Leadership, Quality, and the Future of Hospice: Guests Chris Comeaux and Cordt Kassner
March 5, 2026
Today we’re doing something different. Today, dear listeners, you get two podcasts for the price of one! (OK, our podcasts…
The Chaplain and the Doctor: A Podcast with Betty Clark and Jessica Zitter
November 20, 2025
All Posts · Chapliancy · End-of-Life · Hospice · Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) · Palliative Care
In this week’s episode, we delve into the powerful documentary The Chaplain and The Doctor with two extraordinary guests: Betty…
A Strategic Path Forward for Hospice & Palliative Care: Ira Byock, Kristi Newport, Brynn Bowman
November 13, 2025
In June of 2025, hospice and palliative care pioneer Ira Byock published a white paper outlining the urgent challenges facing…
Plenary Abstracts at AAHPM/HPNA: Yael Schenker, Na Ouyang, Marie Bakitas
February 13, 2025
All Posts · Hospice · Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) · Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) · Palliative Care
In today’s podcast we were delighted to be joined by the presenters of the top scientific abstracts for the Annual…
Public Facing Education via Social Media: A Podcast with Julie McFadden, Matt Tyler, Sammy Winemaker and Hsien Seow
May 9, 2024
On today’s podcast, we’ve invited four hospice and palliative care social media influencers (yes, that’s a thing!), all of whom…
The Nature of Suffering: BJ Miller and Naomi Saks
February 8, 2024
In 1982 Eric Cassell published his landmark essay: On the Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Medicine. Though his…
Hospice in Prison Part 2: An interview with the Pastoral Care Workers
June 29, 2023
I don’t know ’bout religion I only know what I see And in the end when I hold their hand…
Hospice in Prison Part 1: An interview with Michele DiTomas and Keith Knauf
June 22, 2023
In the early 1990’s, California Medical Facility (CMF) created one of the nation’s first licensed hospice units inside a…
Artificial Intelligence: Charlotta Lindvall, Matt DeCamp, Sei Lee
June 15, 2023
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, has tremendous potential. We talk on this podcast about potential uses of AI in geriatrics and…
The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto
April 13, 2023
Social connections impact our health in profound ways, whether it is the support we receive from family and friends in…