Schwartz Rounds® at UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital

Mark your calendar for our Fall 2024 season!

July 15:  "Navigating "What If" Scenarios: DCD and Transplant" with panelists Crystal Buck, RT; Katherine Congleton, RN; Katie Rust, APP; and Twyla VanHoose, KODA PSL

September 16:  "Care, After the End" with panelists Jeremy Garbat-Welch, M.Div.; Justin Rueckert, DO; and Vicky Kaak, RN

November 18:  "UKY Proud" with panelists Alyssa Tremblay, Dee Dee McCallie, Franklin Fletcher, Kathyrn Williams, and Kelli Banta with Sally (Therapy Dog)

Mark your calendar for our Spring 2025 season!

January 22: Topic TBD

March 18: Topic TBD

May 20: Topic TBD

If you have a case you would like to suggest for Schwartz Rounds at Chandler Hospital, please feel free to speak with a member of the planning committee.

• Amber Bruce, LPAT
• Joey Burke, RN
• Romil Chadha, MD
• Linda Clements, RN
• Manpreet Datta, PA-C, MPAS
• Liz Farler, RN
• Kristi Grider, APRN
• Natalie Houghton
• Logan Lloyd, MDiv
• Jim McCormick, MD
• Margaret Pisacano, BSN, JD
• Sandy Reagan, APRN
• Caitlin Reams, PT DPT
• Amber Silberman, APRN
• Melissa Thompson Bastin, BCCCP, FCCM
• Daniel Weaver, MD
• Christie Young, RN

2023-2024

Fall 2023

• July 17: "Complex Decision Making: Stories from Nephrology" with panelists Ashley Branham, MSW, CSW; Brian Armentrout, PA; Karen Brossart, RN; Tyler Sims, MD
• September 18:  "neurology - noun - the study of the nerves and nervous system, especially the diseases affecting them" with panelists Andrew Williams, DO; Brittany Young, APRN; Christian Kressin, Pharm D; Mickey Jo Harris, CAN; Molly Bates, MD; and Patricia Darnell, RN
• November 20: "I'll Fight to the End" with panelists Allison Wells, DNP, APRN; Elle Johnson, MSW; Leesah Al-Qawasmi, MD; Lucas Kennedy, PA; and Zhonglin Hao, MD 

Spring 2024

• January 22:  "Palliative Psychiatry:  Can we change your mind?" with panelists Caroline Buchanan, PhD; Ciara Smith, MD; Emily Chrysler, LCSW; John Romond, MD
• March 18:  "Need to Breathe: Finding space for self-care within a Complex Critical Care Unit" with panelists Anna Kalema, MD; Melissa Thompson Bastin, Pharm D; Preed Datta, PA-C; and Sara Pasha, MD
• May 20:   "One Year Admission: What will the patient remember?" with panelists Amber Bruce, LPATA; Paula White, MS, MT-BC; Rani Chikkanna, MD; Rose Teneng, RN and Stephanie Garrett, LPN

2022-2023

Fall 2022

• September 19: The Trauma in Trauma Care with panelists Devine Carama; Rebecca Charles, DNP; Mackenzie Hogan, MSW, CSW; Noah Jones, RN; Ballie McCane, APRN; and Alexis Nickols, MD
• November 21: Open Mic: Narrative, Narrative Medicine, and Narrative in Medicine with panelists Sara Brown, MA, C-TAGME; Margaux Danby, MS; Kaylen Nique, MA, MFA; Sharoon Qaiser, MD; and Rob Slocum, DMin, PhD2021-22

Spring 2023

• January 23: Formative Events That Influence Your Career and The Care You Deliver with panelists Brooke Gregory, OT; Jessica McFarlin, MD; Jody Gibbs, RN; and Paul Adams, MD
• March 20:  Moral Distress: The space between a patient's stated goals and their willingness to participate in care with panelists Jasmine Mingua, RN; Laura Burnett, RN; and Sukhdev Khadka, MD  
• May 15:  Physiology and Metaphor: Stories with Heart with panelists Colleen Hurst, MSN; David Booth, MD, Jacob Stone, MS; Joy Coles, APRN

