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Meet our team of trained TalkVermont coaches from across University of Vermont Health.

TalkVermont has trained more than 30 coaches within University of Vermont Health and beyond to teach communication skills and implementation strategies for these discussions. Our coaches span every discipline and include hospice and palliative care specialists as well as hospitalists, primary care clinicians, intensivists, and pediatricians.

Core Coaches

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Stephen Berns, MD, FAAHPM
University of Vermont Medical Center 
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Kacey Boyle, RN
University of Vermont Medical Center

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Benjamin Clements, MD
University of Vermont Medical Center 
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Jaina Clough, MD
University of Vermont Medical Center 
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Jonna Goulding, MD
Central Vermont Medical Center 
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Jennifer Hauptman, MSW
University of Vermont Medical Center

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Naomi Hodde, MD
University of Vermont Medical Center 
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Iris Toedt-Pingel, MD
University of Vermont Children’s Hospital 
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Additional Coaches

  • Zail Berry, MD (University of Vermont Medical Center)
  • Bob Gramling, MD (University of Vermont Medical Center)
  • Ann Laramee, NP (University of Vermont Medical Center)
  • Tara Pacy, RN (University of Vermont Medical Center)
  • David Rand, DO (University of Vermont Medical Center)
  • Lisa Anne Rasmussen, MD (University of Vermont Children’s Hospital)
  • Abbey Rouleau, NP (Central Vermont Medical Center)
  • John Wax, MD (University of Vermont Medical Center)
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Burlington, VT 05401

802-847-0000

Golisano Children's Hospital

111 Colchester Ave
Burlington, VT 05401

802-847-0000

Central Vermont Medical Center

130 Fisher Road
Berlin, VT 05602

802-371-4100

Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital

75 Beekman Street
Plattsburgh, NY 12901

518-561-2000

Elizabethtown Community Hospital

75 Park Street
Elizabethtown, NY 12932

518-873-6377

Alice Hyde Medical Center

133 Park Street
Malone, NY 12953

518-483-3000

Porter Medical Center

115 Porter Drive
Middlebury, VT 05753

802-388-4701

Home Health & Hospice

1110 Prim Road
Colchester, VT 05446

802-658-1900

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