Show notes-
Worldwide Hospice and Palliative Care Alliance (WHPCA) observes World Hospice and Palliative Care Day on October 11, 2025
The theme for #WHPCDay25 is “Achieving the Promise: Universal Access to Palliative Care. This theme builds on last year’s campaign where we marked 10 years since the World Health Assembly (WHO’s Governing Body)”
Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare
Guest Dalyce Kelley
- Marketing Specialist
- Four time family caregiver
Mission-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system.
1. Story (theme) Dalyce experienced three deaths in her family this year. We dedicated Season 3 to her grandmother “Mama Dee” one of the nineteen victims killed in the January 2025 Eaton Fire (see Season 3 Premiere). The second was her 44 year old sister, Ebony Williams, which hit especially hard after losing her grandmother tragically. She was only on hospice care for 2 weeks. Brother then died after being a paraplegic on long term care.
2. Educate -Teaching points
- When you or your loved one is facing a serious illness diagnosis, it may feel like there’s a fight against the clock. To optimize quality of life and maximize decision making options, advanced care planning and early palliative care are important tools. Patients and families need time to research the best hospice agency in their own neighborhoods, when no further curative treatment is available.
- Delays due to insurance authorizations, complications from disease progression and complications of treatment can make the journey even more difficult. Ask for a palliative care consult.
- These video show notes have important links:
“What do we mean by GOALS OF CARE?”
https://youtu.be/LxYfid3xZ3Y?si=nTuTT7i-H6ho1ZpA
“Five Simple Steps to Find and Choose the BEST hospice agency”
https://youtu.be/K9XNnARH5-A?si=51vT0m_Wra3z-LzV
3. Empower -A valuable a resource
New AAHPM CEO on Ensuring Widespread Access to Hospice and Palliative Care - Hospice News https://hospicenews.com/2025/09/25/new-aahpm-ceo-on-ensuring-widespread-access-to-hospice-and-palliative-care/
Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com
Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/KtFaVoYZMS0?si=K5vrhhhk2XtgtISl
#hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #LateStagesOfLife #RealTalk #WHPCDay25
Show notes
Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare
Guest Tracey Piparo, PA
- President of Physician Associates in Hospice and Palliative Medicine PAHPM
- PA for 24 years: started in ER, then became a hospitalist
- 1st PA to work in specialty palliative care
- Married to fire fighter with two children 15, 12
- From Brooklyn New York, lives in New Jersey
Mission-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system.
1) Story (theme) PAs have been around since 1967 and were an integral part of of the healthcare team during Dr. G’s medical school training: Performing CABG with Cardiothoracic surgeon, harvesting veins for coronary artery bypass graft CABG; Rounding independently in the CABG “cabbage” patch post op
2) Educate -Teaching points
- PA Training: Follows same Medical model as MDs/DOs, graduating as generalists.
- Name changed from physician assistant to associate AAPA https://www.aapa.org/about/history/
- PA Education Association https://paeaonline.org/our-programs
- National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) https://www.nccpa.net
- Scope of practice is determined at the team level and with the collaborating physician. Fellowships available for advanced training. HPM Certification established in 2023. Core Values PRACTICE https://www.nccpa.net/about-nccpa/
3) Empower -A valuable a resource https://pahpm.mypanetwork.com/
Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com
Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/BtLR3V9NtIw?si=z_j3kpKLihfK3X6H #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #RealTalk #LateStagesOfLife #PAweek #physicianassociate #physicianassistant #PAsGoBeyond
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Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare
Guest
Ken Gorczyca
- Veterinarian and Death Doula
- Artist https://kengorczyca.com
Mission-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system.
