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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC
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Author, Healthcare advocate also known for podcast “Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare” and founder of Mourning Dove Medical @MourningDoveMed 💜 DrMamaKai because this stay home mother of three became a physician. #TheRealDealAboutHospice #hapc #MedSky
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · Oct 11
#podcast S3 FINALE #WHPCDay25 Achieving the Promise: Universal Access to Palliative Care

@mourningdovemed.bsky.social Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare

Guest Dalyce Kelley
4x family caregiver

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#hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice
Video podcast SEASON 3 FINALE #WHPCDay25
YouTube video by Dr. G
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Palliative care research priorities highlighted in new report www.imt.ie/news/end-of-... @irishmedicaltimes.bsky.social
Palliative care research priorities highlighted in new report
Demand for palliative care is estimated to grow by 75 per cent in the Republic of Ireland by 2046 and 31 per cent in Northern Ireland by 2040
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November 22, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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3rd Death over Drafts 🕯️🍻 for End Well 2025 Eve 🩵
#Beer
#CraftBeer #DeathDoula #Hospice #Funeral #Aging @thedeathdeck.bsky.social @drmamakai.bsky.social @whenyoudie.bsky.social @trustedcannanurse.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month!

HMDCB honors the physicians who bring comfort, dignity, and quality of life to patients and families every day. Thank you for your dedication to compassionate care. Hospice Medical Director Certification Board® @hmdcert.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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What Is Hospice?
Teva Brender, MD | New England Journal of Medicine @nejm.org www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... @ucsfmedicine.bsky.social
What Is Hospice? | NEJM
When a patient’s family struggles to grasp what enrolling him in hospice will mean, a physician recognizes the limits of the standard script about hospice care.
www.nejm.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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If you’re in LA for End Well project 🩵

Join us TONIGHT!
🍻DEATH over DRAFTS

Wednesday, November 19, 2025
6-9 pm
FIRESTONE WALKER BREWERY
3205 WASHINGTON BLVD
MARINA DEL REY
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November 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Reposted by Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC
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🌧️Who said it never rains in Southern California?
After day 2 of So Cal rain the luxury dog Bella demands a walk💩 then requires a spa treatment from Dr.G🐾💕
#Rain #Cali #Californialove @drmamakai.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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McKnight's Senior Living
Improving end-of-life care for assisted living residents lies in better processes, partnerships: study
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Improving end-of-life care for assisted living residents lies in better processes, partnerships: study
Assisted living communities are a critical setting for end-of-life care, but a new national study reveals major opportunities for improvement in operations and partnerships — particularly with hospice...
www.mcknightsseniorliving.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Thanks for keeping everyone up to date in the hospice world!

Annette Lee
PROVIDER INSIGHTS, INC.

🎊BREAKING NEWS!
Telehealth FTF for Home Health and Hospice is BACK (for now!)

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BREAKING NEWS! Impact of Senate Amendment on Home Health and Hospice
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November 13, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Reposted by Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC
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#VeteransDay
Institute for Healthcare Improvement - @ihi.org
Aging with Intention: How the 4Ms and My Health Checklist Can Guide Care for Veterans and Their Families |
Dr. Qwynn Galloway-Salazar
November 11, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Keppra! They’re talking about Keppra.

Levetiracetam linked to lower risk for recurrent poststroke seizure than valproic acid | I.M. Matters Weekly | I.M. Matters Weekly immattersacp.org/weekly/archi... @IMMattersACP @acpimphysicians.bsky.social
Levetiracetam linked to lower risk for recurrent poststroke seizure than valproic acid
Patients with a recent history of stroke who were admitted for a seizure were significantly less likely to be rehospitalized for another seizure if they were prescribed levetiracetam versus valproic a...
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November 11, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Sharing since this topic came up this morning…

Kidney transplant: MedlinePlus Medical EncyclopediaLock medlineplus.gov/ency/article...
Kidney transplant: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
A kidney transplant is surgery to place a healthy kidney into a person with kidney failure.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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#VeteransDay
Institute for Healthcare Improvement - @ihi.org
Aging with Intention: How the 4Ms and My Health Checklist Can Guide Care for Veterans and Their Families |
Dr. Qwynn Galloway-Salazar

