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

    Guests

    Hitomi Gonzales

    Frank Velasquez, CFO

    ​1. Story (theme) Dr. G met Hitomi at a senior living event at Surnrise or Aegis. They recognize there is diversity among insurance plans and everyone does not have luxury ALF in their budget, others desire to age in place at home with support of caregivers.

    ​2. Educate -Teaching point CalAIM “CalAIM is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to improve care and outcomes for millions of Medi-Cal enrollees. It’s also complicated, given its incredible scope and reach and the fragmented system that it strives to improve. Over a span of five years, CalAIM will introduce a myriad of new programs and make important reforms to many existing programs. CHCF’s CalAIM Explained series provides an overviewof CalAIM’s goals, explains its importance, and breaks down the key changes and timeline for implementation.” https://www.chcf.org/resource/calaim-in-focus/calaim-explained/

    3. Empower -A valuable a resource Coast Care’s brand promises fulfill “Caregiving reimagined“ https://coastcare.org

    Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com

    Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/g5UFtH4L0Lo?si=u3SY3zsLksqhbNIL#hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #CalAIM #Caregiving #Caregiver #SeniorLiving

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

    Guest- Favorite Retired Hospice Nurse Gerard Soucy, RN, CHPN

    - BOSTON based

    - Previously on Season 1 EPISODE 19 https://open.spotify.com/show/2u3BXV3MNZBzhGPaQftlDs

    - BONUS EPISODE 36 https://open.spotify.com/show/2u3BXV3MNZBzhGPaQftlDs

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

    ​Story (theme) Family Caregiver/Daughter reported to the hospice nurse that her mother is “sundowning.” Sundowning = DELIRIUM is cyclic, waxes & wanes and is REVERSIBLE. Can happen in different settings. Confusion Assessment method for the ICU (CAM-ICU) https://www.icudelirium.org/medical-professionals/delirium/monitoring-delirium-in-the-icu ​Educate -Teaching points

    - Fast Fact #1 Diagnosis and Treatment of Terminal Delirium | Palliative Care Network of Wisconsin https://www.mypcnow.org/fast-fact/diagnosis-and-treatment-of-terminal-delirium/

    - New nurses advice: expect, prevent, manage environment, instruct family

    - Caregivers advice: Manage environment

    - Risk factors: illness, disrupted routine, sensory deprived (glasses, hearing aids), sleep disturbance, substance withdrawal, UNtreated PAIN

    - Nurse Gerards tips: step in early, prevention is the best treatment

    - Sedate or fix problem, AVOID disinhibiting benzodiazepines

    - Hospice Comfort kits have haloperidol, an antipsychotic for terminal delirium. Consider as recommendation in delirium SBAR

    Assessment tools

    -RASS like temperature calm restless agitated very agitated combative ….use same language ; Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS) https://www.mdcalc.com/calc/1872/richmond-agitation-sedation-scale-rass

    -Nursing Delirium Screening Scale (Nu-DESC) quick can be done from door https://www.jpsmjournal.com/article/S0885-3924(05)00053-9/fulltext

    ​Empower -A valuable a resource

    “Delirium in Advanced Disease” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2600115/

    Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com

    Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/3ZFXYcZqVhQ?si=CtJ4LJg1bUU_R7gg #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #Delirium #Confusion #Agitation #Disoriented #Restlessness #Anxiety

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

    Kristen Lew-Byrne, RSW

    - Founded “Growing in Grief” 1 year ago 🥳 HAPPY Anniversary!

