Schwartz Rounds® at Good Samaritan Hospital

Mark your calendar for our Fall 2024 season!

August 21: "Unconscious bias, language, and how we interpret a chart note" with panelists Christina Broughton, RN; Elliott Buckner, Music Therapist; and Savannah Alfaro, LPN

October 16: "Boundaries & Behaviors: What about Disruptive Visitors" with panelists Donna Woolums, RN; Fatima Kidwai, MD; and Kaye Eads, RN

December 18: "Core Services, Ancillary Services, Logistics and how we make things work" with panelists Alecia Whitlow, Food Services; Edward Ellis, Facilities; Letisha Jackson, NCT; Maria Gonzalez, NCT; Samantha Brown, PTA and Sharae Porter, NCT

Mark your calendar for our Spring 2025 season!

February 19:  Topic TBD

April 16:  Topic TBD

June 18:  Topic TBD

If you have a case you would like to suggest for Schwartz Rounds at UK Good Samaritan Hospital, please feel free to speak with a member of the Planning Committee (listed below).

• Joey Burke, RN
• Todd Callihan, APP
• Savanna Carroll, RN
• Celia Castellanos, MD
• Karen Gaible-Carroll, RM
• Katie Maddy, PhD
• Scott Rinehart, MHA
• Jessica Tackett, PharmD
• Deana Ward, MS OTR/L

2023-2024

Fall 2023

• August 16: "It Felt Like Everything Was Out of Our Hands" with panelists Amy Salyer, DNP; Bethany Laakkonen, RD; Sarah Leigh, RD.
• October 18: "Losing Control in the Space Between Admissions" with panelists Julie Robinson, OT; Savanna Carroll, RN; and Susan Janos, M.Div.
• December 20: "What Brings You Joy?" with panelists Eden Brewington, PharmD, BCCCP; Allison Clevinger, LPN; Grace Lauzon, MM, MT-BC; Jessica Tackett, PharmD; Lisa M. Bailey, PT Tech; Stuart Wilham

Spring 2024

• February 21: "Mental and Physical Health: At the Crossroads" with panelists Amber Silberman, APRN; Esther Lagat, RN; Madison Cooke, MD and Sam Ashe, MD
• April 17: "When APS opts not to intervene" with panelists Anna Miles, APRN; Barbara Delmonico, LCSW and Stephen Summers, M.Div.
• June 25: "Myth Busters: What is Hospice?" with panelists Dianna Madden, DNP; Lyndsey Horn, RN; Manpreet Datta, PA-C; and Spring Kingsley, APRN

2022-2023

Fall 2022

• August 15: "Scared to Death... of Dying: Complex Family Grief" with panelists Amber Paul, RN; Erin Cox, MSSW, CSW; Sarah Green, M.Div; and William Coulter, PA
• October 17: "SCHWARTZ ROUNDS RETURNS TO A LIVE EVENT 
• December 19: "The Schwartzy Awards"

Spring 2023

• February 15: "Managing a Threat to Self (or others)" with panelists Adam Steele, MSW; Austin Webb, UKPD; Bailie Brickner-Hulihan, RN; and Chriss Broughton, RN
• April 19: "Honoring Patient Wishes" with panelists Amanda Contreras, RN; Amber Silberman, APP; Karla B. Mullins, APRN; and Meghan Shannon, RN
• June 21: "Vulnerability and the Impact of Aggressive Patients" with panelists Anna Rogozinska, MD; Bradley Adkins, RN; Erin Morris, RN; and Meghan Frost, LCSW

2021-2022

Fall 2021

• August 16: "Compassionate Care Crosses Multiple Disciplines" (This is a combined KCH-GSH Schwartz Rounds) with panelists Caleigh Osborne, CCLS; Taylor Slone, CTRS; Brian Taylor, BSN, RN; and Spencer Black, MD
• October 18: "Sitting with Grief" with panelists Megan Ridner, PT; Ben Hughes, RN; Scarlet Lawson, RN; and Andrea Webb, RN
• December 13: "Can't Live Without You: Husband and Wife Die Within Hours of Each Other" by panelists Susan Janos, M. Div., Jennifer Walker, RN; and Maura Jackson, RN

