Co-Founder & Organizer, #hapc TweetChat on Hospice and Palliative Medicine [July 2010- October 2021]
Cofounded the longest running healthcare chat on Twitter. [Formerly known as the #hpm chat]
Organized a monthly online discussion about hospice and palliative care issues
Invited and prepare guest moderators to lead thoughtful interdisciplinary discussions online
Managed a data archive to analyze impression generation, topic direction and effectiveness
Recruited and trained a new leader to continue to develop the community and lead discussions
Generated over 1 billion impressions to raise awareness about hospice and palliative care
Digital Director, National Healthcare Decisions Day [2010- 2015]
Consult on clear messaging for advance care planning advocates utilizing social media
Serving over 1,000 organizations working together to inspire, educate and empower the public and providers about the importance of advance care planning
Strategic Advisor, Kara [June 2013- Present]
Board of Directors, Partnership for Children [2016 - 2020]
Advisor, Tivic Health [2015-2017]
Advisor, Carely [2015-2017]
Board of Directors, Children's Hospice & Palliative Care Coalition [September 2014 - 2016] [Advisor starting 2011]
Advisor, Pallimed [2010-2017]
Board of Directors, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation [2013- 2015]
Exploring New Technologies to Communicate with Seriously Ill Patients, Advances in Palliative Care, Aligning Treatment with Goals of Care hosted by Napa Valley Hospice & Adult Day Services & Partnership HealthPlan of California, Napa, CA (October 2015)
Addressed the Institute of Medicine Committee on Transforming End-of-Life Care, Stanford School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA (May, 2013)
Social Media for Hospice and Palliative Care Professionals, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Annual Assembly (February 2013)
Featured Expert, Shared Decision Making and Palliative Care, Informed Medical Decisions Foundation (February 2013)
Social Media Guide for Hospice and Palliative Nurses, HPNA & HPNF (2013)
Social Media for Hospice and Palliative Care, California Hospice and Palliative Care Association Annual Conference Speaker, Santa Clara, CA (September 2012)
Finding Your Social Rhythm, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association’s Nursing Leadership Institute, Pittsburgh, PA (July 2012)
Advocating for Pediatric Palliative Care with Social Media, Children’s Hospice & Palliative Care Coalition (May 2012)
Advocating for Hospice Online, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s Management & Leadership Conference, Washington, DC (March 2012)
Legislative Advocacy Day, Children's Hospice & Palliative Care Coalition, Sacramento CA (April 2014, 2012, 2011)
Advocated to the California State Legislature about the crucial importance of pediatric palliative care, specifically, California’s Medi-Cal Pediatric Palliative Care Benefit (Partners for Children) which helps families address life-threatening childhood illness without asking parents to choose between curative treatment and comfort focused care. CHPCC initiated the Partners for Children pilot program and continues to spearhead implementation, research and resources across the state
Hospice Action Network, Capitol Hill Advocacy Intensive , Washington D.C. (May 2017, July 2013, April 2011, 2010, 2009)
Advocated with NHPCO's Hospice Action Network to help educate congress on hospice issues including the consequences of Medicare cuts and the importance of protecting access to quality end-of-life care in the US
Recognized and featured as the “Hospice Advocate of the Month” by NHPCO’s Alliance for Care at the End of Life
2017
Management & Leadership Conference, Washington D.C., National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization, Washington DC (May 2017)
Capitol Hill Briefing Announcing the bipartisan Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017, Washington DC (May 2017)
Joan Berkley Bioethics Symposium, Center for Practical Bioethics, Kansas City, MO (April 2017)
Bioethics Matters of Life and Death: Seeding the Courageous Conversation, Center for Practical Bioethics, Kansas City, MO (April 2017)
Partnership for Children Board Retreat, Santa Cruz, CA (January 2017)
2015
Advances in Palliative Care, Aligning Treatment with Goals of Care, Napa, CA (October 2015)
NHPCO's Clinical Team Conference, Dallas, TX (October 2015)
2014
Children's Hospice and Palliative Care Coalition Board Retreat, Sacramento, CA (September 2014)
Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation Board Retreat, Miami, FL (January 2014)
2013
Hospice Advocacy Intensive Session, NHPCO, Washington D.C. (July 2013)
Institute of Medicine Committee on Transforming End-of-Life Care Forum, Stanford School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA (May, 2013)
Closing the Gap: Ending Variation in End-of-Life Care Webcast, California Healthcare Foundation (May 2013)
Annual Assembly, New Orleans, LA , American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine & Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association (February 2013)
Institute of Medicine Committee on Transforming End-of-Life Care Forum Webcast from the National Academy of Sciences (February 2013)
National Summit on Advanced Illness Care, National Academy of Sciences, Washington D.C., Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (January 2013)
2012
CAPC National Seminar, Miami, FL, Center to Advance Palliative Care (November 2012)
California Hospice and Palliative Care Association, Santa Clara, CA, CHAPCA (September, 2012)
Management & Leadership Conference, Washington D.C., National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (March 2012)
Annual Assembly, Denver, CO, American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine & Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association (February 2012)
2011
Management and Leadership Conference, Washington D.C., National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (April 2011)
Consider the Conversation West Coast Premier, Folsom, CA, Marshall Medical Center & Sacramento News & Review (June 2011)
Pre-Health Conference, Berkeley, CA, UC Berkeley Premedical ChapterAmerican Medical Student Association (March, 2011)
“Shaping the Future of End of Life Care” Conference, Santa Clara, CA, Santa Clara University & Hospice of the Valley (March 2011)
Annual Assembly, Vancouver, BC, American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine & Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association (February 2011)
2010
CAPC National Seminar, Tucson, AZ, Center to Advance Palliative Care (October, 2010)
"Palliative Care: A Standard for Cancer Care" Kathleen Foley, MD. Kansas City, MO, The Center For Practical Bioethics (August 2010)
"Politics of Palliative Care" Kathleen Foley, MD. Kansas City, MO, The Center For Practical Bioethics Flanagan Lecture (August 2010)
Management and Leadership Conference, Washington D.C., National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (April 2010)
“Shaping the Future of End of Life Care” Conference, Santa Clara, CA, Santa Clara University & Hospice of the Valley (March 2010)
2007-2009
Management and Leadership Conference, Washington D.C., National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (April 2009)
“Shaping the Future of End of Life Care” Conference, Santa Clara, CA, Santa Clara University & Hospice of the Valley (March 2009)
Manager’s Development Program, Orlando, FL, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (December 2009)
6th National Conference on Volunteerism & Caregiving, Lake Buena Vista, FL, National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (December 2009)
Updates on Dementia Conference, Stanford, CA, Alzheimer’s Association (June 2009)
“Shaping the Future of End of Life Care” Conference, Santa Clara, CA, Santa Clara University & Hospice of the Valley (2008)
Updates on Dementia Conference, Stanford, CA, Alzheimer’s Association (June, 2007)
Cross Cultural Issues in Gerontology, Palo Alto, CA, Stanford Geriatric Education Center (Winter 2007)