    - Lives in Hamilton, 1 hour west of Toronto, Canada

    - Provides 1:1 Grief & Loss counseling

    - Experienced in clinical consulting as social worker long-term care LTC facility,

    - Previous hospice agency manager of bereavement

    - Education & Support Groups “Honoring our grief as healthcare practitioners”

    - Artist, utilizes artistic modalities for grief counseling

    - Former fashion designer, Kristen drew logo herself

    Instagram page

    https://www.instagram.com/growing.in.grief?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

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

    1. Story (theme) Fashion Designer for 7 years until maternal grandfather died and grandmother needed to live with Kristen and Mother. During grandmother’s health decline, gaps in care became evident. “Aha moment in life” happened when a 16-month fast track Social Services gerontology program “filled her cup. “

    2. Educate -Teaching points

    - A Definition of Grief: “When love meets loss”

    - What do we grieve? Defined personally: job, relationship, not just death https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK518989/

    - Stages of Grief: experts Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kressler shock, denial, anger, bargaining, depression, testing, and acceptance. Bottom line, grief is NOT linear. One becomes a whole new person with new identity after grieving process. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/grieving-process

    - Creative approach to processing grief: water color, finger prints, seeds, transplanting pieces of garden.

    - Feeling Stuck? Wherever you’re at is okay💜 It’s okay to NOT BE OKAY💜

    3. Empower -A valuable a resource https://www.growingingrief.ca

    Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com

    Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/rcxx4MfRV5I?si=rZroca-Ek5kZ6tIO #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #Grief #Counselor #Bereavement #Olympics #Toronto #SocialWork

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

    
Guest- Penny Smith, BSN, RN, CHPN

    - Started nursing career as an LPN

    -40 years young started nursing school

    - Currently works as Hospice quality nurse

    - Lives in Washington State

    - Tik Tok Queen uses it for teaching about dying, death, end of life care https://www.tiktok.com/@hospicenursepenny?_t=8otVRsZMTNb&_r=1

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

    Story (theme) Dr. G met Nurse Penny in person ‘End Well 2023’ Hospice Table Talk https://youtu.be/MyzQyvWJGtc?si=xKX3fqw8YmlUe5p1

    
​ Educate -Teaching points

    - Death anxiety is common in our society. It’s IMPORTANT to have conversations about healthcare options as health changes. JAMA Internal Medicine article published online November 6, 2023 “Talking About Dying” https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2811178?utm_source=linkedin&utm_campaign=content-shareicons&utm_content=article_engagement&utm_medium=social&utm_term=110723

    - Penny helped raise money for a dying 25 year old named Amanda in 2022 (with bestie Hospice Nurse Julie) https://www.tiktok.com/@justsomecancerkid?_t=8nnfTcQDoHD&_r=1

    ​- Strong emotional boundaries are needed for death workers to continue providing care for those in need.

    
​ Empower -A valuable a resource

    https://www.hospicenursepenny.com

    Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com Video podcast https://youtu.be/9lOTgcgT9RI?si=QFyUMRD0F7lpUPto #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #Hope #TikTok #death #dying #HospiceNursePenny

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

    Guest-Mitsuo Tomita, MD
    - Father was from Japan and his mother from Hawaii
    - Born and grew up in Los Angeles
    - Attended Dorsey High School
    - UCLA First Gen, graduated cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, with highest honors, majoring in Zoology
    - UCSF School of Medicine, Fresno
    - Board certified Family Medicine
    - Joined Kaiser Permanente, San Diego in 1975
    - Appointed Assistant Clinical Professor at the UCSD School of Medicine
    - Retired in 2008 after 33 years of full-time practice, which he very much enjoyed
    - Served on the boards of Planned Parenthood in San Diego, Arthritis Foundation, Lupus Society
    - Post-retirement work in FQHCs federally-qualified community health centers in the San Joaquin Valley, Washington State
    - Co-chairs the San Diego County Medical Society's Bioethics Commission and the Retired Physicians section of the Medical Society
    - Serves on the board of the San Diego Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League
    - Volunteers with Compassion & Choices

    Mission-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system.
    1. Story (theme) Dr. G heard Dr. Tomita’s insightful talk about EtOH & Dementia at the 12th Annual Brain Health Forum SD Dementia Consortium hosted by Oasis Senior Advisors and The Elizabeth Hospice

