MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care

Using the Hospice Benefit -- Russell K. Portenoy, MD

The purpose of this podcast is to provide an update about the clinical services and regulations that govern the federal and state hospice benefit.

Goal Setting Discussions in the Seriously Ill -- Russell K. Portenoy, MD

The goal of this podcast is to describe the elements of goal setting discussions and provide a framework for improving the ability of clinicians to engage in these discussions with seriously ill patients and their families.

HIV/AIDS: Update on a High-Burden Chronic Illness -- Jenna Butner, MD

This podcast will address some of the particularities and challenges of HIV/AIDS. 

Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy: Treating Despair at the End-of-Life -- William Breitbart, MD, FAPA, FAPM, FAPOS

This podcast will introduce Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy (MCP), a novel, existentially oriented psychotherapy which focuses on sustaining and enhancing meaning in advanced cancer patients.

Palliative and Hospice Care for Patients with Congestive Heart Failure -- Michael Mencias, MD

This podcast will provide a brief overview of the definition, diagnosis, and treatment of congestive heart failure (CHF); discuss prognostication of CHF patients; and advanced heart failure treatment options including Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices, Cardiac Inotrope Therapy, and mechanical circulatory support (Left Ventricular Assist Device).

Palliative Care in Advanced COPD -- Cristian Zanartu, MD

The purpose of this podcast is to discuss the assessment, management, and prognostication of patients with advanced COPD.

Palliative Care in Dementia: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Behavioral Symptoms -- Mara Lugassy, MD

The purpose of this podcast is to enhance knowledge of the management of behavioral symptoms in dementia. 

Prognostication in Chronic Illness -- Pauline Lesage, MD, LLM

This podcast will address the complexity of prognostication in chronic advanced illness and cancer.

Definitions of Palliative Care and Hospice -- Christine Kucinskis, LCSW, CSW-G, ACHP-SW

The goal of the podcast is to discuss care options available in the US including hospice and palliative care and how they are implemented.

Medical Marijuana in Palliative Care -- Cristian Zanartu, MD

This podcast reviews the use of medical marijuana in symptom care--particularly in pain, nausea, and anorexia.