Dear Education SIG Colleagues, Over the years, many of you have likely become familiar with or participated in Oncotalk and similar courses (e.g. Geritalk, Critical Care Communication Course, Nephrotalk) aimed at improving communication skills of trainees. Through palliative care fellowship and early career development, I felt like I had developed the target communication skills of … Read moreEducation Resource Email #6: Intensive Talk
In celebration of 25 years serving the profession, the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) asked its 5,000 members to nominate who they think are the leaders – or Visionaries – in the field. They then asked members to vote for the top 10 among the 111 nominated. “This program recognizes key individuals … Read moreHospice and Palliative Medicine Visionary Warren Wheeler Shares His Insights on the Field
I want to express my sincere gratitude to the organizers and sponsors of the seventh annual Kathleen M. Foley Palliative Care Retreat and Research Symposium. This was my second time attending the retreat designed to provide a forum for interdisciplinary palliative care researchers. Participants include grant recipients from the National Palliative Care Research Center (NPCRC) … Read moreCommunity Inspiration
In June 2013 the AAHPM board approved the following priorities, including the addition of a senior level staff position fully dedicated to overseeing workforce, leadership, and academic initiatives for the Academy. General 1. Addition of 1.0 FTE staff position (Director level) dedicated to workforce, leadership and Academic initiatives. One clear outcome of the workgroups is … Read moreAAHPM Workforce Priorities
Listed below are a few articles from the most recent issue of the journal: Breakthrough Cancer Pain: An Observational Study of 1000 European Oncology Patients Andrew Davies, Alison Buchanan, Giovambattista Zeppetella, Josep Porta-Sales, Rudolf Likar, Wolfgang Weismayr, Ondrej Slama, Tarja Korhonen, Marilene Filbet, Philippe Poulain, Kyriaki Mystakidou, Alexandros Ardavanis, Tony O’Brien, Pauline Wilkinson, Augusto Caraceni, … Read moreHighlights of the November Issue of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management (JPSM)
In celebration of 25 years serving the profession, the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) asked its 5,000 members to nominate who they think are the leaders – or Visionaries – in the field. They then asked members to vote for the top 10 among the 111 nominated. “This program recognizes key individuals … Read moreHospice and Palliative Medicine Visionary Timothy Quill Shares His Insights on the Field