1. Story (theme) Dr. Ken’s work began during the AIDS crisis. He now brings Spirit to Veterinary medicine with the movement towards in-home euthanasia. He believes in the important sacred moment of releasing our beloved animal companions at the end of their short lives. Dr. G correlates some insights to hospice care but has anxiety about this topic as a pet parent. A Clinical Ethicist Reflects on the Life and Death of a Beloved Pet - Ryan J Dougherty - ehospice https://ehospice.com/editorial_posts/a-clinical-ethicist-reflects-on-the-life-and-death-of-a-beloved-pet-ryan-j-dougherty/
2. Educate -Teaching point How in home euthanasia works.
- Before: learn love story
- During: sedation, favorite food, toys
- After: ceremonial ritual to acknowledge love. Cremation vs burial
3. Empower -Valuable resources
- Adopt an older pet https://muttville.org/
- A gentle rest https://www.agentlerest.com
- Become a pet death doula https://learn.uvm.edu/program/companion-animal-end-of-life-doula-professional-certificate-online/
Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com
Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/5AF7YauCZmc?si=Flnph50F__qpbX0p#hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #LateStagesOfLife #RealTalk #PetLoss #Euthanasia #Dog #Dogs #Cat #Cats
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Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare
Guest
David Patrick Paget
- Canadian moved to the USA as one of eight kids in 1960s
- Previously a Coca Cola truck driver
- Real estate experience from Rancho Cucamonga to French Valley in 1999
- Enjoys wine touring in Temecula https://gogrape.com
Mission-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system.
1. Story (theme) David is on a fixed income as a senior citizen collecting social security, he supplements by hosting wine tours. Money matters during the late stages of life. Many seniors have a nest egg built by the equity of their family home, a portion is an asset for funding care.
2. Educate (Teaching points)
- How to find brokerage
- Timing 25-30 years (small or no mortgage)
- Paid when house sells
- Home equity is paid out by investors
- Misconception you will loss your house
- If married one spouse must occupy the property
- Consider creating a living trust
- Counseling required for senior citizens, before the process begins
- Better than an equity line of credit
3. Empower -A valuable a resource https://www.c2financial.com
Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com
Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/ZtMP5Of5ZS4?si=Mr_eKRonOfM27aUl #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #LateStagesOfLife #RealTalk
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Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare
Guest
Kevin D. Stuart, MD, MS, HMDC, AGAF
- Owner and Founder of Partner For Care
- Gastroenterologist
- Palliative Care and Hospice Master of Science
- Professional Study of Narrative Medicine
- New Yorker
Mission-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system.
1. Story (theme) Dr. G met Dr. Stuart while working in San Jose, then learned about the Partner for Care platform at the 2025 Annual Assembly of Hospice and Palliative Care in Denver. He cared for his own Dad with hospice 8 years ago and realized there is a gap in understanding even as a seasoned physician and son. Hospice pamphlets and binders have limitations.
2. Educate -Teaching points
Partner For Care:
- is customized for each hospice agency, regardless of size.
- empowers family caregivers with information to navigate symptoms the patient may experience.
- is an easily accessible resource hub to help provide care at home and can improve the experience of patients and family caregivers
- could reduce hospice revocation rates
- helps improve hospice nurses’ work flow since common info is easily accessible to caregivers.
- Clarifies when to call the hospice nurse, what to expect from hospice medications, supplies
- Symptom Management: breathing, pain, anxiety, constipation, nausea, vomiting, belching, hiccups
3. Empower -A valuable a resource https://partnerforcare.com
Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com
Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/NBx6cNpypsw?si=bcTGS8aaBI9A6ieF
#hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #LateStagesOfLife #RealTalk #CaregiverSupport #Caregiving #FamilyCaregiver
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Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare
Guest Gabriela Brown, CSA
- Certified Senior Advisor
- Referral Agency Owner/Operator of Constant Companions since 2003
- Previously worked Hospice Palliative HH
- Texas Native
Mission-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system.
- 1. Story (theme) Gabriela started working with seniors since first job as nursing assistant before there was a certification.
