Nominations are due June 3 for AAHPM Awards, Board of Director positions, and Nominating Committee positions. Members of AAHPM can login to learn more about eligibility requirements and submit their nominations. The call is open through June 3.
Registration is open for the free Virtual Career Fair on June 15. The fair is open to anyone seeking a position in hospice and palliative care. Employers are welcome to view the exhibitor form and see what fits your participation needs. If you are looking for a new position now, there are more than 800 open positions available on the AAHPM Job Mart.
AAHPM sent letters urging Senate leaders to advance the Equality Act and joined 140 healthcare stakeholders in sending a similar letter to all senators, calling for passage of this critical legislation. The bill, which the House of Representatives passed in February, would provide statutory nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ Americans in the workplace and community, helping to improve their health and well-being.
AAHPM joined specialty society partners in sending a letter to the new head of CMMI, offering joint recommendations for improving the process for designing and implementing alternative payment models. The signatories expressed concern about the continuing lack of APMs in which their members can participate under MACRA and the lack of action by CMMI on APM proposals recommended by the PTAC.
AAHPM is a proud sponsor of the NASEM Roundtable on Quality Care for People with Serious Illness. The Roundtable will conduct a FREE virtual workshop on Integrating Serious Illness Care into Primary Care Delivery via two webinars, to be held on June 10 and 17 from 12:00 to 3:00pm ET. Learn more and register.
The AAHPM Fellowship Training Committee will be hosting the first in a series of engaging webinars designed to address the diversity gaps of hospice and palliative medicine fellowship training programs. DEI in Fellowship Recruitment: Application Review and Interviewing, featuring Adam Marks, MD MPH FAAHPM, and Katie Stowers, DO, will take place on June 29 at 12 noon CT.