In this episode, we welcome Komal Patel Murali, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, Chair of the HPNA DEIB Committee, and a panel of experts who provide an inside look at the Diversity in Health Care video series. The panel includes Dr. Leah Rosenberg, Dr. Rushil Patel, Reverend Katherine Engel, and Raniah El-Gendi. Listen to hear Dr. Murali ask the panel about their contributions to the video series and discuss the importance of providing interculturally sensitive care. The first in the series of Diversity in Health Care videos was made possible through a grant from the American Nurses Foundation. HPNF partnered with the Council on American-Islamic Relations-Florida to develop this resource for providing culturally appropriate care to patients observing the Islamic faith. The three additional videos were made possible through a grant to HPNF from the Jack Buncher Foundation to develop resources for providing culturally appropriate end-of-life care to Jewish, Hindu, and Buddhist patients. View the video series here.   About Komal: Moderator: Komal Patel Murali, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, Chair of HPNA DEIB Committee Featuring Dr. Leah Rosenberg, Dr. Rushil Patel, Reverend Katherine Engel, and Raniah El-Gendi Komal Patel Murali is an assistant professor at New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing interested in end-of-life care for seriously ill older adults in the home healthcare setting. Dr. Murali’s research focuses on improving equity and end-of-life care surrounding hospice transitions for people living with dementia and their care partners. She aims to develop transitional care management interventions to improve hospice transitions and reduce disparities in hospice use through embedded pragmatic clinical trials in real-world practice in home healthcare. Dr. Murali is also interested in palliative care integration in the intensive care unit as her program of research is strongly influenced by her prior clinical experiences as a nurse and nurse practitioner delivering end-of-life care in the critical care setting. Dr. Murali is an HPNA member and volunteer. She currently serves as the chair of the HPNA DEIB Committee.

In this episode, we welcome Lynn Reinke, PhD, MSN, ARNP-BC, FAAN, FPCN back to the show where she speaks with HPNA’s 2024 President-Elect Masako Mayahara, PhD, RN, FAAN, CHPN, FPCN and HPNA’s Immediate Past President Michelle Webb, DNP, RN, CHPCA on the power of mentoring. About Lynn: Dr. Reinke is the Claire Dumke Ryberg, RN, Presidential Endowed Chair for Palliative and End of Life Care at the University of Utah, College of Nursing. In this role, she works to increase the palliative care workforce in rural and underserved populations by educating professionals and laypersons to deliver primary palliative care. Dr. Reinke’s clinical practice and program of research focuses on improving the delivery of palliative and end-of-life care for patients with serious illnesses. She is internationally recognized as an expert in dyspnea management for patients diagnosed with advanced lung diseases. Her studies, funded by NIH, VA, and Foundations, are designed to test nurse-led palliative care interventions in sub-specialty and primary care services and to improve the quality of clinicians’ end-of-life communication skills. About Masako: Dr. Mayahara is a clinical expert in pain management in hospice and palliative care. Her research focuses on reducing pain and suffering in patients and families facing serious illness. She utilizes innovative technology and evidence-based interventions to support family caregivers in delivering patient pain management at home. Her federally funded research includes the development and testing of a digital application (e-PainSupport) designed to reduce pain intensity in home hospice patients. Additionally, she serves as a co-investigator on multiple NIH R01 grants, including a study funded by the National Institutes of Aging to provide chronic grief intervention to dementia caregivers using video conference technology. She is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing and serves as the president-elect of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation. About Michelle: Dr. Webb is an Assistant Professor in the Duke University School of Nursing. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Indiana University, a Master of Science in Nursing from The George Washington University and a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from the University of Minnesota. She has diverse nursing practice and leadership experience and has held executive leadership positions in behavioral/psychiatric-mental health, home health, acute care, and hospice care. She is a member of the National Black Nurses Association and currently serves as the Past President of HPNA and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation Board of Directors.