    2. Educate -Teaching points
    - Article: Clinical Guidelines for Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED) by Hope Wechkin, MD https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37352942/
    - VSED or terminal fasting leads to death by dehydration in 1-3 weeks. It is an option of addressing quality of life for an adult, with decision-making capacity, who does not qualify for Medical Aid in Dying MAiD, and have severe pain & suffering from a non-psych serious health condition.
    - ADVANCE CARE PLANNING: Consider if Hand Feeding is important for you at the end-of life. While creating your Advance Directive consider the QUESTION “If I can NOT feed myself, DO I WANT TO BE HAND FED❓” Some conditions, such as end stage dementia, people forget how to feed self.
    - Article, COMFORT FEEDING https://www.cuanschutz.edu/graduate-programs/palliative-care/palliative-care-blog/blog/palliative-care-blog/the-dilemma-comfort-feeding-presents
    - Fast Fact Number 470 “Counseling Adult Patients and Caregivers on Nutrition During the Dying Process”https://www.mypcnow.org/fast-fact/counseling-adult-patients-and-caregivers-on-nutrition-during-the-dying-process/

    3. Empower -A valuable a resource to define your own quality of life https://compassionandchoices.org/our-issues/vsed/

    Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com
    Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/vwiZb7JQf8A?si=x6WGJQtdt91fMWEA #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #AdvanceDirective #AdvanceCarePlanning #VSED #MAiD #GoalsOfCare

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

    Guest
    Francesca Lynn Arnoldy, Contemplative Doula
    - Started as child birth educator & postpartum doula
    - Founded and ran an End of Life Doula program in Vermont
    - Author. Educator, Researcher

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

    1. Story (theme) Dr. G and Francesca swapped books in Vegas where they were both speaking at The City of Hope Interdisciplinary End of Life Symposium

    2. Educate -Teaching points

    AAP report: Childhood grief more complicated due to pandemic, marginalization https://publications.aap.org/aapnews/news/29164/AAP-report-Childhood-grief-more-complicated-due-to

    “Map of Memory Lane” https://a.co/d/8NbUSz5
    - Helps adults have conversation with kids in advance of loss, coping
    - Memory Lane curates 3 special times
    - Facilitates grief literacy, death awareness
    - pdf available

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

    Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/IdZ1nwy4HgA?si=LZJtbTAHQq_JvGP- https://mourningdovemedical.com
    Hashtags #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #MemoryLane #Legacy #Children #Grief #EOLDoula #DeathDoula

  • Show notes-Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare GuestsDr. Gobi ParamanandamChip Mitros, Medtronic Mission-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system. 1. Story (theme) Dr. G learned about intrathecal therapy (cancer pain pump) during the Annual Assembly of Hospice and Palliative Care in Phoenix, Arizona. Discussed a case of cancer symptoms intractable nausea vomiting and the oral medication caused gagging. 2. Educate -Teaching points Intrathecal therapy usage in the Palliative Care is potentially LIFE CHANGING for patients. Article https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21587327/ Dr. G challenges specialists to facilitate broader PATIENT ACCESS to this pain pump:- Oncologists- Palliative Care - Hospice agencies Economic savings for healthcare, improves pain scores and function ECOG score; able to use less medication since it is delivered to CNS. Interventional pain and palliative care physicians can help.AVOID recurrent hospitalizations (hospice revocations) for pain crisis NO NEED to switch medications along continuum of care, medication stable in pump months (Evidence Matrix available by request)3. Empower -A valuable a resource https://www.medtronic.com/us-en/patients/treatments-therapies/pain/cancer-pain-pump.htmlWebsite info https://mourningdovemedical.com#hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Cancer #Pain #PatientAccess #Palliativecare

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

    Guest Tina Buchanan MSW, ALCP
    -CEO of Visionary Care Consultants -Originally from Nevada
    -Worked in Skilled nursing and Home Health

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

    1. Story (theme) ⚾️Dr. G enjoyed 1st Padres game night with Tina’s community partners and Right at Home-El Cajon. https://padres.mlblogs.com/happening-homestand-join-us-for-xanders-bobblehead-giveaway-beerfest-and-more-at-petco-park-cd89d1033db5?gi=11489f71cdab

    2. Educate -Teaching point

    Tina is an Aging Life Care Professional https://www.aginglifecare.org/ who saw GAPS in healthcare for seniors. Created this company to hold families hand through navigating healthcare processes to prevent them from falling through the cracks of the healthcare system.

