You Just Gotta Listen with Debbie LaFond, DNP

Interdisciplinary

This week's guest is Debbie LaFond, interdisciplinary team legend. Debbie talks the difference between pediatric and adult care, and what palliative care has to bring for every human.
About Our Guest:
Deborah “Debbie” LaFond, DNP, PPCNP-BC, CPON, CHPPN, FPCN, FAAN
In the first 21 years of her career, Debbie worked as a nurse practitioner in pediatric palliative care Children’s National Medical Center before spending another 8 years serving in the role of Director of Clinical Services for the Pediatric Advanced Needs Assessment and Care Team, affectionately known as the PANDA Care Team. In 2020, Debbie joined forces with three other clinicians to found Panda Education Consultants whose mission of this organization is to develop, implement and evaluate interprofessional pediatric and neonatal primary palliative care education and mentorship in clinical practice and on professional resilience. Dr. Lafond also provides consultation on pediatric palliative care program development.

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