Ill Patients, w/ Elizabeth Vig, MD, MPH

KEYNOTE COVID-19, Palliative Care and Racial Equity: A Call to Action Karen Bullock, PhD, MSW

RESEARCH UPDATES
- A Race Conscious Approach Towards Racially Marginalized Patients with Serious Illness, w/ Crystal Brown, MD, MA
- How Health Equity Research Can Inform Having an Equitable & Inclusive Palliative Care Clinical Practice, w/ Megan Shen, PhD
- An Assessment of Burden of Poverty in Pediatric Leukemia Patients: Can Social Change be the Next Frontier in Childhood Oncology? w/ Kristine Karvonen, MD

AFTERNOON BREAKOUTS
- Conversation w/ Keynote Speaker Karen Bullock, PhD, MSW
- Trauma Informed Palliative Care, w/ Amber Piranio, ARNP
- Addressing the Unique Palliative Care Needs of LGBTQ+ Individuals & Their Loved Ones, w/ Ruben Rivera-Jackman, MNPL
- Honoring Cultures at the End of Life, w/ Tracy Hirai-Seaton, MSW, LICSW & Nathan Yemane, MSW, LICSW