    😵‍💫SIGNS you need support of a Care Manager:
    -Stressed
    -Struggling
    -Losing sleep
    -Crisis mode
    -Sandwich generation needing to help aging parents or disabled loved ones

    VCC can help create a care plan for EVERYONE to “Age with Dignity & Integrity”
    - Have conversations EARLY to plan and adjust (Solo ager, 50s & 60s, cognitive and physical declines)

    3. Empower -A valuable a resource VCC serves community https://visionarycareconsultants.com/

    Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com
    Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/byjLnMQarTI?si=PxjqEZAdJJ6aAwIh #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #CareManager #Advocate #Communication

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

    Kevin Tutunijan, Administrator
    In the Arms of Grace Hospice
    -Owner-operator and administrator of a hospice agency in the Atwater Village neighborhood of Los Angeles, founded in 2011.

    Mission-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system.
    1. Story (theme) Dr. G met Kevin at City of Hope Interdisciplinary End of Life Symposium, where they discussed advocating in Washington D.C. as a part of the California delegation for Hospice Action Week 2024 (HAW 2024) June 10th-13th. When Kevin’s Grandmother suffered a health decline, this became the impetus for a new hospice agency. By serendipity, the first Joint Commission survey was the day after she died. Years later it was a full circle moment when In the Arms of Grace cared for his other Grandmother.

    2. Educate -Teaching points

    ☑️Clinicians need great ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT to provide needed REGULATORY COMPLIANCE with Medicare Hospice Benefit, and Conditions of Participation CoPs.

    ☑️ We don’t shy away from the business side of hospice care. We need strong infrastructure to provide quality healthcare at home.💜

    ☑️Hospice Action Network HAW 2024 priorities: https://hospiceactionnetwork.org/haw-2024-blog/

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

    Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com
    Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/etPkb9aZGqs?si=YugM-gBArV7pRlU6 #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind
    #TheRealDealAboutHospice #HAW2024 #Advocacy #AdministrativeSupport #PatientAccess #JimmyCarter #CaliforniaLove #Education #Medicare

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

    Guest

    Jon Duerden, Administrator
    - Originally from Utah, wife is from San Diego (check socials Dr. G is holding baby at party👶🏼)
    - Former white water rafting guide in Idaho’s Salmon River
    - Interested in healthcare since childhood
    -Been with PACS parent company since 2019

    Mission-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system.
    1. Story (theme) Dr. G enjoyed a private tour and the ribbon cutting grand opening party on June 27, 2024✂️🎀

    2. Educate -Teaching point
    - No new nursing home in San Diego for nearly 30 years
    - This new skilled nursing facility will service Oceanside and all of Southern California to help patients rehabilitate after a hospitalization (post-surgery, infections, wounds) and get back into the community.
    - Care plans for high acuity care, with everything in house to help patients heal within a beautiful environment.
    - Private & Semi-Private suites
    - In room showers
    - Services: Pulmonary rehab, IV management, pain management, PT, OT, ST, social workers, discharge planners, classically trained dietary supervisor, pharmacy, etc.
    - Hospice care rooms available for GIP, Respite
    - Stigma dispelled! PVPA, a skilled nursing facility SNF being a crossroads of healthcare to help plan next step in life for patients.

