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Institute of Medicine
Committee on Care at the End of Life
Public Meetings

PUBLIC HEARING
National Academy of Sciences
Washington, D.C.
APRIL 29, 1996

AGENDA

9:00—9:05  WELCOME


Dr. Christine Cassel




9:05—9:50  PANEL 1

American Academy of Pediatrics
Allen Fleischman, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Senior Vice President
New York Academy of Medicine

Alzheimer's Association
Ladislov Volicer, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Pharmacology and Psychiatry, Assistant Professor of Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine

American Cancer Society
Mary Simmonds, M.D.
Chair, ACS Advisory Group on Cancer Pain Relief

Agency for HIV/AIDS
Melvin Wilson
Agency Administrator




9:50—10:30  PANEL 2

American Alliance of Cancer Pain Initiatives
Kim Calder
MPS Board of Directors
New York State Cancer and AIDS Pain Initiative

American Geriatrics Society
Joseph Fins, M.D.
Vice Chair, Ethics Committee

Gerontological Society of America
Marshall Kapp, J.D., M.P.H.
Director, Office of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology
Wright State University School of Medicine




10:45—11:45  PANEL 3

American Board of Internal Medicine
Linda Blank
Vice President for Clinical Competence and Communications

American Medical Association
Thomas Reardon, M.D.
Vice Chair, Board of Trustees

American Academy of Family Physicians
Bruce Bagley, M.D.
Member, Board of Directors

American Nurses Association
Colleen Scanlon, R.N., J.D.
Director for Ethics and Human Rights

Academy of Hospice Physicians
Ira R. Byock, M.D.
President-Elect




1:00—1:45  PANEL 4

American Academy of Neurology
Kenneth M. Viste, Jr., M.D.
President

National Association of Black Social Workers
Iris Carlton-LaNey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Social Work

American Pain Society
Mitchell B. Max, M.D.
Pain Research Clinic
National Institute of Dental Research/National Institutes of Health




1:45—2:30  PANEL 5

American Hospital Association
Jonathan T. Lord, M.D.
Senior Advisor for Clinical Affairs

National Hospice Organization
John J. Mahoney
President

American Association of Health Plans
Michael Felder, D.O., M.A.
Chair, Ethics Committee, Community Health Plan

American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
Stephen Proctor
Chair-Elect




2:30—3:15  PANEL 6

VITAS Healthcare Corporation of Florida
Richard B. Fife, M.D.
Vice President for Bioethics and Pastoral Care
Melanie Merriman, M.D.
Director of Outcome Management and Research

Hospice of the Blue Grass
Gretchen Brown, M.S.W.
President and CEO

Washington Home and Hospice
Elizabeth Cobbs, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Medical Director




3:15—4:00  PANEL 7

Association of Academic Health Centers
Roger J. Bulger, M.D.
President

American Bar Association Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly
Charles Sabatino, J.D.
Assistant Director




ADDITIONAL GROUPS SUBMITTING WRITTEN TESTIMONY*

American Association of Retired Persons
American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
American Hospice Foundation
American Medical Directors Association
Choice in Dying
Death with Dignity
The Hospice Nurses Association
International Institute for the Study of Death
The Islamic Medical Association
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center




PUBLIC MEETING
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center
National Academy of Sciences
Irvine, California
November 23, 1996




AGENDA




9:00  WELCOME


Dr. Christine Cassel





9:15—10:45

Supportive Care of the Dying: A Coalition for Compassionate Care
Alicia Super, R.N., B.S.N., O.C.N.
Project Coordinator

Kaiser Permanente of Southern California
Richard Della Penna, M.D.
Regional Elder Care Coordinator




10:45—Noon

Marin (California) Home Care
Patricia Murphy, R.N., M.A.
Director

Hospital Home Health Care Agency of California
Claire Tehan, M.A.
Vice President

Visiting Nurse Associates and Hospice of Northern California
Brad Stuart, M.D.
Medical Director

California Department of Justice
William Marcus, J.D.
Deputy Attorney General
Liaison Counsel, California Board of Pharmacy

City of Hope National Medical Center
Betty Ferrell, Ph.D., F.A.A.N.
Associate Research Scientist

HealthCare Partners Medical Group
Lynne Emma, R.N., M.P.H.
Vice President, Population and Disease Management




2:30—5:00

Washington State Senate Health and Long-Term Care Committee
Donald Sloma
Senior Analyst and Staff Coordinator

Center for Ethics in Health Care, Oregon Health Sciences University
Susan Tolle, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Director

UCLA School of Medicine
Neil Wenger, M.D.
Chair, UCLA Medical Center Ethics Committee

Center for Biomedical Ethics, University of Minnesota
Steven Miles, M.D.
Associate Professor

General discussion




5:00  ADJOURN




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*100 Groups were invited to submit statements.