In this episode, we welcome Amisha Parekh de Campos, PhD, MPH, RN, CHPN to the show where she speaks on the research that she is conducting surrounding people of color in end-of-life care. Amisha speaks on the importance of incorporating race into practice to best serve our minority populations and how we can advocate for our patients of color.    About Amisha: Amisha Parekh de Campos, PhD, MPH, RN, CHPN has a joint appointment as an Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Connecticut School of Nursing, and Quality and Education Coordinator of the Middlesex Health Hospice Program, Middletown, CT. Amisha received her PhD in Nursing from the University of Connecticut (2020), and BS and MPH in Global Health from George Washington University (2001 & 2005). She received her BSN from the University of St. Joseph in 2009; additional certifications include hospice and palliative care (CHPN). Amisha started her career in public health by establishing public health clinics and training community health workers in rural areas of south India and the Dominican Republic. She led initiatives on the prevention of HIV, tuberculosis, and mosquito-borne illnesses with community, government, and private organizations. For the past ten years, Amisha has worked in hospice home care in various leadership roles, including community liaison and clinical supervisor. Currently, she manages research, quality, education, and orientation for the Hospice Homecare program, which serves approximately 150,000 people in Connecticut. In addition, Amisha is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Connecticut, School of Nursing working towards enhancing the palliative care curriculum and education among undergraduate students. She is a Robert Wood Johnson, Future of Nursing Scholar (2017-2020) and Jonas Scholar for Chronic Health (2017-2020). In 2019, Amisha received the 2019 Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation Scholarship to fund a study in advance care planning through simulation with registered nurses. She is the 2021 recipient of the Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse of the Year and recipient of the 2021 Young Investigator Award from the Connecticut Coalition to Improve End-of-Life Care. Amisha was also featured in the Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing. Amisha’s program of research focuses on end-of-life care communication. Her dissertation focused on simulation among registered nurses in advance care planning communication. Working at a community health system, she has noticed the disparities in end-of-life care among people of color. With her public health background and working with communities, she would like to assess the barriers and facilitators to end-of-life care and provide interventions to expand EOL services to this population.

In this episode, we welcome Lynn Reinke, PhD, MSN, ARNP-BC, FAAN, FPCN to the show where she speaks on mentoring, taking risks, and the engagement opportunities that have led her to the role of HPNA and HPNF’s 2024 President of the Board of Directors. Lynn also shares what excites her most about the HPNA Strategic Plan and her focus on building a strong community of hospice and palliative care nurses. About Lynn: Dr. Reinke is the Claire Dumke Ryberg, RN, Presidential Endowed Chair for Palliative and End of Life Care at the University of Utah, College of Nursing. In this role, she works to increase the palliative care workforce in rural and underserved populations by educating professionals and laypersons to deliver primary palliative care. Dr. Reinke’s clinical practice and program of research focuses on improving the delivery of palliative and end-of-life care for patients with serious illnesses. She is internationally recognized as an expert in dyspnea management for patients diagnosed with advanced lung diseases. Her studies, funded by NIH, VA, and Foundations, are designed to test nurse-led palliative care interventions in sub-specialty and primary care services and to improve the quality of clinicians’ end-of-life communication skills.

In this episode, we welcome Shari Alton, ADN RN, CHPN and Deb Bershad, BSN, RN, CHPN, to talk about Death Cafe in the Phoenix Chapter of HPNA. Deb and Shari speak on how Death Cafe encourages open discourse about death and dying for healthcare professionals and how to get involved.   About Shari: Shari Alton is an ADN RN, CHPN with 45 years of experience in the nursing field. Shari started as a CNA in 1978, then became an LPN and graduated from RN school in 1983. Her background includes inpatient Med-Surg, Ortho, Post-Partum and Nursery, Chemical Dependency and Adult Psychiatry and Endoscopy. For the last 20 years, Shari has worked at Hospice of the Valley, in Phoenix, Arizona, as an RNCM in Home Hospice. Currently, Shari is the President of the Phoenix Chapter of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association. She is passionate about Death Café and has benefitted tremendously from it. About Deb: Deb Bershad is a nurse with diverse experience. She has worked most nursing positions available in the acute care hospital setting. She spent 17 years in the acute care setting, until burnout took its toll. She left the field and found her most rewarding and challenging work to date. For the next ten years, she worked as a teacher, facilitator, and Professional Development Coach. Personal tragedy prompted a 3-day retreat in which she re-clarified her goals and passion in life. This led to her return to nursing, where she found new pride, purpose, and meaning in her life as a nurse. Some of her most rewarding work has come in her latest role, as a Hospice nurse.

