Jennifer Kapo, MD
Sherwin B. Nuland and Michael K. Vlock Associate Professor of Palliative Medicine; Chief, Palliative Medicine, Palliative Care Program
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Biography
Provides clinical palliative medicine to patients at Smilow Cancer Hospital. In addition, she focuses on developing a research mission in palliative medicine and expanding teaching opportunities for existing Yale faculty, staff, fellows, residents, and medical students. Has been charged with creating an ACGME certified fellowship in hospice and palliative care.
Education & Training
- Associate ProfessorYale University School of Medicine (2020)
- Associate Professor of Clinical MedicineUniversity of Pennsylvania (2012)
- Assistant Professor of Clinical MedicineUniversity of Pennsylvania (2011)
- InstructorUniversity of Pennsylvania (2005)
- FellowshipUniversity of Pennsylvania (2003)
- FellowshipUniversity of Pennsylvania (2002)
- Chief ResidentUniversity of Colorado (2001)
- ResidencyUniverstiy of Colorado (2000)
- InternUniversity of Colorado (1998)
- MDUniversity of Pennsylvania Medical School, MD (1997)
- BAMoravian College, Pre-Medicine (1993)
Activities
- How Palliative Care Intersects with Oncology: Using Lung Cancer as a Model”Orlando, FL, United States 2023Advent Health Cancer Institute
- Bystander Empowerment Workshop: How to Respond to Microaggression in Clinical EnvironmentsMontreal, QC, Canada 2023American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- “Care for the Caregiver”Fairfield, CT, United States 2021Connecticut Coalition to Improve End-of-Life Care Annual Meeting
- Survivor story: Beating cancer & Tapering opioidsBoston, MA, United States 2019Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse Conference, Boston, MA
- “Inpatient palliative care: Creating Programs to Support Seriously Ill Patients"Prague, Prague, Czech Republic 2018Czech Republic National Palliative Care Symposium, Prague, Czech Republic
- Program for Biomedical Ethics: Palliative SedationNew Haven, CT, United States 2018Program for Biomedical Ethics
- “Yale Palliative Care Evolution: Building Programs to Support Older adults with Serious IllnessesRochester, MN, United States 2017Mayo Clinic Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
- “A Common Mission, Conflict Evolution, and burnout Prophylaxis: Building Interdisciplinary Team Resilience.”Birmingham, AL, United States 2017University of Alabama Geriatric Grand Rounds
- “Conflict resolution Skill for Palliative Care Teams.”Philadelphia, PA, United States 2017University of Pennsylvania Palliative Medicine Grand Rounds
- “Clinical Issues in the Care of Older Adults”Ann Arbor, MI, United States 2017University of Michigan Department of Internal Medicine Palliative Care and Pain Management Symposia
- “Goals of care communication: innovative, practical methods for your own clinical practice and your teaching”Boston, MA, United States 2017Society of General Internal Medicine: New England Regional Meeting
- “Palliative Care”Waterbury, CT, United States 2016St. Mary’s Hospital Grand Rounds
- "Palliative Care Program Overview”Guilford, CT, United States 2016Comfort Keepers Senior Network, Guilford Senior Center
- “Yale Palliative Care Program: Opportunities and Expansion”Ann Arbor, MI, United States 2015University of Michigan Internal Medicine Grand Rounds
- “Learning to Love Conflict: Interdisciplinary Teams”Philadelphia, PA, United States 2015American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine National Conference
- “Palliative care in the ED: System-Wide Integration”Philadelphia, PA, United States 2015American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine National Conference
- “Leadership Skills Training for Palliative Care Fellows”Philadelphia, PA, United States 2015American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine National Conference
- “Approaches to Palliative Care”Wallingford, CT, United States 2015Connecticut Hospital Association
- "Advancing Palliative Care in CT”Hartford, CT, United States 2015State of CT Legislature
- New Haven Senior Network TalkNew Haven, CT, United States 2015New Haven Senior Network Talk
- “When to Refer and How to Collaborate Seamlessly with Palliative Care”North Haven, CT, United States 2015American Liver Foundation, Regional Division
- “What is Palliative Care”Woodbridge, CT, United States 2015Congregation B’nai Jacob
- "Palliative Care and Oncology"Hamden, CT, United States 2015American Society of Clinical Oncologists Annual Meeting
- 2014 Patient Education ForumOrange, CT, United States 2014Scleroderma Foundation/Tri-State Patient Education Forum
- “Cultural Aspects of the Mentor Relationships: Mentorship Bootcamp”New Orleans, LA, United States 2013American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine National Conference
- “Conflict Resolution: Palliative Medicine Junior Faculty Bootcamp”Denver, CO, United States 2012American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine National Conference
- "PIF 101, take 2"Grapevine, TX, United States 2011Palliative Medicine Fellowship Director's Summit
- “EPEC for Vets”Chicago, IL, United States 2010National Veteran’s Administration EPEC Conference
- “PIF 101”Atlanta, GA, United States 2010Palliative Medicine Fellowship Director’s Summit
- “Peer Mentoring Groups”Boston, MA, United States 2010American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine National Meeting
- “Troubling Abundance of Care: Over-treatment at the End of Life?”Galloway, NJ, United States 2008Southern Jersey Ethics Alliance Day Conference
- "Prognostication in Chronic Disease"Denver, CO, United States 2007University of Colorado Geriatrics Grand Rounds
