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These are some of the
accomplishments that St.
Christopher's notes in honoring
Jennifer as a Pioneering Nurse.
Jennifer Kennedy has dedicated
her nursing career to hospice for
the last 20 years. Her first contact
in hospice was in 1989 at Children's
Hospice in Washington D.C
working with pediatric patients at
the end of life. Now, as Senior
Director of Quality and Regulatory
at NHPCO, she guides hospice
providers' patient care in the U.S.
on a daily basis through her
engagement with the membership
and the provider community.
She serves as a highly regarded
faculty for many NHPCO
professional development
offerings including conferences,
webinars, and podcasts. She is
well recognized as a speaker at
national and state conferences.
Jennifer also serves as adjunct
faculty for the University of
Indianapolis, Graduate Health
Care Management,
Interprofessional Health & Aging
Studies College of Health
Sciences.
Jennifer proudly serves as a
representative for hospice on two
National Quality Forum
committees, the National
Coalition for Hospice and
Palliative Care, and The Joint
Commission Home Care
Accreditation Advisory Council.
She interacts with federal
government officials to represent
and advocate for hospice
providers in the U.S. and serves

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as a volunteer for HOSA, an organization supporting future healthcare
professionals.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, she serves as the lead for the
NHPCO COVID-19 team and has spearheaded creation of many free
resources for hospice and palliative care providers and the public. As
the NHPCO lead for emergency preparedness, she interfaces with
federal government entities on behalf of hospice and palliative care
providers in the U.S. Jennifer volunteers for her county based Medical
Reserve Corps and presents community-based education related to
serious illness and end of life, most recently at John Hopkins University.
In her work on the development and implementation of NHPCO's
Quality Connections, a national hospice and palliative care quality of
care program, her influence and commitment to quality has a national
impact. She leads the ongoing development of Standards of Practice
for Hospice Care and creates quality of care resources and educational
offerings for the provider community. Two of NHPCO's most popular
resources sold in Marketplace were created by Jennifer, Hospice
Discharge, Revocation, and Change of Hospice and Certification &
Recertification of Hospice Terminal Illness.
Jennifer has dedicated 34 years of her life to nursing, 20 of them to
hospice and palliative care. NHPCO congratulates Jennifer on this
significant honor as a Pioneering Nurse of 2020 and thanks her for her
commitment, passion, and service.

Jon Radulovic, MA, has been a member of the NHPCO Communications
Team since 2003.

In the months ahead, St. Christopher's will be introducing these
honorees, and in the process share the experience, knowledge, and
wisdom of these contemporary pioneering nurses. Additionally, as
part of this program, St. Christopher's is developing a
contemporary model of palliative nursing. A model that will
consider the historical and new characteristics that shape the role
and model of palliative nursing for the future, so that nurses can:
* Reclaim a center stage position,
* Articulate all that they offer,
* Hone their skills and processes,
* Request the help they need to achieve greatest impact,
* Be proud of their role and profession and develop it accordingly.
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