In this episode, we welcome Pat Berry, PhD, APRN, CNP, GNP-BC, FPCN, FAAN, to the show where she speaks on the evolution of hospice care, how she was involved in these advancements, and some of the most valuable lessons she has learned in hospice.    About Pat: Pat Berry, PhD, APRN, CNP, GNP-BC, FPCN, FAAN has 46 years of experience in Hospice and Palliative care including as a staff RN, quality improvement coordinator, Joint Commission hospice surveyor, educator, author, nurse practitioner, and researcher. Pat has been active in HPNA and HPNF and has witnessed a great deal of growth and change in our field, including the growth and acceptance of palliative care, nursing and team member certification, evidence-based practice, and educational programs focused on increasing the knowledge of students and professionals in both hospice and palliative care.

This episode of Palliative Perspective introduces Sari Williams, RN, FNP-C, a supportive care provider based in California.  In this episode, Sari speaks on her experience as a supportive care provider delving into the intricacies of her profession, including what fertility planning looks like for a palliative patient. Sari describes what she finds to be most impactful about her occupation, as well as what keeps her motivated to continue in this important field.    About Sari: Sari Williams, RN, FNP-C started nursing in 2009 on a telemetry floor in a hospital in downtown Los Angeles. After a few years, she transferred to the ICU/trauma unit at that same hospital. Sari was accepted to the MSN program at Cal State Long Beach. At the same time, she was pregnant with her first daughter! Because of the Master's course curriculum, Sari started working at a different hospital, now part-time in their ICU. During her Master’s program for Family Nurse Practitioner, Sari had two daughters and went back to work as a bedside RN once school was done. In the ICU, Sari saw a lot of patient cases play out in different ways, but what stuck with her the most was the suffering at the end of life that could have been prevented with more attention on goals of care and end-of-life planning. Pursuing the palliative care field felt like the next right step in her nursing career. While Sari was looking for continuity with her patients initially with a focus on disease prevention, she realized through bedside practice that continuity can still exist while not focusing on prevention. What Sari loves about her job is helping patients find a new normal, to help them meet their goal of maintaining a level of function and engagement with life that they find meaningful.

In this episode, we welcome Sarah Potter, Health Policy Specialist for the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association. Sarah shares with us her experience working in public policy and how it translates into her current role. She explains how members can engage in federal public policy activities and why it is so important to share your stories and help advocate for hospice and palliative care. About Sarah: Sarah Potter serves as Health Policy Specialist at the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA). In this role, she works with HPNA’s advocacy and lobbying team to engage members on federal public policy issues that affect nursing and hospice and palliative care. Prior to joining HPNA, Sarah worked on Capitol Hill as press secretary and legislative assistant for Representative Karen McCarthy and as deputy press secretary on the Senate Homeland Security Committee under Senator Joe Lieberman. She also developed advocacy campaigns for several national organizations based in Washington, D.C., including the Premier Healthcare Alliance, The Pew Charitable Trusts, and Independent Sector. Her policy expertise includes Medicare, Medicaid, children’s health, and the health care workforce. Sarah is a graduate of the University of Missouri, where she earned dual degrees in political science and journalism.

This episode of HPNA Podcast Corner welcomes guest Shelly Thomas to share with us A Day in the Life of a Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Licensed Practical Nurse. In this episode, Shelly speaks to the importance of certification and the role hospice LPNs play in the care of person and their families living with serious illness. The podcast describes the certified hospice LPNs role, the part they play on the interprofessional hospice team and Shelly’s personal reason for becoming certified. Join us as we hear about a day in the life of a certified hospice LPN, and the integral role they play.   About Shelly Shelly has dedicated her career to hospice and palliative care. She began as a nursing assistant, then obtained her LPN, and worked for Hospice of the Westerns reserve in Cleveland, Ohio for 28 years. Shelly currently works for Westlake homecare team in the role of partners in practice. In addition, Shelly received the 2016 CHPLN of the year award and she became certified as an LPN in 2012.

This episode of HPNA Podcast Corner welcomes guest Mary Kenney to share with us insight into a day in the life of a certified hospice aid.     Mary is a certified hospice and palliative care nurse aid who has cared for those with life-limiting illnesses for over 20 years.     In this episode, Mary speaks to the importance of certification and the role hospice aides play in the care of person and their families living with serious illness. The podcast describes the certified hospice aide’s role, the part they play on the interprofessional hospice team and Mary’s personal reason for becoming certified. Join us as we hear about a day in the life of a certified hospice aide, and the integral role they play.    About Mary  Mary has been deeply moved and challenged in supporting her patients and their families to get the best possible care. In her pursuit to deepen her intention of service and mastery of skills at bedside she received training and certification as an end-of-life care practitioner with the Metta Institute. Her practice also includes the offering of therapeutic touch as a Reiki master. Mary served on the Exam Development Committee for the National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses (NBCHPN®) and was an advisor for the Role Delineation Study (RDS). She most recently collaborated as a subject matter expert for HPNA’s Nursing Assistant Core Curriculum. She currently resides in Denver, CO.

