Spring 2025
Featured
Feature
How Do We Encourage and Advance the Quality of Hospice Care in America?
While the majority of hospice agencies work hard to provide good care, stories about those that fail to live up to their ethical or legal obligations have appeared in prominent journalistic settings in recent years. But if we dig deeper into quality, we see lots of questions about what quality hospice care really means. What kinds of messages should hospices be delivering to their various publics about quality and about choosing the provider that will meet their particular needs?
In this Issue
A Message from the President
The Future of Artificial Intelligence and Palliative Care
Arif Kamal, MD MBA MHS FASCO FAAHPMAAHPM President Since its founding, palliative care has been characterized by therapeutic presence, humanistic warmth, and multidisciplinary support. These practices distinguish the field, and artificial intelligence (AI) may feel like a threat to the...
Meet AAHPM President
Arif Kamal, MD MBA MHS FASCO FAAHPM
What led you to the specialty of hospice and palliative medicine? It was a calling, quite simply. Having taken care of my mother through a long metastatic breast cancer journey and then eventually serving as a caregiver during home hospice,...
Advocacy Update
AMA Recognizes Palliative Care as Essential
During its November 2024 Interim Meeting, the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates (HOD) approved two reports that serve to recognize palliative care as an essential service and add language related to the provision of palliative care to the Medical Code of Ethics.
Pathways to Palliative Care
The Unexpected Path: How Mentorship Shapes Careers in Palliative Medicine
The journey toward hospice and palliative medicine (HPM) is often shaped by transformative experiences and impactful mentorship. In 2023, AAHPM created the Next Gen Scholars for Equity in Hospice and Palliative Medicine program to connect trainees from backgrounds underrepresented...
DEI LAB
Celebrating DEI at the 2025 Annual Assembly
The 2025 Annual Assembly in Denver this past February was incredibly special because AAHPM and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) took a stand against the current political anti-DEI executive orders and intimidation and remained committed to celebrating DEI.
Artist in Residence
Preeya Desh, MD
Artist in Residence highlights AAHPM members who create art as part of their professional or private lives and wish to share said art with the AAHPM community to encourage connection and healing.
Quarterly Progress Report
AAHPM Points of Progress
AAHPM Points of Progress provides updates from Q1 2025 relevant to the Academy’s four strategic goals: advance the field, support professional success, build a vibrant community, and ensure a strong organization.
AAHPM Partner Updates
HMDCB Update
Attention hospice physicians! The initial application is now open through July 31, 2025. Highlight your knowledge as a hospice physician and join the HMDCB community by earning your HMDC credential this year. Make sure to apply early to SAVE in late fees!
AAHPM News
AAHPM News
AAHPM is proud to announce its board of directors for 2025-2026. The newly elected members of the board began their terms at the close of the 2025 Annual Assembly in Denver, CO, on February 8, 2025.