Symposium Guide
2026 Palliative Care and Hospice Symposium
Friday, February 27, 2026 | 7:50 a.m. – 4 p.m.
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Presentations
| 7:15 a.m. - 7:50 a.m. | Registration and Exhibits |
| 7:50 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks Moderators |
| 8:00 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. | Synergy of Palliative Care Principles into Practice Constance Dahlin, MSN, ANP-BC, ACHPN, FPCN, FAAN |
| 8:50 a.m. - 9:40 a.m. | Worldviews and Religious Sensitivity in End-of-Life Care Rev. Guillermo Escalona, M.Div. |
| 9:40 a.m. - 10:05 a.m. | Break and Exhibits |
| 10:05 a.m. - 10:55 a.m. | The Art and Science of Prognostication Sheena M. Zapata, M.D. |
| 10:55 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. | Strengthening Communication Across Teams and Palliative Care: Communication Effectively with Clinicians, Leadership and Systems David Buxton, M.D., FAPA, DFAACAP, FAAHPM |
| 11:45 a.m. - 12:35 p.m. | Primary Palliative Care Communications - How to Close the Gap Rab Razzak, M.D., FAAHPM |
| 12:35 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch and Exhibits |
| 1:30 p.m. - 2:20 p.m. | The Plot Thickens: Reconsidering Thickened Liquids at End-of-Life Janet Levy, MA, CCC-SLP |
| 2:20 p.m. - 3:10 p.m. | The Role of the Social Worker in Promoting Patient and Family Centered Care Myra Glajchen, DSW, MSW, BSW, ACSW, APHSW-C |
| 3:10 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Dosing Compassion: Medication Management Across the Palliative Care Spectrum Michelle Krichbaum, PharmD, BCPP |
| 4:00 p.m. | Closing Remarks & Adjourn Shaunte Jean-Poix, BSN, RN, CCRN |
NOTE: Schedule subject to change.
Disclosures And Resolution of Conflict of Interest
Nothing to Disclose
The following individuals involved in the planning, development, review, presentation, authoring and/or editing of the symposium content do not have relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies*.
** Indicates that this individual’s presentation(s) will include discussion of off-label or unapproved usage.
- Monica E. Aguirre, LCSW
- David Buxton, M.D., FAPA, DFAACAP, FAAHPM
- Constance Dahlin, MSN, ANP-BC, ACHPN, FPCN, FAAN**
- Rev. Guillermo Escalona, M.Div.
- Myra Glajchen, DSW
- Shaunte Jean-Poix, BSN, RN, CCRN
- Michelle Krichbaum, PharmD, BCPP**
- Janet Levy, SLP
- Vanessa Silvana Lewis Ramos, M.D.
- Rab Razzak, M.D., FAAHPM**
- Sheena M. Zapata, M.D.
* Ineligible companies - Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

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