Spring 2022

• February 21: “I’m worried about the kids”: Children and their COVID Experience with panelists Alina Kennedy, CTRS; Garrett Payne, RN; Evan Jacoby, MD; and Renee Park Mooney, MA
• April 18: "Modern Healthcare Meets an Ancient Disease" with panelists Megan Murrey, APRN; Blake Robbins, PharmD; and Liza Bastin, MD
• June 27: "Casey's Law and Other Resources that Make a Difference" with panelists Alexandra MacPherson, DO; Alyssa Fox, APSS; Grace Lauzon, MM, MT-BC; and Savannah Oakley, LPN

2020-2021

Fall 2020

• August 17: "Who Decides What's Essential and What's Not?" with panelists Alex Scroggins, MSW, CSW; Deana Ward, MS, OTR/L; and William Fuller, MD
• October 19: "When You Need to Clone Yourself: Juggling Extra Jobs During COVID" with panelists Crystal Ard, BSN, RN; Kimberly Browning, MPH; Todd Callihan, PA-C; La'Tonya Hocker, MSW, CSW; and Caitlin Reams, PT, DPT
• December 14: "Celebrating our Colleagues who Spread Holiday Cheer" with panelists Deana Ward, MS, OTR/L; Alina Kennedy, CTRS; and Savanna Carroll, BSN, RN-BC

Spring 2021

• February 15: "Questions without Answers" with panelists Bethany Godby-Heck, PharmD, BCPS; Donna Lane, MSN, RN; Tiffany Clark, BSN, RN; and Amie Rainwater, BSN, RN
• April 19: "When Compassionate Exceptions Are Needed" with panelists Mandi Martin, DNP, RN, NE-BC; Whitney Darbyshire, MHA; and Seth Curtis, MSN, RN

2019-2020

Fall 2019

• August 19: "Risking her Life to Smoke: Challenges of a Patient Refusing Care" with panelists Keegan Chase, BSN, RN-BC; Lynda Eckhardt, PharmD, MBA; and Gwynne Turney, RN, ADN
• October 21: "Life on the Other Side of the Bed" with panelists Deana Ward, MS, OTR/L; Brandi Browning, RN, BSN; and Pearl Buehner, RN, BSN
• December 16: "Happiness and Sadness over the Holidays" with panelists Savanna Carroll, BSN, RN-BC; Susan Summerville, RN, CM; and Robbie Huellemeier, PT, DPT

Spring 2020

• February 17: "The Ones You Take Home" with panelists Hannah Johnson, PharmD; Julie Kropf, OTR/L; Natalya Means, MHA; and Alina Kennedy, CTRS
• April and June events were cancelled due to COVID-19.

2018-2019

Fall 2018

• August 20: "The Policy Says No and the Heart Says Yes" with panelists Tanina Bishop, NCT; Shannah Click, RN, BSN; Utokia Smith, PCA; and James Blankenbeker, M.Div., BCC
• October 15: "'I Kissed Him Before He Left for Work in the Morning': The Difficulty of Accepting a Life-Changing Injury" with Jarrod Dotson, OTR/L; Ivan Saraiva, MD; and Amanda Contreras, RN
• December 17: "It's Hard to Say Goodbye: Patients who Brighten your Day" with panelists Caitlin Reams, PT, DPT; Wayne Marshall; and Todd Callihan, PA-C

Spring 2019

• February 18: "Did They Really Say That?: Causing Providers to Question Themselves and Each Other" with panelists La'Tonya Hocker, MSW, CSW; Tushi Singh, MD; and Jamie Cross, RN, MSN
• April 15: "How Do We Help a Patient who Won't Help Himself?" with panelists Jessica Tackett, PharmD, BCPS; Jennifer Walker, DNP, APRN, RN, LDE; Dustin Heath, M.Div.; William Foley, MD; and Dawn Atkinson, RN, MSN
• June 17: "You Don't Have to Go Home, But You Can't Stay Here" with panelists Samantha Brown, PTA; Alex Scroggins, MSW, CSW; and Anthony Bonds, NCT