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Aging with Intention: How the 4Ms and My Health Checklist Can Guide Care for Veterans and Their Families
As our Veteran community ages, the question before us is not just how long we can live, but how well we can live.
www.ihi.org
November 11, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Medicare Finalizes Controversial Cut to Specialty Care Next Year www.doximity.com/newsfeed/239... @doximity.bsky.social
@healthcaredive
Medicare finalizes controversial cut to specialty care next year
The CMS finalized the Medicare physician fee schedule for 2026 on Friday, one day before the statutory deadline. It includes an overall payment hike and a few policies that are deeply unpopular with s...
www.doximity.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Join us TOMORROW Friday, November 7, 2025 at 1pm PST for a #VirtualEvent
“Community Conversations on Dying Well” 💜
November 7, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Hospice Physician and Medical Director Manual, 4th edition | AAHPM Learn ⁦‪
@aahpm.bsky.social @hmdcert.bsky.social learn.aahpm.org/content/hosp...
Hospice Physician and Medical Director Manual, 4th edition | AAHPM Learn
PHYSICAL BOOK FORMAT: The Hospice Physician and Medical Director Manual, 4th edition, equips physicians working within hospice settings to effectively function and lead programming that delivers commu...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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How to talk to your loved ones about end of life wishes — Those Nerdy Girls @thosenerdygirls.bsky.social

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How to talk to your loved ones about end of life wishes
It’s important to have discussions about what you want the end of your time on earth to look like and have a healthcare proxy and an advance directive in
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October 31, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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🍻Death over Drafts -Los Angeles the night before End Well 🩵https://www.eventbrite.com/e/death-over-drafts-los-angeles-tickets-1849614900959?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=wsa&aff=ebdsshwebmobile
Death over Drafts -Los Angeles
Death over Drafts is brewing curiosity & connection around death & dying. Join our 3rd Pre-End Well Conference 2025 gathering!!
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October 31, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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In honor of Internal Medicine Day, sharing photos from ACP SoCAL Region III Annual Scientific Meeting #IMproud @acpimphysicians.bsky.social @mourningdovemed.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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Celebrate Internal Medicine Day on Oct. 28 | I.M. Matters Weekly | I.M. Matters Weekly immattersacp.org/weekly/archi... @acpimphysicians.bsky.social
Celebrate Internal Medicine Day on Oct. 28
Share or customize ACP's social media posts and use the I.M. Physician Toolkit to get downloadable posters, email signatures, slide presentations, and more.
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October 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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How Can I Cope With Grief During Residency? www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/ask-... @medpagetoday.com
Opinion | How Can I Cope With Grief During Residency?
A Q&A with a residency program director
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October 23, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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Music could help ease pain from surgery or illness. Scientists are listening apnews.com/article/musi... @apnews.com
Music could help ease pain from surgery or illness. Scientists are listening
Hospitals and doctors' offices are inviting singers and musicians to help patients manage their pain, as music's ability to reduce pain is gaining attention.
apnews.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Taking Care of Patients with a Live Hospice Discharge | Palliative Care Network of Wisconsin @PallCareNetWisc
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Taking Care of Patients with a Live Hospice Discharge | Palliative Care Network of Wisconsin
Background: A live hospice discharge can be defined as when [...]
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October 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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California Medical Association
CMS reverses course, limits Medicare claims hold to select services amid federal shutdown www.cmadocs.org/newsroom/new...
CMS reverses course, limits Medicare claims hold to select services amid federal shutdown
CMS has reversed its earlier directive to hold all Medicare claims, now limiting the temporary payment delay to only certain services affected by expired federal provisions — including most telehealt....
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October 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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The Role for AI in Hospice and Palliative Care | @aahpm.bsky.social ⁦ aahpm.org/publications...
The Role for AI in Hospice and Palliative Care | AAHPM
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a new and ubiquitous technology sometimes described in terms of computers programmed to think and act like humans or simulate intelligent behavior. Since the November 3...
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October 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Increased Risk of Death in Patients With Dementia Found Related to Common Hospice Medications | Psychiatric Times ⁦‪@PsychTimes‬⁩ ⁦‪@JAMANetworkOpen @jama.com
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Increased Risk of Death in Patients With Dementia Found Related to Common Hospice Medications | Psychiatric Times
New research reveals that benzodiazepines and antipsychotics increase mortality risk in hospice patients with Alzheimer disease and dementia.
www.psychiatrictimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:56 AM