AVP Ethics, Advance Care Planning, Spiritual Health, and Language Access
Wellstar Health System
Jason Lesandrini, PhD, is an expert in ethics and leveraging innovative techniques to build ethical capacity, leaders, team, and culture. He leads the departments of ethics, advance care planning, spiritual health, and language access services for Wellstar Health System. In this role, Dr. Lesandrini provides leadership and resources to promote ethical behavior, decision-making, and conduct aligned with the system's mission, vision, and values.
As an educator, Dr. Lesandrini serves as a faculty member for the Physician Assistant Programs at Mercer University and South College. He has also worked as an ethics resource for numerous national professional organizations including The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and The American Board of Medical Specialties.
Dr. Lesandrini's academic degrees include a PhD in Healthcare Ethics from Duquesne University, a Master of Arts in Philosophy from Georgia State University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Michigan State University. In addition, he is a Certified Healthcare Ethics Consultant (HEC-C), a Leadership Professional in Ethics and Compliance (LPEC), and Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE). He is widely published and has presented on ethics across the globe.
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