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Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 48 - From Anxiety to Acceptance: Psychedelics and the Hospice and Palliative Journey PossibilitiesWhat role can psychedelics play in helping terminally ill patients face death with peace, clarity, and meaning?
In this episode, we welcome Hannah Whitmore, PhD, RN, CHPN®, a Registered Nurse and PhD researcher whose work—The Pragmatism of Palliative Care—explores the clinical potential of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy (PAT) to support death acceptance in patients at the end of life. Dr. Whitmore brings a compassionate and evidence-based lens to a topic that challenges long-standing models of care, offering insight into how PAT could be thoughtfully integrated into palliative and hospice settings.
Together, we explore:
The latest r...2025-07-0120 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 47 - HPNA in DC - Advocacy on Capitol HillIn this special episode, recorded on June 24 and released on June 25, we bring you a timely dispatch from Washington, D.C., where the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) leadership and staff engaged in direct advocacy on Capitol Hill.
Join Gayle Gerdes, Vice President of Health Policy Source and consultant to HPNA, and HPNA Manager of Advocacy and Health Policy Sarah Potter as they reflect on their experiences meeting with congressional staffers about HPNA’s public policy priorities and amplifying the voices of hospice and palliative care nurses. This episode offers an insider look at the policy prio...2025-06-2531 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 46 - Meeting People Where They Are: Harm Reduction in Hospice & Palliative CareIn this episode, we hear from Deb Russell, RN, MSN, FNP-BC, APRN-CNP, ACHPN® with more than 20 years in the field, currently leading care in an outpatient, harm-reduction-based palliative clinic. She provides palliative support to patients undergoing active cancer treatment who are also living with substance use disorders—a population with complex and often unmet needs.
Deb shares firsthand insight into:
Navigating symptom management during cancer treatment in patients with active addiction
Building trust through a harm-reduction approach
Collaborating closely with an interdisciplinary team including a physician and pharmacist
Deb shares the unique challenges and clinical consider...2025-06-0223 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 45 - The Heart of a Hospice NurseIn this deeply personal and resonant episode, longtime hospice nurse and podcast host of The Heart of Hospice, Helen Bauer, BSN RN CHPN®, shares an intimate look at the soul of hospice nursing — the part that’s rarely documented but always deeply felt. With more than seven years behind the mic and a career alongside patients and families at the bedside, Helen reflects on the intimacy and intensity of hospice care, and the challenges of translating those sacred moments into clinical notes and checkboxes.
Together, we explore the personhood-centered mindset that defines exceptional hospice nursing: arriving as a blan...2025-05-0124 min
Pallipapers PodcastPALLIPAPERS EP9 - Conversão de opioides em adultos com câncer.Você tem muitas dúvidas sobre rotação de opioides?Se sua resposta foi sim, saiba que essa é uma dúvida frequente entre quem está se familiarizando com a prescrição dessas medicações. Esse tema, comum na prática clínica, que pode ser desafiador mesmo para quem já tem experiência com cuidados paliativos e dor oncológica.Neste episódio, Claudia Inhaia, Rodolfo Moraes e Fernanda Bono Fukushima discutem o novo guideline internacional publicado no Supportive Care in Cancer (2025) sobre conversão de opióides, e compartilham como aplicam essas recomendações no dia a dia com seus...2025-04-071h 12
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 44 - ELNEC in Action: Empowering Nurses to Lead Palliative Care DiscussionsIn this episode, we explore the profound impact of Kelli Anspach MSN, CV-BC, NPD-BC, CHPN®'s thriving and sustainable training program, which has successfully trained more than 1,000 hospital nurses over the past 10 years through the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) program, founded by Betty Ferrell PhD, MSN, CHPN®. By providing nurses with the essential skills and knowledge to lead compassionate palliative care conversations, this initiative empowers staff to facilitate critical "goals of care" discussions with patients and families. In this episode, Kelli and Brett discuss how this training not only enhances collaboration with palliative care teams but also drives im...2025-04-0121 min
GeriPal - A Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine PodcastPragmatic Trial of ACP: Jennifer Wolff, Sydney Dy, Danny Scerpella, and Jasmine Santoyo-OlssonA pragmatic trial evaluates the effectiveness of a treatment or intervention in “real-world” clinical practice. Outcomes are typically assessed from available records. Eligibility in pragmatic trials are often broad, and don’t have the exclusions of efficacy studies, which examine treatment effects under highly controlled conditions in highly select populations. Today we are delighted to welcome Jennifer Wolff, Sydney Dy, and Danny Scerpella, who conducted a pragmatic trial of advance care planning (ACP) in primary care practices; and Jasmine Santoyo-Olsson, who wrote an accompanying commentary in JAMA Internal Medicine. We spend the last portion of the podc...2025-03-2747 min
ASCO GuidelinesOpioid Conversion in Adults with Cancer: MASCC-ASCO-AAHPM-HPNA-NICSO GuidelineDr. Mellar Davis discusses the joint guideline from MASCC, ASCO, AAHPM, HPNA, and NICSO on opioid conversion in adults with cancer. He reviews the limited evidence, and the formal consensus process used to develop the guideline. He shares the key recommendations on pre-conversion assessment, how opioid conversion should be conducted, including opioid conversion ratios, and post-conversion assessment. We touch on gaps and questions in the field and the impact of these new recommendations. Read the full guideline, “Opioid Conversion in Adults with Cancer: MASCC-ASCO-AAHPM-HPNA-NICSO Guideline” at www.asco.org/supportive-care-guidelines. TRANSCRIPT This guideline, clini...2025-03-0520 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 43 - An Insider’s View: An Insider’s View: A Pediatric Nurse Practitioner’s Reflections as a Palliative Care Clinician, Caregiver, and MotherJoin us for an insightful episode featuring seasoned Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Meggan Mikal-DeMont DNP, APRN-FPA, PCNS-BC, CPNP-PC, CHPPN ®, FPCN® with more than10 years of experience in palliative care and pain management. In this whole-hearted interview, she reflects on her husband’s nine-month experience with Stage IV colorectal cancer and offers an insider’s perspective as both a palliative care clinician and caregiver- how as a couple they navigated the miracle they were hoping for within the system, how these experiences have transformed Meggan's clinical practice, and how life has unfolded since then. Listen for what the health care teams did wel...2025-03-0326 min
