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Attend one of AAHPM's exceptional educational events. The Academy's top-notch programs deliver quality content and bring together the best and brightest in hospice and palliative medicine.

Self-Study and E-Learning

HPM PASS 2nd edition

This online practice test is designed to simulate the board certification exam and help you assess your understanding of hospice and palliative medicine. Learn more.

HPM PASS users are eligible to receive MOC credit. Learn more.

Access previously purchased HPM PASS and HPM FAST products.

HPM FAST

Assess your knowledge in key areas of hospice and palliative medicine with the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Focused Assessment and Study Tool. Learn more.

UNIPAC amplifireTM modules

Each UNIPAC in the 4th edition series has a corresponding online confidence-based learning module delivered using amplifireTM software.

4 AMA PRA Category 1Credits are available upon completion of each of the 9 modules.

Publications

These resources provide comprehensive information on palliative care and hospice for practitioners in all variety of practice settings.

• UNIPAC Book Series 4th edition 
• Primer of Palliative Care and Workbook
• AAHPM Physician Compensation and Benefits Survey – 2010 Report
• UNIPAC QR (3rd edition) 

A variety of publications and other educational resources are available through the Academy and contain the latest information in hospice and palliative medicine. As a member of AAHPM, you receive complimentary subscriptions to AAHPM Quarterly, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, and PC-FACS (Fast Article Critical Summaries for Clinicians in Palliative Care). Other publications and CD-ROMs can be purchased through the bookstore.

AAHPM offers a variety of educational programs and resources to enhance your knowledge and provide you with valuable networking opportunities in hospice and palliative medicine. AAHPM also recommends a Continuing Education Curriculum for those who are new to the field.

Recordings

2012 Annual Assembly Recordings

More than 100 sessions are available in MP3 format DVD for content where you want it, when you want it. Increase your knowledge and gain insights into all aspects of your practice.

2011 Annual Assembly Recordings

2010 Intensive Board Review Course Recordings

Learn from distinguished faculty in the field as they present content critical to the practice of hospice and palliative medicine as outlined in the board certification examination blueprint. Fast-pased synchronized audio and didactic PowerPoint presentations will focus on salient points, followed by expert panel discussions.

Purchase your copy of the 2010 AAHPM Intensive Board Review Course Recording.

The 2012 Intensive Board Review Course will be held Thursday, July 12-Saturday July 14, 2012 in Louisville, KY. Recordings will be available by September 2012.

2011 Hospice Medical Director Course Recording

Updated and redesigned, this 2011 Hospice Medical Director Course recording is structured to inform and empower hospice medical directors from a diversity of settings to strive for the highest standards of clinical care, leadership and professionalism.

• Medicare regulations – HMD role and responsibilities
• Face-to-face encounter and physician narrative
• Prognostication
• Communication Skills for the HMD
• Pain and Non-Pain Symptom Management
• HMD role in nursing facilities
• QAPI – the HMD role
• Team work Strategies for the HMD
• Balancing patient advocacy and fiscal responsibilities
• The HMD role in the survey process
• Information Technology: Enhancing HMD Practice

Whether you've recently become a hospice medical director, or you have had this role for years, this course can help you effectively manage the challenges of this role in the changing hospice environment.

Recording Library

Access the growing library of cutting-edge content from experts in the field. 45-55 minutes of content geared toward your daily practice. Webinar recordings are available in MP3 or MP4 format for purchase in the online bookstore.