2022 PaRC Retreat Posters

The 2022 PaRC Annual Retreat was held October 13th, 2022 at the University of Pittsburgh. We hosted 29 presenters as part of our poster session. A link to a PowerPoint file for each retreat poster can be found below. Posters are listed in alphabetical order by the primary author’s last name.


“Goals of Care in Chronic Critical Illness: A Mental Model of Physician Decision-Making”
Presenter: Sarah Andersen, MD
Affiliation: UPMC, CRISMA

“Exploring Bereavement & Grief Experiences in an Ongoing Collaborative Filmmaking Study: Preliminary Lessons Learned”
Presenter: Sara Baumann, PhD, MPH
Affiliation: University of Pittsburgh, Concept Mapping Institute

“Does Therapeutic Alliance Play a Role in Healthcare Utilization in Advanced Cancer?”
Presenter: Sarah Bell, MD
Affiliation: UPMC

“Characterizing Oncologist Involvement in an Oncology Nurse-Led Primary Palliative Care Intervention”
Presenter: Georgeann Booth, BS
Affiliation: University of Pittsburgh

“Virtual Nephrotalk: Teaching Communication Skills During The Covid-19 Pandemic”
Presenter: Alexandra Bursic, MD
Affiliation: UPMC

Patient and Provider Perspectives on Symptom Monitoring during Outpatient Cancer Treatment”
Presenter: Leeann Chen, MPS
Affiliation: Mobile Sensing + Health Institute

“Older Adult Community Engagement Studios: A Service to Improve Outreach And Recruitment Of Older Adults In Your Research”
Presenter: Janelle Christensen, MA, MPH, PhD
Affiliation: University of Pittsburgh

“Managing Advanced Cancer Pain in a Nurse-led Primary Palliative Care Intervention: A Preliminary Study”
Presenter: Richelle DeBlasio, BS
Affiliation: University of Pittsburgh

“Integrating Primary Palliative Care and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Survivor Care: A Qualitative Inquiry of International Post-ICU Clinic Interprofessional Team Members”
Presenter: Tammy Eaton, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, ACHPN
Affiliation: University of Michigan

Patient-Provider Communication and Cancer-Related Financial Hardship in the Context of Serious Illness”
Presenter: Chelsea Green, MS, BS
Affiliation: Morehouse School of Medicine

“Development and Implementation of a Real-time Inpatient Palliative Care Screening Process to Identify Earlier Palliative Care Referrals”
Presenter: Marika Haranis O’Sullivan, MSN, FNP-BC, AGACNP-BC, ACHPN
Affiliation: UPMC

“Introducing Uncertainty: An Observational Study of Clinician-Parent Conversations Following Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease”
Presenter: Kelly Harris, MD
Affiliation: UPMC

“Palliative Care Telehealth Systematic Review”
Presenter: Carolyn Impagliazzo, BS
Affiliation: University of Pittsburgh

Overcoming End of Life Discussion Hesitancy in Advance Care Planning for Patients with Advanced Cancer and Their Caregivers”
Presenter: Renusha Indralingham, BS
Affiliation: University of Pittsburgh

“Community Engagement of Diverse Populations”
Presenter: RaNaja Kennedy, BS
Affiliation: University of Pittsburgh

“Experiences in Coping with Stress – A Qualitative Study of Family Caregivers of Children with Medical Complexity”
Presenter: Mikhaila Layshock, BS
Affiliation: University of Pittsburgh

“Clinical Utility of Pharmacogenomics in Hospice Care Patients through the Lens of the Quadruple Aims of Healthcare”
Presenter: Carolyn Maxwell, BS
Affiliation: University of Pittsburgh

“Anastrozole Adherence Trajectories in Postmenopausal Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer”
Presenter: Maura McCall, PhD, MSN, RN
Affiliation: Case Western Reserve University

“Family Caregivers of Children with Medical Complexity Report Elevated Levels of Emotional Distress”
Presenter: Lydia McLachlan, BS
Affiliation: UPMC

The CHAllenges in Managing and Preventing Pain (CHAMPP) Clinical Research Center”
Presenter: Jessica Merlin, MD, PhD, MBA
Affiliation: University of Pittsburgh

“Symptom Burden and Shared Care Planning In An Oncology Nurse-Led Primary Palliative Care Intervention (Connect) For Patients With Advanced Cancer”
Presenter: Chandler Mitchell, BS
Affiliation: University of Pittsburgh

“Research in Progress: Understanding Perspectives of Surrogate Decision Makers of Patients who Received Tracheostomies for Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation”
Presenter: Amanda Moale, MD
Affiliation: UPMC

“Equipping Frontline Care Providers for End-of-Life Care and Communication: Development of an Interprofessional Graduate Certificate and Continuing Education Program”
Presenter: Chloe Neugebauer
Affiliation: University of Pittsburgh

“Emerging Collaborative Research Agenda: Policies to Inform Safe and Equitable Opioid Access for Patients with Advanced Cancer Near End of Life”
Presenter: Nicole Ober, MSW
Affiliation: University of Pittsburgh

“Assessing the Transition from Acute to Chronic Cancer (AtTACC) Pain – Pilot Trial”
Presenter: Steven Orris, BS
Affiliation: University of Pittsburgh

“Description and Outcomes of an Innovative Concurrent Hospice-Dialysis Program”
Presenter: Mayumi Robinson, BA, MA
Affiliation: University of Pittsburgh

“The Impact of Caregiver-Patient Relationship on Caregiver and Patient-Reported Outcomes in the Advanced Cancer Setting”
Presenter: Adam Whitsett, BS
Affiliation: Morehouse School of Medicine

“Depression Screening and Use of Supportive Care Services in Prostate Cancer”
Presenter: Risa L. Wong, MD
Affiliation: UPMC

“A Scoping Review of Work-Related Studies in Nurses Diagnosed with Cancer”
Presenter: Kai-Lin You, MNS, RN
Affiliation: University of Pittsburgh