Jean S. Kutner, MD MPH/MSPH FACP FAAHPM Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Chief Medical Officer, University of Colorado Hospital, CO Who has most influenced your work and what impact has he or she had? Patients and their families, mentors, colleagues and personal experiences with illness … Read moreAAHPM Visionary: Jean S. Kutner
James L. Hallenbeck, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Health Care System, CA Who has most influenced your work and what impact has he or she had? David Weissman and Charles von Gunten early on welcomed me into their work on education, which in turn helped me get to know and work … Read moreAAHPM Visionary: James L. Hallenbeck, MD
End-of-life and palliative care providers are often called upon to help ease the burden of care for faraway family members. But it’s important to know about new technology that can bridge the gap and allow adult children, grandchildren, and siblings to be involved and in-the-loop. Communication devices, monitors, and even senior-oriented GPS tracking can all … Read moreHow Technology Can Bridge the Miles Between Family
Nahla Gafer, MD Clinical Oncologist, Radiation and Isotopes Centre Khartoum (RICK), Sudan Who has most influenced your work and what impact has he or she had? This is a very difficult question to answer. I would like to thank Esther Walker, MBE for introducing me to the world of palliative care. Her volunteering time, effort … Read moreAAHPM Visionary: Nahla Gafer, MD
Sarah E. Friebert, MD FAAP FAAHPM Director, Pediatric Palliative Care, Akron Children’s Hospital, OH Who has most influenced your work and what impact has he or she had? I believe I was led into this work by those I’ve had the privilege of serving. In particular, two little boys, both named Andrew, were instrumental in … Read moreAAHPM Visionary: Sarah E. Friebert, MD FAAP FAAHPM
Palliative Care Centers in the U.S.: Emergence, Lessons Learned and Advice from Pioneers Randy Curtis, MD MPH was a medical student at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in the late 1980s, a time when the AIDS epidemic was hitting Baltimore in a big way. “We were caring for a lot of young men who were … Read moreNew Whitepaper from Cambia Health Foundation
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). Results of a Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study of Nabiximols Oromucosal Spray as a Adjunctive Therapy in Advanced Cancer Patients … Read moreHighlights of the February Issue of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Coalition Blog #3 – Welcome to the third National Coalition blog post! Read previous blogs. Background In January 2017, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation awarded the National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care (NCHPC) and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation a two-year grant to update the National Consensus Project (NCP) Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care to … Read moreNational Consensus Project Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care, 4th Edition
Frank D. Ferris, MD FAACE FAAHPM Executive Director, Palliative Medicine, Research and Education, OhioHealth, OH Who has most influenced your work and what impact has he or she had? Mary Vachon, RN, PhD from Toronto is the person how most influenced my early career. She continues to be a model advocate for patient-centered care and … Read moreAAHPM Visionary: Frank D. Ferris, MD FAACE FAAHPM
Who has most influenced your work and what impact has he or she had? I feel incredibly blessed to have been accompanied by wonderful people at various points throughout my career to guide me from novice to expert palliative clinician, educator, and leader. As a novice, my first nurse manager, Monica Hynes, encouraged me to … Read moreAAHPM Visionary: Constance Dahlin, MSN ANP-BC ACHPN FPCN FAAN