Converations in the Discipline: Working Together Toward a Better Quality

Program Schedule

TIME

ACTIVITY

7:00 am  – 8:00 am

Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:00 am – 8:15 am

Welcome
Lois B. DeFleur, PhD
President
Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY
                   and
Joyce Ferrario, PhD, RN
Dean and Professor
Decker School of Nursing (DSON);
Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY

8:15 am – 8:25 am

 

 

 

8:25am - 8:30am

Integral Approach to EOL and Palliative Care
Malgosia E. Krasuska, PhD, RN
Associate Professor and Conversations in the Discipline Conference Director
DSON, Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY   

Song performed by Cherie Landon
DSON Student, Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY

8:30 am – 9:30 am
Keynote Speaker #1
Introduced by Dean Joyce Ferrario

The National Agenda for Quality Palliative Care
Betty R. Ferrell, PhD, FAAN
Research Scientist
City of Hope National Medical Center
Department of Nursing Research and Education
Duarte, CA

9:30 am – 10:00 am

Coffee Break

10:00 am – 11:30 am

PLENARY SESSIONS “A” Concurrent
Caring for Mind, Body, & Spirit
A1, A2, A3, A 4   -  (90 min. each)

Session Moderator:
Maureen Daws, MS, RN
Clinical Associate Professor/
PhD Student
DSON, Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY

Session A1:

Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Use in End of Life (30 min.)
Sharon Pearce BSN, MN, RN, CEN
DSON Student, Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY
          and
Jin Fang, NYS L. Ac
Ancient Acupuncture, Chinese Health Center
Vestal, NY
          and
Malgosia Krasuska, PhD, RN
Associate Professor
DSON, Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY

Music for the Dying: Using Harp and Voice for Life’s Final Rite of Passage (15 min.)
Melissa Collins, BA
Certified Therapeutic Musician
Adjunct Lecturer, Physical Education
Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY

Use of Therapeutic Touch with Families Facing End of Life (15 min.)
Linda K. Tuyn, MA, CS, FNPC
Clinical Assistant Professor
DSON, Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY

Massage Therapy in End of Life Care (15 min.)
Katherine Leonard BS, RN, OCN, LMT
SUNY Upstate CON FNP Student
SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital RN, Bone Marrow Transplant Unit
Syracuse, NY

Session Moderator:
Melanie Kalman, PhD, RN Associate Professor & Director of Research
SUNY Upstate Medical University
College of Nursing
Syracuse, NY.

Session A2:

Palliative Care 2007 Benchmarking - Key Performance Measures (30 min.)
Patricia Lippincott Knox MSN,FNP,APRN,BC,PCM
Clinical Coordinator, Palliative Care Service
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor, College of Nursing
Lecturer, Center for Bioethics and Humanities
Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, NY
 
The Application of a Consultant Palliative Care Model in the Acute Care Setting (20 min.)
Francine Rainone, DO, PhD, MS
Medical Director, Lourdes Palliative Medicine Program
Lourdes Hospital
Binghamton, NY.

New Frontiers, New Borders: Palliative Care Services in the Academic Healthcare Setting (40 min.)
Sally A. Norton, PhD, RN, FNAP
Assistant Professor,  School of Nursing
Co-Director of Research, Center for Ethics, Humanities,
and Palliative Care
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY  14642

Session Moderator:
Gale Spencer, PhD, RN
Distinguished Teaching Professor & Decker Chair in Community Health Nursing DSON, Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY

Session A3:

Community Coalition Addresses End of Life Issues (30 min.)
Sr. Marilyn Perkins
Vice President of Mission Integration
Lourdes Hospital
Binghamton, NY
            and
Chair, Southern Tier End of Life Coalition
Binghamton, NY

Advance Directives: The Trouble With, "What if..." (30 min.)
Judith Webb, RN MS APRN-BC
Adult Nurse Practitioner
Palliative Care Management Nurse Practitioner
Nursing Instructor
ELNEC Trainer
SUNYIT
Utica, NY

Spiritual Care in a Palliative Environment (30 min.)
Deacon Joseph Federowicz
Lourdes Hospice
4102 Vestal Road
Vestal, NY

Session Moderator:
Lynda Shand, RN, PhD Associate Professor
The College of New Rochelle
College of Nursing
New Rochelle, NY.

Session A4:

Memento Mori: Poetic Images of Death (30 min.)
Grant Webster, PhD
Professor Emeritus
Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY

The Therapeutic Value of Reflective Writing for Patients and Caregivers (30 min.)
David S. Svahn, MD
Clinical Professor
DSON, Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY

Animal Therapy in End of Life Care (25 min.)
Joyce Ferrario, PhD, RN
Dean and Professor
DSON, Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY

Song performed by Cherie Landon (5 min.)
DSON Student, Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY

11:30 am-12:30 pm

Lunch

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Keynote Speaker #2
Introduced by Dean Joyce Ferrario

 

 

At end of this session

Variations in End of Life Care in New York State:
Using Existing Data to Promote Change and Improve Quality.
Timothy E. Quill M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry and Medical Humanities
Center for Ethics, Humanities and Palliative Care
University of Rochester School of Medicine
Rochester, NY

Song performed by Cherie Landon
DSON Student, Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

PLENARY SESSIONS “B”
Concurrent B1 & B2 (each 90 min)

Session Moderator:
Laura Bronstein, PhD
Associate Professor & Department Chair of Social Work
College of Community and Public Affairs
Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY

Session B1 (90 min. Workshop):

The Transitional Life Care Team, A Tool For Collaborative Palliative Care Decision Making
Nancy Frank, LCSWR-G
Medical Social Work/End of Life Care Manager
UHS (United Health Services)
Johnson City, NY
          and
Dr. Jim Hayes
Medical Director Special Projects
UHS (United Health Services)
Johnson City, NY

Session Moderator:
Pamela Stewart Fahs, DSN, RN Associate Professor & Decker Chair in Rural Nursing
DSON, Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY

Session B2:

Serving the Rural Population: End-of-Life Challenges and Opportunities (30 min.)
Mary E. Beach, RN, BS
Director of Caring
Community Hospice of Cortland
Cortland, NY

The Tioga County Hospice Study: A Rural Qualitative Perspective (30 min.)
Maureen Daws, MS, RN
Clinical Associate Professor and PhD Student
DSON, Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY

Crossing the Rainbow Bridge: End of Life Care for Pets (30 min.)
Mary Muscari, RN, PhD, PNP
Associate Professor
DSON, Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm

PLENARY SESSIONS “C”
Panel Discussion & Summary

3:00pm – 3:30pm

Panel Discussion Moderators:
Timothy E. Quill M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry and Medical Humanities
Center for Ethics, Humanities and Palliative Care
University of Rochester School of Medicine
Rochester, NY
           and
Sally A. Norton, PhD, RN, FNAP
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
Co-Director of Research, Center for Ethics, Humanities, and Palliative Care
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY
       
At the END of  Session♥:

Closing the Circle, Opening our Hearts: Healing Dance
Led by:
Linda K. Tuyn, MA, CS, FNPC
Clinical Assistant Professor, DSON
Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Wine & Cheese Reception with Poster Presentations

4:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Award for Best Student Poster & Conclusion Remarks:

Joyce Ferrario, PhD, RN
Dean, Decker School of Nursing
          and
Malgosia E. Krasuska, PhD, RN
Conversations in the Discipline Conference Director.

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