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HPM TALK is the podcast of NHPCO's National Council of Hospice and Palliative Professionals’ (NCHPP’s) Physician and Advanced Practice Provider section. This podcast connects you with leaders in the field to discuss issues pertinent to our practice and to bring you the voices of other physicians and…

NHPCO's NCHPP Physician and Advanced Practice Provider section


    • Feb 23, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 20m AVG DURATION
    • 42 EPISODES


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    042 - ACHPN Review - The Conclusion

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024 51:41


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2023 35:16


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2023 33:34


     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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2023 20:38


    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 ongoing series designed to help APRNs pass the ACHPN exam.

    038 - ACHPN PREP - PART 3 - Assessment and Data Collection-Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2023 34:46


    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 new ongoing series designed to help APRNs pass the ACHPN exam.  Materials mentioned in this episode can be found here: https://epionepalliative.com

    037 - ACHPN Prep PART 2 - Assessment and Data Collection-Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2023 24:35


    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 ongoing series designed to help APRNs pass the ACHPN exam.

    036 - ACHPN PREP - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023 21:41


    036 - ACHPN PREP - Part 1 Part one of our new ongoing series designed to help APRNs pass the ACHPN exam,

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    035 - Burnout

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2023 33:07


    Amanda, Carissa and Steve discuss provider burnout, its recognition, prevention, and treatment. [let us know if you like this more informal format!]

    034 - Fatigue

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2022 14:17


    Steve and Amanda discuss the etiology, evaluation and treatment of fatigue

    033 - Capacity Evaluation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2022 10:44


    Steve and Amanda discuss the ins and outs of capacity evaluation.

    032 - ACHPN Certification

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 19:35


    032 - ACHPN Certification Steve and Amanda discuss the process and benefits of ACHPN Certification for Advance Practice Nurses in Hospice and Palliative Medicine

    031 - Collaboration and Compassionate Extubation in the Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 17:24


    Steve and Amanda discuss in-home compassionate extubation and the difficulties inherent in managing nontraditional situations.

    030 - Lyberarchelulo: An Interview with a Hospice Chaplain

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2022 24:51


    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

    029 - Palliative Performance Scale and Prognostics

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 20:12


    Steve and Amanda discuss prognostication with various tools, especially the Palliative Performance Scale

    028 - Don't Miss This Diagnosis #3 (RS3PE)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2021 5:32


    In this episode, the final in the series, RS3PE syndrome is discussed. Diagnosis, differential and treatment.

    027 - Don't Miss this Diagnosis #2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2021 12:40


    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 patient with bronchogenic adenocarcinoma. Clin Nucl Med. 2003;28(6):463-466. Johnson SA, Spiller PA, Faull CM. Treatment of resistant pain in hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy with subcutaneous octreotide. Thorax. 1997;52(3):298-299. Ooi A, Saad RA, Moorjani N, Amer KM. Effective symptomatic relief of hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy by video-assisted thoracic surgery truncal vagotomy. Ann Thorac Surg. 2007;83(2):684-685.

    026 - The POLST Process- Myths and Facts

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2021 27:01


    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.

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    025 - Bowel Management

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 18:41


    025 - Bowel Management Dr Linda Tavel National Medical Director, Hospice Division, Accent Care discusses bowel assessment and management

    024 - Don't Miss this Diagnosis #1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 9:25


    Dr. Steven Baumrucker discusses an unusual case that stretched the envelope when it comes to the role of the palliative medicine consultant.

    023 - Getting Published

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 29:28


    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

    022 - Telemedicine vs Telehealth- Some Answers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 20:18


    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.

    021 - Enhanced Family Communication in the Age of COVID-19

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2020 18:10


    Dr. Baumrucker discusses an innovative program for virtual visitation during the coronavirus lockdown with Jordan Harrington, from Ballad Health system.

    020 - Hospice Medical Director Certification

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020 21:05


    Dr Baumrucker discusses hospice medical director certification with Dr Tommie Farrell from the HMDCB.

    019 - Journal Club - Intractable Singultus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2020 14:17


    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”!

