We strive to ease the physical, emotional, spiritual, and social impact of serious illness on individuals and families.

Philadelphia, PA
Joined April 2022
TOMORROW: Grand Rounds (JC) "Identifying the Gaps: A Scoping Review of the Unmet Needs of Gender-Diverse Adults with Serious Illness" with Emma Max, BSN, RN, Fellow, New Courtland Center for Transitions and Aging, University of Pennsylvania
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TOMORROW: Grand Rounds Dementia-Friendly in the Context of Hospitalization: A Qualitative Descriptive Study on Family Caregiver Inclusion with Ellen Munsterman, PhD, RN, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz
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TOMORROW: Case Conference “Far from Home: GBM at GSPP” with April Nitkin, DNP, CRNP, ACHPN, Jillian Schmell, RN, and Kristin Wagner, RN, Penn Medicine at Home
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TOMORROW: Grand Rounds “Survival and Survivorship in Heart Transplantation” with Maryjane Farr, MD, MSc, MPH, Section Chief, Heart Failure/MCS/Heart Transplant, Penn Medicine Director, Clinical and Translational Heart Transplant Research
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TOMORROW: Grand Rounds Palliative Care – Year in Review FY26 with Niharika Ganta, MD, Penn Medicine, Drew Kotler, MD, VA, and Shefali Parikh, MD, CHOP
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🎓Most Tuesday mornings, we have an educational session. ☕️But...sometimes, we use it as an excuse to grab coffee and catch up with each other! 👋Penn folks: Come stop by and say hi tomorrow! DM if you're not on the mailing list and need the location.
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TOMORROW: Case Conference Palliative Care Inpatient Unit at the University of Pennsylvania – Exploring the Role of an Oncology-Focused Inpatient Palliative Care Unit with Penn Palliative Care Fellows
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TOMORROW: Grand Rounds Disability, Dignity, and Risk of Death: Who Decides? with Lori Eckel, LCSW, APHSW-C, HEC-C, Lead Palliative Care Social Worker and Senior Ethics Consultant, Legacy Health in Portland, OR
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TOMORROW: Grand Rounds (JC) "Use of Life Support and Outcomes Among Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Units: 2014 – 2023" with Emily Moin, MD, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
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TOMORROW: Grand Rounds From Lethal to Livable – Changes in Care Paradigms in Trisomy 13 and 18 with Megha Koduri, MD, CHOP Fellow
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TOMORROW: Case Conference A Pond in the Hospital: Building Trust through Team-Based Palliative Care in a Complex Case of SCLC with Angela Hu, MD, Sarah Freisleben, M.Div, and Wendy Wilson, MSW, Palliative Care, Lancaster General Hospital
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TOMORROW: Grand Rounds Practice Accommodations: Etiquette in Caring for Populations with Different Abilities with Jennifer LeComte, DO, FAAP, FACP, Associate Professor Internal Medicine & Pediatrics, Rowan Medicine
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TOMORROW: Grand Rounds "Narrative Medicine in Practice: Strengthening Therapeutic Relationships in Serious Illness Care" with Daria Santoro, MD, Fellow, CHOP
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TOMORROW: Grand Rounds "Delivering Palliative Care in the Emergency Department" with Julie Cooper, MD, Mid-Career Fellow
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TOMORROW: Grand Rounds "The Last Call: What Happens Next Matters" with Harry Hancock, Funeral Director, Hancock Funeral Home, Ltd.
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TOMORROW: Case Conference Bot v Commonwealth: Navigating Surrogacy Status in the Era of AI with Keith Elsner, PA-C; Lis Lugano, CRNP, Jessica Vondrak MD, and Mariama Diallo, LCSW
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TOMORROW: Grand Rounds "Surgical Momentum in the ICU: Using Time-Limited Trials to Align Care with Patient Goals" with Ian McCurry, MD, Fellow, Palliative Care
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TOMORROW: PAIR Center-wide Series @PAIRCenter hosts Desmond Upton Patton, PhD, MSW, Penn Integrates Knowledge (PIK) University Professor, School of Social Policy & Practice, University of Pennsylvania: “From Principles to Product: AI with Heart and JoyNet for Youth Well-Being”
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🎓Most Tuesday mornings, we have an educational session. ☕️But...sometimes, we use it as an excuse to grab coffee and catch up with each other! 👋Penn folks: Come stop by and say hi tomorrow! DM if you're not on the mailing list and need the location.
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TOMORROW: Case Conference When Words Fade: Communication & Care in ALS with April Nitkin, DNP, CRNP, ACHPN, Associate Clinical Director of Advanced Practice, Penn Medicine at Home
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