Dr. G at the Heart of HealthcareS2: BONUS Episode 39- #hapc25 Highlights w/ Hospice Nurse JulieShow notesMourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare GuestJulie McFadden, RN - Started nursing career in the ICU- Social media influencer “Alleviating the fear around death and dying”- NYT Best Selling Author of Nothing to Fear- Celebrating 9 years of sobriety TWELVE STEPS (years, months, days, hours)Mission-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system. 1. Story (theme) The Annual...2025-02-2647 min
New England Hockey Journal’s RinkWiseMIAA Tourney Predictions: Can the Elite 8 Field Change?Evan and Pat delve into the excitement of the prep hockey playoffs and break down their predictions for both boys and girls divisions. They discuss key matchups, highlight potential upsets, and analyze the paths for top seeds. The conversation also explores the historical context and current form of various teams. Additionally, the episode features a fun segment where the hosts review and rate famous NHL broadcast calls, reminiscing about some of hockey's most iconic moments. The episode concludes with a detailed debate on playoff dynamics and a look ahead to upcoming games.
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Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 42 - Voices from Annual Assembly: Nurses and Nurse Practitioners on Inspiration, Impact, and Clinical TakeawaysIn this episode, we hear from nurses and nurse practitioners who attended the 2025 Annual Assembly of Hospice & Palliative Care. Whether it’s their first time attending or they attend this conference year after year, they share what brings them to the event, what inspires them, and the key takeaways they plan to bring back to their clinical practice. Tune in for an inside look at how the Annual Assembly is shaping the future of hospice and palliative care.
2025-02-1418 min
GeriPal - A Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine PodcastPlenary Abstracts at AAHPM/HPNA: Yael Schenker, Na Ouyang, Marie BakitasIn today’s 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). Eric and I interviewed these presenters at the meeting on Thursday (before the pub crawl, thankfully). On Saturday, they formally presented their abstracts during the plenary session, followed by a wonderful question and answer session with Hillary Lum doing a terrific job in the role of moderator. Our three guests were Marie Bakitas, who conducted a trial...2025-02-1347 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 41: Heartfelt Navigation: Pioneering Palliative Care for the CommunityIn this episode, we explore two innovative projects—Project UPHOLDS (Utilizing Palliative care for Heart failure Optimized using Lay navigators to Decrease Suffering) and Project ADAPT HF (ADdressing All Pain Through navigator-led palliative care optimized for Heart Failure)—which focus on utilizing community-based lay navigators to optimize palliative care for heart failure, especially among older Black adults. We delve into the importance of shared decision-making and how co-designed interventions are shaping pain management trials, with a special emphasis on inclusivity and addressing under-representation in research. Rachel shares her personal journey and career trajectory, highlighting the privilege of being able to a...2025-02-0324 min
GeriPal - A Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine PodcastTelehealth vs In-Person Palliative Care: Guests Joseph Greer, Lynn Flint, Simone Rinaldi, and Vicki JacksonIt is a battle royale on this week’s GeriPal podcast. In one corner, weighing in at decades of experience, well known for heavy hits of bedside assessments, strong patient-family relationships, and a knockout punch of interdisciplinary collaboration, we have in-person palliative care consults. But watch out! Travel time can leave this champ vulnerable to fatigue and no-shows. In the other corner, we have the young upstart, able to reach patients across vast distances when delivering palliative care, all in the comfort of wearing pajamas, we have telehealth delivered palliative care. However, lack of physical presence may make this cont...2025-01-3051 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 40: When You Know Better, Do Better: The Need to Be Seen as an IndividualIn this episode, three HPNA Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB) Committee members reflect on their lived experience- how positionality impacts the way they show up to their work as hospice and palliative care clinicians and researchers and how they've shifted from cultural competency toward cultural responsiveness.
Together, these experts discuss how our knowledge and actions must evolve in the face of new information, and how we can foster a healthcare environment that not only acknowledges but celebrates individual identity and culture.
Whether you’re a clinician, researcher, or anyone passionate about making healthcare more equitable, th...2025-01-0216 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 39: Approaches to PhilanthropyIn this episode, host Lynn Reinke, PhD, ANP-BC, FAAN, FPCN®, ATSF discusses approaches to philanthropy with Amy Jacobs, MSN, RN and Catherine Pyke, M.A. Ed., board members of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation.
Related Resources:
Learn more about the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation (HPNF)
Contribute to HPNF's 2024 Annual Appeal
About the Speakers:
Amy Jacobs, MSN, RN
Amy Jacobs received her BSN from Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania and her MSN from the University of South Alabama. Amy is currently a Hospice Compliance RN for Compassus. Prior to her current p...2024-12-0216 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 38: UPDATE - Discharged to Airport: Navigating Complex Symptom ManagementThis brief episode offers an update from Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, PhD, FAAHPM and Alexandra L. McPherson, PharmD, MPH. Listen for an update on the patient discussed in Episode 38.
