Ithaca College

Building Palliative Care in Upstate New York: Practice, Policy, and Innovation

Wednesday, April 5
8:30am - 3:00pm
Emerson Suites, Phillips Hall
Ithaca College 

Palliative care means enhanced healthcare for people with serious illness, at any stage and any age. Palliative care is taking root here in rural upstate New York and it looks different than in urban areas. This conference explores how we do palliative care and where we are headed - in practice, policy, and innovation. 

Students may attend free of charge for the whole day or for individual sessions. Registration required by Tuesday, March 28th.

To register, visit https://www.ithaca.edu/gerontology/wrkshpsconfspkrstoppage/palliativecareconf2017/registrationstudents/

Conference Agenda

9:15-9:50 Think Global, Act Local: Leveraging Expert Knowledge in Building Palliative Care Access & Capacity at Home
- Elizabeth Bergman, PhD Associate Professor, Ithaca College Gerontology Institute

10-10:50 DSRIP: 3.g.i Integration of Palliative Care into PCMH
- Dale B. Johnson, Executive Director, Hospicare and Palliative Care Services
- Stephanie Woolever, Project Manager, Care Compass Network

11-11:50 Current Practice and Innovation in Tompkins & Cortland Counties
- Suzanne Anderson, MD, Medical Director, Hospicare and Palliative Care Services
- Deb Traunstein, LMSW, ACHP-SW, MBA Palliative Care Coordinator, Cayuga Medical
Center

12:30-12:50 Trauma Informed End of Life Care
- Barbara Ganzel, PhD, LMSW, Director Ithaca College Gerontology Institute

1-1:50 Current Practice and Innovation in Steuben, Schuyler & Chemung Counties
- Robin Stawasz, LMSW, Director of Innovation, CareFirst

2-2:50 The Intersection of Geriatrics, Palliative Care, and Hospice in Rural Areas
- Thomas V. Caprio, MD, MPH, CMD, HMDC, FACP, University of Rochester Medical
Center, Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center, Visiting Nurse Hospice and Palliative
Care

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Teri Reinemann at treinemann@ithaca.edu or (607) 274-1607. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.