Public Policy: Informed Ideas & Advocacy, Impact for Children with Complex Medical Needs & Their Families
Public Policy: Informed Ideas & Advocacy, Impact for Children with Complex Medical Needs & Their Families
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Instructors
Ellen Byrne, MPP
Ellen Byrne, MPP has extensive healthcare experience and is currently focused on public policy relating to serious illness. She has a Master of Public Policy from the University of Chicago, Harris School and completed the University of Chicago, Graduate Program for Health Administration and Policy. Ellen is the Director of Policy & Government Affairs for the Illinois Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and serves on that organization’s board, government affairs committee and POLST IL committee. Before returning to graduate school, Ellen worked as a training consultant for healthcare organizations such Pfizer, Merck, Johnson & Johnson, and OhioHealth. She also has a decade of experience as a product representative and manager for Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Company. Ellen’s personal wish is to see all people live as well as possible, on their own terms, for as long as they are able.
Scott Adair Cox, MSW, LCSW
Scott Adair Cox has worked with children and adolescents since 1998. He is a trauma specialist that has provided psychotherapy since 2002. Scott spent the first 22-years of his career in Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice. Scott held leadership positions between 2006 and 2020, yet always kept a caseload to ensure he maintained the skills necessary to warrant the Clinical Director designation. Scott worked as a Clinical Social Worker between 2020 and 2024 in Illinois’ only outpatient Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Care program. Scott was an adjunct professor for ten years, teaching clinicians how to practice psychotherapy. Scott believes education is an important step in ensuring Illinois patients and families receive the quality of service they deserve as they navigate Hospice and Palliative Care. Finally, Scott enjoys research and is an advocate for children and families in need.
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Ellen Byrne, MPP
Ellen Byrne, MPP has extensive healthcare experience and is currently focused on public policy relating to serious illness. She has a Master of Public Policy from the University of Chicago, Harris School and completed the University of Chicago, Graduate Program for Health Administration and Policy. Ellen is the Director of Policy & Government Affairs for the Illinois Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and serves on that organization’s board, government affairs committee and POLST IL committee. Before returning to graduate school, Ellen worked as a training consultant for healthcare organizations such Pfizer, Merck, Johnson & Johnson, and OhioHealth. She also has a decade of experience as a product representative and manager for Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Company. Ellen’s personal wish is to see all people live as well as possible, on their own terms, for as long as they are able.
Scott Adair Cox, MSW, LCSW
Scott Adair Cox has worked with children and adolescents since 1998. He is a trauma specialist that has provided psychotherapy since 2002. Scott spent the first 22-years of his career in Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice. Scott held leadership positions between 2006 and 2020, yet always kept a caseload to ensure he maintained the skills necessary to warrant the Clinical Director designation. Scott worked as a Clinical Social Worker between 2020 and 2024 in Illinois’ only outpatient Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Care program. Scott was an adjunct professor for ten years, teaching clinicians how to practice psychotherapy. Scott believes education is an important step in ensuring Illinois patients and families receive the quality of service they deserve as they navigate Hospice and Palliative Care. Finally, Scott enjoys research and is an advocate for children and families in need.
