Experts List

• Questions dealing with bereavement issues:
  
  Kenneth Doka, Ph.D., MDiv.
  Professor of Gerontology, College of New Rochelle; Ordained Lutheran Minister; Past President, Association for Death Education and Counseling; Former Chair, International Workgroup on Death Dying and Bereavement; Editor, Omega and Journeys; Senior Consultant, Hospice Foundation of America
  
• Questions dealing with Medical Issues:
  
  Hank Willner, MD
  Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Practice, Georgetown University Medical School and the Medical College of Virginia
  Chairman of the Ethics Committee, Fair Oaks Hospital and Capital Hospice
  
  Jennifer Carlson, RN CHPN
  Director of Operations at Amedisys Hospice Services of Sweetwater, TN
• Questions dealing with hospice regulations, interdisciplinary team activities and operational issues:
  
  Lisa McGahey Veglahn
  Senior Program Officer, author, and editor for HFA’s numerous publications on end-of-life care and bereavement
  
  Karyn Walsh, MSW, ACSW, LCSW
  HFA Social Worker
  
  Jennifer Carlson, RN CHPN
  Director of Operations at Amedisys Hospice Services of Sweetwater, TN