Palliative Nursing Acute to Post Acute Transitions in Care: Challenges and Opportunities This episode of HPNA Podcast Corner welcomes guest Jennifer Gentry, DNP, ANP-BC, ACHPN, FPCN. Dr. Gentry is a nurse practitioner with the Duke University Palliative Care Consult Service, faculty at the Duke University School of Nursing, and a member of the Duke Hospital Ethics Committee. Prior to her current role, she provided medical care for older adults in acute, community, and skilled nursing settings. Dr. Gentry is a recipient of the HPNA Distinguished Nursing Practice Award, the Oncology Nursing Foundation End of Life Career Development Award, she was named one of North Carolina’s Great 100 Nurses, named 2012 Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse of the Year, and she received the Friends of Nursing Award for Nursing Mentorship. Dr. Gentry is an active member of HPNA. She served as president of the Board of Directors in 2014 and has served on multiple chapters and committees. Through her work with HPNA, the National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care, the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation, and the Alliance for Excellence in Hospice and Palliative Nursing, Dr. Gentry has been a tireless advocate for hospice and palliative nursing and advance nursing practice.   This episode addresses the importance of transitions in care for patients with serious illnesses and their families, challenges encountered during transitions in care, at-risk patient populations, and how to best address the challenges encountered during care transitions.

Palliative Nursing Leadership: Advocacy in Action This episode of HPNA Podcast Corner welcomes guests Clare Chmiel, Senior Government Affairs Analysts and Jessica Goggin, PhD, MAS, RN. Together, they shed light on the role of the nurse in palliative care advocacy, including leading the way in addressing support for advancing the care of patients and families with serious illness.   This episode addresses current legislation and advocacy at the national level and explores how palliative nurse leaders can impact efforts in D.C. In addition, our guests share the meaning of advocacy across institutional, local, and state levels as will as the importance of the role bioethics plays in advocating for our patients, families, colleagues, and ourselves.

On this episode of HPNA Podcast Corner, we welcome Keisha Davidson, MBA, Credentialing Programs Associate with the Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center. Keisha reflects on the value of certification and the importance of inspiring nurses in the field of hospice and palliative care through mentorship and supportive leadership.   If you enjoyed this podcast, please donate to the foundation: https://advancingexpertcare.org/Donate By accessing this podcast, you are acknowledging the following disclaimer: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCornerDisclaimer

This episode of HPNA Podcast Corner welcomes guests Shannon N. Zenk, PhD, MS, MPH, RN, FAAN, director of the National Institute of Nursing Research and Jeri L. Miller, PhD, MS, MSc, CCC-SLP (ret), chief of End-of-Life and Palliative Care Research for the National Institute of Nursing Research Division of Extramural Science Programs. Dr. Zenk and Dr. Miller share with us insight into the NINR-supported end-of-life and palliative care research that is leading the way ​to address some of our most critical ​healthcare challenges of today. Our guests speak to the importance of ​nursing science and the role nurses have to address health inequities. The podcast describes how social determinants of health impact palliative and end-of-life care as well as the need for research that identifies effective, multi-level approaches to improve health and eliminate racial/ethnic and socioeconomic health disparities. Join us as we discover how NINR research is helping us move forward in end-of-life and palliative nursing to advance expert care in serious illness.    If you enjoyed this podcast, please donate to the foundation: https://advancingexpertcare.org/Donate By accessing this podcast, you are acknowledging the following disclaimer: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCornerDisclaimer For more information about NINR and our guests today, please visit the resources found at: https://hpna.box.com/v/Ep16-NINR-Resources

This episode of HPNA’s Podcast Corner welcomes our guest, Patrick J. Coyne, MSN, ACHPN®, ACNS-BC, FAAN, FPCN, director of palliative care at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. In this episode, Patrick shares with us an “abbreviated” version of his journey spanning three decades in palliative care. He began his clinical work focused on cancer pain and moved into leading and directing one of the first palliative care programs in the nation. Patrick emphasizes the importance of finding your individual leadership voice to advance your palliative care contributions in caring for those with serious illness, as well as cultivating mentors and collaborators who share your vision of interdisciplinary team care management. If you enjoyed this podcast, please donate to the foundation: https://advancingexpertcare.org/Donate By accessing this podcast, you are acknowledging the following disclaimer: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCornerDisclaimer For more information about this topic and advancing expert care, please visit the resources found at: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCorner

