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The Compassion in Action Webinar Series offers healthcare workers, leaders and managers a unique opportunity to learn about topics related to compassionate, collaborative care from leading practitioners and researchers in this field.
Join us for an engaging panel discussion featuring the 2024 Corman IMPACT Honors recipients to learn about their innovative programs that provide compassionate care to vulnerable populations and create safe spaces for patients and care teams alike. This year’s recipients are the Jefferson Addiction Multidisciplinary Service, which improves healthcare for people with substance use disorders and the people who care for them, and the Children’s Minnesota Gender Health Program, a multidisciplinary and comprehensive program that partners with transgender and gender-diverse youth and their families. Schwartz Center Chief Medical Officer Dr. Beth Lown will facilitate a conversation with representatives from both programs, exploring their impact on patients, families, and their communities. Following the discussion, attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a Q&A session. Don’t miss this chance to learn from and engage with these exemplary programs that are transforming the landscape of compassionate care.
Phil Durney, MD, is a physician and educator at Jefferson Health, where he also completed his medical training. Double board-certified in Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine, Dr. Durney serves as a clinical assistant professor of medicine at Sidney Kimmel Medical College, where he has been recognized on the Faculty Honor Roll. He holds key leadership positions, including Inpatient Section Lead of the Jefferson Addiction Multidisciplinary Service (JAMS) and Assistant Program Director of the Addiction Medicine Fellowship. Dr. Durney is actively involved in expanding addiction consult services across the Jefferson system and contributes his expertise to Philadelphia’s citywide council for inpatient care of patients with substance use disorders.
Kade Goepferd, MD, is the Chief Education Officer at Children’s Minnesota and medical director of Children’s Gender Health Program. Dr. Goepferd has been with Children’s for 18 years, and in that time has been an advocate for advancing equitable healthcare for all children, working to ensure a positive experience for patients, families and professional staff. In 2019, Dr. Goepferd launched the Children’s Gender Health Program, the largest multispecialty exclusively pediatric program in the region. Dr. Goepferd is a leader in the LGBTQIA+ community who is driving equitable care for LGBTQIA+ youth, particularly transgender and gender diverse youth, and is a sought-after speaker and trainer on these topics. As an advocate and educator, they have received multiple awards including two special recognition awards from the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2019 and 2023 and the distinguished Ellen Perrin Award for Excellence in LGBTQ Health and Wellness from the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2022.
Aidan Rogers, MSW, LSW, is a social worker for the Jefferson University Hospital Addiction Mutlidisciplinary Service. He has worked in Philadelphia’s addiction treatment field for nearly four years since graduating from Byrn Mawr College’s Graduate School of Social Work in 2021. He began his work in the methadone clinic setting amid rapid change in the addiction treatment space during the COVID pandemic. In 2022 he began his work at Jefferson providing compassionate care to patients with substance use disorders by facilitating person-centered therapeutic interventions within the hospital setting. Outside of social work, Aidan enjoys reading fiction and playing piano.