Presentations

National Presentations

  • Beyond Our Micro Practice: Identifying Systemic Racism, Barriers, and Biases in Pediatric Oncology Practice. Laura Moynihan & Wade Iwata. Association of Pediatric Oncology Social Workers Annual Conference, April 2025.
  • Who is Holding the Clinical Toolbox?: Enhancing Patient-Centered Care Through Intentional Use of Self in Pediatric Oncology. Larissa Hewitt & Laura Moynihan. Association of Pediatric Oncology Social Workers Annual Conference, April 2025.
  • Application of acceptance and commitment therapy in pediatric oncology practice with adolescents and young adults. Laura Moynihan. Association of Pediatric Oncology Social Workers Annual Conference, April 2024.
  • Integrating research into clinical practice in pediatric oncology. Lori Weiner and Laura Moynihan. Association of Pediatric Oncology Social Workers Annual Conference, April 2024.
  • The Art of Silence: Being Present at the end of life. Laura Moynihan. Association of Pediatric Oncology Social Workers Annual Conference, April 2023.
  • Navigating a terminal diagnosis during a pandemic: Weighing the risks & benefits of social distancing for pediatric cancer patients.  Laura Moynihan and Rebecca MacDonell-Yilmaz.  Association of Pediatric Oncology Social Workers Annual Conference, April 2021.
  • Pediatric hospice: The psychosocial aspects of care.  Laura Moynihan and Lindsay Coe.  Hope Health Virtual Education Center, October 2021 and November 2021.

Regional Presentations

  • Working with families at the end of life. Team Impact. Laura Moynihan, August 2024.
  • Enhancing multidisciplinary communication to improve patient care: The role of clinical social workers.  Boston Medical Center Social Work Department. Laura Moynihan, April 2023.
  • An introduction to pediatric oncology social work.  NASW Southern New England Conference. Laura Moynihan, March 2023.
  • The foundations of ethical decision-making in medicine. Team Impact. Laura Moynihan, May 2022.
  • Providing pediatric palliative care as an interdisciplinary team: A panel discussion.  RI Annual Cancer Summit, Rhode Island Department of Health.  Dr. Anderson, Laura Moynihan, Chaplain Wilson Villamar, November 2021.
  • Supporting families through illness and grief.  Youth Villages 2021 Symposium.  Laura Moynihan and Rachel Rogovin, July 2021.
  • Implementing pediatric dialysis care in an adult dialysis unit.  Laura Moynihan and Molly O’Brien.  Council of Nephrology Social Workers New England Conference.  May 2020.  Conference cancelled due to COVID-19.
  • The ethics of patient autonomy, behavioral health needs, and ambivalence around advance care planning in a patient with end stage renal disease. Edward Martin, Jim Badger, Alison Bomm, Laura Moynihan.  Schwartz Center Rounds, Rhode Island Hospital, September 2017.
  • An interdisciplinary approach to advance care planning. Laura Moynihan.  American Cancer Society Fuller Research Fellowship Conference, August 2013.

Posters

  • Posner, R., Moynihan, L., Centracchio, T., MacDonell-Yilmaz, R. “I Just Can’t Say It”: Informed Non-Dissent in Pediatric Code Status Discussions. Annual Meeting, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2025.
  • Carolan, K., Charles, D., & Moynihan, L. Utilizing Qualitative Interpretative Meta-Synthesis (QIMS) to Identify Psychosocial Interventions for Individuals Living with Long-COVID.  Annual Meeting, Virtual Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, 2024.
  • Carolan, K, Moynihan, L, Charles, D. Psychosocial interventions for individuals living with the psychosocial effects of long-COVID: A qualitative interpretative meta-synthesis.  Annual Meeting, Society for Social Work and Research, 2024.
  • Carolan, K, Phillips, J, Moynihan, L. Lessons Learned: Reflections on an Interprofessional Educational Collaboration Between MSW and Nursing Students. Annual Meeting, Council on Social Work Education, 2023.  
  • Moynihan, L. Non-Medical Decision-Making Among Adolescents and Young Adults with Life-Limiting Illnesses.  Annual Meeting, Association of Pediatric Oncology Social Workers, 2023.
  • Moynihan, L. An Adolescent’s Lessons on the Importance of Integrating Active Listening, Spirituality, and Sense of Suffering into a Clinician’s Assessment in Order to Inform Therapeutic Intervention.  Annual Meeting, Association of Pediatric Oncology Social Workers, 2022.  
  • MacDonell-Yilmaz, R, Vistica Sampino, E, Moynihan, L, Chang, W, Spinz, P. Prolonged survival using outpatient palliative chemotherapy in two children with refractory AML.  Annual Meeting, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 2022.
  • Moynihan, L, MacDonell-Yilmaz, R, Chang, W, Renaud, T, Chen, S, Monteagudo, J, Luks, F. Congenital Melanoma with Disease-Free Survival: Clinical Report and Review of the Literature. Annual Meeting, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 2020. Conference cancelled due to COVID-19.
  • Muhlbauer, N, Moynihan, L, Hennessey, C.  Go with the flow: A feasibility study to assess a yoga program for AYA survivors and siblings.  Annual Meeting, American Society for Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 2019.