Category Archives: Grand Rounds

We’re delighted to invite you to the next session of our HAPC Virtual Grand Rounds, a twice-monthly lecture series dedicated to advancing expertise and connection in Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Since 2020, this series has delivered high-quality education to a global audience, and we’re excited to continue with an insightful presentation on a vital topic.Continue reading “Palliative Care in Pregnancy”

I’m looking forward to next week’s Grand Rounds lecture from Dr. Julio Silvestre from entitled “What is Quality?: Lessons Learned from Integrating Palliative Care in patients with Brain Metastases.” Dr. Silvestre is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He has completed fellowships in Geriatrics, Palliative Care and Oncologic Emergency Medicine. Currently, he worksContinue reading “Palliative Care for Patients with Brain Metastases”

So many palliative care providers have questions asked of them about transplant. Maybe we’re helping walk a family through this difficult decision, maybe we’re told that transplant is not an option. For those of us who do not work at a hospital that performs transplants, the entire process can feel like a “black box” –Continue reading “Liver Transplant Indications and Evaluation”

Thursday’s lecture is going to be a little different. I was asked to put together a lecture of the things I have learned from the virtual didactics over the years. We’ll go over some highlights from previous lectures including tips for communication and symptom management that have been most impactful over the years. Don’t missContinue reading “HAPC Virtual Grand Rounds Retrospective”

We are excited for a new calendar year and bringing some excellent content to the group. We have changed the series for simplicity’s sake to the first and third Thursdays of each month from 12:00-1:00 EST.  This year is starting off on the right foot with educator, mentor, communicator extraordinaire Dr. Katie Neuendorf, the reigningContinue reading “Improv and Palliative Care”

Really enjoyed this Virtual Grand Rounds lecture by Dr. Mike Srulevich on Palliative Care for the Geriatric Patient. He is the program director for the palliative care fellowship and associate program director for the geriatrics fellowship at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.  Click on his picture to view the recording!

Loved this lecture with Dr. Arshia Madni MD FAAP on culturally humble palliative care for Muslim patients. Dr. Madni is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center. She is the Program Director of the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship and Co-Directs the Center for Bioethics and Health Equity. She currentlyContinue reading “Culturally Humble Care for Muslim Patients”

We are so lucky to have Dr. Ann Berger here to present her NIH HEALS (Healing Experiences of All Life Stressors) tool. Dr. Berger has over 35 years of experience in pain and palliative care. Most recently she spent 24 years as chief of pain and palliative care at National Institutes of Health, clinical center whereContinue reading “NIH HEALS Tool”

I’m excited to hear our next lecture from Heather Menzer DSW LCSW on the multiple ways that caregiver loss can impact families and what we can do to help families through this time. Dr. Menzer is the Advance Care Planning Program Manager at NYU Langone Health where she is responsible for patient and staff education, process monitoring and evaluation,Continue reading “Supporting Children of Terminally Ill Adults”

Looking forward to the next Virtual Grand Rounds on some less commonly used medications with Dr. Justin Kullgren, FAAHPM, PharmD. Dr. Kullgren will discuss ketamine, lidocaine, and dexme, dexametatom…. Precedex. He works as a Pain and Palliative Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center James Cancer Hospital. Dr. Kullgren is anContinue reading “Palliative Pharmacist Potpourri”