Please note that October 27 will contain our Pre-Summit programming.
The schedule below refers to the U.S. Eastern Daylight Savings Time.
Stay tuned each day as we feature powerful end-of-life stories, courtesy of Reimagine.
October 27, 2020
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| 12:00 pm–4:00 pm | Bridging the Gap: Enhancing the Model for Complex Illness Management (Presented by HCCI) Sandra Gomez, MD, Rachel Zimmer, DNP, Michael Kuriland, MS, RN, Brianna Plencner, CPC, CPMA, Jill Slaboda, PhD, Liane Wardlow, PhD This pre-Summit session, hosted by the Home Centered Care Institute, focusing on the value and opportunities of bringing together home-based primary care and home-based palliative care.
Advance registration and an additional fee is required for this pre-Summit session. For details, visit www.ctacsummit.org/registration. |
| 12:00 pm–4:00 pm | Payment Accelerator for Community Palliative Care (Presented by CAPC) Laura Patel, MD, Anna Gosline, Tom Gualtieri-Reed, MBA This pre-conference session, hosted by the Center to Advance Palliative Care, takes the lessons learned from pioneering organizations to define key success factors for strong payer relationships.
Advance registration and an additional fee is required for this pre-Summit session. For details, visit www.ctacsummit.org/registration. |
| 4:15 pm–5:30 pm | Summit Kick Off: Honoring Essential Workers in Our Communities Jon Broyles, Marisette Hasan, Rabbi Richard Address, Rev. Dr. Gus Reyes, Rev. Donnie Anderson, Imam Yusuf Hasan, Mary Remington, Jehan El-Bayoumi, MD, FACP, Rev. Dr. Jerryl Moody, BJ Miller, MD, Elder Angela Overton, Rev. Tyrone Pitts, Rev. Yvonne Delk Join your fellow attendees before the start of the 2020 Summit for a faith service honoring essential workers in our communities who have played a crucial role amid COVID-19. |
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October 28, 2020
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| 12:00 pm–12:50 pm | Opening & Virtual Plenary Jon Broyles, Rhonda Chatmon, Amanda Pyle, Jalisa Powell, Jean Accius, PhD, Lucy Kalanithi, MD, Nancy Brown, Ira Byock, MD, Wes Moore, Rev. Cynthia Carter Perrilliat, MPA, Rev. Tyrone Pitts, Rev. Yvonne Delk, Bill Novelli, Tom Koutsoumpas During the first plenary of the 2020 Summit, C-TAC leaders and other respected voices in the field will discuss the moment in which we find ourselves, and issue urgent calls for action to help us chart a path forward. We'll also explore the importance of bringing communities together to support the most vulnerable. |
| 12:50 pm–1:00 pm | TransitionA brief break to get settled in for focused, engaging sessions. |
| 1:00 pm–1:40 pm | Caring for the Most Vulnerable Through Community Models Torrie Fields, Meena Seshamani, Christy Whitney Borchard The COVID-19 pandemic and our country’s awakening around systemic injustices illustrate the need for more community care models. Learn about the latest models and the policy changes affecting them. |
| 1:00 pm–1:40 pm | Experiences of LGBT Patients and Families in Hospice and Palliative Care Gary L. Stein, JD, MSW, Cathy Berkman, Kimberly Acquaviva, PhD, MSW, CWE This session will present recent research findings on disrespectful, inadequate, and abusive care experienced by LGBTQ patients and families while receiving hospice and palliative services; and personal reflections on family care received near the end of life. |
| 1:00 pm–1:40 pm | Promise and Presumption: Implementing Lay Healthworkers in Historically Underserved Communities Elizabeth Kvale, MD, MSPH, Myeisha Hutchinson This session will feature experts with experience in implementing lay healthworkers as members of cancer care teams. We will explore the lessons learned from this project, identify opportunities for positive disruption and examine the policy considerations relevant to this effort. |
| 1:00 pm–1:40 pm | The Grief of Poverty Sandra Crewe, PhD, Robert Cosby, PhD Join this session to explore how small faith communities with minimal financial resources can support members navigating grief. |
| 1:40 pm–2:10 pm | TransitionPersonal time and the opportunity to visit the array of virtual exhibitor presentations that are available and relevant to the C-TAC Summit experience. |
| 2:10 pm–2:50 pm | Palliative Advanced Practice Providers – The Workforce For the Future Constance Dahlin, MSN, ANP-BC, ACHPN, FPCN, FAAN, La Monica Hunter, DNP, APRN, CPNP, RNC-LRN, Patrick Coyne, MSN, ACNS-BC, ACHPN, FPCN, FAAN This session will examine innovative models for addressing a shortfall of palliative care providers by promoting primary palliative care education. |
| 2:10 pm–2:50 pm | Healthcare Transitions: What You Need to Know Today to Plan for Tomorrow Toby Weiss, Rev. Dr. Denise Parker Lawrence During this session, attendees will share their own experiences and learn new strategies for creating a compassionate dialogue between clinicians and those living with serious illness. |
