The story of how hospice is an important program of care, consequences of not using the services, and how my original plans for finding cures got derailed into becoming something equally as important.

The story of how hospice is an important program of care, consequences of not using the services, and how my original plans for finding cures got derailed into becoming something equally as important.

Podcast #21 Everyone Has a Story

Ageism is flourishing. We will discuss not only how ageism can adversely influence the way we manage care for our patients, but also how it impacts how the older age people see themselves. 

Ageism is flourishing. We will discuss not only how ageism can adversely influence the way we manage care for our patients, but also how it impacts how the older age people see themselves.

Podcast #20 Age Is Not Just a Number

Burnout. Learn how it affects us, our patients and the healthcare system - and how to help ourselves and work toward change change

Burnout. Learn how it affects us, our patients and the healthcare system - and how to help ourselves and work toward change change

Are We the Canaries in the Coal Mine?

A discussion of typical things that may annoy your average hospice and palliative care provider and how to deal with those thing in a positive way.

A discussion of typical things that may annoy your average hospice and palliative care provider and how to deal with those thing in a positive way.

Podcast #18 Things That Bug Us!

Learn more communication tidbits to improve communication and understanding in the discussions you have with patients and their loved ones

Learn more communication tidbits to improve communication and understanding in the discussions you have with patients and their loved ones

Podcast #17 Don't Say That Again!

Review of the treatment for malignant bowel obstruction with focus on medical management 

Review of the treatment for malignant bowel obstruction with focus on medical management

Podcast #16 Malignant Bowel Obstruction

Common-sense approach to the management of nausea and vomiting.

Common-sense approach to the management of nausea and vomiting.

Podcast # 15 Nausea and Vomiting. Please, No.

A discussion of feeding tubes and recommendations from The American Geriatric Society and The Alzheimer Association. We review articles and findings to help with decision making.

A discussion of feeding tubes and recommendations from The American Geriatric Society and The Alzheimer Association. We review articles and findings to help with decision making.

Podcast # 14 PEG Tubes in Advanced Dementia

So much of what we do tell our patients can be confusing, misunderstood, or even insulting. Learn expressions, phrases, and words to enhance your rapport with your patients and ease their anxiety. How we present information is significant. Learn ways that are sensitive and understandable.

So much of what we do tell our patients can be confusing, misunderstood, or even insulting. Learn expressions, phrases, and words to enhance your rapport with your patients and ease their anxiety. How we present information is significant. Learn ways that are sensitive and understandable.

Podcast #13 Don't Say That!

Quality of Life has been key in the care of palliative care and hospice patients.  It should help to drive decision-making. Often the determination of quality is not decided by those who should.  This episode discusses QOL, refers to measuring instruments and articles. 

Quality of Life has been key in the care of palliative care and hospice patients.  It should help to drive decision-making. Often the determination of quality is not decided by those who should.  This episode discusses QOL, refers to measuring instruments and articles.

Podcast #12 Quality of Life: An Important Concept in the Care of Our Patients

We are board-certified, fellowship-trained Hospice and Palliative Medicine physicians who have background in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, and Pediatrics. This podcast is designed to help educate healthcare professionals about the particular needs of those who are facing chronic and terminal illnesses

Empathy is an important aspect in caring for our patients. It helps our patients and helps us.  Learn more about its importance and learn about tools and skills to help with communicating empathy.

Empathy is an important aspect in caring for our patients. It helps our patients and helps us.  Learn more about its importance and learn about tools and skills to help with communicating empathy.

Podcast # 11 Empathy, Don't Be an A**hole

Get the straight poop on constipation and effective therapies and a discussion about the use of docusate.  Drawing from articles in several journals, including JPSM, we discuss the importance of management, eliminating ineffective interventions and providing useful treatment.

Get the straight poop on constipation and effective therapies and a discussion about the use of docusate.  Drawing from articles in several journals, including JPSM, we discuss the importance of management, eliminating ineffective interventions and providing useful treatment.

Podcast # 10 Constipation: An Underrated Symptom and Often Undertreated

Shannon Dunavan, LCSW gives us tips on helping people through all stages of grief, but she focuses on what many think of as the more difficult stages of grief, anger and denial. She turns the tables and starts asking questions to give practical tools for providers caring for those who are processing their grief.

Shannon Dunavan, LCSW gives us tips on helping people through all stages of grief, but she focuses on what many think of as the more difficult stages of grief, anger and denial. She turns the tables and starts asking questions to give practical tools for providers caring for those who are processing their grief.

Podcast # 9 Grief (Part 2): Beyond the basics

This is an interview with Shannon Dunavan, LCSW and a review of the stages of grief as described by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, MD. Find tips for understanding and helping people who are grieving.

This is an interview with Shannon Dunavan, LCSW and a review of the stages of grief as described by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, MD. Find tips for understanding and helping people who are grieving.

Podcast #8 Grief (Part 1): Back to the basics

An overview and discussion of futility with a brief history, tenets, cases and resources

An overview and discussion of futility with a brief history, tenets, cases and resources

Podcast #7 Futility - Origins, Concepts, Principles, Perspectives, and Policy

The completion of an interview with a neuro ICU nurse - turned hospice nurse who faces terminal cancer at home with hospice services. She  courageously faces death with thoughtful intention as she focuses on living well.

The completion of an interview with a neuro ICU nurse - turned hospice nurse who faces terminal cancer at home with hospice services. She  courageously faces death with thoughtful intention as she focuses on living well.

Episode #6 Both Sides of the Stethoscope (Part 2)

An interview at the home of a neuro-ICU nurse turned hospice nurse who has terminal ovarian cancer and has chosen to spend the end of her life at home with help from hospice. She shares her experience.

An interview at the home of a neuro-ICU nurse turned hospice nurse who has terminal ovarian cancer and has chosen to spend the end of her life at home with help from hospice. She shares her experience.

Episode #5 Both Sides of the Stethoscope Part 1

This podcast discusses the JPSM article to help address patients' and families' hope for a miracle

This podcast discusses the JPSM article to help address patients' and families' hope for a miracle

Podcast # 4 Discussion of JPSM article: Addressing a Patient's Hope for a Miracle

Discussion of how to help patients face a serious situation without providing false hope.

Discussion of how to help patients face a serious situation without providing false hope.

Podcast # 3 Hope

Tips on using the SPIKES protocol for delivering serious or important news.

Tips on using the SPIKES protocol for delivering serious or important news.

Podcast # 2 Delivering Important News

Informative.....Touching.....and sometimes funny.

Great podcast!

Informative

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