I’m at the Intensive Board Review course in Boston and in the middle of a whirlwind of learning. Dr. Joseph Shega’s lecture on Dementia and feeding tubes provided excellent clinical evidence to support my article in yesterday’s New York Times Well Blog post, Food and the Dying Patient By Jessica Nutik Zitter, MD
Listed below are a few articles from the most recent issue of the journal: Highlights of the August issue include all the papers from the Special Section on Studies to Understand Delirium In Palliative Settings (SUNDIPS) To access the articles, you must subscribe to JPSM or be a member of the American Academy of Hospice … Read moreHighlights of the August Issue of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
The Joint Commission has proposed “enhancements” to the advanced certification requirements for palliative care programs and has requested comments by August 21, 2014 via online survey. A healthy debate about some of the new requirements is taking place on AAHPM listservs and social media platforms. I love seeing the passionate concerns about how best to … Read moreHow high to set the bar? Debates over TJC standards are healthy and familiar
On July 15, we had the opportunity to participate in a Summit convened by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) and attended by ABIM leaders and 26 societies representing both primary internal medicine and medicine subspecialties. The Summit was scheduled in response to the dissatisfaction with the ABIM Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program expressed … Read moreAAHPM participates in ABIM MOC discussions
The HealthCare Chaplaincy Network held its first major conference on spiritual care in health care this past spring. The attendees were very pleased with the results and encouraged us to hold the event yearly. We are now in the planning stages of our 2015 Conference titled “Caring for the Human Spirit: Integrating Spiritual Care in … Read moreCaring for the Human Spirit: Integrating Spiritual Care in Healthcare
“All leaders are born, but exemplary leaders are made” (The Leadership Challenge®, A Wiley Brand) Leadership is an observable set of skills and abilities that can be measured and learned. In fact, leadership development is really self-development. AAHPM Leadership Forum: Ascend is an intensive two-day opportunity to explore leadership as it relates to relationship building, … Read moreAAHPM Leadership Forum: Ascend – Assess Your HPM Leadership Skills & Competencies
Listed below are a few articles from the most recent issue of the journal: Promoting Evidence in Practice Family Needs Regarding Death Rattle: Commentary on Shimizu et al. Johannes Bükki Original Articles Strategy for Death Rattle of Terminally Ill Cancer Patients and Their Family Members: Recommendations from a Cross-Sectional Nationwide Survey of Bereaved Family Members’ … Read moreHighlights of the July Issue of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Submitted by Rebecca Collins RN, BSN, OCN, CHPN Hospice has long been seen as a way to provide comfort through effective symptom management for terminally ill patients. Controlling a patient’s symptoms allows hospice patients to experience a better quality of life with the added benefits of decreasing emergency room visits and avoiding hospital stays. Now … Read moreLeveraging Technology to Improve Patient Monitoring
Larry Beresford We would like to think that hospice and palliative medicine are extremely patient-centered and individualized to the holistic needs and beliefs of each patient and family. But there can be widely differing perspectives across cultural groups about what individuals need in order to feel that their individuality was honored and what will be … Read moreDisparities, Diversity, and Palliative Care
Cory Ingram, MD, MS, FAAHPM Mayo Clinic I had the good fortune of participating in Dr. Stephen Beeson’s Ignite workshop at this years annual assembly meeting. The first of a series of leadership workshops offered in sequence from AAHPM. Dr. Beeson shared that the foundation to leadership is an ability to create a common ground. … Read moreIgnite: Engaging Others and Building High Performance Teams