2021-2022

Fall 2021

• September 20: "Does the Doctor Know Best? Complexity of Determining Capacity" with panelists Sara Oros, MD; Jesse Matherly, MD; and Camryn Sudlow, RN
• Novmeber 15: "A Different COVID Story" with panelists Sarah Edgerly, PharmD; Taylor Nguyen, MD; and Abigail Patterson, Office of Patient Experience

Spring 2022

• January 24: "COVID Challenges Beyond Respiratory Distress" with panelists Sravanthi Nandavaram, MD, FCCP; Alexandra White, RN, BSN, CCRN; Ashley Williams, RN; and Jay Fulton, MDiv.
• March 21: "Words that Matter: Stigmatizing Language in Healthcare" with panelists Symon Ardila, Language Interpreter; Curt Courtad, Enterprise Director of EVS; Jason Curriden, Health Literacy Specialist; Jessica Marshal, APP; and Alyssa Tremblay, Social Worker 
• May 16: "Infective Endocarditis and Substance Used Disorder: Treating Both Diseases" with panelists Kamille Kirlew-Brumley, RN; Sami El-Dalati, MD; Anna Miles, RN; Michael Sekela, MD; and Bobbi Jo Stoner, PharmD

2020-2021

Fall 2020

• July 20: "I'm Over It, But It's Not Over" with panelists Kishore Karri, MD; Jacob Heil, BSN, RN; Sarah Miles, BSN, RN; Mahmoud Kreis, MD; and Shauna Partin, RRT, BHS
• September 21: "Moving Beyond the Unconscious Presumptions in Medicine" with panelists Vinnette Forde, MD; Rhonda Yocum-Saulsberry, MSN, RN, CNML; Megan Walden, MSN, RN-BC; and Angela Thompson, OTR/L
• November 16: "A Patient's Gratitude Expressed in a Handwritten Letter" with panelists Anna-Maria South, MD; Alyssa Fox, APSS; Brittany Stokan, MS4; and Ashley Wallace, MT Intern

Spring 2021

• January 25: "How vulnerable we are" with panelists Jennifer Christian Biser, BHs, CHTC; Jill Sewell, APRN; Diana Hultgren, M.Div., BCC; and Cathi Curren, BSN, RN, OCN
• March 15: "Whose Last Wish Is This?" with panelists Glenda Riegel, BSN, RN; Jordan Guest, MSW, CSW; Sarah Hesler, MS, CMI; Brenen Swofford, DO; and William Fuller, MD
• May 17: "Code Yellow: Now What?" with panelists Joe Alverson, M.Div., BCC; Robyn Hanna, MD; Kathryn Perry, M.Div.; and Crystal O'Dell, MSN, RN

2019-2020

Fall 2019

• July 15: "They Told Us She Didn't Want to Know, but She Did" with panelists Jay Fulton, MDiv, MA, BCC; Matthew Sousa, MD; Emily Blair, RN, BSN; and Megan Foley, RN, BSN
• September 16: "Experiences Caring for Transgender Patients" with panelists Robert Johnson, Adele Amine, DO; and Neelima Ghanta, DO
• November 18: "Holidays Still Happen When You're in the Hospital" with panelists Kristin Mulloney, RN, BSN; Sarah Ronniger, CFRE; Kimberly Hash, NCT; and Lola Thomason, RN, MSN

Spring 2020

• January 27: "Balancing Care with Religious Beliefs" with panelists Scott Yee, MD; Janeesh Veedu, MD; and Jennifer Wu, RN
• March and May events were cancelled due to COVID-19.

