TBD / Pulse Check: Assessing Palliative Care Integration in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
TBD
At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to:
- Session details to be provided at a later date.
About the presenter:
Andreas Damianos, MD
Neonatology
Phoenix Children's
Andreas Damianos, MD, is a neonatologist, a physician scientist at Phoenix Children's and an assistant professor of Pediatrics with the University of Arizona. As a neonatologist, Dr. Damianos is dedicated to the diagnosis, management and prevention of neonatal conditions in babies requiring intensive care services. As a physician scientist he is actively engaged in translational research at the Phoenix Children's Research Institute.
After earning his medical degree from the University of Athens School of Medicine in Athens, Greece, Dr. Damianos received his pediatric training in New Jersey and completed his neonatology fellowship at the Holtz Children's Hospital, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami in Miami, where he served as chief fellow. He joined Phoenix Children's from Cincinnati Children's where he served as an attending neonatologist and assistant professor of Pediatrics with the University of Cincinnati.
Dr. Damianos is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. He is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Society of Pediatric Research and the Medical Association of Athens, Greece.
Dr. Damianos believes that the future of neonatology lies with strong, collaborative, hypothesis-driven research. From bedside observations witnessing that many extreme preterm neonates are predisposed to worse outcomes that affect not only their lungs but all the body, Dr. Damianos embarked to study the etiologies of such conditions, and focus on their prevention and treatment. Dr. Damianos joined the Phoenix Children's Research Institute where he is involved in translational research projects along with his mentor and director, Dr. Kalinichenko. He has shared his research in peer-reviewed publications including the American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, Seminars in Perinatology, the Journal of Applied Physiology, Stem Cells Translational Medicine and Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. He also has been an invited speaker for the Pediatric Academic Societies and the American Academy of Pediatrics.
In his free time, Dr. Damianos enjoys traveling, sketching, painting, do-it-yourself projects and board games.
Pulse Check: Assessing Palliative Care Integration in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to:
- Identify key characteristics in patient care where palliative care integration may be beneficial
- Describe barriers to palliative care integration in the cardiac intensive care unit
- Propose strategies for improving collaboration between palliative care and the cardiac intensive care unit
About the presenter:
Andrea Cuviello, MD, FAAP
Division of Palliative Medicine Research Director
Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Arizona
Staff Physician, Palliative Medicine, Phoenix Children's
Dr. Andrea Cuviello is a pediatric hematologist/oncologist and palliative care physician and the Division of Palliative Medicine Research Director. As a mixed methods, clinical researcher her work maintains a focus of improving the early integration of palliative care for vulnerable patient populations.