PERCOLATE

PERCOLATE is PaRC's works-in-progress series, where faculty, mentees, trainees, and students working on research can present to an audience in a low-stakes atmosphere for feedback. Members of PERCOLATE in the past have presented everything from interesting sources of data and draft grant applications; to presentations and posters accepted to conferences or journals; to presentations of research collected in major R01 studies. 

Contact Sarah Slater for more information.

PERCOLATE Schedule

2026-2027 Academic Year

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2026-2027 Academic Year
Third Thursdays, 11am, Zoom and In-Person. 
July 16, 2026 - Zoom onlyJustin Yu, MD. Presenting preliminary findings from a longitudinal study of parents of children with complex chronic conditions, looking to discuss possible additional analyses. 
August 20, 2026Kendall Downer, MD. Teaching reflective listening in goals of care conversations, discussing methodology and study structure. Jacob Whitman, PHD. K12 Aims. 
September 17, 2026Teresa Hagan Thomas, PHD. Faculty Retreat Project Group Brainstorming.
October 15, 2026Chris Marino, MD. CAR-T Wearable Device Monitoring for Symptom Management.
November 19, 2026TBA
December 17, 2026TBA
January 21, 2027TBA
February 18, 2027TBA
March 2027Canceled; AAHPM in Pittsburgh
April 15, 2027TBA
May 20, 2027TBA
June 17, 2027TBA

2025-2026 Academic Year

 

Third Thursdays, 11am, Zoom
September 2025Jennifer Seaman - Post-ICU Communication Study - Interview Guide
Jessie Zhu - Bereavement Training Pre- and Post-Surveys
October 2025CANCELLED
November 2025Jennifer Seaman - Post-ICU Communication Study Interview Guide Revisions
Lars Margolis - Dataset Presentation
December 2025CANCELLED
January 2026AAHPM Presentation:
Heather Valente, PA-C. Bridging Gaps in Care: A Statewide EMS Hospice Protocol for Pennsylvania
February 12, 2026AAHPM Presentations: 
Mark D’Alesio, MD. TelePalliative Care Promotes Goal-Concordant Care for Critically Ill Patients in the Rural Emergency Department.
Yasmina Hachem, MD. Development and Implementation of a Palliative Care Curriculum for Internal Medicine Residents
Sinthana Ramsey, DO. From Pathophys to Prognosis: Teaching Oncology Concepts to Elevate Interdisciplinary Palliative Care
Lars Margolis, MD. Getting Credit Where Credit is Due: Implementing Billing Education into Clinical Practice. 
April 2026Tulio Correa, MD. Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of a Liver Palliative Care Clinic. 
Brina Ratangee, MS1. Narrative Medicine Interview Guide for Palliative Care Providers Caring for People Experiencing Homelessness. 
May 2026Jennifer Denike, MD. Analyzing Focus Group Data from a Serious Illness Communication Skills Curriculum Intervention. 
Hannah Kwiecinski, PhD Cand. Conducting Qualitative Analysis of a Pilot Study of AI-Generated Empathetic Messages. 
June 2026Karl Bezak, MD and Aamir Khan, MD.  Discussing study to understand the financial drivers influencing decision-making regarding hospice enrollment, at both the health system and patient level.
Teresa Hagan Thomas, RN PHD. Discussing a study of a new intervention to promote to support patient self-advocacy related to engaging in goals of care conversations.