Related Resources:
Episode 38: Discharged to Airport: Navigating Complex Symptom Management
Down on the Pharm: Contemporary Issues in Pharmacopalliation
About the Speakers:
Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, PhD, FAAHPM
Dr. McPherson has practiced hospice and palliative care as a clinical pharmacist her entire career. She is a professor at the University of Maryland and executive program director of the online Graduate Studies in Palliative C...2024-11-1404 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 38: Discharged to Airport: Navigating Complex Symptom ManagementIn this episode, Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, PhD, FAAHPM and Alexandra L. McPherson, PharmD, MPH discuss a complicated case involving a patient in her mid-50s from East Africa who is suffering from metastatic cancer. The conversation highlights the challenges of complex pain & symptom management while supporting a patient's goals of care.
Related Resources:
Down on the Pharm: Contemporary Issues in Pharmacopalliation
About the Speakers:
Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, PhD, FAAHPM
Dr. McPherson has practiced hospice and palliative care as a clinical pharmacist her entire career. She is a professor at the...2024-11-0132 min
The Melanin Initiative's PodcastHospice vs. Palliative Care: Understanding the DifferenceIn this powerful and insightful episode of The Melanin Initiative, we are joined by Anthony Young, MSN, RN, AGPCNP, CPHQ, a nurse practitioner with extensive experience in hospice and palliative care. Anthony shares his journey in nursing, inspired by his grandmother, and explores the nuances of these essential yet often misunderstood areas of healthcare. As we recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month, this episode builds on our dedication to education and support for patients and caregivers navigating the complexities of serious illness.Throughout the discussion, Anthony demystifies hospice and palliative care, clarifying their similarities, differences, and...2024-10-2741 min
Tried and Tested PodcastThe Value of Certification: Empowering Professionals in Healthcare and BeyondIn Episode 15 of the Tried and Tested podcast, host Isabelle Gonthier is joined by Ginger Marshall, CEO for Hospice and Palliative Nursing Association (HPNA), the Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center (HPCC), and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation (HPNF), and Heather Richards for a compelling discussion on the value and impact of certification. Ginger shares her journey from palliative care nurse to industry leader, highlighting the importance of credentialing in fostering professional pride, building trust, and validating expertise. Heather brings her insights from years of working with credentialing organizations, sharing the value certification brings to both individuals and the...2024-10-2429 min
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Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 37: Navigating Pediatric Pain ManagementIn this episode, pediatric palliative care nurse practitioner Mallory Fossa, MS, CPNP-PC, CCRN, CHPPN® discusses her experiences in pediatric palliative care with Kathy Perko, MS, PPCNP-BC, CHPPN®, CPON, CPLC, FPCN, FAPHON, a pediatric nurse for 40 years and PNP for 30 years. Together, they discuss the obstacles of managing pain in children, including communication between the patient, caregivers, and palliative care team. Topics discussed include assessment, management of pain including tissue injury, nerve pain, and mixed pain, and the concept of total pain.
Related Resources:
NEW! Palliative Care Pediatric Pain Basics
Publications for Pediatric RNs
CHPPN® Prep
Abo...2024-10-0124 min
Teamwork - A Better WayWhy CEO's of Self Make Such Effective TeammatesIn this episode of Teamwork a Better Way, Spencer Horn sits down with Carl Tishler, a veteran in private equity and finance, and the Chief People Officer of Hazy. Carl shares insights on how "CEOs of Self" – individuals who excel at self-management and personal care – make valuable teammates. As the founder of the HPNA Central Academy, which trains people to become CEOs of Self, Carl discusses the three critical conditions for sustainable performance in teams: low-ego leadership, professional self-management, and a supportive culture that embraces individual complexity. With 30+ years of experience, Carl explores what sets high-performing teams apart...2024-09-241h 00
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 36: Breaking Down the Silos Between Palliative Care and HospiceIn this episode, HPNA and HPNF board members Rikki Hooper and Yvonne Ruathaiwat expand on their perspectives and experiences regarding the palliative continuum of care, and how they break down the silos between palliative care and hospice.
About the Speakers:
Moderator: Lynn Reinke, PhD, ANP-BC, FAAN, FPCN, ATSF
Featuring:
Richelle (Rikki) Hooper, MBA, MSN, FNP-BC, ACHPN, NE-BC, FPCN
Yvonne Ruathaiwat, RN, MSN, GCNS-BC, NE-BC
Rikki Nugent Hooper MBA, MSN, FNP-BC, ACHPN® NE-BC, FPCN
Rikki Hooper joined Four Seasons, a not-for-profit Hospice and Palliative Care organization, in 2005 as a palliative car...2024-09-0326 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 35: Incorporating an Assessment Tool for Patients Undergoing Advanced Heart Failure TherapiesIn this episode, Holli and Brett discuss the integration of the Family Frailty Score as an assessment tool for patients undergoing advanced heart failure therapies. Various key considerations surrounding the tool are discussed, including multidisciplinary team involvement, socioeconomic challenges, patient and family support, and more.
