JoAnne Reifsnyder, PhD, ACHPN

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1015 Walnut Street
Suite 115
Philadelphia, PA 19107

(215) 955-4376
(215) 923-7583 (fax)

Graduate School
PhD, Nursing - University of Maryland at Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
MSN - Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship
Psychosocial Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Board Certification
Advanced Practice Nurse, Hospice and Palliative Care

University Appointment
Research Assistant Professor, Jefferson School of Population Health, 2008
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy, Jefferson Medical College, 2008
Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Health, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, 2007
Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, 2001

Research and Clinical Interests
Palliative and end-of-life care (outcomes evaluation and quality measurement, pain assessment in non-communicative patients, end-of-life care for persons with Alzheimer's Disease); Palliative and end-of-life care

Publications

Most Recent Peer-reviewed Publications

1. Nash, D., & Reifsnyder, J. (May 19, 2008). What's in store for hospice care? MedPage Today. [Online]. http://www.medpagetoday.com/Columns/9538
2. Reifsnyder, J. (May/June 2008). Ask the experts: Why do hospice admissions continue to occur so close to death despite the fact that hospice is commonly stated as a 6-month benefit? Medicare Patient Management, 3 (3), 43-44.
3. Reifsnyder, J. (2008). "Slow medicine"...Why not palliative care? Medicare Patient Management, 3(4), 24-29. http://www.medicarepatientmanagement.com/issues/03-04/mpmJA08-SlowReifsnyder-0621.pdf
4. Reifsnyder, J.: From measurement to management: A case study in hospice QAPI. Medicare Patient Management 1(4):40-42, 2006. http://www.medicarepatientmanagement.com/issues/01-04/MPM01-04_CaseStudy.pdf
5. Reifsnyder, J.: Interventions to enhance communication and decision-making for families of residents approaching the end of life. The Gerontologist, 46:387, 2006.
6. Weschules, D.J., Bain, K.T., Reifsnyder, J., McMath, J.A., Kupperman, D.E., Gallagher, R.M., Hauck, W.W., Knowlton, C.H.: Toward evidence-based prescribing at end-of-life: A comparative analysis of sustained-release morphine, oxycodone and transdermal fentanyl and clinical outcome markers in the hospice patient. Pain Medicine 7:320-329, 2006.
7. Weschules D.J., Maxwell, T., Reifsnyder, J., Knowlton, C.H.: Are newer, more expensive pharmacotherapy options associated with superior symptom control when compared to less costly agents used in a collaborative practice setting? American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 23:135-149, 2006.
8. Reifsnyder, J., Stefanacci, R.: Optimizing medication management: Current best practices and implications under the new Medicare prescription benefit. The Gerontologist, 45:134, 2005.
9. Reifsnyder, J.: Making pain relief a priority…dispelling the myths about pain and pain management in the older adult. Assisted Living Consult 1(6):40-42, 2005. Freely accessible on the publisher’s website. Already added as link.
10. Reifsnyder, J., Magee, H.: Development of pressure ulcers in patients receiving home hospice care. Wounds 17:74-79, 2005.
11. Evans, L., Reifsnyder, J. Passow, E., Mathes, M.: Effects of writing and sharing narratives of caregiving on the job satisfaction of direct care workers in nursing homes. The Gerontologist, 45: 148, 2005.
12. Strassels SA , Sullivan SD, Blough DK, Hazlet TK, Maxwell T, Reifsnyder J, Veenstra DL.: Severe pain in persons who received hospice care in the United States (US) Value in Health, 8:412, 2005.
13. Strassels SA , Sullivan SD, Blough DK, Hazlet TK, Maxwell T, Reifsnyder J, Veenstra DL.: Characterization of pain in persons who received hospice care in the United States (US) Journal of Pain,6:S71, 2005.
14. Reifsnyder, J., Hoplamazian, L., Maxwell, T. (November, 2004). Preventing and treating pressure ulcers in hospice patients. Caring 23(11):30-7, November 2004.
15. Mathes, M., Reifsnyder, J., Gibney, R.: Commitment, relationship, voice: Cornerstones for an ethics of long term care. Ethics, Law and Aging Review 10:3-24, 2004.
16. Reifsnyder, J., Strumpf, N.: Development of skills among graduate and undergraduate nursing students in communicating with patients about preferences for end of life treatment. The Gerontologist, 43:359, 2003.
17. McGuire, D. B., Reifsnyder, J.: Testing an instrument to measure pain in non-communicative hospice patients. Supportive Care in Cancer, 11 (6), 395, 2003.
18. Reifsnyder, J.: Voices yet unheard. Supportive Voice 7(3):1-4, 2001.
19. McDonald, M., Reifsnyder, J.: Conducting research in home health care. Home Health Care Management & Practice 10 (5), 50-54, 1998.
20. Reifsnyder, J., Wagler, K.: When a colleague has cancer: ethical, emotional and practical issues for the oncology nurse. Innovations in Breast Cancer Care 2(2): 30-31, 37-38, 1997.
21. Robinson, L., Bevil, C., Arcangelo, V., Reifsnyder, J., Rothman, N., Smeltzer, S.: Operationalizing the Corbin and Strauss Trajectory Model for elderly clients with chronic illness. Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice: An International Journal 7:253-264, 1993.
22. Reifsnyder-Bernacki, J.: Translating ethics into practice in the workplace: A case study. Nursing Management 22: 98, 1991.
23. Beaulieu, J., Bernacki, J.: A nursing challenge: Care of the patient undergoing percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage. Oncology Nursing Forum 11:20-29, 1984.