All-City Palliative Care Lecture Series

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All-City Palliative Care is a collaboration among Portland-area organizations and healthcare professionals from diverse disciples who are in pursuit of providing exceptional palliative care.

To help empower one another and their programs, they hold a monthly All-City Palliative Care Lecture Series from October through May of each year. Each speaker leads an informative and engaging conversation focused on a variety of palliative medicine topics, such as ideas, innovation, policies, or challenges in the field of palliative care.

The lecture series is an excellent opportunity for sharing experiences, improving care for patients and their families, and promoting the well-being and support of colleagues.

Upcoming Presentations

7/5/24 Summer Break - No presentation

8/2/24 Details to come

2024-2025 Academic Year

2023-2024 Academic Year

Ashley Allen, MD, MSPH

June 7, 2024

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Anna Stecher, MD, Sally Rudolph, LCAT, ATR-BC, and Lori Eckel, LCSW

May 3, 2024

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Michael LaMantia, MD, MPH, AGSF, FACP

April 5, 2024

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Eruke Ohwofasa, MDIV & Seven Strauss, MDIV

March 1, 2024

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Gianna Ramos, MD, MPH, MSW

February 2, 2024

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Bob Macauley, MD, Peter Reagan, MD, Nancy Simmers, RN & Hope Wechkin, MD

December 1, 2023

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Rachel Thienprayoon, M.D., MCSC, FAAP, FAAHPM & Jon Nicolla, MBA

October 6, 2023

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PalliPsych Collaborative

September 1, 2023

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Past Presentations: 2022-2023 Academic Year

Sara Taub, MD and Natalie Lanocha, MD

June 6, 2023

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Catherine "Terri" Hough, MD, MSc

May 5, 2023

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Honora Englander, MD

April 7, 2023

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Cara Levin, MD

March 3, 2023

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Rev. Stephen Obold Eshleman, MDiv, BCC

February 3, 2023

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Jason A Webb, MD & Briana Ketterer, MD

January 6, 2023

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Alyssa E. Tilly, MD

December 2, 2022

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Lori Eckel, LCSW, APHSW-C, HEC-C, Katie Hennessy, LCSW, OSW-C, APHSW-C, Jamie Newell, MSW, LCSW & Shosawna Rainwater, MSW, LCSW

November 4, 2022

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Arif Kamal, MD

October 12, 2022

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Noona Leavell, MD

September 2, 2022

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Center for Ethics in Health Care

Center for Ethics in Health Care

All-City Palliative Care Lecture Series

Upcoming Presentations

2024-2025 Academic Year

2023-2024 Academic Year

Ashley Allen, MD, MSPH

Anna Stecher, MD, Sally Rudolph, LCAT, ATR-BC, and Lori Eckel, LCSW

Michael LaMantia, MD, MPH, AGSF, FACP

Eruke Ohwofasa, MDIV & Seven Strauss, MDIV

Gianna Ramos, MD, MPH, MSW

Bob Macauley, MD, Peter Reagan, MD, Nancy Simmers, RN & Hope Wechkin, MD

Rachel Thienprayoon, M.D., MCSC, FAAP, FAAHPM & Jon Nicolla, MBA

PalliPsych Collaborative

Past Presentations: 2022-2023 Academic Year

Sara Taub, MD and Natalie Lanocha, MD

Catherine "Terri" Hough, MD, MSc

Honora Englander, MD

Cara Levin, MD

Rev. Stephen Obold Eshleman, MDiv, BCC

Jason A Webb, MD & Briana Ketterer, MD

Alyssa E. Tilly, MD

Lori Eckel, LCSW, APHSW-C, HEC-C, Katie Hennessy, LCSW, OSW-C, APHSW-C, Jamie Newell, MSW, LCSW & Shosawna Rainwater, MSW, LCSW

Arif Kamal, MD

Noona Leavell, MD

Upcoming Presentations

2024-2025 Academic Year

2023-2024 Academic Year

Making the Case for Palliative Care in Sickel Cell Disease

Ashley Allen, MD, MSPH

Promoting Dignity Through Storytelling: The Life Story Project

Anna Stecher, MD, Sally Rudolph, LCAT, ATR-BC, and Lori Eckel, LCSW

"Changing Tides in Alzheimer's Disease: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Palliation"

Michael LaMantia, MD, MPH, AGSF, FACP

"Before, During, and After: How Chaplains Approach a Care Visit:

Eruke Ohwofasa, MDIV & Seven Strauss, MDIV

“A Tale of Three cities: A Look at Palliative Care Education in Surgical Training”

Gianna Ramos, MD, MPH, MSW

"Clinical Guidelines for Voluntarily Stopping Eating & Drinking"

Bob Macauley, MD, Peter Reagan, MD, Nancy Simmers, RN & Hope Wechkin, MD

"A Roadmap for Collaboration in PCQC: the Pediatric Palliative Improvement Network"

Rachel Thienprayoon, M.D., MCSC, FAAP, FAAHPM & Jon Nicolla, MBA

"Psychotherapy Pearls: Bolstering Palliative Care with Countertransference and Formulation"

PalliPsych Collaborative

Past Presentations: 2022-2023 Academic Year

"Can I Help Shoulder Your Burden? Finding Connection Through Shared Decision Making"

Sara Taub, MD and Natalie Lanocha, MD

"Understanding and Improving Outcomes After Critical Illness"

Catherine "Terri" Hough, MD, MSc

"US Hospital-Based Addiction Care: Past, Present and Future, Including Implications for Palliative Care"

Honora Englander, MD

"Hospital Medicine and the Role of Primary Palliative Care"

Cara Levin, MD

“Perfectly Hidden and Revealed: Using Nature Photography to Invite Spiritual Reflection in Patients with Serious Illness”

Rev. Stephen Obold Eshleman, MDiv, BCC

Local Forum to discuss The New Yorker article 'How Hospice Became a For-Profit Hustle' by Ava Kofman

Jason A Webb, MD & Briana Ketterer, MD

"Doing a Lot with a Little: An Introduction to Global Palliative Care, Focus On Malawi"

Alyssa E. Tilly, MD

"Whose Job Is It Anyway?"

Lori Eckel, LCSW, APHSW-C, HEC-C, Katie Hennessy, LCSW, OSW-C, APHSW-C, Jamie Newell, MSW, LCSW & Shosawna Rainwater, MSW, LCSW

"Improving Cancer Disparities in Communities through Cancer Centee and ACS Partnerships"

Arif Kamal, MD

“Neuropalliative Care in the ALS Clinic: Prognosis, Therapies, and Models of Care"

Noona Leavell, MD