Featuring:
Brett Snodgrass, DNP, FNP-C, ACHPN®, FAANP
Holli Martinez FNP-BC, ACHPN®, FPCN
Brett Snodgrass, DNP, FNP-C, ACHPN®, FAANP
Brett Snodgrass has been a registered nurse since 1997 and a family nurse practitioner since 2007, practicing in multiple settings, including family practice, urgent care, emergency departments, administration, chronic pain, and palliative medicine. She...2024-08-0136 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 34: The Journey into Hospice & Palliative CareIn this episode, we welcome HPNA and HPNF board members Craig Durie, DNP, CRNP, ACHPN®, RNFA and Blake J. Tobias Jr., MHCI, MS, HA-ODL. Moderated by Board President Lynn Reinke, PhD, ANP-BC, FAAN, FPCN, ATSF, the group discusses their respective roles within health care, highlighting their commitment to improving patient outcomes through innovative practices and leadership in their respective professions.
Featuring:
Craig Durie, DNP, CRNP, ACHPN®, RNFA
Blake J. Tobias Jr., MHCI, MS, HA-ODL
Craig Durie, DNP, CRNP, ACHPN®, RNFA
Craig is a palliative care nurse practitioner working in an multi hospital inpatient consult-based pra...2024-07-1532 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 33: An Inside Look at the Team Conference: Validating Dreams & Visions of the DyingIn this episode, we welcome Dr. Christopher Kerr, who discusses his upcoming opening session for the Team Conference for Hospice & Palliative Care. Moderated by HPNA member and Team Conference planning committee chair Joan Carpenter, this episode touches on Dr. Kerr’s experiences and published research that describes and validates patients’ dreams and visions at the end of life.
Learn more about the Team Conference for Hospice & Palliative Care and register today!
About the Speakers:
Moderator: Joan G. Carpenter, PhD, CRNP, ACHPN®, FPCN
Featuring: Christopher Kerr, MD, PhD
Joan is an e...2024-07-0119 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 32: An Inside Look: APRN Billing in Hospice & Palliative CareThis episode features Chris Acevedo, CHC, the presenter of HPNA's upcoming three-part APRN billing and coding webinar series. Chris discusses the series, which is designed for APRNs practicing in Palliative Care and within the hospice benefit. Moderated by HPNA Board member, Mansara Hassan, the discussion touches on recent changes to billing, EMR documentation, billing restrictions, and more.
Register for the three-part billing webinar series today! Registration is free for HPNA members.
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Nuances of APRN C...2024-06-1044 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 31 - The Role and Professional Standards of the Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner in Hospice and Palliative CareIn this episode, we welcome Dr. Heather Coats and Dr. Kelly Henrichs. Moderated by Dr. Betty Ferrell, this episode discusses the adult-gerontology nurse practitioner's role in hospice and palliative care. Listen in as Heather and Kelly touch on common areas for the nurse practitioner, examples of when two APRNs work together to care for a patient, the differences between primary and specialty care, and more.
This podcast episode coincides with an article written by Heather and Kelly in the June 2024 issue of the Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing.
1. Coats, Heather PhD, APRN-BC; Henrichs, Kelly DNP, R...2024-06-0330 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 30 - Caring for Underserved Patients in Rural and Urban SettingsIn this episode, we welcome Tracy Fasolino and Mansara Hassan, board members from the Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) and the Hospice & Palliative Nurses Foundation (HPNF), Moderated by Lynn Reinke, this episode discusses the considerations surrounding caring for underserved patients in rural and urban settings.
Resources from the Episode:
HPNA DEIB Style Guide
HPNF Diversity in Health Care Video Series
HPNA Research Agenda
HPNA Advocacy Efforts
About the Speakers:
Moderator: Lynn Reinke, PhD, MSN, ARNP-BC, FAAN, FPCN
Featuring Tracy Fasolino, PhD, FNP-BC, ACHPN, FPCN and Mansara Hassan, MSN, APRN, AGNP-C
...2024-05-0230 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 29 - An Inside Look at the Diversity in Health Care Video SeriesIn this episode, we welcome Komal Patel Murali, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, Chair of the HPNA DEIB Committee, and a panel of experts who provide an inside look at the Diversity in Health Care video series. The panel includes Dr. Leah Rosenberg, Dr. Rushil Patel, Reverend Katherine Engel, and Raniah El-Gendi. Listen to hear Dr. Murali ask the panel about their contributions to the video series and discuss the importance of providing interculturally sensitive care.
The first in the series of Diversity in Health Care videos was made possible through a grant from the American Nurses Foundation. HPNF...2024-04-1937 min
Dr. G at the Heart of HealthcareEPISODE 42- #hapc24 HighlightsShow notes-
INTRO
Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare HAPPY 1 Year Anniversary 🎉
#hapc24 was 03/20/2024-03/23/2024 and is The Annual Assembly of Hospice & Palliative Care with two professional organizations: AAHPM & HPNA https://aahpm.org/assembly/assembly
Guest
Erin Collins, MNE, RN, CHPN
- Founder of nonprofit The Peaceful Presence Project (15 EOLDs, EOL plan, “endnotes” is a guidebook that helps create an end-of-life plan )
- Nurse for 17 years, started in oncology then EOL
- Yogi since 1995
- Recents birthday 02/13 bday
Mission-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system.
