Larry Beresford Are accumulated job stresses affecting your ability to provide high-quality hospice and palliative medicine to your patients? Do you have strategies for easing or managing the stresses of this work? Given this field’s ongoing workforce challenges, it can’t afford to lose a single practicing hospice and palliative medicine physician to job stress or … Read moreAre You in Danger of Burnout?
Listed below are a few articles from the most recent issue of the journal: Nurse-Led Follow-Up at Home versus Conventional Medical Outpatient Clinic Follow-Up in Patients With Incurable Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer: A Randomized Study Madeleen J. Uitdehaag, Paul G. van Putten, Casper H.J. van Eijck, Els M.L. Verschuur, Ate van der Gaast, Chulja J. Pek, … Read moreHighlights of the March Issue of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management (JPSM)
So how is the leadership thing working out? Palliative care, hospice care and healthcare in general has evolved into the most complex team sport of all time. And getting people to move cohesively around a simple common ground effort should not be that hard…but it is. Some try the bull-horn approach (I did that for … Read morePhysician Engagement & Influence in Organizational Management
Ronald J. Crossno, MD FAAFP FAAHPM Help AAHPM by joining the AMA. That is a refrain you’ve been hearing repeatedly in recent months. As we approach the midway mark of the second decade of the 21st century, why would any HPM physician choose to be a member of the American Medical Association? Isn’t the AMA … Read moreHelp AAHPM by joining the AMA
In just two short weeks nearly 2,500 attendees will be arriving in San Diego for the 2014 AAHPM & HPNA Annual Assembly. Everyone is looking forward to another year of top notch education sessions and some sunshine after a long winter. Below are suggestions for restaurants and hot spots that the locals love and can’t … Read moreFood & Fun in San Diego
Listed below are a few articles from the most recent issue of the journal: Web-Based Symptom Management for Women with Recurrent Ovarian Cancer: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of the WRITE Symptoms Intervention Heidi S. Donovan, Sandra E. Ward, Susan Sereika, Judith Knapp, Paula Sherwood, Catherine M. Bender, Robert P. Edwards, Margaret Fields, and Renee … Read moreHighlights of the February Issue of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management (JPSM)
There is much talk in health care, especially in the fields of palliative and end-of-life care about “Advance Care Planning.” And rightly so. For those with advanced illness, this process is critical to patients receiving the treatment they want and only the treatment they want. The process done well clearly improves patient’s perceived quality of … Read moreAdvance Planning: More Than Care Decisions
In celebration of 25 years serving the profession, the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) asked its 5,000 members to nominate who they think are the leaders – or Visionaries – in the field. They then asked members to vote for the top 10 among the 111 nominated. “This program recognizes key individuals … Read moreHospice and Palliative Medicine Visionary Eduardo Bruera Shares His Insights on the Field
In celebration of 25 years serving the profession, the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) asked its 5,000 members to nominate who they think are the leaders – or Visionaries – in the field. They then asked members to vote for the top 10 among the 111 nominated. “This program recognizes key individuals … Read moreHospice and Palliative Medicine Visionary Betty Ferrell Shares Her Insights on the Field
Listed below are a few articles from the most recent issue of the journal: Impact of Advance Directives and a Health Care Proxy on Doctors’ Decisions: A Randomized Trial Monica Escher, Thomas V. Perneger, Sandrine Rudaz, Pierre Dayer, and Arnaud Perrier Use and Perceived Benefits of Complementary Therapies By Cancer Patients Receiving Conventional Treatment in … Read moreHighlights of the January Issue of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management (JPSM)