The Deane K. Corliss Palliative and Supportive Care Lecture Series is made possible through a gift by Deane Corliss and the Corliss family. Deane was an attorney and health policy expert whose background in nursing gave her a special understanding of our healthcare system and the need to improve the care of individuals with serious illness. She was a strong proponent of inter-professional, holistic care that included an array of disciplines, including nutrition and counseling, in addition to nursing, medicine, and social work. She was a member of the UAB Center for Palliative Care Community Advisory Board and a passionate advocate for policy reform to improve patient self-determination of treatment goals and access to palliative care.
Deane remained committed to improving palliative care even as her own cancer became advanced. Her gift, perpetuated by her family, is intended to improve the care of seriously ill patients by advancing knowledge of the role of supportive and palliative care for patients and families facing serious illness.
We are grateful for the support of Deane’s family including Dr. David Corliss.
The Corliss Lectures have been presented by:
2021 Dr. Dana Lustbader
Telehealth for Advance Illness Care
2020 Dr. Michael Rabow
Then and Now: Grief in the time of COVID
2019 Dr. Monica Baskin
Cultural Considerations for Palliative Care
2018 Martha Twaddle, MD
The Intersection Between Palliative Care, Community and Population Health
2017 Anthony L. Black, MD
What Does Every Physician Need to Know About Communication with Patients Who Are Seriously Ill?
2016 Dr. Christine Ritchie
Palliative Care and Courage: Lessons from Patients, Families, Colleagues, and Systems
2015 Dr. Christina Puchalski
The Essential Role of Spirituality in Palliative Care: A Whole-Person Model of Care
2014 Dr. Bob Arnold
Doing the Same Thing Over and Over Again and Expecting a Different Result: Conflicts
Over Goals of Care
2013 Dr. Colin Campbell
Nutrition as a Mainline (Not Alternative) Medical Specialty