Educational Services

9th Annual Josefina Magno Conference

"The Profound Nature of Pain:

STRATEGIES FOR RELIEF"

October 23-24, 2007

The “Profound Nature of Pain: Strategies for Relief” was a tremendous success. The copnference was designed for health professionals from all settings where patients experience pain. The conference featured internationally, nationally and regionally recognized experts discussing pain management issues related to the elderly and their caregivers. Speakers examed biological, psychological, sociological, and spiritual aspects of pain, and provided current strategies for the management of pain.

Our speakers were:

Heidi Bardot, MA, ATR-BC, Director, Art Therapy Graduate Program, The George Washington University, Washington, DC

Brian Cassel, PhD, Senior Analyst, Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Carmen Calatayud, MA, NCC, Grief Counselor, Point of Hope Grief Counseling Center, Capital Hospice, Falls Church, VA

Nessa Coyle, NP, PhD, FAAN, Nurse Practitioner, Pain and Palliative Care Service, Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

Patrick J. Coyne, MSN, APRN, FAAN, Clinical Director, Thomas Palliative Care Unit, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals/Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA

Malene Davis, RN, MSN, MBA, CHPN, President and CEO, Capital Hospice, Chair, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, Falls Church, VA

Sara Davison, MD, MHSc, Assistant Professor, Medicine and Nephrology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Frank Ferris, MD, Medical Director, Palliative Care Standards/Outcome Measures, San Diego Hospice and Palliative Care, San Diego, CA

Perry Fine, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology, Pain Research Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

Kathleen Foley, MD, Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience and Clinical Pharmacology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Attending Neurologist, Pain and Palliative Care Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

Keela Herr, PhD, RN, FAAN, AGSF, Professor & Chair, Adult & Gerontology, College of Nursing, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Matthew Kestenbaum, MD, Medical Director, Capital Hospice, Leesburg, VA

Jeff Kerby, Capital Hospice Bereavement Client, Arlington, VA

J. Cameron Muir, MD, FAAHPM, Vice President, Medical Services, Capital Hospice, President, Capital Palliative Care Consultants, President, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Falls Church, VA

Andrea J. Sloan, RN, Esq., Court Appointed Guardian/Conservator, Coordinator, DC Superior Court Bioethics Panel, McLean, VA

Robert Washington, PhD, MDiv, Admissions Chaplain, Montgomery Hospice, Rockville, MD

SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!