- 2. Educate -Teaching points
- People typically look for home care after a CRISIS like a FALL and out of necessity during the LATE STAGES OF LIFE
- Licensing for non-medical HOME CARE is governed by the California Department of Social Services https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/community-care/home-care-services to provide assistance with ADLs (Six activities of daily living)
- Private pay $40-50/hour Veteran Aid & Attendance and Long Term Care Insurance
- The Home Care Services Branch (HCSB)
- Home Care Services Bureau ✔️Registered
- Franchise or Private may be a factor
- Previously minimum wage home care workers now demand more pay for their services
- Going rate for homecare $35 $40-50 (split by company who vets home care workers)
- 3. Empower -A valuable a resource https://constantcompanions.net
Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com
Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/7dJsZh5DCg0?si=f16UQFNNBn9x1tab
#hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #LateStagesOfLife #RealTalk #HomeCare
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Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare
Guest:
Sonia Malhotra, MD,MS,FAAP,FACP,FAAHPM
- CONGRATULATIONS on new FACP honor!
- Wife & Mother of 3 sons
- Works at Tulane School of Medicine: Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine; Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics; Associate Section Chief, GIM, Geri, Palliative Medicine
- Grew up in “The LBC” Long Beach, California
⚠️Deadline to claim CME is 05/06/2025 Standard registration
Previous coverage:
ACP IRL #IM2023 Highlights in San Diego https://open.spotify.com/episode/73mkY1QJuqpmaF4rj6FWjA?si=nv8XoSTDTT6j9iHJCekxCA
IM2024 Highlights in Boston
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5BfBzhGGSpidGyrUu6kkxO?si=1RqhXBycQHOrfe_ZP36oJQ
Mission-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system.
1. Story (theme) Dr. G & Dr. Malhotra last saw each other in Denver at #hapc25 in February Dr. Sonia with the Palli session on Day1️⃣ “Care for the Medical Inpatient: When and How?” Symptom Management Communication, Emotional Support and Dr. G plans to join her for Mardi Gras 2026
2. Educate -Teaching points
- Wednesday Emeril’s
- Highlights: I attend updates
- Thursday Professionalism in a Time of Crisis; Convocation process of fellowship; Chapter Award
- Friday Hot Topics in Ethics (organ transplant) Plenary Networking Luncheon for Women Physicians JOMO is the Joy of Missing Out. Work-Life Balance, Integration or Rhythm?
- Saturday Judging Med Student posters of interesting case reports
- Mask at Wellness Center Love a humble life; Attitude of Gratitude
3. Empower -A valuable a resources:
- American College of Physicians Combats Medical Misinformation https://www.acponline.org/about-acp/who-we-are-what-we-do/fighting-medical-misinformation-and-disinformation
- SENIOR HEALTH https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CCDPHP/DEODC/Pages/Senior-Health.aspx
Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com
Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/dyVdZB9QhSc?si=qy1P3EKCyz-5hSAO #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #RealTalk #LateStagesOfLife #IM2025
Happy National Healthcare Decisions Day 2025 and WELCOME TO SEASON 3!!!
Season 3 Dedication💜
Dalyce “Momma Dee” Curry
https://youtu.be/OesMd-2VilU?si=Np4FSMin8oV9CO2j
Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare
Hosted by
Mobile Concierge Physician, 2x Author, Healthcare Advocate, and newly honored Trailblazer Awardee by the American College of Physicians:
Kaishauna Guidry MD, HMDC
Podcast Mission-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system.
1. Story (theme) Heart Breaking News 💔Gene Hackman & family caregiver wife https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/health/info-2023/when-family-caregiver-cannot-work.html
2. Educate -Teaching points
- What is is a Healthcare RoadMap? Components DIAGNOSES & Medications(Functional, Nutrition, Cognitive Statuses)
- Who needs a Healthcare RoadMap? People in the LATE STAGES OF LIFE must understand and share the destination of your health conditions. More specifically, know the diagnosis driving you to your final destination so that you may exercise your right to live, age, and die in BLISS.
- Share Healthcare RoadMap with Adult children and/or family caregivers who may not have insight about your health since you have lived independently longer than raising children.
