June 2022

A group of ACP pioneers, subject matter experts, and influencers of the future meet for a round table conversation that focuses on identifying best practices in ACP and how to focus on what works. They discuss how to approach ACP so it adds value to the patient and clinician experience and what ACP programs need to include to be effective in the current healthcare environment – and into the future.

Five Wishes Healthcare Advisor, Kathleen Taylor, MA, LMHC, moderates the webinar with the following panelists:

• Stephanie Anderson, DNP, RN, Executive Director of Respecting Choices
• Stephen Bekanich, MD, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Iris Healthcare
• Torrie Fields, MPH, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Votive Health
• Paul Malley, MA, President of Aging with Dignity
• Diane Meier, MD, Director Emerita and Strategic Medical Advisor with Center to Advance Palliative Care
• Rebecca Sudore, MD, Geriatrician, Palliative Medicine Physician, and Advance Care Planning Researcher, Founder and Director of Prepare for Your Care

Advance Care Planning Discussion with Susan Hickman, Sean Morrison, Rebecca Sudore, and Bob Arnold

This GeriPal Podcast features a healthy debate about advance care planning and serious illness communication, and the controversy right now around the value of advance care planning. Podcast guests include:

• Susan Hickman, PhD, Professor of Indiana University School of Nursing and Medicine, and Director of IU Center for Aging Research at the Regenstrief Institute
• Bob Arnold, MD, Professor at the University of Pittsburgh, Division of General Internal Medicine, and Palliative Medicine Physician
• Rebecca Sudore, MD, Professor of Medicine at UCSF, Division of Geriatrics, Geriatrician and Palliative Medicine Physician
• Sean Morrison, MD, Professor and Chair of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing students presented their research at the 2022 Eastern Nursing Research Society’s Annual Scientific Sessions (ENRS) in Rhode Island this Spring.

Olivia Rubio won first place for her research poster, "Patient-Centered Advance Care Planning Intervention Across the Aging Continuum: A Review of the Literature Relating to Respecting Choices."

Rubio’s literature review identified the intervention that approaches end-of-life conversations in a stepwise process. Her review found that this intervention met individuals at different stages of chronic illness and improved patient engagement. It will be used for a potential study that aims to improve delivery of end-of-life conversations for older adults living in assisted living communities and their caregivers across Pennsylvania.

Ohio PBS Station Features Episode About
Advance Care Planning

The Journal host, Steve Kendall with WBGU-PBS in Bowling Green, Ohio, speaks with a panel of experts about advance care planning. Barbara Gunning with Hospital Council of Northwest Ohio, along with other certified ACP Facilitators, talk about ways to help individuals be better prepared to make difficult medical decisions.

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NEXT STEPS ACP
August 2: Design & Implementation
August 4: Facilitator Certification
August 23: Instructor Certification

FIRST STEPS ACP
September 13: Design & Implementation
September 14 or September 20 (choose 1): Facilitator Certification
September 22: Instructor Certification

ADVANCED STEPS ACP
October 12: Design & Implementation
October 19 or October 20 (choose 1): Facilitator Certification
October 27: Instructor Certification

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