16th Annual Palliative Care Social Work Conference

Serious Illness-Related Caregiving: Support Through Practice & Policy

Friday, April 11th, 2025 | 8:30AM to 3:30PM (MST) 
Tivoli Turnhalle, Downtown Denver, CO
In-Person & Virtual
Doors open for breakfast and networking at 7:45AM
Programming begins promptly at 8:30AM

REGISTER TODAY! 

 

Conference Registration Costs
Early Bird Rates Available Through March 21, 2025, 11:59PM MST
Early Bird Regular Rate 
Student Registration
(in person or virtual)
$20 $40
In-Person Attendance $135 $150
Virtual Attendance $65 $80
HRSA and CoAccess Scholars in the Social Work Department at MSU Denver attend for free and should register through the link provided in their email.
Are you a student interested in volunteering at the conference? Student volunteers attend for free!

 

16th Annual Palliative Care Social Work Conference - Schedule At A Glance

Friday April 11th, 2025 | 8:30AM – 3:30PM (MST) | Hybrid Conference
Tivoli Turnhalle, Auraria Campus & Zoom

 

7:45 – 8:30 DOORS OPEN – NETWORKING AND BREAKFAST
Doors open at 7:45am, breakfast served at 8:00am
Welcome Remarks and Thanks to Our Sponsors
Jess Retrum, PhD, Chair & Professor, Department of Social Work, MSU Denver
8:30 – 9:45 KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

CU Anschutz Participation in National Dementia Palliative Care Clinical Trial: Interdisciplinary Interventions and Considerations
HillaryLum,MD,PhD | MelissaC.Palmer,JD,LCSW,ACHP-SW,APHSW-C | IlianMino,ResearchAssistant

9:45 – 10:00 TRANSITION TO CONCURRENT SESSION 1 – Volunteers available to help you find your way!
10:00 – 11:00 CONCURRENT SESSION 1 – choose from 1 of 3 options below

The Power Language – The Art of Palliative Care Goals of Care Discussions
Brooke Chapman, LCSW, APHSW-C | Jennifer Grossman-Chinburg, LCSW | Colleen Carson, LCSW, APHSW- C | Heather Hester, LCSW Sarah Gambell, LCSW

Caregiver Support Starts with Clear Goals of Care
Christa Burke, MSW, LCSW, APHSW-C

Supporting the Caregivers of Trauma Patients
Recommended for early career professionals
Margaret “Maggie” Gould , MSW, LCSW

11:00 – 11:45 TRANSITION – Networking Break and Lunch Served
11:45 – 12:30 PANEL TALK – VALUABLE RESOURCES FOR PRACTITIONERS

Rocky Mountain Refuge with Br. JP Hall & Van Currell
Beneficent with Kim Searles
Mile High Senior Solutions with Laura Stiehl & Jill Skridulis

12:30 – 12:45 TRANSITION TO CONCURRENT SESSION 2 – Volunteers available to help you find your way!
12:45 – 1:45 CONCURRENT SESSION 2 – choose from 1 of 3 options below

Art Therapy and Narrative Therapy Interventions for Trauma-Informed Symptom Management
Leara Glinzak, Doctoral Candidate, LPC-IT, ATR-BC, ATRL, ATCS | Melissa C. Palmer, JD, LCSW, ACHP-SW, APHSW-C

Partnering in Uncharted Territory: Pre and Post-Death Loss and Meaning-Making Among Caregivers of Those Seeking Assisted Death
Jen Currin-McCulloch, PhD, LSW | Nathan Gallo, CNA & Yixuan Wang, MSW

Pulling a Double Shift: Acknowledging the Challenges Faced by Healthcare Professionals Who Serve as Unpaid Family Caregivers
Susan Lee, MSW, LCSW, APHSW-C

1:45 – 2:00 TRANSITION TO CONCURRENT SESSION 3 – Volunteers available to help you find your way!
2:00 – 3:00 CONCURRENT SESSION 3 – choose from 1 of 3 options below

Learnings From the Far Side: Palliative Care Ambulatory Psycho-social-spiritual Observations
Beth Patterson, MA | Melissa C. Palmer, JD, LCSW, ACHP-SW, APHSW-C

The Narrative Intervention for Long Covid-19 (NICO): Three Narrative Case Examples
Rachel Johnson-Koenke, PhD, LCSW | Jacqueline Jones, PhD, DNP, RN, FAAN | Emma Jones, LCSW

Age-friendly Palliative Care for Veterans and Their Caregivers in the VA Eastern Colorado
Healthcare System
Stephanie Hartz, LCSW, BCD | Laura Thibault, LCSW

3:00 – 3:30 Networking & Conference Wrap Up in Tivoli Turnhalle & AES Forum

Sponsor the Palliative Care Social Work Conference

Sponsoring the Palliative Care Social Work Conference at MSU Denver, helps keep the conference sustainable and accessible for our students and community.

Sign up as a sponsor today!
Sponsorship Form

Check out ways you can sponsor the 16th Palliative Care Social Work Conference below:

Community Partner Sponsorship: $200

  • Acknowledgement at the conference, on conference website, in conference program
  • One complimentary full-conference registration

Business Sponsorship: $500 (for-profit company) or $400 (non-profit organization)

  • Acknowledgement at the conference, on conference website, in conference program.
  • Two complimentary full-conference registrations
  • One undraped six-foot table on which to display literature and sample products
  • Breakfast & lunch for the representative staffing your organization’s exhibit table

Platinum Sponsorship: $1,500

  • Short video played the day of the conference program
  • Optional video included in gallery on the virtual access website
  • Acknowledgement at the conference, on conference website, in conference program
  • Two complimentary full-conference registrations
  • Access for rep to attend the networking session at the end of the conference
  • A post conference attendee “blast” to all registrants send by PCSWK planning committee on sponsor’s behalf
  • One undraped six-foot table on which to display literature and sample products
  • Breakfast & lunch for the representative staffing your organization’s exhibit table

Contact us at [email protected] with any questions!

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