Living Fully, Living Well: How Palliative Care Can Help 

Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 12:00 pm CT 

This talk will provide an introduction to palliative care and how it can be helpful to people with ALS and their loved ones. Aspects of advance care planning that are important for people with ALS will be discussed. Hospice will also be described and distinguished from palliative care. Finally, information about how to find palliative care services will be provided. Questions will be solicited and answered.      

The Les Turner ALS Foundation is proud to offer this webinar at no cost to the ALS community. Thank you to the Gilbert & Jacqueline Fern Foundation & Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America for sponsoring this webinar. 

About the Speaker: Kara E. Bischoff, MD

Dr. Kara Bischoff is the Associate Division Chief for Outpatient Palliative Care and the Medical Director of the Outpatient Palliative Care Service at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Dr. Bischoff has developed a particular expertise in palliative care for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). She has published substantially about outpatient palliative for people will illnesses other than cancer and was recognized as an Emerging Leader in Palliative Medicine by the American Association of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. 

Dr. Bischoff received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School, followed by a residency and chief residency at UCSF in Internal Medicine, and a fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine, also at UCSF. She is a mother, an outdoor enthusiast, and a San Francisco Bay Area native.