- Platinum Rule: POA & surrogates should treat others the way THEY want to be treated. (As specified in THEIR advance directive)
To Age & Die in Bliss:
- 🛑STOP crashing into hospice care. (Learn the Real Deal About Hospice https://a.co/d/9VyHKsN Watch https://youtu.be/n-8hq5KF1oY?si=kSB96Cz4PBlZ_vIu)
- 🩺🗺️ Get a Healthcare RoadMap (reverse engineered CTI-certification of terminal illness)
- Advance Directives must be SPECIFIC (instead of awaiting capacity declarations and/or CRISIS to invoke end-of-life wishes)
- Who will speak for you❓
- Where will you live❓
- Who will take care of you❓
- How will your care be funded❓
- 💵Who will control your money?
- 💍Simplify home and belongings such as heirlooms.
- 🚘Plan when you will retire from driving instead of a physician having to report you to DMV for revocation. It’s devastating.
- 🏡Plan where you will live and who you will live with? children ? (Age limit to live alone?? 80-90)
3. Empower -A valuable a resource The Conversation Project helps you be a conversation champion for your health and end of life wishes https://theconversationproject.org/nhdd/
Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com
Video podcast https://youtu.be/1azmcZvVlMU?si=agBTLWIX5dsMaBwD #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #LateStagesOfLife #RealTalk #AdvanceCarePlanning #NHDD2025 #HealthcareRoadMap
2025 National Doctors Day Guide - NationalDoctorsDay.org https://nationaldoctorsday.org
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Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare
Hosted by Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC
- Author of Dr. G’s H.O.S.P.I.C.E. Pocket Guide: 7 Things Hospice Physicians Need to Know to be Ready for Work https://a.co/d/j0HsZZp
Guest Dr. Lauren Templeton, DO, FAAHPM, HMDC
- Member of the Physician Council for the Pennant Group
- Weatherbee Resources Physician Consultant
- Multiple time podcast guest https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfn1iYrwn-DVzXetqbN8IcTQtICaRSXyo&si=BHJGKlpLY9r5lzJ8
Mission-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system.
- Consumers: HCI, HVLDL, cold call the hospice to evaluate communication, ask PCP, check online reviews
- Hospice Agency: PEPPER Report, LLOS, CAP, Audits
- Physicians who want to be engaged in hospice (side gig or Pure Hospice physicians by way of HPM Fellowship)
3. Empower -A valuable a resource
-Hospice Medical Director Certification Board HMDCB https://hmdcb.org/
- Hospice Physician and Medical Director Manual, 4th edition https://learn.aahpm.org/content/hospice-physician-and-medical-director-manual-4th-edition
Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com
Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/XZvF_ac4MvE?si=IEUjsLai4N_B2_dM #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #LateStagesOfLife #RealTalk #DoctorsDay
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Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare
Guest
Julie McFadden, RN
- Started nursing career in the ICU
- Social media influencer “Alleviating the fear around death and dying”
- NYT Best Selling Author of Nothing to Fear
- Celebrating 9 years of sobriety TWELVE STEPS (years, months, days, hours)
Mission-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system.
1. Story (theme) The Annual Assembly of Hospice & Palliative Care is hosted by our professional organizations (AAHPM , HPNA) was in Denver, Colorado this year https://aahpm.org/education-events/annual-assembly/ Dr. G ran into Matthew Tyler, MD, FAAHPM and Hospice Nurse Julie in the halls of the convention center. First timer Julie shared a breakfast encounter with someone who was instrumental in her early career development: Dr. Ana Cartmel, DO
2. Educate -Teaching points (favorite sessions or moments)
- Opening reception: 🆕 book in print https://learn.aahpm.org/content/hospice-physician-and-medical-director-manual-4th-edition ; HPM fellows visited the HMDCB table
- Thursday: 🇮🇹PalliCOVID dinner & GeriPal pub crawl 🍺 ☘️🇮🇪🇩🇪
- Friday: IDG Business meeting 2025-2026 New Executive Committee President Arif Kamal. When patients express anger; 2nd dinner Italian restaurant Tavernetta 🇮🇹 with mentee
- Saturday: Voices of HAPC 💥
3. Empower -A valuable a resource https://www.hospicenursejulie.com/
Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com
Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/DrpGsDbuJTw?si=gmoat2wcCH8218B0
#hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #RealTalk #LateStagesOfLife
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Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare
Guests
Jennifer Proudian
- Community Liaison for Nurse Next Door
Andrew Montoya
- General Manager
Mission-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system.
