AAHPM is pleased to welcome our new CEO Wendy-Jo Toyama, who just completed her first week working for the Academy. Learn more about Wendy in this blog post.
The National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care will host a free webinar, COVID-19 Discussion on Effective Virtual Visits, on April 27, 4-5:30 pm ET. Faculty includes an interdisciplinary panel of experts, co-facilitated by AAHPM CMO Joe Rotella and Lori Bishop from NHPCO. CE/CME credit will be available for nurses and physicians. Submit your questions when you register.
With approval from the AAHPM Research Committee, the Palliative Care Quality Collaborative (PCQC) distributed a COVID-19 Case Report to AAHPM members. The Case Report aims to collate experiences of palliative care clinicians in caring for COVID-19 positive, PUI (Persons Under Investigation), and recovered pediatric and adult patients. Currently, more than 60 cases have been reported. Learn more.
HPM fellowship programs provided feedback to the Academic Alliance for Internal Medicine regarding a delayed start for the 2020 National Resident Matching Program Medical Specialties Matching Program, including the HPM Match. AAHPM heard from 34% of the HPM training programs with 74% indicating a preference for either a minimal or intermediate delay to the start of the Match cycle.