Bio:

Dr. Ellis is a senior associate consultant of the palliative medicine team since Jan 2022. She did her training as a hospice and palliative fellow here at Mayo in 2017/2018 before departing to practice in Oregon for a few years. Prior to her career in PC, she did her medical school training and residency in the Chicagoland area. When not at work, she loves to travel, spend time with her family and two dogs and her many, many nieces and nephews.

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this activity, the learner should be able to:

Summarize the policy of DCD here at Mayo Clinic

Demonstrate knowledge to find the policy and teach others.

Empathize with the complexity of these cases and what goes into them.