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AAHPM Quarterly Articles

AAHPM Quarterly is a quarterly newsletter that is sent to all AAHPM members as a benefit of membership. Complete copies of past issues are available online to members in the Members Only section. The selected articles below are in Adobe Acrobat Format (.pdf) and can be read using the Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you don't have the Acrobat Reader, click on the image below to download it for free.

Spring 2012, Volume 13, Number 1

• Job Satisfaction: Measuring the Intangibles in Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Winter 2011, Volume 12, Number 4

• What Is Palliative Care? Depends on Who You Ask and Who You Tell

Fall 2011, Volume 12, Number 3

• Where is Palliative Care in the Readmissions Boom?
• A Lasting Gift: Organ Donation

Summer 2011, Volume 12, Number 2

• In the Spotlight: AAHPM Engages in Quality Initiatives
• A Career's Worth of Errors: Learning from Our Mistakes

Spring 2011, Volume 12, Number 1

• Crossing International Borders: Stories from Abroad

Winter 2010, Volume 11, Number 4

• Understanding Relative Value Units

Fall 2010, Volume 11, Number 3

• Palliative Care in Health Emergency Planning: Are We Ready?

Summer 2010, Volume 11, Number 2

• Primary Depression and the Voluntary Suspension of Eating and Drinking: Considerations

 Spring 2010, Volume 11, Number 1

• Explore Local Programs to Meet Practice Pathway Requirements for Board Certification

Winter 2009, Volume 10, Number 4

• Antipsychotics for Psychosis and Agitation in Persons with Dementia: Considerations for Use by Hospice and Palliative Care Providers

Fall 2009, Volume 10, Number 3

• The Power of the Few: Description of a New Outpatient Palliative Care Clinic in a Tertiary Cancer Center

Summer 2009, Volume 10, Number 2

• The Chilling Effect of Pain

Spring 2009, Volume 10, Number 2

• Palliative Care of Patients with Brain Tumors

Winter 2008, Volume 9, Number 4

• The Changing Culture of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Education

Fall 2008, Volume 9, Number 3

• Hospice and the Joint Commission - Are You Ready for Your Unannounced Survey?

Summer 2008, Volume 9, Number 2

• Tools for Pain Assessment in Older Adults with End-Stage Dementia

Spring 2008, Volume 9, Number 1

• DNAR: More Than Code or No Code

Winter 2007, Volume 8, Number 4

• From the Beside to the Bed: A Physician-Patient's Perspective

Fall 2007, Volume 8, Number 3

• Compassionate Care: How Close Is Too Close?

Summer 2007, Volume 8, Number 2

• Empathy as a Universal Approach to Personal and Cultural Relationships

Spring 2007, Volume 8, Number 1

• Narrative Approaches in End-of-Life Care

Winter 2006, Volume 7, Number 4

• Clinical Application of the Rule of Double Effect in Palliative End-of-Life Care

Fall 2006, Volume 7, Number 3

• Being Real with Ourselves

Summer 2006, Volume 7, Number 2

• The Lament: Hidden Key to Effective Listening

Spring 2006, Volume 7, Number 1

• Against the Flow: Tube Feeding and Survival in Patients with Dementia