April 2022

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PAHPM 2022 Board/Officer Elections

It is now time for us to make nominations and choose our Board leadership to help carry us forward.  As we often say, we are a small but mighty group of dedicated PAs who since our founding over 10yrs ago, have worked hard to bring recognition to the many out there practicing in the fields of palliative medicine and hospice care.  It has been through amazing leadership, partnership, collaboration, and creativity that PAHPM Board members have grown our group.  No one person has brought us to where we are today--it truly takes a village.

Each member is important to this organization and contributes in their own special way.  Please consider stepping up and offering your talent, leadership, and knowledge in this field by nominating yourself or others to the the PAHPM Board. Below are brief descriptions of the positions open this year.

Know that you're never alone, we all truly work together and help each other out.  So don't be shy!  This is a great way to build your CV and leadership skills while contributing to your field and sharing your own unique ideas to PAHPM. The link below will take you to our website page, login, and review the open positions in detail and please consider submitting your nomination!

Open Positions:

President-Elect (1)

Secretary (1)

Member-at-Large (3)

Student Board Member (1)

AAPA House-of-Delegates PAHPM Member (1)
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Drivers Ready? Start Your Engines!

AAPA 2022 Indianapolis--PAHPM is Ready!


The AAPA 2022 Annual Conference in Indianapolis is nearly upon us

We are excited to the ditch the webcam, and safely see each other again!

Whether you will be available to attend in person, or will be hard at work back home, we invite you stay connected with PAHPM.


For those who can attend, we are excited for a number of PAHPM events:
    • PAHPM Panel Discussions: Saturday, May 21 (see more below) 
    • PAHPM Constituent Organization (CO) Booth—check out CO Central in the Exhibit Hall Sunday & Monday—come connect with other members and PAs interested in HPM
    • AAPA CO Leadership Forum & Reception, Sunday 6-8pm
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    • PAHPM Annual Member Meeting Tuesday, May 24th, 6pm –Join us for our annual meeting to review and celebrate our accomplishments, connect our members, and discuss our future.
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    •  In addition, we will be organizing some informal get-togethers for coffee and/or drinks, so watch for updates on PAHPM.org!

    • If you cannot make it to Indianapolis this year, no worries!  

    • We still have ways for you to stay connected.

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    • Use our PAHPM Forum to ask questions and connect with others
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    • Run for Board Position, join a committee, or volunteer to just help out!
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    • Check out our growing Education Page for new learning resources
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    • Check out our resources to help answer those questions about PAs and hospice, including a coming Presentation Video with updates, and a Guiding Hands Podcast with AAPA on CMS Regulations for PAs and hospice.


    Help us in Indy!


    We need a pit crew! Would you like to support PAHPM and connect with current, interested and future members?  

    PAHPM will again have a Constituent Organization (CO) Booth in the CO Central Section of the Exhibit Hall in Indianapolis.  We need your help staffing the booth, whether it be just for an hour or longer.  It's easy, fun, and a great way to connect with other PAs interested in and already working in serious-illness care.  There's nothing like meeting that PA who realizes, "what, there's a group of people doing what I do?!?"

    Please select a time slot that works with your conference schedule.  Again, we'd love to see you there if you can spare an hour or even more!  You'll have support from a board member, sign up and start connecting!

    Once we compile a list, we will reach out with more details.
    Sign Up!

    Title Name Change is Coming to PAHPM

    Title change is coming and PAHPM will be preparing our CO for this important change.  Recently AAPA held a CO title change meeting, providing important information on timing, logistics and guidance for COs making the change from Physician Assistant to Physician Associate.

    We will be discussing this more at our PAHPM Annual Member Meeting and in further Monthly Member Meetings.  If you are interested in participating in a workgroup/committee to help make this transition, please reach out to us at info@pahpm.org. More details to come!


    For more information on the PA Title Change, visit AAPA's FAQ Page

    CAQ in Palliative Medicine &

    Hospice Care:

    It's Happening!

    With some southern hospitality, NCCPA welcomed PA palliative leaders from around the country to Atlanta to begin putting together the first board exam for the new CAQ in Palliative Medicine & Hospice Care.  It was an amazing moment to not only see this long-awaited need come to fruition, but also to have PA leaders in our field in one room together.

    Several PAHPM members, including some of our "founding" members are providing palliative and hospice expertise to represent those practicing in a variety of settings for pediatric and adult patients.  More work is yet to come, but NCCPA is on track to open the CAQ for perquisite gathering this later this year, and with the first board exam set to be in 2023.

    If you're in Indianapolis for the conference, join us for our panel discussions which will include updates from NCCPA directly, as information on how this certification will help open doors for more PAs to enter the hospice & palliative fields.  No longer will we be the lone member on the interdisciplinary team without a specialty certification in HPM!

    If you're looking for more information, visit NCCPA.  Also, if you're looking for more CME and learning opportunities to qualify for the CAQ next year, visit our Education page which we will continue to update!

    Making Us Proud


    Going to Indy? Check out these PAHPM Member Presentations & ePosters. Kudos to Everyone!


