Liz Sumner, RN, BSN—Hospice Care

Liz Sumner has spent her entire career in hospice and palliative care, working across all ages and special populations. She founded the nationally acclaimed Children's Program of San Diego Hospice and was the executive director of that program for many years. Liz has been involved with many national and state initiatives related to hospice care for infants, children, and perinatal loss. She was appointed to the Institute of Medicine's Committee of the National Academy of Science to develop the report: "When Children Die."

She has contributed at many Catholic educational meetings and initiatives, including the initial "Embracing our Dying" symposiums and video project.

Liz, who received her Bachelor's degree in Nursing from Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, is a published author and national lecturer. She is the director of the Center for Compassionate Care at the Elizabeth Hospice in Escondido CA.