1. Story (theme) Dr. G met Jennifer and Andrew at POM networking group. Jennifer shared 8 year experience of being a caregiver for her grandmother, who lived with Alzheimer’s. Rest In Peace Sallee Proudian 12/31/2023
2. Educate -Teaching points
- What’s a deathiversary? https://www.funeralbasics.org/9-ways-to-cope-with-a-loved-ones-deathiversary/
- Fun Fact: Hospice Care bereavement lasts 1 year after patient death to support deathiversary. https://www.caringinfo.org/types-of-care/bereavement-care/
-Nurse Next Door helped during The Late Stages of Life:
- 2015 Jennifer became long distance caregiver while grandmother aged in place at home in Los Angeles;
- 2017 Jennifer’s Grandmother hospitalized then moved to Independent Living in San Diego
- After 1-2 years there was a fall (CRISIS) Grandmother moved into Jennifer’s home;
- 2020 Jennifer needed help and hired private duty caregivers for up to 16hours daily.
- Frequent hospitalizations 4x ED 5 days due to symptoms of pain, terrified by pandemic quarantine
- Moved to Memory Care
- Switched medical insurance to use a mobile physician.
- Hospice Care
3. Empower -A valuable a resource, home care agency http://www.nursenextdoor.com/locations/south-san-diego-ca/
Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com
Video podcast https://youtu.be/4nCW_fk71gQ?si=T4x16p3uJRt4sIes #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #RealTalk #Deathversary #Deathiversary #GriefDuringTheHolidays #Grief #Alzheimers #MemoryCare #HomeCare #Caregiver #Caregiving #Homecare
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Happy November!
Happy National Family Caregivers Month! 2024 theme is I Care…
Happy Birthday to Dr. G’s Son Elisha Guidry!
Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare
Guest
Karla Thornton https://www.instagram.com/theoff_dutycaregiver?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
T-shirts https://www.instagram.com/teachshirtsandco?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Mission-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system.
1. Story (theme) Karla is a previous guest of the podcast S1:E34. Last year she helped us to be mindful towards caregivers during the holidays https://open.spotify.com/show/2u3BXV3MNZBzhGPaQftlDs This year she is an off-duty caregiver reclaiming her identity as she grieves the loss of her mother. Rest in Peace🥰Yolanda “Yoli” Jones May 29, 1937 - May 20, 2024
2. Educate -Teaching points
- Burdensome Cost of Caregiving 💵
- Grief & Relief: when loved one dies (distinction of grief for person before dementia)🕊️
- Rebuilding marriage and career 💍
- Pets navigating loss: Maximus 🐾
- Truth telling: being kind to self 💜
- The Holidays or Not! ❌🎄
3. Empower -A valuable a resource https://www.caregiveraction.org
Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com
#hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #HOPE #FamilyCaregiver #Caregiving #Thanksgiving #ThanksgivingWithBlackFamilies #RealTalk #MikeTyson #NFCMonth2024 #Caregiver #NFCMonth #NationalFamilyCaregiversMonth
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It’s National Care at Home Month💜
Happy Home Care & Hospice Month!
Happy #NPweek ♥️
New book available for preorder
THE POCKET GUIDE FOR HOSPICE NURSE PRACTITIONERS: Vital Members of the Hospice Interdisciplinary Team”
https://mourningdovemedical.com/nurse-practitioners
Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare
Guest
Jonathan Louis
- CEO of Alpha Comfort Care, Inc., a hospice and home care agency in Atlanta, Georgia
- Director of Business Development at Eprine Home Care, a position he has held since 2021 growth New York City and Long Island https://eprine.com
Mission-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate
the healthcare system.
Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com
Video podcast https://youtu.be/IH3wlckGjHA?si=CWa-uUkiZV5HOMKV #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #NPweek #HospiceMonth #HomeCare #StrongerTogether
Happy World Hospice & Palliative Care Day 🌎🌍🌏
2024 theme: “Ten Years Since the Resolution: How Are We Doing?“ https://ehospice.com/international_posts/world-hospice-and-palliative-care-day-theme-2024/#:~:text=Every%20year%20we%20mark%2C%20celebrate,on%20Saturday%2012%20October%202024.
https://nationaltoday.com/world-hospice-and-palliative-care-day/
Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare
Guests-
Judi Lund Person, MPH, CHC
- Worked in hospice since 1980, social worker by trade
- 1981 started working on the Medicare Hospice Benefit MHB
- Photo on Capitol Hill September 1982 https://www.nhpco.org/panetta-reflects-on-hospice/
Lauren Templeton DO, FAAHPM, HMDC
- Weatherbee Resources Consultant
- Previous podcast guest: Hospice Regulatory Myth Busting S1E9 What do we mean by Goals of Care? S1E20 Recap & Highlights of #ALC2023 S1E36 The Holiday Season S1E35
Mission-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system.
1. Story (theme) Judi was honored last NHPCO ALC 2023 https://www.nhpco.org/nhpco-annual-leadership-conference-celebrates-volunteers-and-awards-honorees/📸 https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAWPHw
- She took care of her mother who had COPD on hospice care; Interviewed Dane Cicely Saunders; Co-presents with Dr. Templeton
2. Educate -Teaching points
- Individualized plan of care
- Interdisciplinary team IDT care
- Care for Patients AND Family
- Symptom Management
- Volunteers
- Past keeps Passion
- Communication
- Hospice CARE Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/9803
-The end of life is a challenging time but you are not alone when a Hospice IDT is there for the dying until death occurs, and afterwards for 1 year of family bereavement
- Medical Specialists: hospice can partner with you for difficult conversations
- Avoid crashing into hospice by selecting best agency in your zip code S1E36
3. Empower -A valuable a resource Lund Person & Associates https://hospiceconsultant.com
Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com
Video podcast 🔗https://youtu.be/n7BXTXkfqng?si=yTFF4dDFrBncUKGy #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #MedicareHospiceBenefit #WHPCDay24
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Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare
Guest-
Joe’l Simone Maldonado
-Lives in South Carolina
-Licensed funeral director since 2010
-Fascinated during childhood by uncle who was a Mortician
-In 2020 started creating courses from YouTube page and started The Multicultural Death & Grief Care Academy
-Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/thegravewoman?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== (https://www.instagram.com/thegravewoman?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==)
Mission-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system.
1. Story (theme) Dr. G met the Grave Woman in Seattle at the Deathcare Superconference 2024 https://www.homefuneralalliance.org/conference.html (https://www.homefuneralalliance.org/conference.html) hosted by NHFA, NEDA, FCA, PMA
2. Educate -Teaching points
-Deathcare has legal and cultural implications as we learned in Seattle;
-Defined: Realization of mortality.
-Sacred work, beyond the funeral home, includes spiritual community, hospice and palliative care, florist, etc.
-What are the 3 steps of embalming?
-Impact of culturally inclusive deathcare.
3. Empower -A valuable a resource
https://www.thegravewoman.com
Website info
https://mourningdovemedical.com https://mourningdovemedical.com/
Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/SsEpmlAE9LM?si=P1k6TxTJz9ynMJ2N
#hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #TheGraveWoman #Deathcare #MortuaryScience #MortuarySchool
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Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare
Guest-
Cal Cates (they/them)
-Healwell CEO founded in 2009
-Serves on NHPCO committees (Diversity Advisory Council DAC, Integrative & Rehabilitative Therapies Steering)
-Impacted by experience of massaging grandfather’s hand when he died
Mission-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system.