1. Story (theme) Annual...2024-04-0932 min
GeriPal - A Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine PodcastPC Trials at State of Science: Tom LeBlanc, Kate Courtright, & Corita GrudzenOne marker of the distance we’ve traveled in palliative care is the blossoming evidence base for the field. Ten years ago we would have been hard pressed to find 3 clinical trial abstracts submitted to the annual meeting, much less high quality randomized trials with robust measures, sample sizes, and analytics plans. Well, as a kick off to this year’s first in-person State of the Science plenary, held in conjunction with the closing Saturday session of the AAHPM/HPNA Annual Assembly, 3 randomized clinical trials were presented. Today we interview the authors of these 3 abstracts about their findi...2024-03-2839 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 28 - The Power of MentoringIn this episode, we welcome Lynn Reinke, PhD, MSN, ARNP-BC, FAAN, FPCN back to the show where she speaks with HPNA’s 2024 President-Elect Masako Mayahara, PhD, RN, FAAN, CHPN, FPCN and HPNA’s Immediate Past President Michelle Webb, DNP, RN, CHPCA on the power of mentoring.
About Lynn:
Dr. Reinke is the Claire Dumke Ryberg, RN, Presidential Endowed Chair for Palliative and End of Life Care at the University of Utah, College of Nursing. In this role, she works to increase the palliative care workforce in rural and underserved populations by educating professionals and laypersons to d...2024-02-2322 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 27 - Racial and Cultural Competence in Palliative CareIn this episode, we welcome Amisha Parekh de Campos, PhD, MPH, RN, CHPN to the show where she speaks on the research that she is conducting surrounding people of color in end-of-life care. Amisha speaks on the importance of incorporating race into practice to best serve our minority populations and how we can advocate for our patients of color.
About Amisha:
Amisha Parekh de Campos, PhD, MPH, RN, CHPN has a joint appointment as an Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Connecticut School of Nursing, and Quality and Education Coordinator of the Middlesex Health Ho...2024-01-1514 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 26 – Meet Lynn Reinke, 2024 HPNA & HPNF PresidentIn this episode, we welcome Lynn Reinke, PhD, MSN, ARNP-BC, FAAN, FPCN to the show where she speaks on mentoring, taking risks, and the engagement opportunities that have led her to the role of HPNA and HPNF’s 2024 President of the Board of Directors. Lynn also shares what excites her most about the HPNA Strategic Plan and her focus on building a strong community of hospice and palliative care nurses.
About Lynn:
Dr. Reinke is the Claire Dumke Ryberg, RN, Presidential Endowed Chair for Palliative and End of Life Care at the University of Utah, Co...2024-01-0219 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 25 - All About Death CafeIn this episode, we welcome Shari Alton, ADN RN, CHPN and Deb Bershad, BSN, RN, CHPN, to talk about Death Cafe in the Phoenix Chapter of HPNA. Deb and Shari speak on how Death Cafe encourages open discourse about death and dying for healthcare professionals and how to get involved.
About Shari:
Shari Alton is an ADN RN, CHPN with 45 years of experience in the nursing field. Shari started as a CNA in 1978, then became an LPN and graduated from RN school in 1983. Her background includes inpatient Med-Surg, Ortho, Post-Partum and Nursery, Chemical D...2023-12-1131 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 24 - The Evolution of Hospice CareIn this episode, we welcome Pat Berry, PhD, APRN, CNP, GNP-BC, FPCN, FAAN, to the show where she speaks on the evolution of hospice care, how she was involved in these advancements, and some of the most valuable lessons she has learned in hospice.
About Pat:
Pat Berry, PhD, APRN, CNP, GNP-BC, FPCN, FAAN has 46 years of experience in Hospice and Palliative care including as a staff RN, quality improvement coordinator, Joint Commission hospice surveyor, educator, author, nurse practitioner, and researcher. Pat has been active in HPNA and HPNF and has witnessed a gr...2023-11-1427 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 23 - Fertility Planning with Palliative Patients
This episode of Palliative Perspective introduces Sari Williams, RN, FNP-C, a supportive care provider based in California.
In this episode, Sari speaks on her experience as a supportive care provider delving into the intricacies of her profession, including what fertility planning looks like for a palliative patient. Sari describes what she finds to be most impactful about her occupation, as well as what keeps her motivated to continue in this important field.
About Sari:
Sari Williams, RN, FNP-C started nursing in 2009 on a telemetry floor in a hospital in downtown Los Ang...2023-10-1118 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 22 - Advocacy at HPNAIn this episode, we welcome Sarah Potter, Health Policy Specialist for the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association.
Sarah shares with us her experience working in public policy and how it translates into her current role. She explains how members can engage in federal public policy activities and why it is so important to share your stories and help advocate for hospice and palliative care.