- “Making Palliative Care Work”Salt Lake City, UT, United States 2007American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine National Meeting
- “Pain and Dementia Patients”Chicago, IL, United States 2006American Geriatrics Society National Meeting
- “Geriatric Palliative Care”Nashville, TN, United States 2006American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine National Meeting
- “Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Ethical and Legal Challenges of Hospice Discharge”Hollywood, FL, United States 2005NHPCO Leadership Meeting
- “Assessing Decision Making Capacity”Phoenix, AZ, United States 2004American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Care National Meeting
- “End of Life Decision Making- Preventing unwarranted suffering”Morristown, NJ, United States 2004New Jersey State Nursing Association-Atlantic Health System Ethics Conference
Honors & Recognition
| Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Connecticut Coalition To Improve End of Life Care 2021 Presidents Award | Connecticut Coalition To Improve End of Life | 2021 |
| The Second Century of Women at Yale: Emerging Leaders in Internal Medicine Award | Yale University | 2020 |
| Ribbon of Distinction | American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine National Meeting | 2007 |
| Francis T. Sterling Educational Excellence Award | Veteran's Administration Medical Center Philadelphia | 2007 |
| Outstanding Committee Member Service Award | American Geriatrics Society Ethics Committee | 2005 |
| First Place Poster Award, Quality of Life Category | American Geriatrics Society | 2004 |
| First Place Poster Award | American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Care National Meeting | 2003 |
| Hartford Foundation Geriatric Academic Fellowship Award | Hartford Foundation Geriatric | 2002 |
| Chief Residency Internal Medicine | University of Colorado | 2001 |
| First Place Poster Award | National American College of Physicians Abstract Contest | 2000 |
Professional Service
| Organization | Role | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Yale New Haven Hospital End of Life Working Group | Committee Member | 2022 - Present |
| Yale New Haven Hospital Mortality Improvement Committee | Committee Member | 2022 - Present |
| Yale New Haven Hospital Goal of Care Subcommittee | Committee Member | 2022 - Present |
| Yale New Haven Hospital Length of Stay Steering Committee | Committee Member | 2022 - Present |
| Yale School of Medicine Retention Working Group | Committee Member | 2021 - Present |
| Yale School of Medicine Department of Medicine Diversity Committee | Department of Medicine Diversity Committee | 2021 - Present |
| Smilow YCC Clinical Council | Committee Member | 2021 - Present |
| Yale School of Medicine | 2020 Thesis Advisor, PA Master Thesis. Meg Schultheiss, Consider Palliative Care: A Decision Aid to Improve Palliative Care Knowledge, Yale School of Medicine | 2020 |
| Yale School of Medicine | 2020 Presenter Medical Grand Rounds “Caring in the Time of COVID: Building Support for Patients, Their Families and Ourselves” | 2020 |
| Yale New Haven Hospital/CT Hospice Committee | Committee Member | 2019 - Present |
| Yale New Haven Health System Mortality Review Committee Ad Hoc Member | Ad-hoc Member | 2018 - 2022 |
| Smilow Mortality Review Committee Member | Committee Member | 2018 - 2022 |
| Dynamed Palliative Care | Editor | 2018 - 2022 |
| Yale School of Medicine Deans Faculty Standards Nominating Committee | Committee Member | 2018 |
| Connecticut State Advisory Council for Palliative and End of Life Care, Connecticut State Advisory Council | Advisor | 2017 - Present |
| Yale School of Medicine Yale Internal Medicine Intern Selection Committee | Committee Member | 2016 - 2022 |
| Data and Safety Monitoring Committee (DSMC), Yale Cancer Center, Yale University | Committee Member | 2015 - 2018 |
| Yale School of Medicine, Yale Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Selection Committee | Committee Member | 2015 - 2022 |
| Yale School of Medicine Yale Medical Directors Leadership Committee | Leadership Committee | 2013 - 2022 |
| Yale School of Medicine Heart Failure Readmission Unit Committee | Member | 2013 |
| Yale School of Medicine Rothman Index Committee | Member | 2013 |
| Yale School of Medicine Rothman Index Research Committee | Research Committee Member | 2013 |
| Yale School of Medicine MICU Step-Down Unit End Of Life Committee | Member | 2013 |
| Yale New Haven Hospital/Yale Cancer Center American College of Surgeons Cancer Program Committee | Member | 2012 - 2022 |
| Yale New Haven Hospital Oncology Patient Safety and Quality Council | Member | 2012 - 2022 |
| Smilow Physician Leadership Council | Member | 2012 - 2022 |
| American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine | Leadership Committee | 2012 - 2018 |
| Yale New Haven Hospital Bereavement Committee | Member | 2012 - 2013 |
| Yale School of Medicine Chair Palliative Task Force Committee | Chair | 2012 - 2013 |
| Smilow Cancer Hospital Cancer Committee | Committee Member | 2012 - Present |
| American Geriatric Society Palliative Medicine SIG | Chair | 2008 - 2010 |
| Journal of General Internal Medicine, Journal of Hospital Medicine | Reviewer | 2006 - 2022 |
| Journal of Hospital Medicine | Associate Editor | 2006 - 2011 |
| American Geriatric Society Ethics Committee | Member | 2005 - 2007 |
| American Geriatric Society | Member | 2002 - 2022 |
| American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine | Member | 2002 - 2022 |
| American College of Physicians | Member | 2000 - 2003 |