This episode of HPNA’s Podcast Corner welcomes HPNA’s Research Advisory Council members Dr. Heather Coats, PhD, APRN-BC, HPNA Director of Research, Dr. Jiayun Xu, PhD, RN and Dr. Suzanne S. Sullivan, PhD, MBA, RN, CHPN as they discuss how the use of research is a necessary contribution for moving forward in palliative and hospice nursing as we advance expert care in serious illness.  Come hear about how their journey into research has informed their lives, their careers and the contributions their research has provided in building the scholarship of palliative and hospice nursing.  Through translational research approaches, we understand at a deeper level the overwhelming need to improve palliative and hospice care and know that the science is the evidence base to advance that expert care for persons and their families living with serious illness. If you enjoyed this podcast, please donate to the foundation: https://advancingexpertcare.org/Donate By accessing this podcast, you are acknowledging the following disclaimer: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCornerDisclaimer For more information about this topic and advancing expert care, please visit the resources found at: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCorner

This episode of HPNA’s Podcast Corner welcomes our guest Alexander Kemery, PhD, RN, Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse and assistant professor of Nursing at the University of Indianapolis. Alex talks about the importance of education, advance care planning, and humility when discussing end-of-life care with members of the LGBTQ+ community.  If you enjoyed this podcast, please donate to the foundation: https://advancingexpertcare.org/Donate By accessing this podcast, you are acknowledging the following disclaimer: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCornerDisclaimer For more information about this topic and advancing expert care, please visit the resources found at: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCorner

This episode of HPNA’s Podcast Corner welcomes our guest Vanessa Battista, MS, RN, CPNP-BC, CHPPN. In this episode, Vanessa emphasizes the importance of advocacy for our patients. She discusses how her path in pediatric palliative care led her to the bedside of a very important pediatric patient who taught her an important lesson about caring for those journeying through life’s end. If you enjoyed this podcast, please donate to the foundation: https://advancingexpertcare.org/Donate By accessing this podcast, you are acknowledging the following disclaimer: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCornerDisclaimer For more information about this topic and advancing expert care, please visit the resources found at: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCorner

Please join us for a special edition of HPNA Podcast Corner featuring Dr. Carla Cheatham, ​PhD, MA, M.Div., TRT.​ Dr. Cheatham, a specialist in the areas of burnout, moral distress, trauma, and grief, shares with us what she is seeing and hearing from healthcare workers across the country during this time of crisis. She offers tips on how to best take care of ourselves during times of uncertainty using techniques that can easily be incorporated into our practice to develop a more resilient and emotionally intelligent mindset. Dr. Cheatham inspires us with messages of hope, meaning-making, and seeing things as an opportunity rather than a threat, as we find the resilience to heal through COVID-19 and beyond.   Dr. Cheatham began her career in social services with an MA in psychology, a certification in trauma counseling, a PhD in health and kinesiology, and a M.Div., followed by a decade of working as a hospice chaplain and bereavement coordinator. For more COVID-19 related resources visit: https://advancingexpertcare.org/COVID-19-Resources ________________________________________ By accessing this podcast, you are acknowledging the following disclaimer: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCornerDisclaimer For more information about this topic and advancing expert care, please visit the resources found at: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCorner If you enjoyed this podcast, please donate to the foundation: https://advancingexpertcare.org/Donate

In this special edition of HPNA's Podcast Corner, we address moral distress and complicated grief during the COVID-19 crisis. Our guest is Kathie Supiano, PhD, LCSW, F-GSA, FT, APHSW-C, a clinical social worker and an Associate Professor in the College of Nursing. She is also the director of Caring Connections: A Hope and Comfort in Grief Program at the University of Utah College of Nursing. Kathie shares with us lessons of moral distress and its impact on frontline nurses during this unprecedented time.    For more COVID-19 related resources visit: https://advancingexpertcare.org/COVID-19-Resources ________________________________________ By accessing this podcast, you are acknowledging the following disclaimer: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCornerDisclaimer For more information about this topic and advancing expert care, please visit the resources found at: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCorner If you enjoyed this podcast, please donate to the foundation: https://advancingexpertcare.org/Donate