| 2:10 pm–2:50 pm | State Strategies to Address Palliative Care Kitty Purington, JD, Judy Thomas, JD, Joy Soares Learn about current serious illness policy innovations on the state level and cutting-edge approaches to service of everyone with serious illness during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2:10 pm–2:50 pm | Building Trust at the Local Level Alisa dePedro, Susan Steppe, Twinette Brown During this session, experts will share findings from a pilot project that aims to foster health equity by building relationships with community health workers. |
| 2:50 pm–3:20 pm | TransitionA second opportunity for personal time and the encouragement to visit the virtual exhibitor presentations that are part of the C-TAC Summit experience |
| 3:20 pm–4:35 pm | Creating New Community Models Torrie Fields, Patrick T. Courneya, MD, Catherine Sevier, Rev. Cynthia Carter Perrilliat, MPA During this lab, experts will collaborate with attendees to identify new ways that we can expand new community models to improve serious illness care. |
| 3:20 pm–4:35 pm | Reimagining Advance Care Planning Erik K. Fromme, MD, MCR, FAAHPM, Stephanie Anderson, DPN, RN, Tiffany Callender, MSW, Anna Gosline This Lab will be framed to discuss how we can shape and apply advance care planning in the future and how we can better track the outcomes most important to support patient shared decision making. |
| 4:35 pm–4:45 pm | TransitionPersonal time and the segue to the day’s final thoughts |
| 4:45 pm–5:30 pm | Closing Thoughts Brad Wolfe, Annette Franqui, Rev. Cynthia Carter Perrilliat, MPA Our daily host, Rev. Cynthia Carter Perrilliat, will provide a brief recap of the day's discussions and we will close with a keynote presentation from Annette Franqui on the importance of addressing inequities in our healthcare system. |
October 29, 2020
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| 12:00 pm–12:50 pm | Opening & Virtual Plenary Arif Kamal, MD, Marisette Hasan, Rev. Dr. Gus Reyes, Julie Smithwick, LMSW, CHW, Gayle Dine’Chacon, MD, Brian Vallo, Emily Haozous, PhD, RN, FAAN, Joseph F. Coughlin, Pastor Alma Wooley, Elder Angela Overton, Rev. Adrian Baker We will begin the second day of our Summit with an opening plenary that features an array of leading voices from every corner of the serious illness movement. We will be exploring the potential for technology to transform future care, healing through community models, palliative care amid COVID-19 and the unique healthcare challenges that occur in rural areas. |
| 12:50 pm–1:00 pm | TransitionA brief break to get settled in for focused, engaging sessions. |
| 1:00 pm–1:40 pm | An Evidence-Based Approach to Public Messaging Marian Grant, DNP, ACNP-BC, ACHPN, FPCN, RN, Anthony Back, MD This session will summarize lessons from research involving over 9,000 consumers about how health systems, payers, community organizations, and clinicians can introduce serious illness care using a messaging approach grounded in empirical research and a population health approach. |
| 1:00 pm–1:40 pm | Building Community with Caring and Practical Engagement Pastor Alma Wooley, Elder Angela Overton, Rev. Adrian Baker This session will explore needs related to serious illness care support in underserved communities and offer a firsthand look at findings and lessons learned from C-TAC’s Faith Leader Engagement Model of Care. |
| 1:00 pm–1:40 pm | Can We Talk? Putting People at the Heart of Health Care Melissa Williams, MPH, Rebecca Kirch, JD Learn about an innovative communication skills-building initiative that helps patients, caregivers and providers have meaningful goals-of-care conversations. |
| 1:00 pm–1:40 pm | Community Engagement in Addressing Depression and Social Determinants Kenneth B. Wells, MD, MPH, Felica Jones, Bowen Chung, MD, MSHS Join a panel of experts as they share strategies that can help us face healthcare inequities and support our work to ensure a high quality of life for everyone living with serious illness. |
| 1:00 pm–1:40 pm | No Person Left Behind: Making Sure the Telehealth Revolution Works for Those with Serious Illness Walkitria Smith, MD, Sean Cavanaugh, Jessica Martensen This session covers policy innovation around telehealth for those with serious illness and how it has changed the care delivery and payment landscape. |
| 1:40 pm–2:10 pm | TransitionA second opportunity for personal time and the encouragement to visit the virtual exhibitor presentations that are part of the C-TAC Summit experience |
| 2:10 pm–2:50 pm | Community Collaboration to Reduce Fracture Risk Caused by Osteoporosis Alison Kocanda, Keyla Brooks Only 20% of patients who experience a fracture caused by osteoporosis are assessed and or treated for the underlying cause for that fracture. Due to the fact that there is a 5x higher risk of another fracture within 12 months following a fracture, it is imperative that we find a way to close this care gap to improve the health outcomes for this patient population. |
| 2:10 pm–2:50 pm | Advanced Illness Care in Long-Term Care Facilities: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic Mairead Painter, Brian Lindberg, Mollie Gurian, Gelila Selassie The COVID-19 Pandemic has had its most tragic impact in our nation’s long-term care facilities, with disproportionate infection and death rates for both residents and staff. This panel will provide insights from resident advocates and providers. |
