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Palliative Care

Charge

The Palliative Care Program Committee is charged with identifying policy and legislative approaches and proposals related to palliative care and working with the policy committee to respond to them.

Focus Areas of Interest

  • Provide education for early referral to palliative care
  • Address barriers to pain management

Members and Affiliations

Chair

Joan Dacher, PhD, RN, GNP
The Sage Colleges- Doctor of Nursing Science Program

Members

Deborah Childs, MS, RN, NEA-BC
Hospice Buffalo

Anna Colello, ESQ.
Patient Safety Center

Kimberly Connell
HPCANYS

Mary Catherine Daniels
NYS Department of Health

Diane Franzman
The Healthcare Consortium

Leslie Larsen
NYS Department of Health

Karen Lower
Arnot Ogden Medical Center

Kathy A. McMahon
HPCANYS

Sheri Scavone, PT, EHSA
NYS Department of Health

Alejandro E.G. Taylor, JD
Albany Law Clinic and Justice Center

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