Speakers

Hear from leaders who are making a difference. CAPC National Seminar speakers are national leaders and experts in palliative care, and they come from diverse specialties, disciplines, and settings.

Keynote Speakers

Allison J. Applebaum, PhD, FAPOS

Researcher, Clinician, and Caregiver Advocate

Kimberly Curseen, MD, FAAHPM

Associate Professor, Emory University School of Medicine
Director, Outpatient Supportive Care, Emory…

Sachin Jain, MD, MBA

Chief Executive Officer
SCAN Group and SCAN Health Plan

Diane E. Meier, MD, FACP, FAAHPM

Founder, Director Emerita and Strategic Medical Advisor, Center to Advance Palliative Care

Alex Smith, MD, MPH

Professor of Medicine
UCSF Division of Geriatrics

Eric Widera, MD

Professor of Medicine, University of California San Francisco
Director of Hospice and Palliative Ca…

Speakers

Jennifer Allen, MD

Chief, Division of Palliative Medicine and Hospice, Lehigh Valley Health Network

Allison J. Applebaum, PhD, FAPOS

Researcher, Clinician, and Caregiver Advocate

Brynn Bowman, MPA

Chief Executive Officer, Center to Advance Palliative Care

Jackelyn Boyden, PhD, MPH, RN

Assistant Professor of Nursing
University of Pennsylvania, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Karen Bullock, PhD, LCSW, APHSW-C

Endowed Professor of Social Work, Boston College

David Buxton, MD, FAPA, DFAACAP, FAAHPM

CEO, Center for Palliative Psychiatry

Dave Carper, MDiv, BCC

Counseling Resource Officer
Bluegrass Care Navigators

Brittany Chambers, MPH, MCHES

Director, Health Equity and Special Initiatives
Center to Advance Palliative Care

Komal Chandra, PhD

Vice President Quality and Corporate Compliance
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center

Chin-Lin Ching, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Susan Cohen, MD, FAAHPM

Director, Palliative Care
Bellevue Hospital/NYU

Todd Cote, MD, FAAHPM

Chief Medical Officer, Bluegrass Care Navigators

Kimberly Curseen, MD, FAAHPM

Associate Professor, Emory University School of Medicine
Director, Outpatient Supportive Care, Emory…

Constance Dahlin, MSN, ANP-BC, ACHPN, FPCN, FAAN

Consultant
Center to Advance Palliative Care

Carine Davila, MD, MPH

Palliative Care Physician, Equity Director, Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine
Massa…

Katie DeMarco, DNP, MSHS, APN, ACHPN

Clinical Supervisor, Pain & Palliative Medicine Institute
Palliative Medicine APN
Hackensack Meridian…

Sara Elliott, MSN, RN, MS

Palliative Care Program Coordinator
John Peter Smith Hospital

Andrew E. Esch, MD, MBA

Director, Palliative Care Program Development
Center to Advance Palliative Care

Torrie Fields, MPH

Founder and Managing Partner
TF Analytics

Niharika Ganta, MD, MPH, FAAHPM

Chief, Palliative Care
University of Pennsylvania Health System

Maria Gatto, ACHPN, APHN

Palliative Care Consultant
Catholic Health Association

Matthew Gonzales, MD, FAAHPM

Associate Vice President
Chief Medical and Operations Officer
Providence Institute for Human Caring

Tom Gualtieri-Reed, MBA

Partner
Spragens & Gualtieri-Reed

Heather A. Harris, MD, FAAHPM

Associate Chief, Division of Palliative Care
Alameda Health System

Marisette Hasan, BSN, RN

Vice President, Community Action & Policy
Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC)

Rachael Heitner, MPH

Associate Director, Research and Insights
Center to Advance Palliative Care

Jennifer Hicks, MSHA, MBA

Director of Clinical Practice Operations
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Katy Hyman, MDiv, BCC

Director of Adult Palliative Care, Pediatric Palliative Care and Perinatal Connections MemorialCare…

Sachin Jain, MD, MBA

Chief Executive Officer
SCAN Group and SCAN Health Plan

Noelle Marie Javier, MD (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor
Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medici…

Christopher Jones, MD, MBA, FAAHPM

Associate Professor and Director of Outpatient Palliative Care
Duke Health

Russell Kieffer, APHSW-C

Executive Director, Palliative Care
Providence

Laurel Kilpatrick, MD, FAAHPM

Director, Division of Supportive Palliative Care
Baylor Scott & White Health

Rebecca Kirch, JD

Executive Vice President, Healthcare Quality and Value
National Patient Advocate Foundation

Chelsey Labadie, MSNRN, CHPN

Clinical Specialist, Ambulatory Oncology Clinics
Moffitt Cancer Center

Richard Leiter, MD, MA

Senior Physician
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Santiago Lopez, MD

Site Director for the Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Consult Service, North Shore University Ho…

Lou Lukas, MD

Chief of Palliative Medicine
Omaha, VA

Sonia Malhotra, MD, MS, FAAP

Internal Med, Peds, Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Director, Palliative Medicine & Supportive Care
Un…

Diane E. Meier, MD, FACP, FAAHPM

Founder, Director Emerita and Strategic Medical Advisor, Center to Advance Palliative Care

R. Sean Morrison, MD

Ellen and Howard C. Katz Professor and Chair
Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medic…

