Networking Meetings and Presentations

Overview

Upcoming presentation

December 10- TBD

October 15- Jessica Vanderwerf Workplace Social Capital and Turnover Among Hospice CNAs: Preliminary Results  

Past Presentations

September 17- Dr. Jessica Yauk Intersectional Inequities in End-of-Life Care Quality: The Roles of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender (presented by Dr. Debra Dobbs)

Video Presentation

June 11- Kathryn Wehrmeyer Updates on Medical Aid in Dying

Presentation- Updates on Medical Aid in Dying

Video Presentation



May 15 - Ajay Z Breen, DO Magic Behind the Medicine Literature Review of Psychedelic Use in Palliative and Hospice Medicine Population and Chelsea Walker, MD Communication About Serious Illnesses

Presentation - Communication About Serious Illnesses

Presentation - Psychedelic Use in Palliative and Hospice Medicine Population

Video Presentation

April 16 - Dr. Nik Lampe Delivering LGBTQ+ Inclusive and Culturally Responsive Hospice Care

Video Presentation

March 27 - Improving Care for People Living with Dementia and Their Family Care Partners - Conference at USF Embassy Suites 

February 17- SCM Grand Rounds Online The Future of Serious Illness Management: Integrating Care Delivery Across Your Health System

January 22 - Mark S. Kindy, Ph.D., FAHA, FANA The Libby Study: A Clinical Trial of a THC/CBD Oral Combination for the Treatment of Agitation in Participants with Alzheimer’s Disease or Other Types of Dementia

Presentation

Video Presentation

December 11 - David Buxton, MD Trauma in Palliative and End of Life Care

October 16th - Tour St Joseph's Hospice

September 18 - Jessica Yauk Black Caregivers' Perceptions of Quality of Care and the Role of Advance Care Planning Discussions

Presentation

June 11, 2025 - Garner Boogaerts, MD and Samuel Harris, MD, Palliative Medicine Fellows. 

Dr. Boogaerts' Presentation

Dr. Harris' Presentation

May 7, 2025 - Sandy Bolis, MD and Steven Yoo, MD, Palliative Medicine Fellows

Dr. Bolis' Presentation

Dr. Yoo's Presentation

Thursday, March 27 - USF Embassy Suites Hotel Building Community in a Post-COVID Era for Older Adults and their Families

February 12, 2025 -
Stephanie N. Miller, Ph.D. – Tampa VA Suicide Prevention Program Lead & Maria Taylor, LCSW – Bay Pines Suicide Prevention Program Supervisor

Presentation

December 11, 2024 - Sandra Jahr Svendsen, Ph.D. Candidate Health Sciences, Oslo Metropolitan University

Presentation

September 11, 2024 -Nik Lampe, PhD

Presentation

June 12, 2024 - Dania Ballich Wound Care at End of Life & Abhilash Padi Physician-Assisted Suicide

May 8, 2024 - Norm Hesser, DO. Everyone Poops…Hopefully. (Anticipating and mitigating bowel induced limitations on function and dignity in serious illness)

Jochen Granja Vasquez, DO. Partnering with Medical Interpreters to Mitigate Healthcare Inequities and Improve Patient Outcomes

April 12, 2024 - Caring for the Caregiver to Provide Better Care: 2nd Annual Conference

Our second annual conference, co-sponsored by the Center for Hospice, Palliative Care and End of Life Studies and Florida Policy Exchange Center on Aging from the School of Aging Studies, took place on Friday, April 12th, at the USF Embassy Suites, Caring for the Caregiver to Provide Better Care; the conference brought together community caregivers and professionals, with 100 individuals and almost 50 caregivers in attendance. Sessions included how to cope with stress, medical and health issues caregivers often face, and resiliency and advocacy. Caregivers participated in activities, including a Q & A with a panel of experts, and learned about resources available within the community. Distinguished University Professor Bill Haley, PhD, gave the keynote address. 

A big thank you to Moffitt Cancer Center for providing free chair massages to caregivers. 

March 20, 2024 - Professor Mark Jackson, MB, PhD International Research on Retirement.

February 14, 2024  - Christine Caldwell,

Presentation

January, 10, 2024  - Dr. Iraida Carrion : Fears about cancer among Older Latino Men.

December 13 - Dr. Jonathan Fleece and Rev. James Andrews

Presentation 

October 11, 2023 - Janet Roman, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, CHFN, ACHPN. I

September 13, 2023 - Dr. Tara Friedman

Presentation

June 14, 2023 - Kinaree Patel, MD. Pediatric Palliative Care and Charlotte O’Leary, MD Culturally Considerations in End-of-Life Care


Presentation Dr. Kinaree Patel 

May 10, 2023 - Kayla Forrester, MD Managing Anxiety and Depression in Palliative Care Phison Pham, MD Medical Futility

April 21, 2023 - The Center for Hospice, Palliative Care and End of Life Studies and the Florida Policy Exchange Center on Aging, The Enhancing Care and Communication at the End of Life: Best Practices in Advance Care Planning Conference at the USF Embassy Suites Hotel.

March 8, 2023 - Dr. Hillary Rouse & Dr. Angel C. Duncan

February 8, 2023 - Dr. Debra Dobbs

December 14, 2022- Dr. Leah Buck

October 12, 2022- Dr. Sara Hackett

September 14, 2022 - Dr. Katherine Lin

June 8, 2022 - Dr. Stefani Beale & Dr. Peter Ngo  

May 11, 2022 - Dr. Iman Makki Dr. Georgetta Bundley

April 13, 2022 - Dr. Nasreen Alghamdi

March 9, 2022 - Dr. Daniel Meng  

January 12, 2022 - Dr. Lora Thompson

December 8, 2021- Paula Souto Stefani, Dr. Janet Roman, Dr. Angela Hill, and Dr. Karla Doreen MacAulay Managerial Moderator Strategies to Reduce Stress and Improve Well-being of Hospice Frontline Healthcare Practitioners in COVID-19 scenario 

February 10, 2021 – Dr. Debra Dobbs and Carlyn E. Vogel COVID-19: Latest Research and Available Data

April 7, 2021 – Megan Weis and Dr. Lindsay Peterson Improving the Quantity and Quality of Donated Organs: An Examination of the Point at which it is Acceptable to Donate

June 9, 2021 - Dr. Domenic DiBartolomeo Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Dr. David Rutenberg Palliative Care in Stroke Patients, and Dr. Brittney Williams Palliative Care in Surgical Patients

September 8, 2021 - Dr. Debra Dobbs The Delta Variant, Fourth Wave of COVID and Hospice 

October 13, 2021 - Dr. Lindy Davidson and Isha Harshe Creative Approaches to End-of-Life Study