#PalliativeCare lives where certainty goes to die.

That’s our strength.

It’s also our greatest vulnerability.

When medicine pretends there’s no mystery, people flee.

When we treat mystery as sacred knowledge, we become a sect.

That tension is reshaping serious illness care right now. 🧵

Do these 10 myths drive physician burnout in your organization? Regulatory misunderstandings often lead to requirements that waste physicians’ time and interfere with care. The AMA’s setting the record straight.

Do these 10 myths drive physician burnout in your organization? www.ama-assn.org/practice-man...

JAMA study: Adding tumor debulking to chemotherapy doesn't significantly improve survival in multiorgan metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients. 382 patients randomized; chemotherapy+tumor debulking: 30.0 months, chemotherapy alone: 27.5 months.

Among adults with multiorgan metastatic #ColorectalCancer, adding local debulking to chemotherapy did not improve survival and increased serious adverse events.

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ASCENT ( Advancing the Science of Palliative Care Across the Lifespan) is a monumental achievement for our field and the future of patients living with serious illness. ascentpalliativecare.org #HAPC #palliativecare #hospice #HAPC26

Research dissemination alone doesn’t change practice. Clinicians must elevate research and apply it. Partner with researchers to shape meaningful questions, open our clinics to research, and encourage patient participation. Progress requires true partnership. #HAPC26 #palliativecare #hospice

#hospice

#Hospice doesn’t need faster intakes. It needs time.

Time to earn trust, to stabilize families, to prevent the 2 a.m. panic that sends people back to the ED.

Earlier enrollment and stable teams save money because they save people from suffering.

#HAPC26 #HAPC #Palliative #PalliativeCare

#hapc26 starts tomorrow! Download the app or visit the conference website to build your profile + schedule. Pick up your badge tonight or Wednesday after 9am to avoid peak lines. With 2,500+ attendees expected, early pickup = stress-free start. https://ow.ly/z4mu50Youys

Headed to #hapc26 with @aahpm.bsky.social ! See you all soon! #spiritualcare

#HAPC26 I am so happy to be at AAHPM assembly this year. I can’t wait to be blowed away by State of Science!!!!

Managing Health-Related Quality of Life in Multiple Myeloma Palliative care that recognizes patient goals and values is essential, starting at diagnosis

Managing Health-Related Quality of Life in Multiple Myeloma www.medpagetoday.com/medical-jour...

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Grateful for all the incredible caring brilliant folks teaching, advocating, and providing healthcare out there in 2025. Especially thankful for my #HaPC and #meded communities! Happy 2026!

A Lay Health Worker–Led Symptom Intervention and Acute Care Use in Older Adults With Cancer This randomized clinical trial assesses the effect of a lay health worker–led symptom assessment intervention on acute care use among older adults with cancer.

A Lay Health Worker–Led Symptom Intervention and Acute Care Use in Older Adults With Cancer url: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Anna Chodos, MD, MPH (@annachodos.bsky.social), presents “Medication Review for Cognition (Anticholinergic Burden),” highlighting the importance of systematic medication review to support and optimize brain health.
View the video: bit.ly/3N7uHEB

#geriatrics #HPM #palliativemedicine #ucsf

Happy New Year! 🎊AAHPM wishes you joy, health, and hope in 2026. We’re grateful for the hospice and palliative care community that makes a difference every single day.

The world owes an immeasurable, debt to one of our founders. We can only hope and work tirelessly to be worthy of his legacy.

AAHPM mourns the loss of Balfour Mount, MD—widely recognized as the father of palliative care in North America. His vision and compassion transformed care for patients and families facing serious illness. We honor his legacy.

Registration is open! Join AAHPM + HMDCB on Nov 6 for the 2nd annual Hospice Super Forum—a live, case-based virtual event for hospice providers. Topics: methadone therapy, relatedness of diagnoses, GIP care.
🍕 Register by Oct 27 & enjoy pizza delivered! learn.aahpm.org/content/hosp...

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Planning ahead just got easier! Check out AAHPM’s new website calendar feature — now you can see what’s happening each week and what’s coming up in the months ahead. aahpm.org/calendar/

Call for Reviewers! AAHPM + HPNA invite you to lend your expertise for the 2026 Annual Assembly of Hospice & Palliative Care.
✔ Scientific Research reviewers
✔ Early Career & Professionals in Training reviewers
Help shape a high-quality, evidence-informed program.
aahpm.org/education-ev...

📣Hospice Super Forum
@aahpm.bsky.social @hmdcert.bsky.social

Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, PhD, BCPS
Balakrishnan Natarajan, MD, HMDC and
Ruth Thomson, DO, MBA, HMDC, FAAHPM, FACOI
leading sessions on

➡️Methadone Therapy, Relatedness to Prognosis, and GIP Care

November 6, 2025 12-4 PM CT

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Shana Tova! Wishing everyone a sweet and joyful Rosh Hashanah! May this new year bring you happiness, health, and peace!

Abstract submissions are OPEN for the 2026 Annual Assembly of Hospice & Palliative Care!

📌 Scientific Research Call
📌 Early Career Professionals Call

Don’t miss your chance to share your work & advance the field.
Learn more about the calls: ow.ly/ieKU50X2gGq

I suppose the answer is to turn to borrowing from traditional institutions. We will have to see the terms of those loans & the consequences they will have on the amount of debt the students will incur, & the limit it will place on them (esp first gen) to be able to generate generational wealth.

Students who have earned their way into their dream institutions may have to forgo that dream. Even with the current borrowing power, many students continue to work through school to pay for expenses, and for students who have families to support, it can be particularly difficult.

This will affect everyone across racial and ethnic lines. Not every exceptional student will be able to receive scholarships to supplement the cost, and not every exceptional student will be able to borrow enough. We can’t count on institutions lowering tuition.

See How Trump’s Big Bill Could Affect Your Taxes, Health Care and Other Finances The wide-ranging domestic policy legislation could impact your taxes, clean energy choices, health care access and more.

How Will Trump’s Big Bill Affect Your Wallet? www.nytimes.com/interactive/... one consequence of the bill the is the negative effect it will have on upward mobility for students pursuing professional degrees who lack family support or other means to supplement the financial cost of their education.

Should #PalliativeCare be in the business of caring for #CancerSurvivors? It’s more complicated than it seems. We talk with Laura Petrillo and Laura Shoemaker about this topic. #medsky #cancersurvivor

👉 Full episode at bit.ly/GeriPalEp363
😀 hosts @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social

Today, we honour 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲 — a time to recognize and celebrate the history, cultures, and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. 🌿

#NIPD2025 #NIHM2025 #IndigenousHistoryMonth #PCSBV #TruthAndReconciliation #PalliativeCareMatters #IndigenousVoices

In my opinion one of the most important things to say to our patients and ourselves