ATTENDING TO PSYCHOSOCIAL ISSUES NEAR THE END OF LIFE:
A SPSSI-SPONSORED INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

February 2-3, 2002
Cleveland, Ohio
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2
8:30 am - 8:45 am
Welcome and Overview of the Conference
James L. Werth, Jr., Ph.D.
Dean Blevins, M.A.

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8:45 am - 9:30 am
Transforming Death in America
Karen Orloff Kaplan, M.S.W., M.P.H., Sc.D.

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(coming soon)

9:30 am - 10:15 am
Overview of Psychiatric and Psychosocial Issues Near the End of Life
William Breitbart, M.D.

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Panel:
Research Needs
10:30 am -
12:40 pm
10:40 am - 11:10 am
State of the Science and Recommendations for the Future
Stephen Connor, Ph.D.

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11:10 am - 11:40 am
Methodological and Ethical Issues in Research on Bereavement
Margaret Stroebe, Ph.D.

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11:40 am - 12:10 pm
NIH's End-of-Life Research Portfolio
Ann Knebel, Ph.D., M.A.

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12:10 am - 12:40 pm
AHRQ and End-of-Life Research
Ronda Hughes, Ph.D., M.H.S., RN

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12:20 pm - 2:00 pm
Poster Session/Information Booths
Small Group Discussions:
Research
2:15 pm -
3:15 pm
Small Group Meetings

Judith Stillion, Ph.D.
(Group Facilitator)

Notes
(coming soon)

Large Group Discussion:
Research
3:30 pm -
5:30 pm
Presentation of Small Group Notes & Panel Members' Comments

Judith Stillion, Ph.D.
(Group Facilitator)

Notes
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8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Reception and Discussion Sponsored by the American Psychological Association's Ad Hoc Committee on End-of-Life Issues

Judith Stillion, Ph.D. & John Anderson, Ph.D.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3
Panel:
Improving Psychosocial Care Near the End of Life
8:30 am -
10:40 am
8:40 am - 9:10 am
State of End-of-Life Care and Recommendations for Improvement
Steven D. Passik, Ph.D.

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9:10 am - 9:40 am
Lessons Learned at the End of Life: Reflections on Cultural Issues in Palliative Care
Danai Papadatou, Ph.D.

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9:40 am - 10:10 am
HRSA's End-of-Life Care and Training Efforts
Katherine Marconi, Ph.D.

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10:10 am - 10:40 am
Hospice Perspective on Removing Barriers to End-of-Life Care
Jeffrey Lycan, RN, BS

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(coming soon)

Small Group Discussions:
Practice
10:55 am -
11:45 am
Small Group Meetings

Judith Stillion, Ph.D.
(Group Facilitator)

Notes
(coming soon)

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Luncheon Speaker

The Role of Congress in Improving End-of-Life Care
Rep. Thomas Sawyer (D, OH--14th)
Large Group Discussion:
Practice
1:00 pm -
2:45 pm
Presentation of Small Group Notes & Panel Members' Comments

Judith Stillion, Ph.D.
(Group Facilitator)

Notes
(coming soon)

Concurrent Continuing Education Workshops

3:00 pm -
5:00 pm
Advance Directives: Problems and Possibilities
Peter Ditto, Ph.D.
Psychologists as Members of Interdisciplinary Teams
Donna Kwilosz, Ph.D.
Stephen Adams, M.Div.
Laura C. Betchkal, RN, MSN, CNP
Elizabeth Marosi, LISW
Elizabeth Ford Pitorak, MSN, RN, APN, CRNH
Meaning Reconstruction and the Experience of Loss
Robert A. Neimeyer, Ph.D.
Assessing and Alleviating Depression and Hopelessness Near the End of Life
Barry Rosenfeld, Ph.D.
The Effects of Culture in End-of-Life Situations
Sharon Valente, Ph.D., FAAN


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