2017-2018

Fall 2017

• August 21: "In Limbo: Endeavoring to Provide the Best Care while Waiting for Order Clarification" with panelists Jennifer Mazza, PT; Pomaikai Smith, RN; and Amir Kaldas, MD
• October 16: "Reflecting on the Whole Person" with panelists Caitlin Reams, PT, DPT; Shannah Click, RN, BSN; and Jeremy Brown, RN, BSN
• December 18: "Responding to Challenges Behind the Scenes" with panelists Theresa Ray; Pam Ryan, RN, BSN; and Kitty Orth

Spring 2018

• February 19: "Using Available Services to Go Beyond the Medical Needs of a Patient" with panelists Audra Earls, CTRS; Abner Rayapati, MD, MPH; and Jennifer Thomas, RN, BSN
• April 16: "Needlessly Long Hospital Stays: Family Refusal of Safe Discharge Options" with panelists LaTonya Hocker, MSW, CSW; Pam Ryan, RN, BSN; and Todd Callihan, MSM, PA-C
• June 18: "Please Don't Tell Her: When Family Requests that You Withhold Information from your Patient" with panelists Amber Paul, RN, BSN; Stephanie Leung, MD; Belinda Blair, APRN; and Caroline Buchanan, PhD

2016-2017

Fall 2016

• August 15: "Always Evolving: Changing Times at Good Sam" with panelists Norma Hatton; Lisa Thornsberry, RN, MSN; and Carrie Taylor
• October 17: "I'm Back: When Chronic Illness Requires Repeated Visits to the Hospital" with panelists Jamie May, NCT; Amanda Contreras, RN; and Daniel Weaver, MD
• December 19: "Complex Challenges in Meeting the Needs of Bariatric Patients" with panelists Robbie Huellemeier, PT, DPT; Trina Shelby, RN; Mudita Arora, MSc, MS, RD, LD; and William Foley, MD

Spring 2017

• February 20: "Out of Time, Out of Energy: The Stress of Caring All the Time" with panelists Alan Hendren, RN; Theresa Crossley, RN; and Wendy Gravitt, RN
• April 17: "When Care Is Rejected" with panelists J.D. Gentry, MD; Donna Lane, RN, BSN; Melissa Begley, BA; and Rita Bailey, BSN, RN-BC
• June 19: "Can a Little Go a Long Way?" with panelists Robbie Huellemeier, PT, DPT; Jo Ann Maddox, RN; Cathy DePriest, RRT; and Saurav Suman, MD

2015-2016

Fall 2015

• August 17: "Law and Disorder: Arrest and Addiction among Patients and their Visitors" with panelists Jamie Cross, RN; C. Randy Jones, MD; and Erica Reide, NCT
• October 19: "Same Day Bounce Back: Placing a Patient with Difficult Behaviors" with panelists Jason Groth, PA-C; Jessica Loar, MSW, CSW; Lauren Marasa, MD; and Cynthia Ison, RN

Spring 2016

• February 15: "No Win Situations: Patients with Challenging Behaviors" with panelists Anthony Bonds, NCT; Elizabeth Smith, PA-C; Kayla Stump, RN; and Lt. Greg Hall
• April 26: "Lions and Tigers and Stress, Oh My: Caring Through the Challenges" with panelists David Frederick; Celia Castellanos, MD; and Glenn Evans, RN, MSN
• June 20: "Waking Up from Catatonia" with panelists Abner Rayapati, MD, MPH; Barbara Delmonico, LCSW; and Karen Walling, RN

2014-2015

Fall 2014 

• October 17: "System Shutdown: Caring for Patients Who Have Fallen Through The Cracks" with panelists Preetham Talari, MBBS; Kim Lowry, RN, BSN; Reginald Owsley, NCT; and Kathy Clark, MSW, CSW
• December 15: "When Patients Break the Rules..." with panelists Paula Holbrook, RN, JD; Jagriti Chadha, MD, MPH; and Sherry Rankin, RN

Spring 2015

• April 20: "Helping a Special Patient Find her Way" with panelists Marla Nicodemus, NCT; Bruce Bradley, MD; and Justin Honaker, RN
• June 15: "Where's the Line? Patients Who Are Out of Options" with panelists Marie Garrett, MSW, CSW; Jennifer Barnes, RN, BSN; and Korinne Callihan, RN, MSN, CHPN