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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.

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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

Show notes-

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

• ​Nexus program (connections) Socialization and living with purpose while disease progresses
• ​Clinical model: medical director and 24/7day nurses
• ​Social model: in house support groups
• ​Care planning with cognitive exercises
• ​Enrich lives Educate & Encourage

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.

1. ​ Story (theme) Dr. G joined the Empower Hope platform to complete (Advance Care Planning) POLST with palliative care patients. This secures healthcare wishes online.
2. Educate -Teaching point

-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

Show notes

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

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Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare

James Jones

- Concierge Senior Living Advisor

- 20 years of experience helping people find a new home

- San Diego native

- Originally from Puerto Rico

- Musician, pilot

Mission-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system.

1. Story (theme) Dr. G met James at POM networking group. He transferred skills as realtor to be a guide for seniors needing a new home in a senior community. No home maintenance activities; Meals provided; socialization, surrounded by peers; better quality of life

2. Educate -Teaching points

- Senior Living Advisor exist:

- Assess & Tour senior living communities

- Listen to needs

- Understanding

- Living Options: Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care Center, Board and Care Home, Respite Care Center for Retired, Skilled Nursing Facility

3. Empower -A valuable a resource https://goldenyearsseniorlivingadvisors.com

Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com

Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/JTTe43_wHfQ?si=iUoSvbo1xGEkYjeP #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #SeniorLiving #AssistedLiving #MemoryCare