AAHPM/HPNA 2008 Annual Assembly
Social Work Pre-Conference
January 30, 2008 in Tampa, Florida


8:15 – 8:30 AM Registration and Coffee
8:30 – 8:45 AM Welcome and Opening Remarks Susan Blacker, MSW & Grace Christ, DSW
8:45 – 10:15 AM Panel Presentation:
The Interdisciplinary Team: Skills for promoting the social work role in different settings

Description:
Discussion of skills social workers need to effectively promote the social work role in four settings: Hospital, hospice, cancer center, pediatric palliative care

Moderator:
 Sandi Sunter, MS, LMHC
The Hospices of the Fla. Suncoast
Clearwater, FL

Panel Participants:

  • Terri Altilio, MSW
    Beth Israel Medical Center, Dept of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, NYC, NY
    SWHPN board member
  • Sherri Weisenfluh, LCSW
    Hospice of the Bluegrass
    Lexington, KY
  • Shirley Otis-Green, MSW
    City of Hope National Medical Center
    Duarte, CA
  • Barbara Jones, PhD, MSW
    U. of Texas School of Social Work
    at Austin, TX
    SWHPN board member
10:15 – 10:30 AM B R E A K .
10:30 – 12:00 PM Panel Presentation:
Creating the Social Work Voice in Palliative Care

Moderator:
Gary Stein, JD, MSW
Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University
Vice Chair, Social Work Hospice and Palliative Network

Panel Participants:

  • Grace Christ, DSW
    Chair, SWHPN
  • Susan Blacker, MSW
    SWHPN board member
  • Kathy Walsh, PhD, MSW
    SWHPN board member
12:00 – 1:15 PM L U N C H B R E A K Networking Luncheon
1:15 – 2:45 PM Panel Presentation:
Quality improvement in Hospice and Palliative Care: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice

Description:
Improving health decision making

Moderator:
John G. Cagle, PhD candidate
Florida State University
Panama City FL

Panel Participants:

  • Mercedes Bern-Klug, PhD, MSW
    University of Iowa School of Social Work
    Iowa City, IA
    SWHPN board member
  • Debra Parker Oliver, PhD, MSW
    U. of Missouri School of Social Work
    Columbia, MI
  • Kathy Black, PhD
    USF School of Social Work
    at Sarasota/Manatee, FL
2:45 – 3:00 PM B R E A K .
3:00 – 4:30 PM Panel Presentation:
Social Work leadership in End-of-Life Care

Description:
Innovative Approaches for Social Work in Hospice and Palliative Care

Moderator:
Grace Christ, DSW
Columbia University School of Social Work
Chair, Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network

Panel Participants:

  • Bill Rowe, DSW
    Director, USF School of Social Work
    Tampa, FL
  • Stacy Orloff, Ed.D., LCSW
    Vice President, The Hospices of the Florida Suncoast
    Clearwater, FL
. Closing Remarks Grace Christ, DSW

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