2021 Project ECHO Session Recordings

Case Presenter

Joliet Community Hospice, Joliet, IL

Subject Matter Experts

Katalin Vogt, MSW, CAPSW, APHSW-C​
Palliative Care Program Coordinator, Social Services/Palliative
Care​
Metro Ethics Committee Co-Chair​
St. Luke’s South Shore

Eric Bush MD,RPh,MBA​
Chief Medical Officer​
Hospice of the Chesapeake/Chesapeake Supportive Care​

Case focus

Clinical; patient on home arrest

Case Presenter

Merilynne Rush, MSHP, EOLD Trainer, The Dying Year​

Subject Matter Experts

Marina McGough, National Volunteer Director.,
Ascend Hospice​

Valoria Walker, EOLD, Doula by Destiny​

Nancy Flowers, LCSW, MSW
Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care​

Case focus

Clinical; end of life doula working with hospice team

Case Presenter

Hospice of Douglas County, MN

Subject Matter Experts

Roseanne Berry, MS, RN
R&C Healthcare Solutions

Eric Bush MD, RPh, MBA​
Chief Medical Officer​
Hospice of the Chesapeake/Chesapeake Supportive Care​

Case focus

Short length of patient stay

Case Presenter

Delaware Hospice, DE

Subject Matter Experts

​Nancy Flowers, LCSW, MSW, Rainbow Hospice
and Palliative Care

Robert Friedman, MD HMDC FAAHPM FAAFP, Hospice Austin

Angela L Snyder, RN, MSN, MHA, CHPN, Bayada Hospice

Case focus

Patient with dementia, loss of CG due to family psychosocial issues

Case Presenter

Montgomery Hospice, MD

Subject Matter Experts

​Eugenia Smither, BS, CHC, CHE, CHP, RN, Vice President of Compliance and Quality, Bluegrass Care Navigators, KY

Christine Nidd, MSW, PMP, CPHQ, Manager of Quality and Compliance, Hospice of the Northwest, WA

Case focus

Process improvement – Patients with a long length of stay

Case Presenter

Dr. Gregg VandeKieft, MD, MA, FAAFP, FAAHPM Providence St. Josephs

Subject Matter Experts

Eric Bush MD, RPh, MBA, Chief Medical Officer
Hospice of the Chesapeake/Chesapeake Supportive Care, Maryland

Amy Szatanek, LCSW, Director of Patient and Family Services
Calvert Hospice, Maryland

Marisette Hasan, BSN RN, President/CEO
The Carolinas Center, South Carolina

Case focus

Palliative care patient case study

• • • Advance Care Planning in early to moderate dementia

    • Transitions between long-term care and acute care

    • Tele-palliative care for rural hospitals

Case Presenter

Hospice of the Panhandle, WV

• Sara Cohick, MSW, LICSW, ACHP-SW – Social Service Director ​

• Nikki Bigiarelli, BSN, RN – Clinical Director ​

Subject Matter Experts

• Emily Nesbitt,  LGSW,MSW – St. Croix Hospice, MN​

• Katrina Nickels, MD – Blue Grass Navigators, KY

Case focus

Hospice care patient case study

• Pt with history of illicit drug use, suicidal ideation, and sexually inappropriate, verbally, and physically abusive, dependent for all care.

• Difficult symptoms to manage, limited social/emotional support and/or resources for patient/caregiver, significant caregiver burnout.

Case Presenter

Partners in Home Care, Inc., Missoula, MT

• Jenessa Babcock, DPT, COSQ, Manager of QAPI and Compliance

• Jesseca Letke-Cummins, RN, CHPN, Director of Clinical Practice

• Jacki Grogan, LCSW, Hospice Social Worker

Subject Matter Experts

• Fran Klouse, RN, St. Croix Hospice, MN

• Luis Cortes, DO, MS MBA, Hope Healthcare Services, FL

Case focus

Hospice care patient case study

• Cancer diagnosis, short length of stay

• Bedbound, and dependent for all ADLs

• Estrangement from his ex-spouse and minimal engagement with two young adult daughters.

• Difficult symptoms to manage, aggression and worsening behaviors

• Limited social/emotional support and/or resources for patient/caregiver, and there is significant caregiver burnout.

Case Presenter

Stratis Health

• Lisa Iverson, RN, CDCES

• Janelle Shearer, RN, BSN, MA, CPHQ

Subject Matter Experts

• Fran Klouse, RN, St. Croix Hospice, MN

• Luis Cortes, DO, MS MBA, Hope Healthcare Services, FL

Case focus

Rural palliative care program development

Case Presenter

HeartsWay Hospice, Longview, TX

• Jason Jenkins, BSN, RN, Director of Nursing

• Sheryl Alligood, RN, Assistant Director of Nursing

• Amanda Raibourn, LCSW, Social Worker

• Tracy Brown, LCSW, Director of Social Work

• Lisa Van Burkleo, Assistant Executive Director

Subject Matter Experts

• Rebecca K. Calabrese, MD, Medical Director, Hospice and Palliative Care of Buffalo, NY

• Amy Szatanek, LCSW, Calvert Hospice, MD

• Sarah Simmons, CHPN, MSN, RN, Calvert Hospice, MD

Case focus

Clinical; Patient with complex family dynamic; Safety; Illicit drug use/Medication management and Inappropriate behaviors