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Summer 2023 Table of Contents
A Message from the President: Making Progress in Hospice Advocacy
Clinical Pearls: To FAST or Not to FAST?
Advocacy Update: Advocating for Postpandemic Telehealth Priorities: Ensuring Access and Equity
Summer 2023 Feature: Charting a Path for Scientific Research on Serious Illness Care
DEI LAB: Celebrating DEI at the Annual Assembly of Hopice and Palliative Care
Quarterly Progress Report: AAHPM Points of Progress
AAHPM Partner Update: HMDCB Update
AAHPM Quarterly: Summer 2023 (Full Issue PDF)
Spring 2023 Table of Contents
Meet the President: Meet AAHPM President: Holly Yang, MD HMDC FACP FAAHPM
Clinical Pearls: Balancing Comfort and Communication at the End of Life
Art of Caring: A Milk Chocolate Prophecy
Pathways to Palliative Care: Dr. Justin Sanders–From the World of Art to Palliative Medicine
Roadblocks: We're Remodeling Stay Tuned
Quarterly Progress Report: AAHPM Points of Progress
AAHPM Partner Update: HMDCB Update
AAHPM News: Congratulations, 2023-2024 AAHPM Board of Directors
AAHPM Quarterly: Spring 2023 (Full Issue PDF)
Fall/Winter 2022 Table of Contents
Fall/Winter 2022 Feature: Using Improv Training to Teach Palliative Care Skills
A Message from the President: Annual Assembly is on the Horizon—and with It, Presidential Citations
Clinical Pearls: Secretion Management in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Art of Caring: Rediscovering Humanity in Hospice and Palliative Care
Pathways to Palliative Care: Dr. Patricia Maani-Fogelman— I Going to Do More Good?
Let's Think About it Again: Refractory Existential Distress
DEI LAB: Community-Based Participatory Research: Guiding the Path to Equity in Serious Illness Care
Quarterly Progress Report: AAHPM Points of Progress
AAHPM Partner Update: HMDCB 2023 Updates and Changes
Summer 2022 Table of Contents
Summer 2022 Feature: Message Lab Points Serious Illness Care Messaging in a Positive Direction
Spring 2022 Table of Contents
Spring 2022 Feature: Patient-Reported Outcomes for Palliative Care Point the Way to Becoming Better
Meet the President: Tara C. Friedman, MD FAAHPM
Clinical Pearls: The Use of Inhalers in End-Stage COPD
Art of Caring: Spirituality in Relief of Suffering: A Young Woman’s Story
Advocacy Update: Medicare Physician Payment: 2022 Updates, Need for Reform
DEI LAB: Implications of Implicit Bias in Pediatric Palliative Care
Quarterly Progress Report: AAHPM Points of Progress
AAHPM Partner Update: HMDCB Continuing Certification Program
Winter 2021 Table of Contents
Winter 2021 Feature: The Unseen Effects of the Pandemic on Hospice Physicians
A Message from the President: The Academy's Commitment to Diversity In Review and Looking Forward
The Bridge Builder: How Allies Help Build an Inclusive Culture
Clinical Pearls: Facilitating Communication and Comfort at the End of Life
Pathways to Palliative Care: It's Not About the Gravy: Emily Olson, APRN CNP MSN ACHPN
Let's Think About It Again: Determining Decision-Making Capacity
Quarterly Progress Report: AAHPM Points of Progress
HMDCB Update: HMDCB Welcomes New Directors and Provides Exam and Event Updates
Fall 2021 Table of Contents
Fall 2021 Feature, Is Concurrent Care the Future of Hospice in America
A Message from the President: The COVID Fatigue You Are Feeling Is Very Real
State of the Science: Get a Sneak Peek
Annual Assembly: Connecting at the Annual Assembly
Clinical Pearls: Live Discharges and the Medicare Hospice Benefit
Advocacy Update: Coalitions Continue to Prove Valuable in Advancing AAHPM's Policy Priorities
Pathways to Palliative Care: Dr. Allison Jordan—Exploring the Spaces in Between
Let's Think About It Again: Hospice Under the Concurrent Care Model
Quarterly Progress Report: AAHPM Points of Progress
The Art of Caring: A Palliative Poem
HMDCB Update: From Task Forces to Town Halls: An Update on HMDCB
Summer 2021 Table of Contents
Summer 2021 Feature, Moral Distress, Palliative Care, and the Road to Resilience
A Message from the President: The Academy's Commitment to Diversity: What's Next?
