HPM TALK

032 - ACHPN Certification Steve and Amanda discuss the process and benefits of ACHPN Certification for Advance Practice Nurses in Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Steve and Amanda discuss in-home compassionate extubation and the difficulties inherent in managing nontraditional situations.

Steve and Amanda discuss in-home compassionate extubation and the difficulties inherent in managing nontraditional situations.

Steve and Amanda discuss in-home compassionate extubation and the difficulties inherent in managing nontraditional situations.

Lyberarchelulo: An Interview with a Hospice Chaplain Steve and Amanda discuss the necessarily ecumenical role of the hospice chaplain with musician, farmer and chaplain Andrew Gibbens, MDiv. Check out his music at https://lyberarchelulo.bandcamp.com

Steve and Amanda discuss prognostication with various tools, especially the Palliative Performance Scale

In this episode, the final in the series, RS3PE syndrome is discussed. Diagnosis, differential and treatment.

027 - Don't Miss this Diagnosis #2 Dr Baumrucker discusses Hypertrophic Pulmonary Osteopathy a rare but important syndrome palliative medicine caregivers are likely to encounter in their careers, References: Pourmorteza M, Baumrucker SJ, Al-Sheyyab A, Da Silva MA. Hypertrophic Pulmonary Osteoarthropathy: A Rare But Treatable Condition in Palliative Medicine. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2015 Aug;50(2):263-7. Albrecht S, Keller A. Postchemotherapeutic reversibility of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy in a patient with bronchogenic adenocarcinoma. Clin Nucl Med. 2003;28(6):463-466. Johnson SA, Spiller PA, Faull CM. Treatment of resistant pain in hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy with subcutaneous octreotide. Thorax. 1997;52(3):298-299. Ooi A, Saad RA, Moorjani N, Amer KM. Effective symptomatic relief of hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy by video-assisted thoracic surgery truncal vagotomy. Ann Thorac Surg. 2007;83(2):684-685.

Dr. Steven Baumrucker and Amy Vandenbrouke, JD, Director of National POLST, discuss Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) and the push for a national standard.

025 - Bowel Management Dr Linda Tavel National Medical Director, Hospice Division, Accent Care discusses bowel assessment and management