2018-2019

Fall 2018

• July 16: "Distraught Family in Tense Moments" with panelists Logan Lloyd, M.Div, BCC; Micah Gallas, APRN; Holley Ashley, RN, BSN; and Pep Peppiatt, MD
• September 17: "Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Living or Dying with Heart Failure" with panelists Sarah Bond, NP; Liz Markus, MD; and Abbie Latimer, LCSW
• November 19: "Above and Beyond" with panelists Cheryl Benze, MME, MT-BC; Lindsay Ragsdale, MD; David Switzer; and Susan Lephart, PhD

Spring 2019

• January 28: "The Power of Addiction Medicine" with panelists Devin Oller, MD; Anna-Maria South, MD; Daniel Weaver, MD; and Edwin Avallone, MD
• March 18: "When your Loved One Is the Patient" with panelists Kristy Deep, MD, MA; Stacy Mason, RN, MSN; and John Romond, MD
• May 20: "When Staff Distress Eclipses the Patient's Distress" with panelists Bara Alzghoul, MD; Lauren Bodine, RN, BSN; Brandi Crandle, NCT; and Amit Goldberg, MD

2017-2018

Fall 2017

• July 17: "Quality of Life: Who Decides?" with panelists Prerna Dogra, MD; Abbie Latimer, LCSW; Mark Dunn, MDiv; and Crystal Ratliff, BSN, RN
• September 18: "Caring for Our Own" with panelists Melissa Thompson Bastin, PharmD, BCPS; Matt Proud, RN; Kristin Fletcher, MD; and Ashley Montgomery-Yates, MD
• November 20: "The Miracle of a New Heart" with panelists Donna Dennis, RN, BSN; Navin Rajagopalan, MD; Angie Henning, PT; and Cayla Hardesty, RN, BSN

Spring 2018

• January 22: "How Do We Keep our People Safe?" with panelists Mohsin Salih, MD; Wendy DeLautre, RN; Bryan Bankey; and Garett Davies, NCT
• March 19: "There's More to the Story: Beliefs, Values, Family Strife, and Medicine" with panelists Abbie Latimer, LCSW; Kathryn Perry, MDiv; Mohammed Alomar; and Anil Gopinath, MD
• May 21: "When Caring Doesn't Stop After Death: Preparing for Organ Donation" with panelists Jordan Cox (KODA); Paige Williams, RN, BSN; and Vedant Gupta, MD

2016-2017

Fall 2016

• July 18: "When Chronic Care Becomes End of Life Care" with panelists Susanne Arnold, MD; Diana Hultgren, MDiv; and Anita Wells, RN
• September 19: "Bottlenecks in Care: Systems Issues that Challenge Us" with panelists Keith Sparks, RN; Glen White; Paula Bailey, MD; and Penny Greenwell, RN
• November 21: "Miracles Do Happen: You Didn't Think your Patient Would Make it" with panelists William Lippert, MD, MPH; Barbara Krebs, MSW, CSW; Sarah Campbell, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S; and Ashley Cross, RN, BSN

Spring 2017

• January 23: "Providing Good Care for People who Have Done Bad Things" with panelists April Dunaway, RN, BSN, CEN; Michael Ruhe, EMT-P, FP-C, CRT; Ashley Jackson, RN, BSN; and Jacob Shopp, MD, MS
• March 20: "The Patients that Stick with You" with panelists Penny Gilbert, MSN, MBA, RN; Stephen Grupke, MD; Colleen Swartz, DNP, MBA, RN; and C. Randy Jones, MD
• May 15: "Why I Help: Caregivers who Share their Talents in Distant Lands" with panelists Corinna Hughes, RN, BSN; Mike Anstead, MD, FCCP; Scott Kincaid, PharmD, BCPS; and Elizabeth Siereveld, PT, DPT