Annual Assembly: An Annual Assembly Experience Like No Other
Clinical Pearls: Treating Intractable Nausea and Vomiting
The Art of Caring: Personal Reflection of a Palliative Care Physician
Advocacy Update: Considering Policy Priorities for the Field Through a COVID-19 Lens
Let's Think About It Again: Mask Use and Family-Centered Responses in the Time of COVID-19
Quarterly Progress Report: AAHPM Points of Progress
HMDCB Update: Continuing Learning and Certification Updates
Spring 2021 Table of Contents
Spring 2021 Feature, What Is—and Could Be—Palliative Care's Role in Humanitarian Crises?
A Message from the CEO: Lessons Learned in a Difficult Year
Clinical Pearls: Oropharyngeal Symptoms in Palliative Care
The Art of Caring: Behind the Mask
Interview with AAFP President: "You Can't Become What You Can't See"
Advocacy Update: 2021 Physician Fee Schedule: Congress Stems Cuts, CMS Expands Telehealth
Let's Think About It Again: Treating Distress in a Patient with Parkinson's Disease
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: LGBTQ+ Inclusion and Cultural Humility in Geriatric Medicine
Quarterly Progress Report: AAHPM Points of Progress
HMDCB Update: Exam and CCP Updates
Winter 2020 Table of Contents
Winter 2020 Feature, The Role of Telemedicine in the Future of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
President's Message: Now Is the Time, More Than Ever
Clinical Pearls: Fluid Management for Malignant Ascites and Pleural Effusions
Let's Think About It Again: Chemotherapy for a Patient with Sud
Advocacy Update: AAHPM Advocacy Year in Review: Pandemic Reshapes 2020 Policy Agenda
Pathways to Palliative Care: Dr. Muhammad Atif Waqar—From Buffalo, NY, To Karachi, Pakistan
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: Microaggressions and Their Macro Impact on Health Care
Quarterly Progress Report: AAHPM Points of Progress
HMDCB Update: Exam Updates and New Board Announcements
PCQC Update: PCQC Registry Will Open Soon for Data Collection
Fall 2020 Table of Contents
Fall 2020 Feature, Hospice and Palliative Care in the Era of COVID-19
President's Message: Leading Without a Playbook: Personal Leadership Reflections During COVID-19
The Art of Caring: Learning to Listen
Clinical Pearls: Palliation of Breathlessness in the Context of COVID-19
Let's Think About It Again: Visitation in the Case Of COVID-19
Advocacy Update: Policymaking and Advocacy in a Time of a Crisis
Pathways to Palliative Care: An Attention to Nuance
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: Health Disparities Amplified by the COVID-19 Pandemic
Quarterly Progress Report: AAHPM Points of Progress
HMDCB Update: HMDCB Celebrates Survey and Volunteer Successes
Summer 2020 Table of Contents
President's Message: We Truly Are All in This Together
Meet New AAHPM CEO Wendy-Jo Toyama, MBA CAE
State of the Science: Sharing Our Gratitude
Clinical Pearls: Parenteral Artificial Hydration in Palliative Care
The Art of Caring: Just a Pen and Paper…Please
Advocacy Update: As Policymakers Focus on Hospice Care, AAHPM Weighs In
Pathways to Palliative Care: Matthew Gonzales, MD FAAHPM—From Technology to Compassionate Care
Quarterly Progress Report: AAHPM Points of Progress
HMDCB Update: Changes to the CCP and a Practice Analysis Update
PCQC Update: PCQC Aims to Improve the Care and Well-Being of Those Dealing with Serious Illness
Spring 2020 Table of Contents
Spring 2020 Feature, Buprenorphine: Another Tool in the Analgesic Toolbox?
President's Message: A Bold New Strategy for the Future
Meet the President: Meet AAHPM President Rodney O. Tucker, MD MMM FAAHPM
Clinical Pearls: Buprenorphine for Pain
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: Insights from the AMA's First Chief Health Equity Officer
The Art of Caring: Aiming for the Bull's-Eye: A Creative Approach to Goals of Care
Advocacy Update: CMS Finalizes Changes to Physician Fee Schedule for 2020 and Beyond
Pathways to Palliative Care: From Surgery to Palliative Medicine—Six Stories
Quarterly Progress Report: AAHPM Points of Progress
HMDCB Update: Initial and CCP Application Cycle Updates and an Update on HMDCB's Practice Analysis
Winter 2019 Archive
Winter 2019 Feature, How Do We Identify Who Needs Palliative Care Most?
Winter 2019 Feature, How Do We Identify Who Needs Palliative Care Most?
