This week and every week, we honor our amazing music therapists and the inspiring work they do.
 
#MusicRX #WMTW #MusicTherapy #MemoryCare #DementiaCare #HAPC #Hospice #Memories

As a palliative care physician, I’m nervous about the Medicare infusion of $100 million for ‘functional or lifestyle medicine’ MAHA ELEVATE could open a federal funding pipeline to interventions that can't survive contact with a plausibility filter.

Despite being assigned a #SadHands photo, I’m thrilled that @statnews.com published my OpEd.

“As a #palliative care physician, I’m nervous about the Medicare infusion of $100 million for ‘functional or lifestyle medicine’”

www.statnews.com/2026/04/09/p...

#HAPC #PalliativeCare

HEAR a bereavement counselor at MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care talk about grief. Though it can be very uncomfortable, it’s important to feel all your feelings.

#HAPC #Bereavement #BereavementSupport #Loss #Grief #GriefJourney #GriefSupport #Hospice #HospiceAndPalliativeCare #PalliativeCare

Hospice Was Never Built for Kids 💡No, gentle readers, you're not hallucinating. Those of you subscribed to the newsletter email got a preview of this one last week due to a publication scheduling error. Probably won't be the last tim...

We can stop forcing children into adult frames.

We can build what families actually need.

More here: rounds-and-rants.ghost.io/hospice-was-...

#PedPC #HAPC #PalliativeCare #Palliative #HealthPolicy #Medicaid #CaregiverSupport #RespiteCare #ComplexCare #ChildrensHealth

Intensive Review Course | AAHPM 2026 Intensive Review Course June 11-13, 20263‑Day Virtual Course About the Couse AAHPM’s 2026 Intensive Review Course: Integrating Evidence, Experience, and Exam Readiness, is a comprehensive, high‑yield educational experience designed […]

No April Fools’ joke here 👀 Early bird registration for the 2026 Intensive Review Course is happening now! Register before prices increase. https://aahpm.org/education-events/board-review/ #hpm #hapc #examprep

LOOSE ENDS

Warning‼️: Feel good stories! Loose Ends Project creates such wonderful stories through a community of care and art. An org for #medsky and #hapc folks to know about and share so that people whose fiber art is unfinished due to disability or death can be completed. looseends.org #grief #hospice 🧶 🪡 🧵

So many great people in that picture!

#HAPC #PalliativeMedicine

Frontline Honors Award Winner: Amy Shen, On-Call Registered Nurse (RN), MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care Amy Shen, On-Call Registered Nurse (RN) at MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care, has been named to the Frontline Honors Awards Class of 2025 by Hospice News.

READ what Amy, an on‑call nurse who works the night shift at MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care, shared in her Q&A with Jessica Longly ➡️ bit.ly/40O2W7L

#Hospice #HAPC #PalliativeCare #HospiceCare #HealthCare

Interested in studying for a #PhD in #PalliativeCare? Entries open until July 2026 to start September 20206. @catherinewalshe.bsky.social our admissions tutor happy to have an informal chat with anyone. #hpm #hapc c.walshe@lancaster.ac.uk

Note for #HAPC #Palliative #PalPharm folks: BPC-157 is about to be something you have to know about.

Hear it from a bereavement counselor at MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care, not all grief is equal.

#HAPC #Bereavement #BereavementSupport #Loss #Grief #GriefJourney #GriefSupport #Hospice #HospiceAndPalliativeCare #PalliativeCare

This is a great example of what hospice care is about. Thank you to all the hospice nurses on call tonight and every night!

#HAPC #hospice

In this new occasional series, follow along as Amy, an on-call night shift nurse with MJHS Hospice, shares what her work involves during the hours when many people are eating dinner or already asleep.

#HospiceRN #HospiceNurse #Nurse #HAPC #NurseLife #NightShift #OnCall

We keep telling families “it’s your choice,” then watch them drown in guilt, fear, and impossible decisions. That isn’t autonomy. It’s abandonment dressed up as respect.

#PalliativeCare #SeriousIllness #EOL #Ethics #HealthEquity #Palliative #Bioethics #MedEd #HAPC

Created a hub tonight for social media posts from #PalliativeCare social media creatives on Discord. It has a RSS feed that puts the posts from diff platforms all in 1 place.

Also hoping it serves as a place to discuss tips and tools and support when comments get nasty. #HAPC

A Decade of Interactive Educational Exchange: Impacting Interprofessional Palliative Care Education The interprofessional clinical practice model is arguably the most impactful and generative aspect of hospice and palliative care (HPC) clinical pract…

Such a great talk by Elise Carey and Laura Morrison highlighting the incredible decade of the #HaPC inter-professional Interactive Education Exchange www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Four people outside in San Diego eating lunch at the AAHPM conference

People outside in San Diego smiling

Two smiling people (recent fellowship alumni) standing in front of poster at conference

Stanford HPM Fellowship and team reunion dinner in San Diego

This was a hard week to be Iranian-American. There was also connection, joy, reunions, collaboration w/many incredible hospice & palliative people from across country & world. Soaking up joy alongside sorrow, & hoping to be small part of creating a kinder more compassionate world. #hapc #hpm #hapc26

Slide with text showing UPLIFT Intervention Core Intervention Elements  External PC consultations  In-house champions, trained by study team (minimum 2, at least one LPN or RN)  NH staff participation in education  Systematic screening for PC needs Flexible Intervention Elements Visit schedule  Job role of the champions – RN, LPN, social services, or chaplain  Schedule of education topics and format of delivery

The key research question for the UPLIFT study was:

Among residents with cognitive impairment, does a
palliative care program in nursing homes impact
resident symptom burden?

