Wendy Stoelting-Gettelfinger
University of Indianapolis, USA
Biography
Wendy Stoelting-Gettelfinger completed her JD in 1993 with joint PhD in nursing in 1999 from Indiana University. She is the Coordinator for the Family Nurse Practitioner program at the University of Indianapolis and works as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) in a comprehensive primary care practice. While she coordinates palliative and end-of-life services for her primary care patients, she recently experienced these issues on a personal level through the loss of her parents and developed an increased appreciation for the difference that palliative care can make to enhance quality of life for patients and their families.