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SHARON
LUCAS, LCSW
Compassionate Care Consulting
627 Shenandoah St. Thousand Oaks CA 91360
(805) 241-5505
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ABOUT
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Sharon
Jo Lucas, LCSW, President
Sharon
Lucas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over twenty years
experience in the medical field. She received her BA in Psychology
with Distinction from Stanford University and her Master's Degree
in Social Work from the University of Southern California.
She
founded and directed Ahimsa Care Center, an in-patient hospice and
sub-acute skilled nursing facility for people with AIDS and cancer.
Sharon has worked extensively with patients and families facing
chronic, life threatening and terminal illnesses in hospitals, nursing
homes, home hospice and in private practice.
Sharon
is a recipient of the Southern California Cancer Pain Initiative
Award of Excellence and was most recently the Supportive Care Coordinator
at Hoag Memorial Hospital responsible for the development of an
end-of-life and Palliative Care program. In this capacity she monitored
the end-of-life care clinical pathway, provided end-of-life care
education for professional staff, helped develop a perinatal loss
program and was a core member of the Palliative Medicine Consult
Service. Hoag Hospital is the recipient of the American Hospital
Association’s prestigious Circle of Life Award for excellence in
end-of-life care.
Sharon
has been a consultant to Catholic Healthcare West assisting in the
development of Palliative Care programs in all their hospitals,
providing education and co-leading an IHI modeled quality improvement
collaborative in Palliative Care.
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