1. 2nd Annual Avera Palliative Medicine Symposium
Tuesday, November 7th 8 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Hilton Garden Inn South S. Grand Circle, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Lunch and Networking
12:30-1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15-2:30 p.m. Ethics in Healthcare reform
Ethical dilemmas in bundled payment
Mary Hill, RN, PhD, Avera Health
David Basel, MD, Avera Medical Group
Preston Renshaw, MD, Avera Health Plans
Deb Fischer-Clemens, Avera Center for Public Policy
2:30-2:45 p.m. Break
2:45-3:45 Grief and Loss
Mark Vandebraak, Thanatologist, Avera Behavioral Health
3:45 p.m. Closing remarks
7:30 – 8 a.m. Registration and Continental breakfast
8:00-8:15 a.m. Prayer and Welcome Steve Tappe , MTS, VP of Mission, Avera
8:15-9:15: a.m. Going from Curative to Care-ative: Cases in Palliative Care Arif Kamal MD, MBA, MHS, FACP, Division of Medical Oncology and Section of Palliative Care, Duke University
8:45-9:45 a.m. Mingling with Pharmacy – Case Based Tyler Jares, MD, Avera Medical Group Hospitalists Sioux Falls
Carol Breitkreutz, PharmD, BCOP, Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health
10 – 10:15 a.m. Break
10:15-11:15 a.m. Symptom Management Myths and Pearls in Cancer
Arif Kamal MD, MBA, MHS, FACP, FAAHPM
11:15-12:30 pm Oncology Panel Discussion – Case Based
Kyle Arneson, MD, PhD, Avera Medical Group Radiation Oncology Sioux Falls
Benjamin Solomon, MD, Avera Medical Group Oncology & Hematology Sioux Falls Laura Hofer, PA, Avera Medical Group Oncology & Hematology SIoux Falls
Julie Dixen, SW
Dotta Jo Walker, RN
Patient/family (SN)
Moderator: Francine Arneson, MD 
Goal Statement:
This event has been designed to emphasize the integration of palliative medicine into daily patient care by highlighting:
Symptom management tips for patients with serious illness
Difficult patient cases, further explored by expert panelists
Ethical dilemmas in healthcare
The importance of an inter-disciplinary team in providing whole person care
This event has been tailored to all healthcare providers interested in learning more about palliative medicine