#HAPC26 #Dementia #NursingHome #HAPC #PallaitiveCare #MedSky

We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Kim Curseen as AAHPM’s Board President for 2026–2027! A true leader in #hapc, her passion and dedication continue to inspire. Join us in congratulating Dr. Curseen and cheering her on as she steps into this new role.

HPNA Distinguished Nursing Research Award Verna Hendricks-Ferguson, PhD, RN, FPCN®, FAAN

HPNA Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association NEW INVESTIGATOR AWARD Katherine Doyon, PhD, MEd, RN, CHPN®

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN PALLIATIVE CARE Christine Ritchie, MD MSPH FAAHPM

aahpm AMERICAN ACADEMY OF HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE EARLY CAREER INVESTIGATOR AWARD Laura Petrillo, MD

Last day of #HAPC26 in San Diego starting off with research awards and fellows convocation.

“Science at its best is a collective endeavor.” - Christine Ritchie

#Nursing #MedSky #HAPC #Hospice #PalliativeCare #Research

Transitional Care of People With Dementia and Caregivers in the ADRD-PC Trial: A Mixed Methods Study - PubMed Findings indicate high quality dementia-specific transitional care occurs when staff have resources, such as ADRD training and care planning template, to pull the hospital palliative care plan forward into the postdischarge destination, help families fit the plan to new circumstances, and manage str …

This study is not yet published that I can tell, but you can find more about it in PUBMED. Here is one part of the study. #HAPC26 #HAPC #Dementia #Caregivers pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39084411/

Annual Assembly | AAHPM 2026 Annual Assembly March 4-7, 2026San Diego Convention CenterSan Diego, CA The Annual Assembly of Hospice and Palliative Care, presented by the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (A...

More info here - aahpm.org/education-ev... #HAPC #HAPC26

Slide projected in conference hall Dementia-Specific Palliative Care: Integrating Evidence into Clinical Care Across Settings David H. Lynch, BMBS Laura C. Hanson, MD, MPH Greg A. Sachs, MD Maribeth Gallagher, DNP ANNUAL ASSEMBLY HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE

Plenary session today is Dementia-Specific Palliative Care: Integrating Evidence into Clinical Care Across Settings

#Dementia #PalliativeCare #HAPC #HAPC26 #Medsky

Awards Annual awards recognize the work of all hospice and palliative care professionals from across the country, as well as friends of HPNA.

For more info on the @hpna-info.bsky.social award winners here is a link to HPNA Awards - www.advancingexpertcare.org/get-involved...
#Nursing #PalliativeCare #HAPC #HAPC26

do we know a litigation rate in #hapc vs other fields?

Picture of a plate with pureed foods that have been shape molded to resemble to food it is. From the website https://pureefoodmolds.com/

A tip from this session that I haven't heard of are shaping molds that can make pureed food look like the food it is supposed to be. Like a pile of peas.

If anyone has experience with this, I would like to hear how it went!

pureefoodmolds.com

#NeuroPalliative #HAPC26 #HAPC #Palliative #Dysphagia

From a psychosocial perspective, recognize that neurologic diseases often come with loss of control, funcitoning independence & predictability. In #neuropalliative clinics recognize that rate of progression can be highly variable.

Recognize the role of the caregiver.

#hapc26 #hapc #PalliativeCare

In concurrent session on malpractice in #hospice and #PalliativeMedicine by Anthony Fredericks, MD, MS. Statistics are lacking about malpractice risk in #HAPC.

Despite that, 75% of physicians in low-risk specialties will face a claim by age 65.

#HAPC26

Joe receiving the award on stage.

aahpm AMERICAN ACADEMY OF HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE GERALD H. HOLMAN DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD Joe Rotella, MD MBA HMDC FAAHPM

Well deserved! Joe Rotella, MD MBA HMDC FAAHPM
Retired physician; former Chief Medical Officer at AAHPM is the most recent recipient of the AAHPM Gerald H. Holman Distinguished Service Award!

I've worked alongside Joe and he is the real deal. Great heart.

#HAPC26 @aahpm.bsky.social #HAPC

aahpm ® AMERICAN ACADEMY OF HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE HUMANITIES AWARD Danielle Chammas, MD FAAHPM

Woman on stage about to receive an award

Congrats to Danielle Chammas, MD FAAHPM from UCSF, on being honored with the AAHPM Humanities Award at #HAPC26

Dr. Chammas co-leads the MERI Center’s Poetic Medicine Program - meri.ucsf.edu/poetic-medic...

#Poetry #Medicine #Humanities #PalliativeCare #HAPC @aahpm.bsky.social