President's Message: What Our Littlest Patients Teach Us About Palliative Care
Editor's Message: Your Input Guides Our Success
Clinical Pearls: The Compounding Costs of Constipation
The Art of Caring: Maybe Dying Is Like 'The Blues'
Advocacy Update: CMS Accepting Applications for New Payment Model for Serious Illness Care
Pathways to Palliative Care: Susan Block, Md—From Humanism into Action
Quarterly Progress Report: AAHPM Points of Progress
State of the Science: Get an Exclusive State of the Science Sneak Peek
Fall 2019 Archive
President's Message: Promoting Healthy Discourse Within Our Academy
Clinical Pearls: The Itch to Cure: Managing Pruritis
The Art of Caring: Plump Yellow Roses
Pathways to Palliative Care: Dr. Jessica McFarlin: From Neurology to Palliative Care
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: Your New Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Strategic Plan
Quality Improvement: AAHPM's E-Learning Strategy—Survey Says…
Quarterly Progress Report: AAHPM Points of Progress
HMDCB Update: Celebrating New Leadership, Tremendous Growth, and an Exciting New Offering
Summer 2019 Archive
Summer 2019 Feature, "Adding to the Toolbox: Alternatives to Opioids for Managing Pain"
President's Message: A Goal Without a Plan Is Just a Wish
Clinical Pearls: Management of Nonmedical Opioid Use in the Setting of Hospice and Palliative Care
The Art of Caring: Sapphire Anniversary
Annual Assembly: Annual Assembly Surpasses Expectations
Advocacy Update: Report Examines State Efforts to Improve Palliative Care Access and Quality
Pathways to Palliative Care: Dr. Jason A. Webb: From Medicine and Psychiatry to Palliative Medicine
Ethics: Ethics and the Hidden Curriculum
Quality Improvement: Research or Quality Improvement? Breaking Down the Differences
Quarterly Progress Report: AAHPM Points of Progress
HMDCB Update: HMDCB's Continuing Certification Program Makes Staying Certified Simpler
Spring 2019 Archive
Spring 2019 Feature, "Tracking the Evolution of HPM Science"
Editor's Message: A New Look & New Conference
President's Message: Meet AAHPM President Joanne Wolfe, MD MPH FAAHPM
Clinical Pearls: Side Effects of Immunotherapy in Palliative Care
Pathways to Palliative Care: From Geriatrics to Palliative Care (Times Two)
Diversity & Inclusion Forum on Culture: You Spoke, and We Heard You
Quarterly Progress Report: AAHPM Points of Progress
HMDCB Update: New HMDCB President Discusses His New Role and the Organization Moving Forward
Winter 2018 Archive
President's Message: Moral Distress, Moral Residue, and Clinician Burnout—Shining a Blue Light on It
Clinical Pearls: Is Marijuana Really Medicine?
The Art of Caring: At the Bedside of a Dying Hero
Annual Assembly: Get a Sneak Peek of the 2019 Annual Assembly
Advocacy Update: AAHPM Advocacy—The Year in Review
Pathways to Palliative Care: Dr. Rebecca Goett—Palliative Care in the Emergency Department
Ethics: Cultural Humility—A Successful Communication Tool
Quarterly Progress Report: AAHPM Points of Progress
HMDCB Update: HMDCB Certification: More Than Just Letters After Your Name
Fall 2018 Archive
Clinical Pearls: Considering Nalbuphine for Opioid-Naïve Patients
Annual Assembly: Get a Sneak Peek of the 2019 Annual Assembly
Pathways to Palliative Care: Dr. Michael Weinstein: From Trauma Wards to Palliative Care
Diversity & Inclusion: Who We Are: D+I Survey Reveals Issues, Opportunities for Growth
Summer 2018 Archive
Summer 2018 Feature, "Looking for Balance in Prescribing Opioids"
President's Message: Together We Are a Stronger Academy
Clinical Pearls: Buprenorphine Use for Patients with Substance Use Disorders
The Art of Caring: Three Ceremonies
Pathways to Palliative Care: Dr. Sree Battu—From Cancer Rehabilitation to Palliative Care
Ethics: The Doctor-Patient-God Relationship—'Doctor, Do You Believe in God?' Is No Simple Question
Spring 2018 Archive
President's Message: Meet AAHPM President Tammie Quest
Clinical Pearls: Ketamine in Palliative Care
The Art of Caring: Reflection on Arts in Health—The Zombie Princess
Pathways to Palliative Care: Dr. Hibah Osman—From Social Justice to Palliative Care
Diversity & Inclusion: The Culture of Culture in Medicine