Elizabeth Gundersen

📰 'How to Integrate Medical Humanities into Your Palliative Care Practice' by Ian B. Kwok, MD; J. Redwing Keyssar, RN; Gayle Kojimoto, BA; and Michael W. Rabow, MD, FAAHPM
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Learn how integrating medical humanities can strengthen your palliative care practice and more.

Colorado Rural Health Center Sounds Alarm Over Proposed Cuts to Rural Health April 29, 2025 -- The nonprofit State Office of Rural Health and State Rural Health Association represents over 716,000 Coloradans and serves as a lifeline to supporting the state's most vulnerable po...

Colorado Rural Health Center is sounding the alarm over proposed health care cuts that, according to CRHC CEO and NRHA President Michelle Mills, threaten a “cornerstone supporting the rural health care delivery system for decades.” Read more: www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-releas... #ruralhealth

Opinion | What Medicaid Cuts Would Do to My Rural Hospital (Gift Article) Small-town America depends on health care systems like mine, but I’m not sure we’ll be able to keep our doors open if Congress cuts Medicaid.

In @nytimes.com, NRHA member Kevin Stansbury outlines what Medicaid cuts would do to his rural hospital in Hugo, Colo. “But the real damage — the kind that keeps me up at night — will be done to the hardworking people in my rural community.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/o... #ruralhealth

Make the most of the last day of #SHMConverge25!

Check out the palliative care mini track for the latest & greatest in serious illness care.

@societyhospmed.bsky.social @rabrazzak.bsky.social #HAPC

#SHMConverge25

Up your game at #SHMConverge2025!

"Don't Gamble with Your Words: Primary Palliative Care Tips to Improve Your Odds of Effective Communication with Seriously Ill Patients" happens TODAY at 3:40p in Breakers CDIJ.

@societyhospmed.bsky.social @anniemassart.medsky.social @rabrazzak.bsky.social #HAPC

Hospitalists who are care for patients with serious illness - and who doesn't? - check out this palliative care lineup at #SHMConverge25!

Hope to see you there! @societyhospmed.bsky.social @anniemassart.medsky.social @rabrazzak.bsky.social #hapc

BRING IT!!! #hapc26

I loved being a part of the homerooms and SIG/Forums. Please make sure to stay connected to the various communities after #hapc25 on connect.aahpm.org! You can sign up for SIGs, Forums, and Councils in your member profile and the “Communities” on the @aahpm.bsky.social website.

List of the 80 new Fellows of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (FAAHPM) in 2024

So excited to congratulate the FAAHPM Class of 2024! Thank you for your work for @aahpm.bsky.social and the field! #hapc25

Good Mountain Morning #HAPC25!

Wow! I hope @benwthompson.bsky.social knows I have high expectations for dinner with him tonight! #hapc

If you'd like to learn more about museum-based education, check out the #HMIMuseum fellowship that attracts many #hapc folks! #hapc25
harvardmacy.org/courses/muse....

6 people standing in front of a brightly painted wall.

Loved working with these amazing faculty! @alijohnzrrabi.bsky.social, Gordon Wood, Josh Hauser, Laura Morrison, Paul DeSandre. And a special thanks to our mentors Liz Gaufberg and Corinne Zimmermann and the @denverartmuseum.bsky.social #hapc25 #HMIMuseum

Small groups of people standing around works of art.

And an exploration of our values and professional identities. #hapc25

Small groups of people standing around works of art.

...as well as a personal responses tour #hapc25

Groups on individuals surrounding works of art.

We explored meaning and connection through activities such as visual thinking strategies (VTS) #hapc25

A group of about 50 hospice & palliative medicine clinicians standing on a stairway.

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” - Maya Angelou

So grateful for the opportunity to share and honor each other's story yesterday at the #hapc25 pre-con session @DenverArtMuseum! Thanks to all who participated! #HMIMuseum

#HAPC25 pre-conference sessions are underway! I'm so happy to be sharing my home museum in our "Experience at the Denver Art Museum" session this afternoon. "Bella Falcon" by Ho-Chunk artist Tom Jones is just one of the pieces we'll be reflecting on. @denverartmuseum.bsky.social @aahpm.bsky.social

Just one is too hard! Let's see...I booked Rioja for me and
@benwthompson.bsky.social tomorrow night. Also: Corsica Wine Bar, Temaki Den, Sushi Den. If you're into vinyl, the bartenders at Sunday Vinyl not only make drinks but also spin records! #hapc25

Excited to say I’m NOT traveling to the majestic mountains of Denver for #hapc25 …because I live in the majestic mountains of Denver! Safe travels and can’t wait to see everyone!

To everyone attending #hapc25: Welcome to colorful Colorado!

#HPMParty is returning to Denver during the 2025 AAHPM/HPNA Annual Assembly

The #HPMParty is returning to Denver during the 2025 AAHPM/HPNA Annual Assembly. We will be doing our traditional Pub Crawl, this time starting at 8 pm on Thursday, February 6th at the Celtic. Details here: geripal.org/hpmparty-is-... #hapc25 #HAPC #palliative