Happy Valentine’s Day! AAHPM members enjoy special savings all month long. If you’re interested in purchasing the 6th edition of the Primer of Palliative Care or Equianalgesic Tables, they are 50% off through February by using code PRIMER2019 and ETABLE2019. Note: the new 7th edition of these products will debut March 13. Shop now. Applications … Read moreAAHPM Week in Review: February 11-15
It has been come to our attention that there are some companies trying to scam exhibitors and attendees saying they have attendees’ contact information for sale. AAHPM does not give out or sell email addresses or phone numbers. If you are unsure about an email you have received, please contact the AAHPM member services team … Read moreAAHPM Week in Review: February 4-8
Read the editor’s picks for the most recent issue of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management (JPSM), the official journal of AAHPM. Symptom Trajectories Are Associated With Co-occurring Symptoms During Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer Meagan Whisenant, Bob Wong, Sandra A. Mitchell, Susan L. Beck, and Kathi Mooney Palliative Care Clinician Overestimation of Survival in Advanced Cancer: … Read moreHighlights of the February 2019 Issue of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
The extreme weather conditions caused the AAHPM offices to be closed on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. To accommodate any requests during the down time, we will be extending the Annual Assembly early bird rates through February 4. We hope you will join us in warm and sunny Orlando, March 13-16, 2019. Visit annualassembly.org … Read moreAAHPM Week in Review: January 28 – February 1
The Annual Assembly of Hospice and Palliative Care will be here in less than 7 weeks! If you haven’t registered yet, you have 6 days to take advantage of the early bird rate and save up to 25%. Staff is looking into securing additional hotel rooms, since the Hyatt Regency Orlando is almost full. Check back next … Read moreAAHPM Week in Review: January 21-25, 2019
The Annual Assembly of Hospice and Palliative Care will be here before you know it, and we hope you’ll be joining us. Don’t forget to book your hotel, as rooms at the Hyatt Regency Orlando, where all the educational sessions will be held, are quickly filling up. Save up to 25% by registering by January … Read moreAAHPM Week in Review: January 14-18, 2019
We hope your new year is off to a great start. The Week in Review is back. Here’s a short recap of what’s been going on behind the scenes at AAHPM: The Annual Assembly of Hospice and Palliative Care – will you be there? Hotel rooms are quickly filling up (76% of capacity) and the … Read moreAAHPM Week in Review: January 7-11, 2019
Below are the editor’s picks for the most recent issue of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management (JPSM). To access the articles, you must subscribe to JPSM or be a member of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM). Triggered Palliative Care for Late-Stage Dementia: A Pilot Randomized Trial Laura C. Hanson, Christine E. Kistler, Kyle Lavin, Stacey … Read moreHighlights of the January 2019 Issue of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
The FDA named AAHPM Past President Amy Abernethy Principal Deputy Commissioner for Food and Drugs, overseeing offices that regulate drugs, medical devices, tobacco and food. She commented, “I had always thought I would go into government service and I have always believed that one of the ways you make change is through policy and regulation. … Read moreAAHPM Week in Review: December 17-21
This week AAHPM hosted two meetings that will have a lasting impact the field. The first one, the Palliative Care Quality Collaborative, focused on developing a new quality improvement organization that would house a unified national palliative care data registry. Representatives from CAPC, NPCRC, GPCQA and PCQN were in attendance. The second meeting included members … Read moreAAHPM Week in Review: December 10-14