Minnesota Advance Care Planning Conference

On Thursday, July 18, 2013, the Twin Cities Medical Society and Honoring Choices Minnesota will host an all-day conference on advance care planning at the Ramada Plaza Minneapolis.  Here is the agenda:



8:30am Check-in/Registration

9:00 Welcome

• Sue Schettle, Twin Cities Medical Society

9:05 Keynote: "Re-framing Advance Care Planning: the Allina Story"

• Penny Wheeler, MD, Allina Health

9:50 Panel Discussion: Advance Care Planning Program Coordinators

• Patty Bresser, PhD (Light the Legacy)


• Gloria Cade, RN (Allina)


• Jim Heymans, MSW, LICSW (HealthEast), Mary


• Lou Irvine (HealthPartners)


• Lynn MacKenzie (Light the Legacy) 


• Heidi Meyers, RN, BSN, MBA/HCM (Fairview),


• Bob Newby (HealthEast)


• Dawne Sipe, RN, MA (Park Nicollet)

10:40 Spotlight on Allina's Life Course Program

• Sandra Schellinger, RN, MSN, ANP, Allina Health

11:00 Panel Discussion: Advance Care Planning Across Cultures

• Miguel Ruiz, MD 


• Mohamed Hagi-Agen, MD, HealthPartners

11:40 Attracting Diverse Communities: Recent Advance Care Planning Highlights

• Barbara Greene, MPH, Honoring Choices Minnesota

12:00pm Networking Lunch

1:00, Minnesota's Advance Care Planning Outcomes: Common Denominator and Health Disparities Oversight

• Barry Cohen, PhD, Rainbow Research

1:20 Panel Discussion: Target Populations for ACP, in Light of Morbidity and Mortality Data

• Joe Amberg, MD (Allina)


• Merryn Jolkovsky, MD (CentraCare/Light the Legacy)


• Vic Sandler, MD (Fairview)


• Craig Svendsen, MD (HealthEast)

1:50 HealthPartners Report on 1-Page Health Care Directive

• Kate Kellet 


• Christine Sylvester, RN,HealthPartners

2:05 Multicultural Advisory Committee Recommendation: A Shortened Directive

• Barbara Greene, MPH, Honoring Choices Minnesota

2:10 Panel Discussion: Pros/Cons of Using an Abbreviated Health Care Directive

• Ken Kephart, MD (Fairview)


• Joe Sicora, MD (North Memorial)


• Tom von Sternberg, MD (HealthPartners)

2:50 Medical and Spiritual Community Perspectives on End of Life

• Shukri Hassan (International Institute of Minnesota)


• Bernie Goldblatt (Adath Jeshurun Congregation) 

3:25 Keynote: "A Personal Perspective of Advance Care Planning"

• Michele Kimball, AARP Minnesota

3:55 Closing comments

• Kent Wilson, MD, Honoring Choices Minnesota