042 - ACHPN Review - The Conclusion
042 - ACHPN Review - The Conclusion: Amanda, Carissa and Steve close out discussing the ACHPN exam. Check out supplemental materials at epionepalliative.com.

042 - ACHPN Review - The Conclusion: Amanda, Carissa and Steve close out discussing the ACHPN exam. Check out supplemental materials at epionepalliative.com.
041 ACHPN Prep Part 6 Intervention and Management Part 3 - Amanda, Carissa and Steve finish the Intervention and Management section of the ACHPN exam. Check out supplemental materials at epionepalliative.com !...
040 - ACHPN Prep Part 5 Intervention and Management Part 2 Amanda, Carissa and Steve discuss more pitfalls and pearls to help pass the ACHPN exam. Plus letters from listeners!
039 - ACHPN Prep PART 4 - Intervention and Management Part 1 - Join Dr. Steven Baumrucker, Medical Director of Ballad Health Palliative Medicine Associates and Associate Editor in Chief of the American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, as he speaks with Amanda Stevens, Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Educator for Ballad Health Systems Palliative Medicine Consult Service and Carissa Depew, DNP, Palliative and Hospice Nurse Practitioner at Ballad Health Hospice in part four of our new on...
038 - ACHPN PREP - PART 3: Assessment and Data Collection-Part 2 - Join Dr. Steven Baumrucker, Medical Director of Ballad Health Palliative Medicine Associates and Associate Editor in Chief of the American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, as he speaks with Amanda Stevens, Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Educator for Ballad Health Systems Palliative Medicine Consult Service and Carissa Depew, DNP, Palliative and Hospice Nurse Practitioner at Ballad Health Hospice in part three of our n...
037 - ACHPN Prep PART 2 - Assessment and Data Collection - Part 1- Join Dr. Steven Baumrucker, Medical Director of Ballad Health Palliative Medicine Associates and Associate Editor in Chief of the American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, as he speaks with Amanda Stevens, Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Educator for Ballad Health Systems Palliative Medicine Consult Service and Carissa Depew, DNP, Palliative and Hospice Nurse Practitioner at Ballad Health Hospice in part two of our new...
036 - ACHPN PREP - PART 1 Part one of our new ongoing series designed to help APRNs pass the ACHPN exam,
Amanda, Carissa and Steve discuss provider burnout, its recognition, prevention, and treatment. [let us know if you like this more informal format!]
Steve and Amanda discuss the etiology, evaluation and treatment of fatigue
Steve and Amanda discuss the ins and outs of capacity evaluation.
032 - ACHPN Certification Steve and Amanda discuss the process and benefits of ACHPN Certification for Advance Practice Nurses in Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Steve and Amanda discuss in-home compassionate extubation and the difficulties inherent in managing nontraditional situations.
Lyberarchelulo: An Interview with a Hospice Chaplain Steve and Amanda discuss the necessarily ecumenical role of the hospice chaplain with musician, farmer and chaplain Andrew Gibbens, MDiv. Check out his music at https://lyberarchelulo.bandcamp.com
Steve and Amanda discuss prognostication with various tools, especially the Palliative Performance Scale
In this episode, the final in the series, RS3PE syndrome is discussed. Diagnosis, differential and treatment.
027 - Don't Miss this Diagnosis #2 Dr Baumrucker discusses Hypertrophic Pulmonary Osteopathy a rare but important syndrome palliative medicine caregivers are likely to encounter in their careers, References: Pourmorteza M, Baumrucker SJ, Al-Sheyyab A, Da Silva MA. Hypertrophic Pulmonary Osteoarthropathy: A Rare But Treatable Condition in Palliative Medicine. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2015 Aug;50(2):263-7. Albrecht S, Keller A. Postchemotherapeutic reversibility of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy in a...
Dr. Steven Baumrucker and Amy Vandenbrouke, JD, Director of National POLST, discuss Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) and the push for a national standard.
025 - Bowel Management Dr Linda Tavel National Medical Director, Hospice Division, Accent Care discusses bowel assessment and management
Dr. Steven Baumrucker discusses an unusual case that stretched the envelope when it comes to the role of the palliative medicine consultant.
Drs Burkarth and Baumrucker discuss the ins and outs of publishing your research, case studies, literature reviews and even poetry in this month's episode. Check out the companion article: The 4-Step Guide That Will Get Your Research Published
Join Dr. Steven Baumrucker, Medical Director of Ballad Health Palliative Medicine Associates and Associate Editor in Chief of the American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, as he speaks with Debbie Voyles, Corporate Director of Virtual Health for Ballad Health System about telemedicine in the age of COVID-19.
Dr. Baumrucker discusses an innovative program for virtual visitation during the coronavirus lockdown with Jordan Harrington, from Ballad Health system.
Dr Baumrucker discusses hospice medical director certification with Dr Tommie Farrell from the HMDCB.
Join Dr. Steve Baumrucker as he reviews the literature and solutions to chronic hiccoughs. Be sure to listen in – there may be something to that “spoon full of sugar”!
This is Part 2 of a two-part series on the Aid to Capacity Evaluation instrument, capacity evaluation in general, and surrogacy.
This is Part 1 of a two-part series on the Aid to Capacity Evaluation instrument, capacity evaluation in general, and surrogacy.
Join Dr. Amjad Riar as he reviews the hospice benefit periods and live discharges.
Join Dr. Riar as he discusses the face to face encounter visits and the physician narrative in the hospice recertification process.
Join Dr. Amjad Riar as he embarks on the first in a series of discussions reviewing the roles and responsibilities of the Hospice Medical Director and Hospice Physician in the setting of the Hospice Medicare Benefit.
Join Bernice Burkarth as she as she speaks with Dr. Balu Natrajan, CMO of Season’s Hospice and the Chair of the Palliative Care Council. Dr. Natrajan highlights what the Palliative Care Council has been doing since it’s inception.