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AAHPM Points of Progress

Support Professional Development Hospice Super Forum 100+ attendees participated in the inaugural Hospice Super Forum on Nov. 14, 2024. This AAHPM and Hospice Medical Director Certification Board (HMDCB) half-day virtual […]

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Countertransference in Palliative Care

Gregg A. Robbins-Welty, MD MS HEC-C “That didn’t go well,” I muttered. Deflated, and perhaps indulging in self-pity, I thought I’d done everything right. Yet, I hadn’t connected with the […]

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Pumpkin Pie in July

Katharine L. Modisett, MD Parents have mantras. “Wash your hands.” “Make eye contact when you’re talking.” “Remember the Golden Rule.” When our 4-year-old daughter was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, […]

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HMDCB Update

Become Certified in 2025 The 2025 initial application is now open! Highlight your knowledge as a hospice physician and join the HMDCB community by becoming HMDCB-certified this year. Prepare now […]

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Kristina Newport, MD HMDC FAAHPM

How did you choose to pursue the specialty of hospice and palliative medicine? During medical training, I found myself gravitating toward people whose suffering was unaddressed. The people I saw […]

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Lingsheng Li, MD

In 2024, Lingsheng Li, MD, received a scholarship as part of the Research Scholars Program and attended the Annual Kathleen M. Foley Palliative Care Retreat and Research Symposium from September […]