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Senate Again Takes Up Hospice, Palliative Staffing Bill

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have reintroduced the Palliative Care and Hospice Education Training Act (PCHETA), designed to bolster the field’s shrinking workforce with federal support. . If enacted, PCHETA would support hospice and palliative care training programs for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers and chaplains.

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Hospices’ 2024 Public Policy Priorities 

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Hospices have been advocating for lawmakers and regulators to take action on curbing fraud, supporting veterans and bolstering the health care workforce. Rebuilding the workforce Hospices also want to see action on the Palliative Care and Hospice Education Training Act (PCHETA).

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Fostering Student Interest in Palliative Care

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by Christian Sinclair ( @ctsinclair ) Most palliative care teams love to have medical students on service, but the access may be variable. Some schools make palliative care rotations mandatory, some optional, while others make it hard to find or "build your own." People laugh and turn away. What gives?

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Key Research Trends: State CON Laws, Dementia Patient Trajectories Reshaping Hospice

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Though CON regulations are not necessarily an indicator of quality, size or ownership status, they can give lawmakers a window into the relationship between quality and oversight, as well as other variables that impact end-of-life experiences, according to John Cagle, associate professor at the University of Maryland’s School of Social Work. “We

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Storycatching: Podcast with Heather Coats and Thor Ringler

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We discussed it with today’s guests Heather Coats, palliative care NP-scientist, and Thor Ringler, poet. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 22 (5):392-400 / PMID: 32740304. Summary Transcript Summary. Eric and I weren’t sure what to call this podcast – storytelling and medicine? Narrative medicine?

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Is it time for geriatricians to get on board with lecanemab? Jason Karlawish and Ken Covinsky

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Alex: Today we are delighted to welcome Heather Coats, who’s a palliative care nurse practitioner and scientist and Director of Research at the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, or HPNA, an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado and Schutz College of Nursing. Heather: Sure.

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Hospices Need a ’Huge Catapult’ to Replenish Workforce

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In enacted, the recently reintroduced Palliative Care and Hospice Education Training Act (PCHETA) could make a dent in the recruitment barriers that hospices keep hitting. A late referral often means that the patient will not receive the full benefits of hospice care. This tracks with available data.

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