Curriculum Vitae
Francine V. Arneson
Contact Information:
Address: 6530 Killarney Park Drive
Wentworth, SD 57075
Telephone: (605) 270-7456
Email: francine.arneson@avera.org
Education:
2022 Cannabis Medicine and Healthcare Program Online
Northern Michigan University
2012- 2013 Vanderbilt University Palliative Medicine
Fellowship
- Board Certified 10/2/14 Nashville, TN
2011- 2012 Vanderbilt University Vascular Neurology
Fellowship Nashville, TN
2008-2011 Vanderbilt University Neurology Residency Nashville, TN
2007-2008 Vanderbilt University Medicine Internship Nashville, TN
2005- 2007 Vanderbilt University Medical School Nashville, TN
2002-2004 University of North Dakota School of Medicine Grand Forks, ND
1998-2001 University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND
- B.S. Psychology
- Minor in Biology
1997-1998 Minot State University Minot, ND
1992-1997 DesLacs High School DesLacs, ND
Posters and Oral Presentations:
March 2024 Platform Presentation at AAHPM
“Buffalo Face the Storm:” Lessons Learned from an American Indian Palliative Care Community Health Worker Program
Phoenix, AZ
March 2023 Platform Presentation at AAHPM
Development of a “Wawokiya” Palliative Care Community Health Worker Training Program for Great Plains American Indians with Cancer
Montreal, Canada
March 2023 Platform Presentation at AAHPM
Intrathecal Targeted Drug Delivery (ITDD) in Patients with Pain Related to Advanced Cancer
Montreal, Canada
December 2022 Guest Speaker at 2nd Annual Walking Forward Health Symposium
Supporting Patient Goals across Disciplines: It Takes a Village
Rapid City, SD
November 2022 Guest Speaker at South Dakota Palliative Care Conference
Into the Weeds: Clinical Updates in Medical Cannabis
Yankton, SD
October 2021 Lecture: A JOINT effort between oncology and palliative care: The potential role of cannabis in cancer patients with HIGH symptom burden
Avera Oncology Symposium
Sioux Falls, SD
November 2020 Lecture: Supporting Patient Goals across Disciplines
14th Annual Supportive Care Conference
OSF Healthcare System
Peoria, IL
March 2020 Panelist
Women in Medicine
Sanford School of Medicine
Sioux Falls, SD
March 2020 Guest Speaker
2021, 2022 Spirituality in Medicine
2023 Sanford School of Medicine
Sioux Falls, SD
December 2019 Lecture
Staying Comfortable: Living Well with Serious Illness: Early Integration of Palliative Care
4th Annual Geriatrics Symposium
Sioux Falls, SD
November 2019 Poster Presentation
South Dakota (SD) Palliative Care Network: Needs Assessment and Analysis of Patient Access to Palliative Care Services across South Dakota
CAPC National Seminar
Atlanta, GA
October 2019 4th Annual Palliative Medicine Symposium
Coordinator/Lecturer
Sioux Falls, SD
September 2019 Poster Presentation
Clinical and financial outcomes in cancer patients with integration of specialty palliative care versus standard oncology care
ASCO Quality Care Symposium
San Diego, CA
December 2018 Webinar
On His Own Terms: Outpatient Palliative Care for the Patient Who is a “Fighter”
Supportive Care Coalition Webinar Series
November 2018 3rd Annual Palliative Medicine Symposium
Coordinator, lecturer
Sioux Falls, SD
October 2018 On Call with the Prairie Doc TV Show
Caregivers, Those at Home caring for us When We Become Disabled
Brookings, SD
May 2018 Lecture
Advance Care Planning
Caring Professionals Conference
Sioux Falls, SD
November 2017 2nd Annual Palliative Medicine Symposium
Coordinator, lecturer
Sioux Falls, SD
September 2017 Lecture
Balancing Patient and Family- Strategies at the Bedside
Avera Oncology Symposium
Sioux Falls, SD
September 2017 Lecture
Palliative Medicine Pearls for the Non-Palliative Medicine Doc
American College of Physicians, SD Chapter, Annual Meeting
Brookings, SD
November 2016 1st Annual Palliative Medicine Symposium
Coordinator, lecturer
Sioux Falls, SD
September 2016 On-Call with the Prairie Doc TV Show
Care to Reduce Suffering
Brookings, SD
September 2016 Lecture
Conducting a Family Meeting
Avera Oncology Symposium
