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Educational Workshop Schedule

FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2019

SESSION 5 − 11:00 AM–12:30 AM 5C Existential Distress – Why we care?
What do we know? What can we
5A Ric Baxter, MD, FAAHPM, Chair of Palliative Medicine,
do?
Having Fun with Quality –
Creating a Culture Hardwired for
Continuous Quality Improvement Hospice Medical Director, St. Luke’s Hospital and Health
Network and Rev. Anne G. Huey M.Div. MSHS BCC,
Jeannie Vogt, RN, MSN, MBA, CHPN Spiritual Services Manager, St. Luke’s Hospice
Clinical Director, Lehigh Valley Hospice
Dame Cicely Saunders taught us to care for total pain
Do you remember building a tower with playing cards – suffering that goes beyond physical pain. Existential
when you were smaller? There was always the need to suffering is a real and challenging problem encountered
adjust the cards and learn from other players to strengthen in hospice and palliative care. We will explore the issue
your efforts. Sometimes the cards tumbled, yet there were of existential distress with an eye toward increasing
lessons learned for the next build. This presentation helps understanding, sensitivity, and multidisciplinary approaches
participants learn to creatively foster a culture that is to relief including non-medication approaches.
hardwired for continuous improvement by learning ways
to strengthen their quality program and engage the entire Learning Objectives: Learners will have an
team to “adjust the deck” and see the results. understanding of the definitions and scope of existential
suffering. Learners will discuss the limitation of medical
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to treatment options, including exploration of novel
identify and discuss the components of quality and a approaches.
variety of approaches used to implement and follow
through on continuous quality, insure whole team 5D Team Approach: Veteran Care-
participation. Participants will be able to demonstrate their Palliative to Hospice
increased comfort in evaluating data, selecting a project
and measuring its success. Participants will be able to Cynthia Campbell-Samuels, BSN, RUR, CHPN, Case
compare and contrast hospice and palliative care team Manager, Lebanon, VA, Co-Chair – VCP of So. Central PA
projects. with Co-Chair, Tracey Wheatley, RN, CPHN, Director Home
5B Hospice and Palliative Care in Hospice, Hospice & Community Care; Fred Anderson,
LSW, ACHP-SW, Social Worker, Hospice of Central PA;
Challenging situations (Personality
Disorders, Suicidality, Dangerous Mary Lawhead, BS, Volunteer Coordinator, Caring Hospice
Services of PA; Rusty Trubey, Chaplain, Coatsville VA
Behavioral Violence, Family Conflict How does your organization provide quality of life to
and Substance Abuse Disorders) your Veteran population? Veteran Affairs Statistics (2017)

Stanley J. Savinese, DO, FAAHPM, HMDC, Chief Medical note that approx. 50% of Pennsylvania’s population are
Director of VNA Hospice of Philadelphia, Co-Director Veterans. During this panel presentation, we will follow 2
at Temple University Hospital Palliative Care, Clinical Veterans of different war eras from Diagnosis and Palliative
Assistant Professor, Family and Community Medicine, Lewis care to Hospice and lastly, End of Life care. We will
Katz School of Medicine at Temple University describe the role each team member provided in order to
enhance the Veteran’s dignity throughout his final journey.
Providing high quality hospice care and palliative care This discussion will prove very beneficial in the care of
is never easy. It can be particularly challenging when your Veteran population. The topics discussed can be used
maladaptive behaviors are involved. We will explore
some common issues and discuss management strategies to for all patients across all care settings.
improve outcomes. Learning Objectives: Learn techniques on how to solve
Learning Objectives: Understand common maladaptive potential barriers to care for Veterans. The participant
behaviors that can interface with hospice and palliative will be able to discuss the transitions of care to provide
care. Integrate management strategies into care plan seamless care for the Veteran and their Family/caregiver.
when faced with maladaptive behaviors. Practice inclusion
of IPU knowledge in real life scenarios.

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