Winter 2024
Featured
Feature
How Can We Keep Home-Visiting Hospice and Palliative Staff Safe?
Larry Beresford Douglas Brant, age 56, an experienced home healthcare nurse with Providence VNA in Spokane, WA, was shot and killed by his patient’s grandson during a home visit on December 1, 2022. It was his first visit to the...
In this Issue
Message from the President
Reflections on Leadership and Community: A Year of Growth and Gratitude
As my term as president of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) comes to a close, I find myself reflecting on this past year with immense gratitude. Serving in this role has been a true honor, a...
Advocacy Update
Congress Acts on Telehealth Flexibilities: AAHPM Will Continue Advocacy Efforts
Wendy Chill The issue of telehealth has been very prevalent since federal flexibilities put in place related to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) allowed for extended use of these services. With the PHE having ended in May 2023, many...
Quarterly Progress Report
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 event featured updates on hospice ethical challenges, hospice deprescribing, and...
AAHPM Partner Updates
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 by reviewing the eligibility requirements and exam prep resources available...
Meet the New AAHPM CMO
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 providing the care that truly focused on what was right...
Meet a Scholarship Recipient
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 25 to 27 at Cliff House in Maine. Dr. Li...
AAHPM News
AAHPM News
Meet the 2024-2026 Next Gen Scholars Cohort Join us in celebrating the second cohort of scholars and sponsors for the AAHPM Next Gen Scholars for Equity in Hospice and Palliative Medicine program. This program sponsors postgraduate medical residents interested in...
Artist in Residence
Heather Mikes, DO FAAHPM
Katie Mechler, MD AffiliationUPMC Years in Hospiceand Palliative Medicine12 MediumMosaics Watch the Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-jKjpgOdwU Artist Q&A How did you get started with your art, and describe if it has changed over your hospice and palliative care career? One day in...