INVITED FACULTY

Allan Basbaum, PhD
University of California, San Francisco, California, USA

David Burns, MD
Providence Health & Services, Spokane, Washington, USA

Marsha Campbell-Yeo, PhD, RN

Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Brian Carter, MD
Children's Mercy, Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Christine Chambers, PhD

Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Lucien Gonzalez, MD, MS, FAAP

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

Julie Hauer, MD
Pediatric Neuro-Palliative Care Consultant, Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Leora Kuttner, PhD
British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Jeffrey Mogil, PhD

McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Melanie Noel, PhD

Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Mike Pitt, MD

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

Michael Sangster, MBA, BSc(PT)
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Neil Schechter, MD

Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Terri Voepel-Lewis, PhD, RN
University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Gary A. Walco, PhD, ABPP

Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington, USA

PLANNING COMMITTEE

Course Director:

Stefan J. Friedrichsdorf, MD, FAAP

Medical Director

Department of Pain Medicine, Palliative Care and Integrative Medicine

Children’s Minnesota

Associate Professor in Pediatrics, University of Minnesota

stefan.friedrichsdorf@childrensMN.org

Co-Director:

Kavita Desai Dakoji, PhD, LP

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Department of Pain Medicine, Palliative Care and Integrative Medicine

Children’s Minnesota

kavita.desaidakoji@childrensMN.org

Coordinator:

Cheryl Puumula

Senior Administrative Assistant

Department of Pain Medicine, Palliative Care and Integrative Medicine

Children’s Minnesota

cheryl.puumula@childrensMN.org