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SHARON
LUCAS, LCSW
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P a l l i a t i v e H e a l t h c a r e C o n s u l t i n g
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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