Sioux Falls, SD
September 2015 Panel Member
Ethics in Oncology
Avera Oncology Symposium
Sioux Falls, SD
September 2015 Lecture
Successful Strategies for Communicating with Patients
Avera Oncology Symposium
Sioux Falls, SD
April 2015 Lecture
Involvement of Palliative Medicine in Caring for the Trauma Patient
23rd Annual Avera McKennan Trauma Symposium
Sioux Falls, SD
February 2015 Panel Member
Dealing with Medical Futility at the Bedside
Avera Ethics Conference
Sioux Falls, SD
September 2014 Lecture
Conducting a Family Meeting
Avera Oncology Symposium
Sioux Falls, SD
February 2013 Poster Presentation
Francine Arneson, MD; Howard Kirshner, MD; Christopher Lee, MD, MPH
Advance Care Directives in Stroke
International Stroke Conference, Honolulu Hawaii
November 2012 Lecture
Stroke and Palliative Care
15th Annual Harold “Jobe” Bernard Stroke and Neurosciences Symposium. Nashville TN
November 2011 Lecture
Signs and Symptoms of Stroke
14th Annual Harold “Jobe” Bernard Stroke and Neurosciences Symposium. Nashville TN
April 2011 Platform presentation
Francine Arneson, MD; Christopher Lee, MD; Mohana Karlekar, MD; Sumathi Misra, MD; Jane Howard, MD; Hui Nian; Lily Wang, PhD; Peter Donofrio MD;Amanda Peltier MD
Attitudes towards Palliative and End-of-Life Care in ALS Patients and Providers
American Academy of Neurology, Honolulu Hawaii
February 2011 Neurology Grand Rounds
Palliative Care in Neurology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Neurology, Nashville TN
2006-2007 Vanderbilt Neurology Podcast Series
April 05, 2005 Oral Presentation
Johnson, Francine; Neumann, Megan; Chen, Kong
Resting and 24-hour Energy Metabolism in Patients with Cirrhosis
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Conference
April 01, 2000 Oral Presentation
Johnson, Francine; Achen, Virginia R.; Rada, Jody
Inhibition of scleral gelatinase a activity by captopril
North Dakota Academy of Science
Grants:
07/19 - 6/24 1R01CA240090-01 (Armstrong)
NIH/NCI
Advancing Palliative Care in Northern Plain American Indians
Key Investigator
Mentoring:
Summer 2019 Preceptor for DNP student Katherine Huff
Awards Received:
2021-2022 Lisa Stearns Academy
2019 Fellow of the Academy of Hospice and
Palliative Medicine
2009 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
2004-2005 American Diabetes Association- Medical Vanderbilt University
Scholars Award Nashville, TN
Summer 2003 Medical Student Research Training Vanderbilt University
Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, Nashville, TN
and Metabolism
2001 Magnum Cum Laude Grand Forks, ND
2000 Mortar Board National Honor Society Grand Forks, ND
President
2000 Golden Key National Honor Society Grand Forks, ND
2000 Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society Grand Forks, ND
Positions Held:
2023-present Palliative Care Medical director Sacred Heart, Yankton SD
2023-present Clinical Professor at University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine
2023-present Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee Member
2022-present Physician Consultant for Medtronic
2016-2020 American Cancer Society Board Member
2015-2020 Supportive Care Coalition Board Member
2015-2016 Physician Academy Leadership Development Program, Sioux Falls SD
2015-2023 Clinical Associate Professor at University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine
2015-2023 SSOM Department of Internal Medicine Avera Division Chief of Ethics and Palliative Medicine, Sioux Falls SD
2014-present Palliative Medicine Medical Director Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health System, Sioux Falls SD
2012-2014 Gentiva Hospice Medical Director, Nashville TN
2011-2013 Skyline Medical Center Neurologist, Nashville TN
2010-2013 Alive Hospice Physician, Nashville TN
2004-2005 Volunteer- Pencil Foundation Math Partners
2002-2003 Mental Health Technician- Stadter Center Psychiatric Hospital
2001-2002 Teaching Assistant- Human Gross Anatomy
2001 Certified Nursing Assistant