Hospice News

MAY 8, 2023

The company employs nurse practitioners and other clinicians to provide palliative care in the home. At the same time, PalliCare helps nurse practitioners interested in setting up their own palliative care practices. It’s really been our hottest areas to be in,” Fluhart told Palliative Care News.

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GeriPal

APRIL 26, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary As Betty Ferrell says on our podcast today, nurses play an essential role in care of people with serious illness. Who spends the most time with the patient in the infusion center? Doing home care? ELNEC (End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium) celebrates it’s 25th anniversary in 2025.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 12, 2023

Alex: We are delighted to welcome to the GeriPal Podcast, Kellie Flood, who is a geriatrician at the University of Alabama Birmingham and associate Chief Quality Officer for Geriatrics and Care Transitions. And also to have those folks proactively assessing and addressing geriatric syndromes. Kellie: Thank you so much.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

A lack of discussion with an oncologist was a common reason cited for not utilizing palliative care services by about 59% of advanced stage lung cancer patients in a recent survey from the National Cancer Institute. Minneapolis-based Livio Health was later acquired in 2022 by Lifespark, a senior health care company in the state.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Between the role’s autonomy and the hours’ flexibility, there’s never been a better time to be a Nurse Practitioner (NP). I believe that nurse practitioners bring a unique perspective to the relationship with our patients. I believe it is a more holistic approach to patient care. Benefits of Becoming an NP. “I

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Diversity Nursing

OCTOBER 12, 2022

A career as a Nurse Case Manager gives you the opportunity to make a huge impact on patient's lives and develop rewarding relationships. It’s a more holistic approach to care and services, and it is an incredibly valuable role when it comes to supporting those with chronic illnesses.”.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing, and behavioral health. I was automatically drawn to the geriatric population. To see this year’s Future Leaders, visit [link]. The largest hospital was an hour away.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 25, 2024

He also found gaps, including very few studies of patients with lung disease, and little impact of trials on quality of life. David Bekelman conducted a RCT of a nurse and social worker telephone intervention (ADAPT intervention) for people with heart failure and lung disease (COPD or ILD). Welcome to GeriPal, David. David: Thank you.

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Minority Nurse

JANUARY 17, 2024

Selena Gilles, DNP, ANP-BC, CNEcl, FNYAM, is a Clinical Associate Professor and Associate Dean of the Undergraduate Programs at New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing. Dr. Selena Gilles is an important nursing leader , and we’re proud to profile her as part of the Champions of Nursing Diversity Series 2024.

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Minority Nurse

JANUARY 27, 2023

In the long struggle to gain full practice authority (FPA), nurse practitioners (NPs) can point to notable advances in the last few years. Now, patients in more than half of the states, the District of Columbia, and two U.S. In states that have moved to full practice authority, “we’ve seen improved patient care outcomes.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

In the long struggle to gain full practice authority (FPA), nurse practitioners (NPs) can point to notable advances in the last few years. Now, patients in more than half of the states, the District of Columbia, and two U.S. In states that have moved to full practice authority, “we’ve seen improved patient care outcomes.

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Daily Nurse

MAY 2, 2023

Cedars-Sinai’s commitment to excellence in nursing is again being celebrated because the organization has earned its sixth-consecutive Magnet designation, widely considered the highest honor in nursing. Klinenberg, MD, and Lynn Klinenberg Linkin, Chair in Nursing, in honor of Linda Burnes Bolton.

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Hospice News

MARCH 22, 2024

Crouch’s promotion is a testament to his dedication to our mission and commitment to patient care,” Treasure Coast Hospice CEO Jackie Kendrick said in a statement. He also served as medical director at skilled nursing facility provider Life Care Center of Port St.

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Comfort Home Care

MAY 15, 2022

Geraldine (Gerri) Flowers assumes the role as Chief Executive Officer of Comfort Home Care, effective May 9, 2022. Mrs. Flowers has over 30+ years of clinical and nursing experience. Comfort Home Care provides license Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs), Geriatric Nursing Assistants (GNAs) and Home Health Aides (HHAs).

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Francis Reflections Lifestage Care and Treasure Coast Hospice, both Florida-based nonprofit organizations. Stillwater Hospice’s merger with Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice (KHCH) in March marked another significant move. Established in 1888 as Visiting Nurse League, the organization rebranded last year as Stillwater Hospice.

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Nurse.com

MAY 11, 2022

The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree is gaining more prominence within the nursing profession. Steps are being taken to transition to the DNP as the standard for advanced practice registered nurses. How to Become a DNP Nurse. Unlike the research-focused PhD in nursing degrees, the DNP has more of a clinical focus.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Though his narrow definition of suffering as injured or threatened personhood has been critiqued , the central concept was a motivating force for many of us to enter the fields of geriatrics and palliative care, Eric and I included. Today we talk about suffering in the many forms we encounter in palliative care.

