Happy World Hospice & Palliative Care Day 🌎🌍🌏

2024 theme: “Ten Years Since the Resolution: How Are We Doing?“ https://ehospice.com/international_posts/world-hospice-and-palliative-care-day-theme-2024/#:~:text=Every%20year%20we%20mark%2C%20celebrate,on%20Saturday%2012%20October%202024.

https://nationaltoday.com/world-hospice-and-palliative-care-day/

Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare

Guests-

Judi Lund Person, MPH, CHC

- Worked in hospice since 1980, social worker by trade

- 1981 started working on the Medicare Hospice Benefit MHB

- Photo on Capitol Hill September 1982 https://www.nhpco.org/panetta-reflects-on-hospice/

Lauren Templeton DO, FAAHPM, HMDC

- Weatherbee Resources Consultant

- Previous podcast guest: Hospice Regulatory Myth Busting S1E9 What do we mean by Goals of Care? S1E20 Recap & Highlights of #ALC2023 S1E36 The Holiday Season S1E35

Mission-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system.

1. Story (theme) Judi was honored last NHPCO ALC 2023 https://www.nhpco.org/nhpco-annual-leadership-conference-celebrates-volunteers-and-awards-honorees/📸 https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAWPHw

- She took care of her mother who had COPD on hospice care; Interviewed Dane Cicely Saunders; Co-presents with Dr. Templeton

2. Educate -Teaching points

- Individualized plan of care

- Interdisciplinary team IDT care

- Care for Patients AND Family

- Symptom Management

- Volunteers

- Past keeps Passion

- Communication

- Hospice CARE Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/9803

-The end of life is a challenging time but you are not alone when a Hospice IDT is there for the dying until death occurs, and afterwards for 1 year of family bereavement

- Medical Specialists: hospice can partner with you for difficult conversations

- Avoid crashing into hospice by selecting best agency in your zip code S1E36

3. Empower -A valuable a resource Lund Person & Associates https://hospiceconsultant.com

Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com

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