Sherika Newman, DO

Founder
Doctor in the Family
Atlanta, GA based company

Ashley Nichols, MD, FAAHPM

Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics and Palliati…

Michelle Owens, DO, FAAFP, FAAHPM

Director of Specialty Care
Central Health

Arika Moore Patneaude, MSW, LICSW, APHSW-C

Director, Bioethics, Palliative Care and Journey Grief Support Programs
Seattle Children's Hospital

Christopher Piromalli, DO, MPH

Integrated Palliative Medicine Consultant, Southcentral Foundation, Anchorage, AK
Associate Profess…

Andrya Rivera-Burciaga, DNP, FNP

Assistant Professor, Nurse Practitioner
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Nursing

Phillip Rodgers, MD, FAAHPM

George A. Dean, M.D. Chair of Family Medicine
Professor of Family Medicine and Internal Medicine
Di…

Donna Rugh, DNP, RN

Division Manager Hospice and Palliative Care
Main Line Health: HomeCare & Hospice

Philip H. Santa-Emma, MD, FAAHPM

Medical Director, Palliative Care Services
Mount Carmel Health

Allison Silvers, MBA

Chief Health Care Transformation Officer
Center to Advance Palliative Care

Stacie Sinclair, MPP

Associate Director, Policy and Care Transformation
Center to Advance Palliative Care

Alex Smith, MD, MPH

Professor of Medicine
UCSF Division of Geriatrics

Kristofer L. Smith, MD

Senior Vice President, Population Health Management
Chief Medical Officer
CareConnect

Bethany Snider, MD, HMDC, FACP, FAAHPM

Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Everent Health/Hosparus Health

Donna W. Stevens, MHA

Partner
Leaderly Consultants

Catrece Studdard, MBA

Director Practice Operations
Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Ishwaria Subbiah, MD, MS

Executive Director, Cancer Care Equity and Professional Wellness
Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SC…

Speakers

Keynote Speakers

Allison J. Applebaum, PhD, FAPOS

Kimberly Curseen, MD, FAAHPM

Sachin Jain, MD, MBA

Diane E. Meier, MD, FACP, FAAHPM

Alex Smith, MD, MPH

Eric Widera, MD

Speakers

Jennifer Allen, MD

Allison J. Applebaum, PhD, FAPOS

Brynn Bowman, MPA

Jackelyn Boyden, PhD, MPH, RN

Karen Bullock, PhD, LCSW, APHSW-C

David Buxton, MD, FAPA, DFAACAP, FAAHPM

Dave Carper, MDiv, BCC

Brittany Chambers, MPH, MCHES

Komal Chandra, PhD

Chin-Lin Ching, MD

Susan Cohen, MD, FAAHPM

Todd Cote, MD, FAAHPM

Kimberly Curseen, MD, FAAHPM

Constance Dahlin, MSN, ANP-BC, ACHPN, FPCN, FAAN

Carine Davila, MD, MPH

Katie DeMarco, DNP, MSHS, APN, ACHPN

Sara Elliott, MSN, RN, MS

Andrew E. Esch, MD, MBA

Torrie Fields, MPH

Niharika Ganta, MD, MPH, FAAHPM

Maria Gatto, ACHPN, APHN

Matthew Gonzales, MD, FAAHPM

Tom Gualtieri-Reed, MBA

Heather A. Harris, MD, FAAHPM

Marisette Hasan, BSN, RN

Rachael Heitner, MPH

Jennifer Hicks, MSHA, MBA

Katy Hyman, MDiv, BCC

Sachin Jain, MD, MBA

Noelle Marie Javier, MD (she/her/hers)

Christopher Jones, MD, MBA, FAAHPM

Russell Kieffer, APHSW-C

Laurel Kilpatrick, MD, FAAHPM

Rebecca Kirch, JD

Chelsey Labadie, MSNRN, CHPN

Richard Leiter, MD, MA

Santiago Lopez, MD

Lou Lukas, MD

Sonia Malhotra, MD, MS, FAAP

Diane E. Meier, MD, FACP, FAAHPM

R. Sean Morrison, MD

Sherika Newman, DO

Ashley Nichols, MD, FAAHPM

Michelle Owens, DO, FAAFP, FAAHPM

Arika Moore Patneaude, MSW, LICSW, APHSW-C

Christopher Piromalli, DO, MPH

Andrya Rivera-Burciaga, DNP, FNP

Phillip Rodgers, MD, FAAHPM

Donna Rugh, DNP, RN

Philip H. Santa-Emma, MD, FAAHPM

Allison Silvers, MBA

Stacie Sinclair, MPP

Alex Smith, MD, MPH

Kristofer L. Smith, MD

Bethany Snider, MD, HMDC, FACP, FAAHPM

Donna W. Stevens, MHA

Catrece Studdard, MBA

Ishwaria Subbiah, MD, MS

Rebecca Sudore, MD

Rodney O. Tucker, MD, MMM, FAAHPM

Kathryn Walker, PharmD

Susan Wang, MD, FAAHPM, HMDC

Eric Widera, MD

Jeanie Youngwerth, MD, FAAHPM

Seminar Co-Chairs

Brynn Bowman, MPA

Brittany Chambers, MPH, MCHES

Andrew E. Esch, MD, MBA

Stephanie Leung, MBA

Melissa Scholl

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