2015-2016

Fall 2015

• July 20: "Can I Keep my Baby?": Pregnant Patients who Engage in Risky Behaviors" with panelists Nicole Leedy, MD; Mary Edinger, MSW, CSW; and Anita Taylor, RNC-OB
• September 21: "Mama Won't Be Coming Home: Heartbreaking Conversations with Children" with panelists John Romond, MD; Stacy Frederick, APRN; Laura Fanucchi, MD, MPH; Shannon King, RN, BSN; and Ruby Chang, MS4
• November 16: "Caring Beyond the Bedside" with panelists Sharon Worthy, Richie Clements, Ginger Hager, Terry Florence, Ashley Robinson, and Jonathan Howard

Spring 2016

• January 25: "When You Are Prevented from Providing Compassionate Care" with panelists Ashley Montgomery, MD; Aaron Harris, RN; and Allison Johnson, PT
• March 21: "Supporting Each Other After the Loss of a Team Member" with panelists Christopher Doty, MD; Julie Derringer, RN, BSN; Joe Alverson, MDiv, BCC; and Karen Lommel, DO, MHA
• May 16: "Caring for a Prisoner Handcuffed by Red Tape" with panelists Anna Bullard, MSW, CSW; Anita Taylor, RNC-OB; and Karen Playforth, MD

2014-2015

Fall 2014 

• July 21: "When Care Becomes Personal: Family, Friends, or Yourself as the Patient" with panelists Janine Lindgreen, APRN; Kevin Bauereis, MD; and Julie Chi, RRT 
• September 15: "A Comfortable Death: When Compassion Meets Throughput" with panelists Heather Mills, RN; Jill Jackson, RN; and Gerald Klim, DO 
• November 17: "When Patients Break the Rules..." with panelists Margaret Pisacano, JD, RN; Joe Sweigart, MD; Kelly Hardin, RN; and Rhonda Doris, RN

Spring 2015

• January 26: "Encounters of Another Dimension: Family and Other Visitors" with panelists Meredith Pritchett, MSSW, CSW; Karen Lommel, DO, MHA; Cecelia Yeary; and Faithe Warren-Agee, RN
• March 16: "A Difficult Code: Aftermath of a Code Blue" with panelists Carrie Gaby, MD; Andrea Kohlman, RN, BSN; Sherry Kopser, RN, BSN; and Anne Sayers, MD
• May 18: "Fatigue: Did You Hit a Bunny on the Way Home?" with panelists Chuck Sargent, MD, and Jay Fulton, MDiv, MA, BCC

2013-2014

Fall 2013 

• July 15: “Caring Beyond a Lifetime: Grieving the Loss of a CF Patient” with panelists Karen Rodriguez-Cruz, Summer Davies and Mike Anstead
• September 16: “Patience with Patients’ Families” with panelists Candy Hill, Laura Fanucchi, and Teresa Stone
• November 18: “Short on Choices, Short on Time” with panelists Carrie Gaby, MD; Christine Ross, M.Div; and Chuck Sargent, MD

Spring 2014 

• February 17: "Caring at Capacity: Caregiver Experiences with Patient Overflow" with panelists Bernard Boulanger, MD; Brandy Mathews, MSN, MHA, RN; Gayle Plank, RN; and Jay Fulton, M.Div, MA, BCC 
• March 17: "Trying to Alleviate Suffering with Compassion: Caring for the Complex Patient" with panelists Liz Corio-Parsons, MSW, LCSW; Malay Shah, MD; and Keegan Stewart, RN
• May 19: "Negotiating Issues of Guardianship While Trying to Provide the Best Care" with panelists Jasmine Howard, APRN, ACNP; Paula Boycott, RN, BA; and Rachel Mueller, MSW, LSW 

2012-2013 

Spring 2013 

• March 18: “Couldn't Say Goodbye: Culture and Religion at End of Life” with panelists Charlotte Myers, Ellen Ratcliffe and Sam Bailey
• May 13: “Broken Hearts: Caring for IVDU Patients” with panelists Aaron Bullock, Angela Bishop, and Malkanthie McCormick