December 14
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Faculty membersAparna Gupta, DNP, FACHE, CPHQ
Vice President Quality
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), VA Nicole McCann-Davis
Senior Client Advisor and Research Director,
Transcend Strategies
Chicago, IL
TopicA Summary of Health Equity in Hospice and Palliative Care

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December 7
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Faculty membersDoreen Samelson, EdD, MSCP
Chief Clinical Officer
Catalight, California Li Ern Chen, MD, MS
Chief Population Health Officer
Catalight, California Joshua Bennett
Director of Business Development
AccentCare Hospice & Palliative Care of Missouri
TopicThe Unique Needs of Adults with Intellectual and
Developmental Disabilities in Hospice and Palliative Care

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November 16
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Faculty membersLenny C Marshall MDIV, D.MIN, BCC, LSSG
Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
NHPCO Diversity Advisory Council, Incoming Chair
Big Bend Hospice, FL Rabbi Adam Scheldt
Director of Spiritual Care
NHPCO Diversity Advisory Council, Incoming Chair
Hospice & Palliative Care, NY
TopicCross-Cultural Variation in Grief and Mourning  

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November 2
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Faculty membersNatalie Galucia, LMSW
Center Manager.
Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging
Institute for Public Health
Washington University in St. Louis Sherrill Wayland, MSW
Sr Director, Special Initiatives & Partnerships
SAGE Ann Kriebel-Gasparro, DrNP,
CRNP, FNP-BC, GNP-BC, FAANP
Faculty, Walden University
NP-MSN Program
TopicDisrupting Ageism 

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October 19
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Faculty membersEdith M. Moran, LCSW, APHSW-C
Northwestern Medicine, Hospice
Chicago, IL Nikkie Preston, Associate Director, Development
Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
Volunteer for Covenant Hospice,
Member, NHPCO Diversity Advisory Council
Las Vegas, NV. Yelena Zatulovsky, MA, LCAT, MT-BC, CCLS, HPMT,
HEC-C, DBe (c)
Doctoral Candidate, Clinical Bioethics, Loyola University,
Chicago
Vice President of Patient Experience, AccentCare
TopicCulturally Responsive Trauma-Informed Care

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September 28
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Faculty membersErin Collins, MN, RN, CHPN
Program Director
Peaceful Presence Project, OR Jessica Curd, LCSW, ACSW, ACHP-SW, APHSW-C
PhD Candidate, Associate Faculty
Indiana University School of Social Work, IN Sharon Harris, LVN, CHPLN, EOLD
Owner/CEO
Serenity End Of Life Doula, LLC, CA
TopicSupporting Patients Experiencing Housing Insecurity at
End of Life

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September 21
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Faculty membersDr. Ruth Collazo, MD
Grace Health of Puerto Rico
Palliative Program
Medical Director Ana Beatriz Torres, MHSA
Grace Health of Puerto Rico
Executive Director
TopicSupporting Hispanic Patients at the End of Life –
Common Challenges and Cultural Considerations
when providing End-of-Life Care to the Hispanic
and Latino population

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September 7
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Faculty membersCordt T. Kassner, PhD
CEO, Hospice Analytics Ann Walker, RN, BSN, MBA, IHEC
LMHPCO+ Consultants
TopicBest Practices for Inclusive Metrics in End-of-Life Care

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August 17, 2023
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Faculty membersAltonia Garrett, MBA, MHA, RN
Executive Director, AccentCare, Washington, DC
Founding Executive Director, Capital Caring’s
Center for Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Member, ACHE Wayman Scott, MS, MTS, LGPC
Associate Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and
Community Relations, Gilcrest, MD
TopicIntentional Inclusivity in the Workplace

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August 3, 2023
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Faculty membersToby Weiss, MSHRM, OD
AVP of Cultural Diversity
MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care Marisette Hasan, BSN, RN
Program Coordinator
The SC Coalition for the Care of the Seriously
TopicIdentifying Cultural Needs to Enhance the Care Experience

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July 20, 2023
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Faculty membersMarisette B. Hasan, BSN, RN
Program Coordinator
The SC Coalition for the Care of the Seriously Ill, SC Aparna Gupta, DNP, FACHE, CPHQ
Vice President Quality
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), VA
TopicEngaging Community Systems to Improve Health Equity

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July 6, 2023
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Faculty membersJacqueline Lopez-Devine, RN, MSN
Chief Clinical Officer
Member, NHPCO DAC, Gentiva, GA MaNesha M. Stiff, PhD
Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
Gentiva, GA
TopicImproving Patient Satisfaction Through Dignity, Respect,
and Genuine Engagement

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June 15, 2023
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Faculty membersTracey Gregory, RN,CHPN
Clinical Educator, Trellis Supportive Care, NC
Member, NHPCO Diversity Advisory Council and
Quality Connections Advisory Council Mei Kennedy, PHD
Instructional Design for Online Learning
Strategic Consultant in Integrating Technology to Improve the Learning Experience for Deaf students, TX
TopicBreaking Down Language Barriers to Build Connections with
Patients