| 2:10 pm–2:50 pm | Faith Leaders Partnering to Support Caregivers Marilyn French Hubbard, PhD, Rita Hubbard-Robinson, JD Join this session to learn about the innovative strategies used to convene faith leaders in Buffalo and Detroit in order to provide vital support for caregivers. |
| 2:10 pm–2:50 pm | Meeting the Workforce Challenge in Care for People with Advanced Illness Jennifer Ballentine, Rev. Dr. Carla Cheatham, MDiv, PhD, Margherita Labson, BSN, MS-HAS This session will explore pressing workforce challenges facing advanced illness care and present a variety of current and developing solutions. |
| 2:10 pm–2:50 pm | Mind, Body and Soul: Clinical and Spiritual Care for Older Adults Rabbi Richard Address, Sheik N. Hassan, MD, FCCP, Rev. LJ Jackson, M.Div., Rabbi Dr. Shira Stern, MC Sullivan, RN, MTS, JD This session will observe the importance of faith inclusion in patient’s care, particularly as it relates to older adults experiencing advanced illness amid COVID-19. |
| 2:50 pm–3:20 pm | TransitionPersonal time and the opportunity to visit the array of virtual exhibitor presentations that are available and relevant to the C-TAC Summit experience. |
| 3:20 pm–4:35 pm | Public Engagement for All Rita Choula, Pastor Corey Kennard, Michael Hebb, Shoshana Ungerleider, MD This Lab will be framed by experts that serve difference audiences and will share their approaches to reach new audiences in order to help you apply best practices to activities in your community. |
| 3:20 pm–4:35 pm | Reimagining Long-Term Care Joanne Lynn, MD, Salina Patel, RN, BSN, Robyn Stone, DrPH Experts with differing points of view will discuss on the future of skilled nursing facilities, and the lab will serve as a space for attendees to identify policy options for future models. |
| 4:35 pm–4:45 pm | TransitionPersonal time and the segue to the day’s final thoughts. |
| 4:45 pm–5:30 pm | Closing Plenary Arif Kamal, MD, Julie Benson, MD, Lisa Iverson, RN, Deb Watson, Brad Wolfe, Stephanie Anderson, DPN, RN Our closing plenary session begins with a keynote address that explores the enduring power of the conversation to create a well-prepared surrogate decision-maker to advocate for those who are underrepresented in our healthcare system. Conversations matter. We'll also explore the challenges that come with delivering palliative care and facing COVID-19 in rural areas. |
October 30, 2020
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| 12:00 pm–12:50 pm | Opening & Virtual Plenary Shirley Roberson, Lou Gagliano, Sandy Severson, Tony Fonze, Cardinale (Cardi) Smith, MD, PhD, Torrie Fields, Brad Wolfe, Diane E. Meier, MD, FACP, FAAHPM We will be kicking off the final day of our Summit by identifying lessons learned during the previous day's highly-interactive visioning labs. We'll also hear calls to action from a leading voice in our field as well as a patient advocate. We'll also discuss strategies for measuring success and take a closer look at C-TAC's initiative in Arizona, putting our ACT Index to work for people and providers on the ground. |
| 12:50 pm–1:00 pm | TransitionA brief break to get settled in for the opportunity to observe C-TAC member organizations to offer their responses, their commitments to the C-TAC “Moonshot” goal of assuring that, by 2030, 12 million people living with serious illness will have a high quality of life. |
| 1:00 pm–1:50 pm | 2021 and Beyond: The Election’s Impact on Health Policy for Underserved Communities Joanne Kenen, Romilla Batra, MD, MBA, Andrew MacPherson, Bob Blancato This session will feature a panel of policy experts who are well connected in the political world, who will explore possibilities for public policy in whichever administration emerges from the presidential election. |
| 1:50 pm–2:00 pm | TransitionA brief break to get settled in for the opportunity to observe C-TAC member organizations to offer their responses, their commitments to the C-TAC “Moonshot” goal of assuring that, by 2030, 12 million people living with serious illness will have a high quality of life. |
| 2:00 pm–3:20 pm | Commitments Jon Broyles, Torrie Fields, Alex Drane, Brynn Bowman, MPA, Peggy Maguire, John Amoroso, Will Kennedy, MD, Ravi Parikh, MD, MPP, FACP, Anthony Back, MD Comments and commitments to action by members of the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care. Interspersed with the commitments, we will share insights gained as the overwhelming effort to provide health equity gains attention, momentum and impact. |
| 3:25 pm–3:30 pm | Closing Comments and a Blessing Jon Broyles, Rabbi Richard Address As our Summit comes to a close, C-TAC Executive Director Jon Broyles will offer final thoughts, moments of inspiration, opportunities to communicate and share. This will be capped with a preview of the 2021 C-TAC Summit on Advanced Care Illness, scheduled to be held in Washington, DC in October 2021. We will conclude with a blessing from Rabbi Richard Address. |
National Summit on Advanced Illness Care
October 26 (Preconference)
October 27-29 (Summit)
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