    ·      Saturday 8-9am: IN22085 - PAHPM: Palliative Medicine and Hospice Care in 21st Century Medicine Work in the Great New Frontiers: PAs in Hospice, TH/TM and Home Medicine (Kris Pyles-Sweet, DMSc, PA-C, Christine Gardella, PA-C, Rose Direny-Jean, MS, PA-C, DsPH)


    ·      Saturday 915-1015am: IN22086 - PAHPM: PAs are Perfect for PAlliative Care: How to Demonstrate What You Already Know! (Jeanine Smith, MS, PA-C, Tracey Piparo, PA-C, Freddi Segal-Gidan, PA, PhD, Lorie Weber, MS, PA-C)


    ·      Saturday 1030-1130IN22087 - PAHPM: Developing and Recognizing Palliative Professional Competencies (Rebekah Halpern, PA-C, MPAS, RPA, DFAAPA, Rich Lamkin, MPH, MPAS, PA-C, Shelia Maudlin, MNM, ICE-CCP, Jeff Myers, MPH, MMSc, PA-C)


    ·      Sunday 1030-1130am: IN22093 - Only Leaves Should Fall: Preventing Falls in Older Adults (Kathy Kemle, MS, PA-C, DFAAPA)


    ·      Monday, 10-1045: ePoster: Advocacy and Physician Associates (Kris Pyles-Sweet, DMSc, PA-C)


    ·      Monday, 1030-1130am: IN22022 - Constipation: Implications and Actions (Gerald Simons, DFAAPA, PA-C)


    ·      Monday, 1115-12pm: ePoster: Grand Rounds Reborn: A Totally Interactive Course for Serious Illness Clinicians (Nadya Dimitrov, DPM, PA-C, DFAAPA, & Lorie L. Weber, MS, PA-C)


    ·      Monday 330-430pm: IN22079 - Level Up Your Hospice Skills: Hospice for the Non-Hospice Provider (Holly Pilewski, PA-C)


    Did we miss you? Email us at info@pahpm.org and we'll make sure others know!

    Making Us Proud

    Going to Indy? Check out these PAHPM Member Presentations and ePosters. Kudos to you all!



    ·      Saturday 8-9am: IN22085 - PAHPM: Palliative Medicine and Hospice Care in 21st Century Medicine Work in the Great New Frontiers: PAs in Hospice, TH/TM and Home Medicine (Kris Pyles-Sweet, DMSc, PA-C, Christine Gardella, PA-C, Rose Direny-Jean, MS, PA-C, DsPH)


    ·      Saturday 915-1015am: IN22086 - PAHPM: PAs are Perfect for PAlliative Care: How to Demonstrate What You Already Know! (Jeanine Smith, MS, PA-C, Tracey Piparo, PA-C, Freddi Segal-Gidan, PA, PhD, Lorie Weber, MS, PA-C)


    ·      Saturday 1030-1130IN22087 - PAHPM: Developing and Recognizing Palliative Professional Competencies (Rebekah Halpern, PA-C, MPAS, RPA, DFAAPA, Rich Lamkin, MPH, MPAS, PA-C, Shelia Maudlin, MNM, ICE-CCP, Jeff Myers, MPH, MMSc, PA-C)


    ·      Sunday 1030-1130am: IN22093 - Only Leaves Should Fall: Preventing Falls in Older Adults (Kathy Kemle, MS, PA-C, DFAAPA)


    ·      Monday, 10-1045: ePoster: Advocacy and Physician Associates (Kris Pyles-Sweet, DMSc, PA-C)


    ·      Monday, 1030-1130am: IN22022 - Constipation: Implications and Actions (Gerald Simons, DFAAPA, PA-C)


    ·      Monday, 1115-12pm: ePoster: Grand Rounds Reborn: A Totally Interactive Course for Serious Illness Clinicians (Nadya Dimitrov, DPM, PA-C, DFAAPA, & Lorie L. Weber, MS, PA-C)


    ·      Monday 330-430pm: IN22079 - Level Up Your Hospice Skills: Hospice for the Non-Hospice Provider (Holly Pilewski, PA-C)


    Did we miss you? Email us at info@pahpm.org and we'll make sure others know!


    Making Us Proud

    Legislation to Support!


    Please check out the:

    Lorna Green Health Care Provider Protection Act.


        •    Establishes grants for training health profession students, residents, or health care professionals in evidence-informed strategies to reduce and prevent suicide, burnout, mental health conditions, and substance use disorders. The grants would also help improve health care professionals’ well-being and job satisfaction.

        •    Seeks to identify and disseminate evidence-informed best practices for reducing and preventing suicide and burnout among health care professionals, training health care professionals in appropriate strategies, and promoting their mental and behavioral health and job satisfaction.

        •    Establishes a national evidence-based education and awareness campaign targeting health care professionals to encourage them to seek support and treatment for mental and behavioral health concerns.

        •    Establishes grants for employee education, peer-support programming, and mental and behavioral health treatment; health care providers in current or former COVID-19 hotspots will be prioritized.

        •    Establishes a comprehensive study on health care professional mental and behavioral health and burnout, including the impact of the COVID-19.

    Contact your member of Congress and encourage their support!

    PAHPM Is Here For You!

    We know that this past year has been challenging, personally and professionally for many of us.  We want you to know that PAHPM is here to support you and we head into 2022!  

    Whatever your needs may be, make sure to login and visit our PAHPM website regularly.  We continue to add to our education files, update our News Blog with opportunities for learning, leadership, and connection.  Take time to visit the PAHPM Forum to share and connect with others.  Go a step further and visit the AAPA Huddle Mentor Match --create a profile and connect with a mentor or mentee and help grow our field.  We are in this together!

    Most importantly, take time to pause, 

    and take care of each other!

    Stay Informed.  Get Educated. Share.

    Stay well.  Take care.  Find some time and space for yourself.


    #PAsDoingPalliative

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