1. Story (theme) Cal & Dr. G met at last year’s NHPCO ALC 2024. This year they recap the final NHPCO ALC held in Denver, Colorado. https://www.nhpco.org/alc2024/
2. Educate -Teaching points
- NHPCO + NAHC = The Alliance of Care at Home https://allianceforcareathome.org
- Massage therapy is a discipline, not a modality. It’s more than “rubbing skin and muscles.” Cal discussed how human vulnerability allows massage therapist to inhabit full scope of a collaborative care provider.
3. Empower -A valuable a resource https://healwell.org
Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com
Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/XvNDGStL998?si=UjOfmQNO3OhdF-SR #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #MassageTherapist #Healwell
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Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare
Guest- Geraldine Jean Baptiste, LVN, COTA
- Manager of family business Lone Oak Garden RCFE
- Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA)
Mission-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system.
1. Story (theme) Sue fell and broke hip while reaching for a coffee mug in her home.
2. Teaching points What is Occupational Therapy OT? https://www.aota.org/about/what-is-ot
- When is OT necessary? Contrast with PT
- What conditions benefit from an OT referral?
- Significance of OT during the late stages of life?
-Activities of Daily living ADLs: transferring, ambulating, toileting, showering, dressing, feeding
- Legacy work (meaningful activities in addition to gardening, knitting, etc.)
3. Empower -A valuable a resource https://vistaassistedliving.com
Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com
Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/2pyiJkysZ8s?si=djOn3nUf7YdULP8L #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #OccupationalTherapy #ADLs
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Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare
Guest- Rick Topete has served families at Silverado since 2011
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-topete?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app
Mission-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system.
1. Story (theme) When facing MCI Mild Cognitive Impairment there are many care options available if disease progresses to dementia. https://www.alzheimers.gov/alzheimers-dementias/mild-cognitive-impairment In your estate planning, consider selecting a place to live (home) that meets your healthcare needs.
2. Educate -Teaching point
3. Empower -A valuable a resource Silverado Memory Care https://www.silverado.com/nexus-at-silverado/nexus-living/
Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com
Video podcast link 🔗 https://youtu.be/gNn8in1tqBQ?si=vPSPy2FsdFq6nyQ2 #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #MemoryCare #EstatePlanning
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Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare
Guests-
Finly Zachariah, MD FAAFP FAAHPM FAMIA
Chris Halsema
Mission-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system.
-POLST: Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment forms, integrated seamlessly into electronic health records (EHR) systems, making them accessible to healthcare providers when needed. -VIDEO https://www.empowerhope.ai/polst-portable-medical-orders-patient-education-video/
3. Empower -A valuable a resource https://www.empowerhope.ai
Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com
Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/UEBVzi8txGI?si=TZd8vCdwmqlA6p9f #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #POLST #AdvanceCarePlanning #AdvanceDirective
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Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare
Guest
Jessica Guthrie, M.Ed
- Lives in Fredericksburg Virginia
- One of 53 million caregivers for a decade
- Her mother, Constance Guthrie, is living with end stage Alzheimer’s disease and is receiving home hospice care.
Mission-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system.
1. Story (theme) Jessica is a leader in the Instagram family caregiver community https://www.instagram.com/careercaregivingcollide?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Jessica lived in Dallas, Texas before sacrificing her career to care for her mother over 10 years ago.
2. Educate -Teaching points
Tips for Physicians:
- Center the Caregiver
- Slow down & Be Curious
- They have a story, build trust with the family, have empathy
- Be proactive in communicating with the family about trajectory of disease during the late stages of life.
-Share information about the continuum of care Home Health (PT, OT, ST) Palliative Care, Hospice Care.
3. Empower -A valuable a resource https://www.jessicacguthrie.com You are doing the BEST you can! Keep showing up! Give Dignity and respect to your loved one! Experience Joy, Laugher, Love while navigating your priorities
Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com
Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/895RPlJhaWc?si=ukkjrXA3ad0574M9 #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #FamilyCaregiver #Thrive #Alzheimers #Daughter #Joy