About Sarah:
Sarah Potter serves as Health Policy Specialist at the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA). In this role, she works with HPNA’s advocacy and lobbying team to en...2023-09-1316 min
Cancer Care ConnectionsPalliative Care: An Extra Layer of SupportOn this week’s episode of Cancer Care Connections, Cheryl Tan spoke with Dr. Scott Kruger, hematologist oncologist, and Dawn Quinn, palliative care program coordinator, for Virginia Oncology Associates. They cleared up the misconceptions about palliative care and how important it can be during your cancer journey. They also briefly discuss the differences between palliative care and hospice care, as well as the importance of having an advanced directive. Dr. Scott Kruger is the medical director for Virginia Oncology Associates. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Hematology, and Oncology. He...2023-07-1923 min
GeriPal - A Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine PodcastGeriPal Special: Hopes and Worries for Hospice and Palliative CareWe have a special extra podcast this week. During the last AAHPM - HPNA meeting in Montréal, we went around asking attendees what one thing that they are most worried about and one thing they are most hopeful for when thinking about the future of our field. We couldn’t fit everyone’s responses in but came up with the big themes for questions and edited them into this weeks podcast / YouTube video. Eric and Alex DISCLAIMER While we filmed in Montreal during the Annual Assembly, all opinions expressed...2023-04-2711 min
Dr. G at the Heart of HealthcareEPISODE 3- IRL #hapc23 Highlights & Hot Topics!Show notes-
Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare
The Annual Assembly was
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American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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Greetings & Celebrations
- Earth day 04/22/2023 Earth Day 2023 https://nationaltoday.com/earth-day/
- National Death Doula Day 04/20/2023 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/end-of-life-doulas_l_642c6405e4b00c9517549091
- Happy Volunteer Week! 04/16/2023 https://nationaltoday.com/national-volunteer-week/
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1. Story (theme)- “It’s your tribe” Hot topic beca...2023-04-2417 min
GeriPal - A Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine PodcastRCT of Chaplaincy: Lexy Torke, Karen Steinhauser, LaVera CrawleyDo we need an RCT to establish the worth of chaplaincy? Einstein once said, “Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted.” A friend of GeriPal, and prior guest, Guy Micco commented today that we need an RCT for chaplaincy is like the idea that the humanities need to justify their value in medical training: “It’s like being told to measure the taste of orange juice with a ruler.” On the other hand, all of our guests agree that chaplains are often the most vulnerable...2023-04-0648 min
GeriPal - A Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine PodcastIs Hospice Losing Its Way: A Podcast with Ira Byock and Joseph ShegaIn November of 2022, Ava Kofman published a piece in the New Yorker titled “How Hospice Became a For-Profit Hustle.” Some viewed this piece as an affront to the amazing work hospice does for those approaching the end of their lives by cherry picking stories of a few bad actors to paint hospice is a bad light. For others, this piece, while painful to read, gave voice to what they have been feeling over the last decade - hospice has in some ways lost its way in a quest of promoting profit over care. On today’s podcast, live fr...2023-03-2451 min
GeriPal - A Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine PodcastInternational Palliative Care: A Podcast with Kathy Foley, Stephen Connor, Eric KrakauerThis week many of our listeners will gather for the annual American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) & Hospice and Palliative Nursing Association (HPNA) annual meeting. While the majority of this meeting is focused on subspecialty care in the US, the majority of individuals who are in need of palliative care live in low and middle-income countries without even basic access to palliative care. On this week's podcast, we talk with three leaders in helping improve palliative care worldwide: Kathy Foley, Stephen Connor, and Eric Krakauer. I don't think I can really sum up these three guests in a se...2022-02-1043 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 21 - A Day in the Life of a Certified Hospice and Palliative Care LPN
This episode of HPNA Podcast Corner welcomes guest Shelly Thomas to share with us A Day in the Life of a Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Licensed Practical Nurse.
In this episode, Shelly speaks to the importance of certification and the role hospice LPNs play in the care of person and their families living with serious illness. The podcast describes the certified hospice LPNs role, the part they play on the interprofessional hospice team and Shelly’s personal reason for becoming certified. Join us as we hear about a day in the life of a ce...2021-12-1513 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 20 - A Day in the Life of a Nursing Assistant
This episode of HPNA Podcast Corner welcomes guest Mary Kenney to share with us insight into a day in the life of a certified hospice aid.
Mary is a certified hospice and palliative care nurse aid who has cared for those with life-limiting illnesses for over 20 years.
In this episode, Mary speaks to the importance of certification and the role hospice aides play in the care of person and their families living with serious illness. The podcast describes the certified hospice aide’s role, the part they play on the interprof...2021-12-0118 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEpisode 19 - Palliative Nursing Acute to Post Acute Transitions in Care
Palliative Nursing Acute to Post Acute Transitions in Care: Challenges and Opportunities
This episode of HPNA Podcast Corner welcomes guest Jennifer Gentry, DNP, ANP-BC, ACHPN, FPCN. Dr. Gentry is a nurse practitioner with the Duke University Palliative Care Consult Service, faculty at the Duke University School of Nursing, and a member of the Duke Hospital Ethics Committee.
Prior to her current role, she provided medical care for older adults in acute, community, and skilled nursing settings. Dr. Gentry is a recipient of the HPNA Distinguished Nursing Practice Award, the Oncology Nursing F...2021-10-1230 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 18 - Palliative Nursing Leadership: Advocacy in Action
Palliative Nursing Leadership: Advocacy in Action
This episode of HPNA Podcast Corner welcomes guests Clare Chmiel, Senior Government Affairs Analysts and Jessica Goggin, PhD, MAS, RN. Together, they shed light on the role of the nurse in palliative care advocacy, including leading the way in addressing support for advancing the care of patients and families with serious illness.
This episode addresses current legislation and advocacy at the national level and explores how palliative nurse leaders can impact efforts in D.C. In addition, our guests share the meaning of ad...2021-08-0359 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 17 - Reflections on the Importance of Certification
On this episode of HPNA Podcast Corner, we welcome Keisha Davidson, MBA, Credentialing Programs Associate with the Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center. Keisha reflects on the value of certification and the importance of inspiring nurses in the field of hospice and palliative care through mentorship and supportive leadership.