    3. Empower -A valuable a resource for the community, a NEW Cutting-edge 120 bed Skilled Nursing Facility https://pacificvillaspa.com

    Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com
    Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/F33Tx42eWOg?si=tui1lgOZ6meIaY2O #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #PostAcute #SkilledNursingFacility #PhysicalTherapy #hospice #GIP #Respite #NursingHome #Rehab #HighAcuity #Healing #Leadership #SocialWork #CaseManager #CarePlan

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

    Guest Betsy Hall
    - Executive Director of Four Their Thoughts Foundation, founded in 2020
    - Cared for mother and grandmother who both suffered from frontotemporal dementia

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

    1. Story (theme) Dr. G participated in FTT training “👣 Walk in the shoes of someone with dementia 💕 Learn effective tips to empathize, communicate and improved the time spent with your loved one/client. FREE reTHINK with Dementia Happy hour using licensed AGE-u-cate equipment https://www.linkedin.com/posts/fortheirthoughts_quality-time-is-really-all-that-matters-at-activity-7178079096923385856-Oeew?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios

    2. Educate -Teaching point
    - Origin of the foundation occurred in Italy, Betsy ran up the volcano Mt. Vesuvius to raise awareness about dementia. Now the non-profit organization empowers empathy and compassion for the person who has dementia, by training caregivers and other healthcare professionals.
    - Inspiration comes from the painful 5-year, emotional journey after Betsy’s mother received a letter in the mail about her diagnosis, her mother suffered from the disease. She passed away in 2013.
    - Movie “Still Alice”
    - Future of FTT: Chapters all over country

    3. Empower -A valuable a resource https://www.fortheirthoughts.org

    Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com
    Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/etY7Klvlhtk?si=D_0y6W5HyzXHGNE9 #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #BrainHealthMonth #Dementia #FrontotemporalDementia #NonProfit #Pompeii #MountVesuvius

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

    Guests
    Lenny Jensen, MSN, FNP-C
    - CEO and Chief Clinical Officer
    - In hospice industry since 2006 with wife
    - 22 years of hospice experience
    - Army veteran

    Abbi Henstra
    - Director of Partner Engagement

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

    1. Story (theme) Dr. G met the FireNote team in Little Rock, Arkansas NHPCO ALC exhibit hall. She learned about their favorite starburst color and “Blazing Fast Compliance” efficient ability of FireNote EMR that will save hospice staff time.

    2. Educate -Teaching points

    🔥Your patients get better care
    Streamlined charting powered by our patent-pending RapidChart®technology dramatically reduces clinical charting time.
    🔥Your team will be happier
    They can spend more time focused on actually being caregivers rather than record keepers.
    🔥You'll be less frustrated
    Because you finally have an EMR platform that works for you instead of against you.

    3. Empower -A valuable a resource https://firenote.health

    Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com
    Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/jPf6ByH3lUY?si=7lZFrhfNUDA9pnbS #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #EMR #PlanOfCare #FireNote #DocumentationBurden #Technology #Compliance #Data #Burnout #Freedom #Intuition #ElectronicMedicalRecords #ICD #HospiceRegulations



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

    Ramon Sanchez is the Founder/CEO of HospiceWorks. He has been in the hospice industry since 2005 after realizing the Medicare hospice benefit could have helped his grandmother before she died. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramon-sanchez-009689165?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) Dr. G spoke with Jim Parker on ELEVATE podcast about the documentation burdens affecting hospice staff https://hospicenews.com/2024/01/26/elevate-podcast-dr-kaishauna-guidry-ceo-mourning-dove-medical/ Ramon listened to clinicians to build a user friendly EMR platform that does not lead to “death by clicks” that leads to burnout of hospice healthcare staff.

    2. Educate -Teaching point HospiceWorks Is An Innovative Hospice EMR Software That Streamlines Your Workflow And Improves Patient Care. Manage Patient Information, Care Plans, Medications And Scheduling, All In One Easy-To-Use Platform. Built-in AI-powered Speech Recognition is included.

