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Plenary Abstracts at AAHPM/HPNA: Yael Schenker, Na Ouyang, Marie Bakitas

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Summary Transcript CME Summary In todays podcast we were delighted to be joined by the presenters of the top scientific abstracts for the Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine ( AAHPM ) and the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Nurses Association ( HPNA ). Who would/should be on that board? Eric 00:42 Great.

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PC for People Experiencing Homelessness: Naheed Dosani

GeriPal

He was a person with schizophrenia, he was a person who used drugs and he presented in pain crisis to our shelter. So, you know, I just wanted to present a couple options and give you a sense of, you know, the background for both. Who, his name was Terry. And no person should actually be experiencing homelessness. Alex 11:17 Thank you.

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End-of-Life Doulas: A Podcast with Jane Euler, Beth Klint, and John Loughnane

GeriPal

In addition to being a palliative and hospice RN, she is the Executive Director for Goodwin Hospice , a large non-profit hospice that added end-of-life doula care to their services in collaboration with Jane and John’s doula organization, Present for You. Jane, welcome to the GeriPal podcast. Jane: Thank you for having me. John: Yeah.

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2024 AAHPM Visionary Elizabeth Hart, MD

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Being present for the deaths of my father and a dear friend early in my residency deeply impacted who I became as a doctor and as a person. Years later, when I was a geriatric fellow, he gave me another gift by asking me to review James Hallenbeck’s remarkable book Palliative Care Perspectives for the Journal of Palliative Medicine.

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Black/African American Caregivers of Older Adults Living with Dementia: Fayron Epps and Karen Moss

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Alex: Sticking with this for a moment here, I remember, Karen, we were fortunate to have Karen Moss here the entire day, and she started off the day giving a Work in Progress presentation to our group who interrupted because that’s what we do in Work in Progress. I told her no one’s ever made it- Karen: It was great. It was great.

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How Hospice Supports Families

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On the other hand, the trend of more Americans dying at home also presents challenges for families that we may have not seen for a century. Bereavement Services. Medicare-certified hospices also provide at least six months of bereavement support. Why Families Need Support When People Die at Home. References. Family Caregivers.

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Ep.18: BK Books with Barbara Karnes: Why Approaching Hospice Holistically is Necessary to the Success of the Care Continuum

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He, there’s so much focus given to bereavement and grief as well, and he fears that again, there’s just not enough thought giving to what that dying person themselves is going through, whether they’re afraid to die with any secrets surrounded by platitudes. Speaker 2 ( 15:52 ): Here’s another really good question.

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