Big news! The Principal Call for Abstracts & Reviewers for the 2026 Annual Assembly of Hospice & Palliative Care opens June 16! Share your insights or lend your expertise. Explore more on our website! ow.ly/pT2050W11j3 #hapc26
Paul Tatum
@doctatum.bsky.social
Geriatrics, Hospice & Palliative Med, and Fam Med. MO, AZ, TX.
Loved seeing folk at American Geriatrics Society. Learned lots Any tips on bluesky geriatrics follows?
The 2016 CDC chronic pain guideline said it wasn’t intended for cancer pain Since then cancer patients opioid prescriptions dropped 5 fold #hapc ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/...
Trends in Outpatient Opioid Prescriptions for Cancer Pain Between 2016 and 2021 | JCO Oncology Practice
PURPOSEIncreasing opioid regulations have resulted in reduced opioid prescriptions, including for cancer pain, despite guideline exemptions. Data after 2017 following the Centers for Disease Control's...
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The cost of neglecting primary care in policy making www.aafp.org/news/governm...
2025 Primary Care Scorecard Weighs ‘Cost of Neglect’
The 2025 Primary Care Scorecard shows that systemic disinvestment in U.S. primary care continues to reduce patient’s access to care and stifle workforce growth.
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Dr Lupu reviews Tony Back's work on a compassionate use of #silence to emerge in a moment by moment contact which nurtures understanding and care #SCHAPC25 #hpm #hapc @benwthompson.bsky.social
I would like to thank the OPM for the HR exercise of meditating on 5 things I did this week providing #hapc to veterans. As I think on reversing delirium in a tough case, and hours of family meetings, and being with a dying patient and being in clinic- These reflections make me proud of my work.
When staying late to help a patient and family, take time to appreciate the beauty and don’t get frustrated. Service
Today is National Caregivers Day, and we want to honor all caregivers! Thank you for the love, encouragement, and support you provide every day. Your dedication is essential to the healing journey and makes a difference in the lives of those facing cancer. #spiritualcare #hapc
Promoting Reasonable Career Expectations and Maximizing Professional Fulfillment for Academic Oncologists: ASCO Recommendations for Academic Medical Centers ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/...
Promoting Reasonable Career Expectations and Maximizing Professional Fulfillment for Academic Oncologists: ASCO Recommendations for Academic Medical Centers
In this statement, ASCO encourages academic medical centers to change their policies and expectations to enhance and promote the professional fulfillment of academic medical oncologists. The statement...
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www.capc.org/health-care-... @capcpalliative.bsky.social released a new report on state of serious illness care in the Hispanic community. Check out the summary #hapc
Health Care Experience of Hispanic Patients with Serious Illness - Literature Review - CAPC
Explore key findings from CAPC’s literature review on the health care experience of Hispanic patients with serious illness, and their families and unpaid caregivers.
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I worry a lot about the geriatrics workforce. The accompanying graph is a big part of why I worry. Read this for a possible help in the short term. www.ama-assn.org/health-care-...
Help max out the matching opportunity by donating to AAHPM Next Gen Scholars today (use the selector in the donation form). It was cup-filling to have seen so many friends and colleagues at #hapc25, and I really enjoyed the presentations of @aahpm.bsky.social’s first Next Gen cohort. Onward! #hapc
Kimberly Curseen MD@curseen.bsky.social · 2y agoA sincere Thank you to those who have invested in the AAHPM Next Gen scholars. The matching gifts of up to 10,000 are still happening; please consider supporting this important program for future scholars. aahpm.org/about-aahpm/...
So incredibly proud of the accomplishments of the volunteers, leaders, and staff of @aahpm.bsky.social! Congratulations on all we have accomplished and all we continue to do. #hapc25 youtu.be/nFmVhZK93Ik #hapc #hospice #palliative
2024 Annual Report Video
YouTube video by AAHPM
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Check out the insomnia talk video and/or slide deck from @aahpm.bsky.social and @hpna-info.bsky.social Assembly. You will learn a lot
At “The Future of Hospice Policy” talk. Great panel discussion. One of the take-homes and asks to the #hapc community is for people to respond when @aahpm.bsky.social sends out an advocacy alert to contact their legislators. It only takes a couple minutes each time. #hapc25 aahpm.org/advocacy/
Ed Martin- regulatory burden does nothing to address fraud! “It is like the bank is being robbed but the security is outside looking for parked cars over meter time to pass out tickets” #hapc25
If you are heading to the Poster Session at @hpna-info.bsky.social @aahpm.bsky.social Assembly stop by CAPC’s Rayna Ross and Allison Silvers, MBA’s Poster QI 433: ‘Hispanic Patients and Serious Illness Experiences – A Literature Review’ #hapc25
Flying to @aahpm.bsky.social & @hpna-info.bsky.social #hapc25 Tuesday? It is Transit Equity Day (Rosa Parks birthday) and the train from airport is free today Feb 4!
When discussing serious health issues with patients, it’s crucial to ask permission each time a new sensitive topic is broached… people may have specific needs, timing, or preferences they’d like to voice before you “go there.”
Check out what is in my @aahpm.bsky.social app! @geripal.bsky.social #HPMParty (No FOMO needed- you can add it too)
I learned a lot about the origins of NP field here. Visionary Wow www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/h...
Loretta Ford, ‘Mother’ of the Nurse Practitioner Field, Dies at 104 (Gift Article)
She transformed nursing by making it an area of clinical practice and research and recasting nurses as colleagues of doctors, not assistants.
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Why we need Congress to act to preserve access to telehealth #hapc www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/h...
Telemedicine for Seniors Gets a Last-Minute Reprieve (Gift Article)
Some older Americans have come to depend on virtual consultations with doctors, covered by Medicare. To keep that option in the future, Congress will have to act quickly.
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