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

    Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com
    Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/T-kqX6uUqJA?si=FpSBVzzFGU342PQo #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #EMR #PlanOfCare #HospiceWorks #DocumentationBurden #Technology #Compliance #Data #Burnout #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Freedom #Intuition #QualityAssurance #ElectronicMedicalRecords

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

    June is Men’s Health Month
    https://menshealthmonth.org

    Guest Rev Brian Dunlop
    - Lives in Philly, from New York
    - Husband & Father
    - Hospital chaplain
    - Associate Minister at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church
    - PhD palliative student UMaryland Baltimore https://graduate.umaryland.edu/palliative/

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

    1. Story (theme) Fresh from Las Vegas City of Hope Interdisciplinary End of Life Symposium led by Dr. Chandana Banerjee https://cme.cityofhope.org/content/IEOL2024#group-tabs-node-course-default7

    2. Educate -Teaching point
    - Training of chaplaincy: Quiet inside voice to help others endure their storm.
    - Chaplains help patients by reacquainting them with what’s sacred internally.
    - Topic “Making a way out of no way” Believing in miracles to get through life in this society
    -Faith informs life of most Black Americans, should lead to curiosity,

    3. Empower -A valuable a resource https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/mens-health-month-2024

    Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com
    Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/zmCLiUSk3nk?si=Hc74cn6BTF4yW6kK #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #PalliativeCare #MensHealthMonth

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

    Guest Jami Shapiro
    -Founder of Silver Linings Transitions
    -Certified Senior Move Manager
    -Hosts Grandma has ADHD
    Believes “ADHD is a superpower”

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

    1. Story (theme) Met through Oasis Senior Advisor networking tailgate event at Sunrise Senior Living where Jami co-hosted holding a magic wand 🪄 “Making moves magical”

    2. Educate -Teaching point Jami specializes in helping seniors see Silver Linings Transitions. Her role as company founder is a professional and compassionate guide for clients when they are faced with transitions due to moving, downsizing or home organizing which often require tough decisions about what to do with a lifetime of belongings.

    Jami helps when families are challenged by the uncertainty of facing the final chapter:
    -Aging & death are difficult to address -People want to be remembered
    - Crisis doesn’t make an appointment
    - Weddings and funerals bring out the worst in people
    - Grief hoarding can happen when someone dies & wishes aren’t shared.

    3. Empower -A valuable a resource Home organization, relocation, photo digitization & organization https://silverliningstransitions.com/

    Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com
    Video podcast🔗 https://youtu.be/-x59-sPGxzU?si=aidxnNMSlIMnvS7G #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #home #homeorganization

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

    Guest Sharon Harris, LVN, CHPLN, EOLD
    - Co-Author of The Real Deal About Hospice: Short Stories Highlighting the Advantages of Hospice Care for Patients and Families
    - Founder & Owner of Serenity End of Life Doula, LLC https://www.serenityendoflifedoula.com
    - NHPCO End of Life Doula Council https://www.nhpco.org/about-nhpco/committees-and-councils/end-of-life-doula-council/end-of-life-doula-council-roster/

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

    1. Story (theme) May is ALS Awareness Month! ALS is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000688.htm It’s the 10 year anniversary of ice bucket challenge.

    2. Educate -Teaching points

    Sal’s ALS story in covered Chapter 1 of Dr. G and Nurse Sharon’s book, available on Amazon 🔗 The Real Deal About Hospice: Short Stories Highlighting the Advantages of Hospice Care for Patients and Families https://a.co/d/2TyySen

    Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, is a disease of the nerve cells in the brain, brain stem and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement. https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000688.ht
    - Quadriplegia
    - Respiratory issues
    - Caregiver fatigue/distress

    3. Empower -Valuable a resources
    https://www.als.org/awareness

    Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com
    Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/tGhYq5FeL3k?si=UhLQKuE3VKq9Y0tj #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #ALSawarenessMonth #IceBucket10 #MemorialDay #Veterans #ThankYou

  • Show notes-

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

    Guest: Hakeem Bello
    Director of Business Development at Oasis Hospice & Palliative Care

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

    1. Story (theme) Dr. G met Hakeem at ELEVATE 2022, in Chicago, IL and learned about the agency he leads with his wife. Started June 2015.

