AAHPM Winter Quarterly 2011 : Page 3WINTER 2011 3 Contents President’s Message: From the Shadows into the Spotlight...... 4 Advocacy Update: AAHPM Travels to Capitol Hill to Amplify the Voice of People with Serious Illness ....................... 6 Billing & Coding: General Inpatient Level of Care Requirements. . 8 The AAHPM & HPNA Annual Assembly: Paper Sessions......... 9 Palliative Care Adventures in Oz . ............................ 12 What Is Palliative Care? Depends on Who You Ask and Who You Tell........................................... 14 AAHPM Developing Countries Scholars: Reflections on Assembly Experience ....................................... 17 Congratulations, 2012 AAHPM Board of Directors .............. 18 The Art of Caring: Let Us Choose Not to Be Awkward ......... 20 Certify Now: ABMS and AOA Announce Registration Dates .... 22 2011 Board of Directors Officers Ronald J. Crossno, MD CMD FAAFP FAAHPM President R. Sean Morrison, MD FAAHPM Immediate Past President Timothy Quill, MD FACP FAAHPM President Elect Solomon Liao, MD FAAHPM Treasurer Nancy Hutton, MD FAAP FAAHPM Secretary Directors at Large Amy P. Abernethy, MD FAAHPM F. Amos Bailey, MD FACP FAAHPM Bruce H. Chamberlain, MD FACP FAAHPM Sarah Friebert, MD FAAP FAAHPM Jean S. Kutner, MD MSPH FAAHPM Susan LeGrand, MD FACP FAAHPM John F. Manfredonia, DO FACOFP FAAHPM Kathleen McGrady, MD MA MS FAAHPM Jorge I. Ramirez, MD FAAHPM Christine Ritchie, MD MSPH FACP FAAHPM Christian T. Sinclair, MD FAAHPM Jay R. Thomas, MD PhD AAHPM Quarterly Editorial Board Editor in Chief Paul Rousseau, MD FAAHPM palliativedoctor@aol.com Marcin Chwistek, MD FAAHPM Tara Friedman, MD FAAHPM Jane Loitman, MD MS FAAHPM Lucille Marchand, MD BSN Dennis Pacl, MD FAAP FACP Porter Storey, MD FACP FAAHPM VOL. 12 Editorial Board Management Steve R. Smith, MS CAE AAHPM Communities Update............................... 23 Quarterly Progress Report: AAHPM Points of Progress ........ 24 AAHPM News ............................................. 26 Executive Director/CEO Julie Bruno, MSW LCSW Director, Education and Training Laura G. Davis, CAE Director, Marketing and Membership Stephanie Euzebio Designer Angie Forbes Manager, Education and Training Jennifer Fuhrman-Kestler, MA Manager, e-Marketing Jacqueline M. Kocinski, MPP Come Follow Us Director, Health Policy and Government Relations aahpm.org Jerrod Liveoak Senior Managing Editor Katie Macaluso Managing Editor Terrie McKissack Administrator Vanessa Mobley, CMP Senior Meetings Manager Emily Muse Manager, Communities and Programs Send address changes, administrative correspondence, or letters to the editor to AAHPM, 4700 W. Lake Avenue, Glenview, IL 60025-1485, 847.375.4712, fax 847.375.6475, e-mail info@ aahpm.org. AAHPM Quarterly is published by the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. ©2011 by the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Advertising is accepted. Contact Randi Romanek at 847.375.4848 or rromanek@connect2amc.com. The information presented and opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Any clinical or technical recommendations made by the authors must be weighed against the healthcare provider’s own judgment and the accepted guidelines published on the subject. Randi Romanek Sales Manager Christina Rowe Program Coordinator Tracy Sawires Administrator Porter Storey, MD FACP FAAHPM Executive Vice President Sally Weir Director, Program Development and Operations Publication List Using a screen reader? Click Here |
