Thomas J. Smith, MD FACP FASCO FAAHPM Professor of Oncology; Harry J. Duffey Family Professor of Palliative Medicine; Director of Palliative Medicine, John Hopkins Medical Institute, MD Who has most influenced your work and what impact has he or she had? Dr. Galen Wampler, my first oncology attending. He insisted that oncologists should be like … Read moreAAHPM Visionary: Thomas J. Smith, MD FACP FASCO FAAHPM
Christian T. Sinclair, MD FAAHPM Outpatient Palliative Oncology Lead, Division of Palliative Medicine, The University of Kansas Health System, KS Who has most influenced your work and what impact has he or she had? There have been a lot of key figures who have given me personal advice, and wonderful mentorship, but if I think … Read moreAAHPM Visionary: Christian T. Sinclair, MD FAAHPM
Scott T. Shreve, DO National Director of Hospice and Palliative Care, The Department of Veteran Affairs; Clinical Associate Professor, Penn State College of Medicine, PA. Who has most influenced your work and what impact has he or she had? “Would you help us build a hospice program here at Lebanon?” “There’s no funding for the … Read moreAAHPM Visionary: Scott T. Shreve, DO
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). Communication Disparity Between the Bereaved and Others: What Hurts Them and What Is Unhelpful? A Nationwide Study of the … Read moreHighlights of the April Issue of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Coalition Blog #4 – Welcome to the fourth Coalition blog post written in support of National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD, April 16th). The scenario generally plays out the same. A person becomes ill…too ill to make decisions for themselves…too ill to communicate with the attending medical staff. Nearby family rush to the hospital bedside. The … Read moreAdvance Care Planning: Reminder for YOU to Have the Conversation
M.R. Rajagopal, MD Director, Trivandrum Institute of Palliative Science and Founder and Chairman, Pallium India, India Who has most influenced your work and what impact has he or she had? The one person who influenced me and my work most is Mahatma Gandhi. I came across his autobiography, “My experiments with truth” as a school … Read moreAAHPM Visionary: M.R. Rajagopal, MD
Christina M. Puchalski, MD MS FACP FAAHPM Director, George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health; Professor of Medicine and Health Science, George Washington University, Washington D.C. Who has most influenced your work and what impact has he or she had? Betty Ferrell, PhD, MA, FAAN, FPCN, a former AAHPM visionary, who is a colleague, friend … Read moreAAHPM Visionary: Christina M. Puchalski, MD MS FACP FAAHPM
The 2018 Annual Assembly, held March 14-17, 2018 in Boston, MA was full of enthusiasm, rejuvenation and most of all, tweets. During the Assembly, individuals turned to Twitter to meet up (tweet up) with their online pals, share education and findings, help #hpmrookie users discover the benefits of Twitter, and express their fun that was … Read moreTwitterverse Erupts during #hpm18
Michael J. Nisco, MD MBA HMDC Medical Director, Vista, San Francisco Bay Area, CA Who has most influenced your work and what impact has he or she had? My mother went to nursing school when I was in third grade. She graduated and took a job at the hospital across the street from our house, … Read moreAAHPM Visionary: Michael J. Nisco, MD MBA HMDC
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). Gabapentin as an Adjuvant Therapy for Prevention of Acute Phantom-Limb Pain in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Amputation for Malignant Bone … Read moreHighlights of the March Issue of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management