P07 The Palliative Care Clinic of Tomorrow: Designing for Growth and Complexity

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

1:00pm - 5:00pm PST

Location: Ballroom 20 A

Speaker(s)

Christian T. Sinclair, MD (he/him/his)

Associate Professor
Division of Palliative Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center,
Eric Goodlev, MD, FAAHPM (he/him/his)

Associate Professor, Supportive Oncology and Palliative Care Program, Department of Hematology/Oncology
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health
Kira A. Skavinski, DO (she/her/hers)

Director/Clinical Service Line Chief, Associate Professor, Palliative Care
UC San Diego Health
Esme E. Finlay, MD (she/her/hers)

Professor; Section Chief, Hospice and Palliative Medicine
University of New Mexico School of Medicine/Albuquerque VAMC
Harry J. Han, MD (he/him/his)

Attending Physician
Section of Palliative Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Kate Shoemaker, LMSW, APHSW-C

Social Work
University of Kansas Health System

Author (not presenting)(s)

Lissette Nahab, BSHA

Associate Director of Clinical Operations for Geriatrics & Palliative Care
University of California San Diego

Starting and growing palliative care clinics can be exciting and rewarding but also frustrating and isolating without guidance, support and community. Learn from experienced outpatient clinicians and the latest research to lead an efficient clinic, educate staff and learners, and care for complex patients and families.

This session focuses on starting, sustaining and growing clinic-based outpatient palliative care programs as well as clinical outpatient direct patient care management. Review of the latest research in outpatient palliative care alongside best practices from clinics across the country will be shared through didactics, small group work and networking.

Our target audience includes program leaders, physicians, fellows, nurses, nurse practitioners, PAs, social workers, pharmacists, and researchers.

Major topics covered:

Leadership (starting and growing clinics, managing the team, engaging partnerships & stakeholders)
Education (incorporating fellows, fellow curriculum, non-fellow learners, onboarding staff)

Clinical (insurance, opioid prescribing, OUD, survivorship, non-cancer populations)

Operations (metrics, billing, patient panel, clinic structure, interdisciplinary team practice)

Learning Objectives:

By participating in workshop didactics and networking, participants will analyze outpatient operational, clinical, leadership and educational strengths and limitations. Participants will be successful by defining 1-2 opportunities for growth/change.
By participating in workshop didactics and networking, participants will develop 2-4 specific action items to enhance clinic operational, clinical, leadership and/or educational growth in the following year.