From the founding POLST program, the Oregon POLST and Center for Ethics in Health Care at Oregon Health & Science University is holding a free webinar discussing the need for POLST/MOLST registries around the country to become more inclusive of PAs and NPs.  PAHPM would encourage it's members to attend and become active voices in their state to advocate for documenting our patient's health care wishes.

Free 15-minute Web Presentation - Sept. 1, 2021

followed by a Question & Answer session

This free web event will be held on:

Wed., September 1 at 12:00PM (PDT)

POLST:

Becoming More Inclusive of our NP and PA Colleagues

Presented by 

Susan Tolle, MD, Chair of the Oregon POLST Coalition & Director of the OHSU Center for Ethics in Health Care 

with a post-presentation Q&A
facilitated by Betty Ferrell, PhD, MSN,Director & Professor, Division of Nursing Research and Education, Department of Population Sciences, City of Hope.

Click HERE to Register.

PAHPM is excited to again offer the The Eva Dimitrov, MD & PAHPM Student Scholarshipfor 2021.  This scholarship is open to students interested  in hospice and palliative medicine and serious-illness care, and provides an opportunity to pursue these interest during PA training.  We have extending the deadline to September 15th due to the summer break, ongoing PA Program changes around the country, the latest COVID surge, and all of us being pulled in many different directions.

Important Application Dates:

• Accepting Applications June 1st thru Sept. 15th, 2021
• Finalist Announced October 28th

 For Application information and recent scholarship podcast click on our Eva Dimitrov, MD & PAHPM Student Scholarship page.   

Please both share the scholarship information with students, as well as consider giving to the fund--a tax-deductible donation through the PA Foundation.  In just nearly two years, we have almost fully funded this scholarship to secure its future for PA students and are jus shy of our $30K goal!

A reminder that our Monthly Member Meeting is this Thursday, July 22nd!

Note the new Meeting ID & Link!

Watch your inbox for a reminder email, or click here for the details!

AAPA has put out the Call for Speakers and as PAHPM has done in the past, we are ready to help!

Speaking is a great opportunity to share your skills, educate fellow PAs, and grow the fields of palliative medicine and hospice care for PAs. It also looks great on your CV!  If you haven't spoken nationally before, or are a regular educator, let us know how we can help!

We are gathering Palliative Medicine & Hospice Care topic ideas, and sharing to facilitate those who would like to coordinate talks and receive an endorsement from PAHPM.  As in years past, we will review at our next Member Meeting July 22nd, and endorse those speakers and topics who we know will help further our field for PAs.

If interested in sharing your topics, click here!

Attention Members!

We have two unique opportunities to help our PA Palliative Community!

Both are great opportunities to share your skills & knowledge, 

while building your own resume!

The PA Foundation in partnership with the organization, Allied Against Opioid Abuse, are seeking a Palliative PA to help with a blog on the topic of "opioid abuse/misuse for families who may be caring for loved ones at home who are in hospice or palliative care and have pain meds in the home, which can be a risk to other household members.  

Are you a PA working with experience with this population? This one has a quick turnaround--we need to know ASAP so that they can interview you the week of June 28th and with a small time commitment, work on a blog post around this topic.  

Let us know us know if you are interested by June 26th!

Email Jeff Myers for more information!

The conference is being held virtually this year, which will allow you to pre-record or present LIVE during the meeting and take Question and Answers from attendees as well!   All speakers are provided a comped registration and will be able to participate in the entire meeting and claim up to 20 CME hours.  We hope you will consider joining them as a presenter!

If interested, email Jeff Myers for more information by July 5th!

If you or someone you know is a PA Student interested in caring for those with serious-illness, please share with them that our 2021 PAHPM Student Scholarship Cycle is now open for applications!

Check our our PAHPM Student Scholarship Page for more details and share with others!

PAHPM is proud to be a part of the National Pediatric Palliative Care Task Force.

Click here for the PPC Now Newsletter!

Hear more at our Annual Member Meeting Tuesday, May 25th!

Please Join us this Tuesday May25th

for our PAHPM Annual Member Meeting!

Click the here for details!

This is a WIN for PAs caring for patients with complex pain and opioid use disorders.  Click here to read how it will improve access to buprenorphine prescribing for PAs and their patients, and also for additional resources in understanding buprenorphine's role in treating patients with serious illness.

PAHPM is proud to announce an exciting course designed and taught by PAs:

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT CERTIFICATE IN PALLIATIVE AND SERIOUS ILLNESS CARE

The CSU Shiley Institute for Palliative Care is launching an online, 12-week instructor-led course that prepares physician assistants in any practice setting to deliver high-quality care that effectively supports patients with advanced illness and their families. 

Click on the link above for more information or here for a flyer to share with your colleagues!  If the upcoming course doesn’t work for your needs now, watch for future dates to be announced!