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June 1, 2023
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Faculty membersCal Cates, LMT (Licensed Massage Therapist)​, Founder
and Executive Director, Healwell, VA Rev. Dr. Donnie Anderson​, Minister of Pilgrim United
Church of Christ, MA
TopicSupporting LGBTQ+ Patients at End-of-life​

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May 18, 2023
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Faculty membersSandy Chen Stokes, RN, MSN
Founder and Executive Director
Chinese American Coalition for Compassionate Care, CA Cynthia X. Pan, MD, FACP, AGSF
Chief, Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Care Medicine
Designated Institution Official (DIO) & Director of Graduate
Medical Education (GME)
Program Director, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
New York-Presbyterian Queens, NY
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical
College
TopicSupporting Chinese Patients in Serious Illness at End of Life

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May 4, 2023
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Faculty membersLouise Knight, LCSW-C, OSW-C, FNAP
Director, Harry J. Duffey Family, Patient and
Family Services
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
at Johns Hopkins, MD Aparna Gupta, DNP, FACHE, CPHQ
Vice President Quality
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), VA
TopicMental Health Implications In Serious Illness and End Of
Life Care

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April 20, 2023
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Faculty membersNikkie Preston
Associate Director, Development for the UNLV
School of Medicine and Volunteer for Covenant Hospice, Las
Vegas, NV.
Ambassador, Hospice Action Network Nevada State
Member, NHPCO Diversity Advisory Council Karen Davis-Pritchett, VP
Diversity Equity and Inclusion,
Empath Health
Diversity Professional, National Diversity Council
Member, NHPCO Diversity Advisory Council Logan Hoover
VP, Policy & Government Relations, and Hospice Action
Network, NHPCO
TopicPolicy and Advocacy: Addressing Discrimination at the Bedside

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April 6, 2023
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Faculty membersDiane Deese, MCLSS-GB, CDEI-HC
VP of Community Affairs, Vitas, FL
Member, DAC, NHPCO Nicole McCann-Davis, MSC
Chair of the Diversity Advisory Council, NHPCO
Communications Expert and Health Equity Advocate
External Consultant, Eversana Intouch, KS
TopicCaring Through Interpersonal Conflict

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Exploring Lived Experiences to Address Social Determinants of Health in End-of-life Care

March 16, 2023
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Faculty membersZaundra Ellis, Member, NHPCO Regulatory Committee, Board
Member, Texas New Mexico Hospice Organization,
Vice President Hospice Professional Services, Axxess, TX Keith T. Everett, MBA, MHA, CPHQ, CSSBB, MBNQA
Fellow/Judge, SHRM-IWCS, Chief Executive Officer, Hospice of Acadiana, Inc, LA
TopicExploring Lived Experiences to Address Social Determinants of
Health in End-of-life Care

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March 2, 2023
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Faculty membersChristy Torkildson, PhD, RN, PHN, FPCN, HEC-C
Associate Professor, Program Lead, MSN-Public Health, Grand
Canyon University
Director Children’s Hospice and Palliative Care Coalition of
California, CA Yelena Zatulovsky, MA, LCAT, MT-BC, CCLS, HPMT, PhD(c)
Doctoral Candidate, Clinical Bioethics, Loyola
University Chicago
Vice President of Patient Experience, AccentCare, IL
TopicCultural Humility in Pediatric Care

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February 16, 2023
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Faculty membersDr. Lenny Marshall – Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Big Bend Hospice Inc. Nicole McCann – Davis Communications Expert and Health
Equity Advocate, External Consultant
TopicCaring Through Crisis

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February 2, 2023
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Faculty membersAltonia Garrett, MBA, MHA, RN Executive Director, AccentCare,
Washington, DC​ | Founding Executive Director, Capital Caring’s
Center for Equity, Inclusion and Diversity​Member, ACHE Dr. Elisha Hall, PhD​ African American Engagement Director, Compassion & Choices, IL​ | Founder, African American and
Indigenous Knowledge Institute (AIKI)
TopicSupporting African American Patients at the End-of-Life

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January 19, 2023
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Faculty membersNikkie Preston, CHSP; Chair, The Hospice Veteran Partnership
of Nevada; Member, NHPCO Volunteer Management Steering Committee; NHPCO My Hospice Nevada State Ambassador Marisette B. Hasan, BSN, RN; Education and Administration
Specialist, California Hospice and Palliative Care Association Edie Moran, LCSW, APHSW-C; Member, NHPCO Diversity
Advisory Committee; Medical Social Worker and Bereavement Coordinator
TopicCheck Ourselves Before We Wreck Ourselves: Recognizing and Reducing Provider Bias

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January 5, 2023
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Faculty membersNicole McCann-Davis, MSC​, Director of Strategic Planning,
Eversana Intouch Aparna Gupta, DNP, FACHE, CPHQ​, Vice President,
Quality, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
(NHPCO)
TopicAdvancing Equity in Serious Illness and
End-of-Life Care: A Data Analysis

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