Kimberly Shea, PhD, RN, FWAN is a Clinical Associate Professor at the UArizona College of Nursing and Assistant Professor of Practice at the UArizona Department of Biomedical Informatics. She has been funded for her program of research in home-based telehealth since 2004. Her clinical experience and certification are in hospice and palliative nursing. Her research studies have examined, 1) relationship building when technology moderates interactions among patient, nurse and caregiver; 2) patient integration of telemonitoring data into lifestyle choices, 3) Usability of iPad technology for symptom management, and currently, 4) Best practices using the Comprehensive Patient Assessment for Telehealth in the Home (CPATH) framework. Dr. Shea has presented locally, nationally and internationally on telehealth, in general and telepalliative care, more specifically. She serves as the Associate Director of Telenursing for the Arizona Telemedicine Program.