Bio:
Jessica is a native Arizonan and attended Arizona State University for undergraduate nursing school. Prior to working as a nurse, she became a certified EMT and taught lab sections of Human Anatomy and Physiology at Arizona State. Jessica worked as a bedside nurse in progressive care and medical intensive care at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and obtained her Acute Care Nurse Practitioner degree from The Ohio State University. She is interested in pursuing further research in the realms of dyspnea, compassionate ventilator release, and end of life care in neuromuscular disease. Outside of work, Jessica enjoys hiking, being a plant parent, and teaching her husband palliative communication skills to use at work.

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

• Define dyspnea and its prevalence in serious illness.
• Describe the pathophysiology of dyspnea and its unique pathways in serious illness.
• Discuss evidence-based management of dyspnea, including concurrent anxiety and pulmonary secretions.
• Analyze the barriers to dyspnea research and treatment.