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The National POLST Paradigm Initiative Task Force

Task Force Membership

The National POLST Paradigm Initiative Task Force is a body of health care, ethics and legal professionals representing POLST Paradigm programs established prior to 2002.

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Judith Black, MD, MHA

Judith Black, MD, MHA

Coalition for Quality at the End-of-Life (CQEL)

Highmark Inc. Representative

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine,

University of Pittsburgh

PENNSYLVANIA


Patricia A. Bomba MD

Patricia A. Bomba MD
Vice President and Medical Director, Geriatrics
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
NEW YORK


Margaret Carley, JD

Margaret Carley, JD
Legal Council & Retired Deputy Director
Oregon Health Care Association
OREGON


Malene Davis, RN, MSN, MBA

Malene Davis, RN, MSN, MBA
Executive Director
Hospice Care Corporation
WEST VIRGINIA


Patrick Dunn, MD

Patrick Dunn, MD
Chair, Oregon & National POLST Task Force
Director of Ethics Education
Oregon Health & Science University
OREGON

 


Bernard Hammes, PhD

Bernard Hammes, PhD
Director of Medical Humanities
Gunderson Lutheran Medical Foundation
LACROSSE, WI


Susan Hickman, PhD

Susan Hickman, PhD

Associate Professor

Indiana University School of Nursing

INDIANA


Alvin H. Moss, MD

Alvin H. Moss, MD
Professor of Medicine and Director
Center for Health Ethics and Law
West Virginia University
WEST VIRGINIA


Charlie Sabatino

Charlie Sabatino
ABA Commission on Law and Aging
WASHINGTON, DC


Jim Shaw, MD

Jim Shaw, MD
Medical Director
Sacred Heart Medical Center
WASHINGTON


Terri Schmidt, MD

Terri Schmidt, MD
Emergency Services
Oregon Health & Science University
OREGON


Susan Tolle, MD

Susan Tolle, MD
Director
Center for Ethics in Health Care
Oregon Health & Science University
OREGON


Sarah Foreman

Sarah Foreman
Coordinator
Center For Ethics in Health Care
Oregon Health & Science University
OREGON

 



 

 

Consultant:

Sally Denton, RN
Administrator
St Joseph's Care Center
Providence Health Care
WASHINGTON


The task force members contribute their individual expertise and experience and do not necessarily represent the views of the organization with which they are affiliated.

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