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2021-05-0738 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 16 - NINR and Addressing Health Inequities Across Communities in End-of-Life and Palliative Care Research
This episode of HPNA Podcast Corner welcomes guests Shannon N. Zenk, PhD, MS, MPH, RN, FAAN, director of the National Institute of Nursing Research and Jeri L. Miller, PhD, MS, MSc, CCC-SLP (ret), chief of End-of-Life and Palliative Care Research for the National Institute of Nursing Research Division of Extramural Science Programs. Dr. Zenk and Dr. Miller share with us insight into the NINR-supported end-of-life and palliative care research that is leading the way to address some of our most critical healthcare challenges of today. Our guests speak to the importance of nursing science and the role nurses...2021-03-1937 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 15 - Patrick Coyne: A Leadership Journey in Palliative Care
This episode of HPNA’s Podcast Corner welcomes our guest, Patrick J. Coyne, MSN, ACHPN®, ACNS-BC, FAAN, FPCN, director of palliative care at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. In this episode, Patrick shares with us an “abbreviated” version of his journey spanning three decades in palliative care. He began his clinical work focused on cancer pain and moved into leading and directing one of the first palliative care programs in the nation. Patrick emphasizes the importance of finding your individual leadership voice to advance your palliative care contributions in caring for those with serious...2021-02-2647 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 14 - Research: Evidence-Based Approaches to Inform Clinical Practice
This episode of HPNA’s Podcast Corner welcomes HPNA’s Research Advisory Council members Dr. Heather Coats, PhD, APRN-BC, HPNA Director of Research, Dr. Jiayun Xu, PhD, RN and Dr. Suzanne S. Sullivan, PhD, MBA, RN, CHPN as they discuss how the use of research is a necessary contribution for moving forward in palliative and hospice nursing as we advance expert care in serious illness.
Come hear about how their journey into research has informed their lives, their careers and the contributions their research has provided in building the scholarship of palliative and hospice nursing. Through tr...2021-01-1552 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 13 - Caring for the LGBTQ Community - Alexander Kemery
This episode of HPNA’s Podcast Corner welcomes our guest Alexander Kemery, PhD, RN, Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse and assistant professor of Nursing at the University of Indianapolis. Alex talks about the importance of education, advance care planning, and humility when discussing end-of-life care with members of the LGBTQ+ community.
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Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 12 - Vanessa Battista
This episode of HPNA’s Podcast Corner welcomes our guest Vanessa Battista, MS, RN, CPNP-BC, CHPPN. In this episode, Vanessa emphasizes the importance of advocacy for our patients. She discusses how her path in pediatric palliative care led her to the bedside of a very important pediatric patient who taught her an important lesson about caring for those journeying through life’s end.
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2020-07-1050 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 11 - Special Edition: Healing Through COVID-19: Finding Resilience in Times of Crisis
Please join us for a special edition of HPNA Podcast Corner featuring Dr. Carla Cheatham, PhD, MA, M.Div., TRT. Dr. Cheatham, a specialist in the areas of burnout, moral distress, trauma, and grief, shares with us what she is seeing and hearing from healthcare workers across the country during this time of crisis. She offers tips on how to best take care of ourselves during times of uncertainty using techniques that can easily be incorporated into our practice to develop a more resilient and emotionally intelligent mindset. Dr. Cheatham inspires us with messages of hope, meaning-making, and se...2020-06-0551 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 10 - Special Edition: Moral Distress & Complicated Grief During COVID-19
In this special edition of HPNA's Podcast Corner, we address moral distress and complicated grief during the COVID-19 crisis. Our guest is Kathie Supiano, PhD, LCSW, F-GSA, FT, APHSW-C, a clinical social worker and an Associate Professor in the College of Nursing. She is also the director of Caring Connections: A Hope and Comfort in Grief Program at the University of Utah College of Nursing. Kathie shares with us lessons of moral distress and its impact on frontline nurses during this unprecedented time.
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Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 9 - Dr. Betty Ferrell
Our guest for Episode 9 HPNA’s Podcast Corner is Dr. Betty Ferrell, Professor and Director for the Department of Nursing Research and Education for the City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center in Los Angeles, California. Betty is an RN and PhD and has a Master of the Arts in Theology, Ethics, and Culture. In addition, Dr. Ferrell holds the designation of Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and Fellow in Palliative Care Nursing.
Betty shares with us milestones from over four decades of nursing in pain management, quality of life, and palliative care. Betty tal...2020-03-1356 min
GeriPal - A Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine PodcastProject ENABLE: Podcast with Marie Bakitas and Nick Dionne-OdomProject ENABLE is a landmark palliative care intervention. And yet, I will admit (Eric did too) we didn’t really understand what it was. So we interviewed ENABLE founder Dr. Marie Bakitas and ENABLE distinguished protégée Dr. Nick Dionne-Odom to learn more about ENABLE. During the interview, we learned a great deal about ENABLE, how it has evolved, iterated, and shifted over time to include persons with diseases other than cancer, minorities with serious illness, and caregivers. We break the results of ENABLE CHF-PC, a planned plenary abstract presentation for the State of the Science meeting that was supp...2020-03-1251 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 8 - Cindy Stafford
HPNA welcomes Cindy Stafford MSN, GNP-BC, ACHPN, FPCN, as our guest in Episode 8 of HPNA’s Podcast Corner. Cindy is an expert-level advanced palliative nurse practitioner and shares with our listeners her decades-long career journey in hospice and palliative nursing. Cindy began her nursing career at the staff level in acute high-level patient care and then transitioned into a clinical hospice nursing role. She proceeded to advance her education to become a palliative nurse practitioner, holding national board certifications in three specialties. Cindy talks about the challenges and rewards experienced in working in palliative care and shares stori...2020-02-1431 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 7 - Ginger Marshall, CEO of HPNA, HPCC, and HPNF