    2. Educate -Teaching points
    There are four levels of hospice care.
    - Routine Home Care
    - Continuous Home Care
    - General In-Patient GIP
    - Respite Care

    House of GOSHEN is opening soon in Flossmoor, Illinois! This new 14-bedroom inpatient unit was built from the ground up, and is ready to serve hospice patients on GIP & Respite level of care.

    3. Empower -A valuable a resource
    https://oasishospice.us

    Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com
    🔗Video podcast https://youtu.be/hUf-JAIa8AY?si=8UcLReZBG3Y7q56S #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Respite #GIP #HomeCare

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

    Guest
    David Smallwood, Wealth Manager

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-smallwood-managing-director?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app

    Piggy backs off of NHDD season 2 Premier episode WATCH Here https://youtu.be/Bp0h1sDqPYs?si=-pe5QGUWSlsPNaO4

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

    1. Story (theme) Financial awareness and savvy was evident when Dr. G first met David in college. As a student he took advantage of the room & board options to help family save costs. Today he can coordinate with estate planning attorney to help with finances during the late stages of life.

    2. Educate -Teaching points
    - When parents or spouses fall ill and need to pay for care or a family member dies, searching through cabinets and drawers for information is not ideal.

    - Stages of Wealth: Accumulation, Distribution/Work-optional , Succession Planning

    16-pt Legacy Planning Checklist Create an estate plan from the comfort of your home https://trustandwill.com

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

    Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com
    Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/RJGlfbf8abw?si=85198nw1_FLOR1T0 #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #EstatePlanning #WealthManager #LifeInsurance #AdvanceDirective #POA #LivingWill #Trust #RealEstate

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    🇺🇸Happy National Nurses Week!
    https://www.nursingworld.org/ana-enterprise/nurses-week/ National

    May 6 - May 12
    Theme, "Nurses Make the Difference," honors the incredible nurses who embody the spirit of compassion and care in every health care setting.

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

    Guest Jamie Laberman, RN
    - Ft. Myers, FL
    - Mother of 6, homeschools
    - Resident assistant at assisted living for dementia caregiver high school
    - LPN then RN, nursing 18 years
    - Worked in patient Hospice unit 2years
    - Certified Oncology nurse
    - Continuous home care nurse
    - Certified in Hospive & Palliative care
    - Founder of Hospice Buddy

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

    Mission-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system.
    1. Story (theme) Journey of nursing to supplement support for patients and family
    2. Educate -Teaching point coaching/EOL Support
    3. Empower -A valuable a resource https://hospicebuddy.com/

    Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com
    Video podcast 🔗 #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #HospiceCoach

  • Show notes-

    🇺🇸Happy National Nurses Week!
    https://www.nursingworld.org/ana-enterprise/nurses-week/ National

    May 6 - May 12
    Theme, "Nurses Make the Difference," honors the incredible nurses who embody the spirit of compassion and care in every health care setting.

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

    Guest “Gabby” Gabriella Elise Jimenez
    - Started nursing school at 47 to be a hospice nurse after caring for a friend
    - Hospice nurse is SF Bay Area
    - End-of-Life Doula
    - Has 100K Facebook community page called The Hospice Heart https://www.facebook.com/thehospiceheart.net?mibextid=kFxxJD  

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

    1. Story (theme) Nurse Gabby & Dr. G met at Death Over Drafts in November 2023. This is a journey of marrying roles of Hospice Nursing & EOL Doula

    2. Educate -Teaching points:
    Nine Books synopses 
    Grief Courses Available

    3. Empower -A valuable a resource
    Gabby’s Website has Classes, Presentations, Blogs, and Community
    https://www.thehospiceheart.net

    Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com
    Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/7WpuOXoJSKQ?si=JodY9nOVQScz0Vt7 #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #TheHospiceHeart #EOLDoula #Nursesweek #NursesWeek2024 #NursesMakeTheDifference #NursesLightUpTheSky