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Minority Nurse

JUNE 23, 2023

Nurses don’t always find the exact specialty that fuels their passion when they start out on a nursing path. Career opportunities and connections brought her to work as a poison control nurse, and Reid realized she found her place. Here, she shares some of her story about being a poison control nurse with Minority Nurse.

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GeriPal

APRIL 4, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2022

Alex: We are delighted to welcome to the GeriPal podcast, Susan Hickman, who is professor at the Indiana University schools of nursing and medicine, and is director of the IU Center for Aging Research at the Regenstrief Institute. Alex: And we have returning, Bob Arnold, who is a palliative care doctor at the University of Pittsburgh.

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Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

JUNE 26, 2023

Prior to this, she was in healthcare administration for over 20 years, wearing many different hats having started her career as a certified nursing assistant. But, most of her work was in geriatric and pediatric special needs patient care staffing in both clinical and home settings.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 26, 2023

That’s why we do this podcast- to address real world issues in palliative care, geriatrics, and bioethics. Within hours of recording this podcast, I joined a family meeting of an older patient who had multiple medical problems including cancer, and a slow but inexorable decline in function, weight, and cognition.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

Alex: We are delighted to welcome back to the GeriPal podcast, Katie Fitzgerald Jones, who’s a nurse scientist at the New England Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, and a palliative and addiction nurse practitioner at the VA in Boston. Eric: Just for the aging population, what about long-term care?

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Minority Nurse

JUNE 18, 2022

As an occupational therapist at VA, you’ll be able to explore opportunities across the continuum of clinical care. Areas of practice include: Acute care. Geriatrics. Assistive technology. Cognitive rehabilitation. Drivers’ rehabilitation. Mental health. Orthopedics. Pain management. Post-traumatic stress. Rheumatology.

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GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2023

She’s a hospice and palliative care nurse practitioner and Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing at UCSF. How many patients is my hospice nurse case manager responsible for on any given day? How many doctors are there and how many patients are they responsible for? Lauren: Thanks for having me.

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1-800-HOSPICE

MARCH 21, 2023

Recently, Oreofe Odejide, MD, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and colleagues published an analysis of hospice utilization among patients who died with lymphoma, and they made recommendations for improving patient care. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. Family perspectives on end-of-life care at the last place of care.

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GeriPal

MARCH 14, 2024

And then something Nicole and I talk about a lot is that the way the system’s set up right now, SLPs, we get into the picture very late in the dysphagia, and swallowing care process. I mean, typically individuals are seeing a physician, a nurse, whoever it is, and then we are brought in oftentimes well after dysphagia has started.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Furthermore, we also developed certifications of the people who run the programs in the house, career-specific certifications for hospice operations, home health operations, health care sales, and even ongoing coaching and support. The question for me is why wouldn’t it? How can we promote this?”

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GeriPal

JUNE 9, 2022

In the US, geriatrics “grew up” as an academic profession with a heavy research base. Clinical growth of geriatrics programs has lagged academic research, despite the rapid aging of the population. . Palliative care, in contrast, saw explosive growth in US hospitals. You work with who’s there and they, they deliver care.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 19, 2023

For a trial to have value, it should not exclude patients over age 80, or those with dementia, or patients residing in nursing homes. Additional links mentioned in the podcast: Recent JGIM article on POLST in California nursing homes, hospitalization, and nursing home care Karl’s GeriPal post on appropriate use of POLST Enjoy!

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Hospice News

JUNE 9, 2022

Tina Taylor: I’m Tina Taylor, vice president of palliative care at Compassus. I am responsible for our national palliative care programs across the nation. I am an acute care and adult and geriatric certified nurse practitioner. I believe it’s like 1 in 10 for hospice.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary Last week we talked about a trial of a nurse and social worker outpatient palliative care intervention published in JAMA. He’s a geriatrician and palliative care doc/researcher in the UCSF Division of Geriatrics. “A palliative care consult has been ordered. Good to see you.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 11, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Shauna Johnson is a registered nurse at Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center (LHAAMC) in Annapolis, Maryland, and exemplifies the meaning of resilience. After her mom died of breast cancer, she had to take care of her two brothers (who were 7 and 13 at the time). Talk about your role in nursing.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 24, 2023

So take a listen and if you are interested in learning more, check out these wonderful links: Harvey’s latest book is called, Dignity in Care: The Human Side of Medicine Intensive Caring: Reminding Patients They Matter Michael J. Scientific American Letter to the Editor: Response to Downar et al.

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