In this edition of HPNA’s Podcast Corner, we invite Ginger Marshall, HPNA/HPNF/HPCC Enterprise’s chief executive officer, to share with our listeners her journey in caring for patients and families with serious illness. Beginning with her early career as a certified nursing assistant to a senior advanced practice nurse executive leader, Ginger reflects on the importance of mentors throughout her nursing career. She shares the aspects she finds most enjoyable and most difficult in working in palliative care, her vision for the future of palliative nursing, and the importance of volunteering with membership organizations. Ging...2020-01-1039 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 6 - Providing Palliative Care to LGBTQ Patients
In our 6th episode of HPNA’s Podcast Corner, we offer listeners a framework to explore nursing advances in LGBTQ-inclusive palliative care. Nina Barrett, palliative care nurse practitioner, frames the unique health needs of the LGBTQ palliative care patient, including challenges regarding disclosure and advance care planning. Nina calls to light the health disparities affecting the LGBTQ population, their historical roots, and the extra challenges facing transgender patients. This episode delivers concise, actionable approaches to facilitate practice change by incorporating evidence-based strategies to provide palliative nursing care consistent with the LQBTQ patient’s values, preferences, views, and belie...2019-12-1341 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 5 - Stories from the Field with Dr. Kristopher Halsey
In this episode of HPNA Podcast Corner’s Stories from the Field, we welcome Dr. Kris Halsey to share with us his 20-year vocation as a clinical chaplain providing spiritual and psychosocial support to patients and families nearing life’s end. Kris talks about the spiritual, religious, and external aspects of hospice and palliative care as he shares stories about his most rewarding spiritual care moments along with challenges he has faced along the way. His passion to see lives change is inspiring in its message of compassion: compassion for our patients, our families, each other as profes...2019-12-0642 min
Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 4 - How To Keep Doing What You Do
In our 4thepisode of HPNA’s Podcast Corner, we offer listeners a framework to explore the impact of compassion fatigue and its relationship to the individual’s self-care and resilience. This recording supports additional resources to accompany HPNA’s Podcast Episode 3 Stories from the Field with Barb Schmal. This 60-minute, free on-demand recording delivers concise, actionable strategies that you can incorporate immediately into your professional and personal practices, enabling listeners to acknowledge the meaningful nature of our work and strengthen coping skills to keep doing what we do.
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Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 3 - Stories from the Field with Barb Schmal
In this episode of Stories from the Field, we welcome Barb Schmal, Certified Hospice and Palliative Registered Nurse, as she reflects on the impact of compassion fatigue throughout her career-long journey. She shares with us the importance of reflecting on the individual strengths that allow us to continue to do this meaningful work of caring for patients and families with serious illness. Her message of being intentional in caring for yourself will speak to us as we share Barb’s journey of reflection in finding meaning and resilience in our chosen field of hospice and palliative nursing.
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Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 2 - Opioid Pain Management Across the Lifespan
This educational offering is presented by Vanessa Battista, Amy Haskamp, and Ellyn Schreiner. Opioid Pain Management in Serious Illness: Assessing the Educational Needs of Patients and Families Across the Lifespan was developed by HPNA's Palliative Nursing Summit Pain and Symptom Management Project Team.
The current opioid crisis is creating challenges to patients' and families' comfort with taking opioid medications for serious illnesses.
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Palliative Perspective PodcastEp. 1 - Stories from the Field with Connie Dahlin
In our first episode of Podcast Corner, the Hospice and Palliative Nurse's Association's Director of Professional Practice, Connie Dahlin, reflects on her career-long journey as a hospice and palliative nurse. She takes us back to the mid-eighties when she began her journey through our work today and conceptualizes a future for those wishing to care for patients and families facing serious illness. Connie shares stories about her greatest challenges, most rewarding patient care moments, offers insight to new nurses, and provides a vision of our work and its future impact.
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Death By DesignNiko Vitacco, The Elephant In The Room MovieFreeman says, everyone has to change how we think about death if we really want to change how we care for the dying. “Death is not a sign that we have failed,” she says, but a summons to rise to the needs of the moment. “In the care of the dying, you will witness the most courageous, most loving acts you will ever see. And the greatest tool you possess is still your humanity. You should never be afraid to demonstrate that.”Death offers no second chances to get it right, not for the patient, the family or th...2018-09-1346 min
Help 4 HD Live!Lanise Shortell, RN and Certified Grief Recovery Specialist, Talks About GriefLanise Shortell, RN, is a Pediatric Clinical Care Nurse Specialist who received her degree from Georgia State University. She has worked with The Children’s Program of Hospice Atlanta, Visiting Nurse Hospice Atlanta, since 2007. Ms. Shortell was nominated for the Atlanta Journal Constitution Celebrating Nurses Award in 2008, 2009, and 2014. According to colleague Jan Roesner, “Lanise's passion in life is caring for terminally ill children and their families." She is part of a very small group of nurses in Georgia certified to provide care for this population. Lanise is extremely dedicated and competent in her skill set. To say she gives 100 percent of he...2017-07-2653 min
Lanise Shortell, RN and Certified Grief Recovery Specialist, Talks About GriefLanise Shortell, RN, is a Pediatric Clinical Care Nurse Specialist who received her degree from Georgia State University. She has worked with The Children’s Program of Hospice Atlanta, Visiting Nurse Hospice Atlanta, since 2007. Ms. Shortell was nominated for the Atlanta Journal Constitution Celebrating Nurses Award in 2008, 2009, and 2014. According to colleague Jan Roesner, “Lanise's passion in life is caring for terminally ill children and their families." She is part of a very small group of nurses in Georgia certified to provide care for this population. Lanise is extremely dedicated and competent in her skill set. To say she gives 100 percent of he...2017-07-2654 min