Neuropalliative Care Research Webinar Series
The International Neuropalliative Care Society (INPCS) is pleased to announce the continuation of our monthly recurring Neuropalliative Care Research Webinar Series.
Our next event will take place on Tuesday, March 31st at 11am (US-Eastern) where we will be joined by Dr. Stephanie Bartlett, who will present a webinar entitled, "Making Prognosis Clear in Acute Stroke: From Communication Tool to Clinician Training".
Webinar/research description:
Prognostic uncertainty in acute ischemic stroke creates challenges for shared decision-making across neuropalliative care settings. This webinar will briefly review the need for structured, value-based communication and introduce the adaptation of the Best Case/Worst Case framework for stroke (BC/WC-AIS), including preliminary findings on its feasibility and acceptability. We will then present a new project to develop and evaluate a neurologist training program, with a focus on communication fidelity and patient-centered outcomes. Attendees will gain practical and research-oriented insights into improving prognostic conversations in acute stroke care.
Stephanie Bartlett, PhD, MS, PT, is a visiting faculty member in the Department of Health Sciences at Indiana University Indianapolis and a physical therapist with more than 30 years of clinical experience in acute care, specializing in pediatrics. She earned her bachelor’s degree in physical therapy from the University of Vermont, her M.S. in physical therapy (neurology and pediatric track) from the University of Indianapolis, and her PhD in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences from Indiana University Indianapolis. She teaches in the Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences program. Her research focuses on neuropalliative care, particularly goals-of-care communication and prognostic decision-making in neurologic populations, with an emphasis on acute ischemic stroke.
ADDITIONAL UPCOMING WEBINARS:
Tuesday, April 7th, 11:00am EDT
Jo Paladino, "What We Say and How It Shapes Care: Diagnostic Disclosure and Anti-Amyloid Decision‑Making Conversations in Early Dementia Care"
Webinars in the series will consist of a presentation followed by an open Q&A and group discussion, with the webinar lasting an hour in total.
The objective of these one-hour online webinars is to:
- Provide both junior and well-established neuropalliative care investigators an opportunity to obtain feedback on research across varying stages of development, from initial idea to funding applications and publications.
While the primary target audience is researchers and health care providers, interested patients and family caregivers are also welcome to attend.
Additional details are described in Frequently Asked Questions or please email info@inpcs.org.
If you would like to be added to our mailing list for notification of future Research Webinars, to suggest topics, or to sign up as a future presenter, please follow this link.
Sincerely,
Darin Zahuranec
Co-Chair, INPCS Research Committee
Caroline Crooms
Research Webinar Subcommittee
Andrew Huang
Research Webinar Subcommittee
