Annette M. Mendola
Annette M. Mendola
Associate Professor
Education
Graduate School
MA in Philosophy, concentration in Medical Ethics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Postgraduate School
PhD in Philosophy, concentration in Medical Ethics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Research
Major interests focus on enhancement of and access to ethical care. Collaborating with faculty from the UT College of Nursing, Dr. Mendola is investigating ethical and cultural issues in access to concurrent care (i.e. hospice care concurrent with life-prolonging measures) for pediatric patients at end-of-life.
Publications
Current Publications
Lindley LC, Svynarenko R, Mooney-Doyle K, Mendola A, Naumann WC, Keim-Malpass J.
Patterns of Health Care Services During Pediatric Concurrent Hospice Care: A National Study. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2022 Mar;39(3):282-288. doi: 10.1177/10499091211018661. Epub 2021 May 25.
Lindley LC, Svynarenko R, Mooney-Doyle K, Mendola A, Naumann WC, Keim-Malpass J.
Patterns of Health Care Services During Pediatric Concurrent Hospice Care: A National Study. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2022 Mar;39(3):282-288. doi: 10.1177/10499091211018661. Epub 2021 May 25.
Svynarenko R, Lindley LC, Mooney-Doyle K, Mendola A, Naumann WC, Mack JW.
Patterns of Healthcare Services Among Children With Advanced Cancer in Concurrent Hospice Care. Cancer Nurs. Cancer Nurs. 2022 Feb 16:10.1097/NCC.0000000000001067. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000001067. Online ahead of print.
Svynarenko R, Lindley LC, Mooney-Doyle K, Mendola A, Naumann WC, Mack JW.
Patterns of Healthcare Services Among Children With Advanced Cancer in Concurrent Hospice Care. Cancer Nurs. Cancer Nurs. 2022 Feb 16:10.1097/NCC.0000000000001067. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000001067. Online ahead of print.
Lindley LC, Svynarenko R, Mooney-Doyle K, Mendola A, Naumann WC, Fortney CA.
End-of-life healthcare service needs among children with neurological conditions: A latent class analysis. The Journal of Neuroscience Nursing. 2021 Sep 28. Available in PubMed: Oct 2021. [Epub ahead of print]
Mendola A, Naumann WC, Mooney-Doyle K, Lindley LC.
Social determinants of comfort: A new term for end-of-life care. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2021 Aug;24(8):1130-1131.
Lindley LC, Svynarenko R, Mooney-Doyle K, Mendola A, Naumann WC, Keim-Malpass J.
Patterns of health care services during pediatric concurrent hospice care: A national study. The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2021 May 25:10499091211018661.
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Financial decision-making capacity and patient-centered discharge. Journal of Clinical Ethics. 2020 Summer;31(2):178-183.
Presentations
Current Presentations
Brewton A, Paudel AM, Fortner KB, Zite NB, Mendola A. The Dobbs Decision and effect on prenatal genetic testing in a ‘trigger state’. Presented at 7th Annual Reproductive Ethics Conference ; 2023 January – 12; Galveston.
Dudney T, Mendola A, Rowe J. Conventional contingency, and crisis standards of care in covid-19: theory to reality Presented at Reimaging Preparedness in the Era of COVID-19; 2022 April-6; Atlanta, GA .