    018 - Capacity Evaluation - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2019 16:11


    This is Part 2 of a two-part series on the Aid to Capacity Evaluation instrument, capacity evaluation in general, and surrogacy.

    017 - Capacity Evaluation - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2019 17:40


    This is Part 1 of a two-part series on the Aid to Capacity Evaluation instrument, capacity evaluation in general, and surrogacy.

    016 - Hospice Benefit Periods

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2019 25:30


    Join Dr. Amjad Riar as he reviews the hospice benefit periods and live discharges.

    015 - Face to Face Visits and Physician Narratives

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2019 56:37


    Join Dr. Riar as he discusses the face to face encounter visits and the physician narrative in the hospice recertification process.

    014 - The Role of the Medical Director

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2019 29:35


    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.

    013 - Present and Future of Palliative Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2019 14:54


    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.

    012 - Pain in Dementia - Terminal Dyspnea

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2019 25:10


    Episode 12 - Pain in Dementia - Terminal Dyspnea Steve and Laura discuss assessment of pain in patients with cognitive deficits, and review current concepts in terminal dyspnea management.

    011 - No Episode this Month!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 0:28


    There will be no HPM Talk this month, but please head on over to the Physician/Advance Practice Practitioner myNHPCO community site to see a presentation of Easy Opioid Conversion, presented by Dr. Steven Baumrucker, MD, FAAFP, FAAHPM.  Also, visit the MyNHPCO Physician/ Advance Practice Provider Community (NHPCO member sign-in required)

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    010 Methadone (Part 3 of 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2019 14:33


    Episode 10: This is the final of 3 in the series on the use of methadone in Palliative medicine brought to you by the HPM Talk host, Dr. Steve Baumrucker and Laura Hutchinson, the lead Nurse Practitioner from Wellmont Hospice. 

    009 Methadone (Part 2 of 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2019 24:23


    Episode 9: This is part 2 of 3 in the series on the use of methadone in Palliative medicine brought to you by the HPM Talk host, Dr. Steve Baumrucker and Laura Hutchinson, the lead Nurse Practitioner from Wellmont Hospice. 

    008 Methadone (Part 1 of 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2018 17:54


    Episode 8: This is part 1 of 3 in a series on the use of methadone in Palliative medicine. Join our host, Dr. Steve Baumrucker as he discusses the use of methadone in Palliative medicine with Laura Hutchinson, the lead Nurse Practitioner for Wellmont Hospice.

    007 Medical Marijuana

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2018 17:07


    For episode 7, at the recent NHPCO Interdisciplinary Conference in New Orleans Dr. Bernice Burkarth had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Ronald Crossno about medical marijuana.

    006 - Nurse Practioner Interview Kelli Nelson, ARNP

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2018 11:21


    Episode 6: Join Bernice Burkarth MD and Kelli Nelson ARNP in an interview exploring the role of the nurse practitioner in a community based palliative care program.

    005 - Long Length of Stay Documentation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2018 10:14


    Episode 5: Join Dr. Robert Crook MD as he discusses documentation supportive of ongoing hospice eligibility in patients with long lengths of stay

    004 - Documentation-hospice-eligibility

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2018 8:29


    Episode 4: Hear Robert Crook MD review tips for documentation supportive of hospice eligibility.

    003 - Cancer-Cirrhosis-ESRD-Dementia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2018 12:03


    Episode 3: Hear Robert Crook MD discuss the factor of advanced age in prognostication as well as prognostication in the setting of Cancer, End Stage Liver Disease, End Stage Renal Disease, and Dementia.Dr. Crook shares with us the use and application of the MELD score, the ADEPT tool, and the Mortality Risk Index Score.

    002 - CHF-and-COPD-Prognosis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2018 14:14


    Episode 2: Join Robert Crook MD as he discusses prognostication in the setting of COPD and heart failure.

    001 - Non-disease Specific Prognosis

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2018 17:07


    Episode 1: Hear Robert Crooks MD discuss prognostication from a general standpoint. 

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