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hollyby.bsky.social
Palliative medicine physician in San Diego. Passionate about #hapc (#hospice and #palliative care), #meded, & increased access to health care.
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Today is another good day to support Ukraine, so I have donated again to organizations that feed people and pets impacted by the ongoing Russian invasion, @wck.org and Hachiko Foundation hachikofoundation.org 🇺🇦 🌻 cc: @natemook.bsky.social

Really enjoyed a fantastic @vitaltalk.bsky.social faculty development course on how to teach serious illness communication skills with colleagues working in Australia and New Zealand. Check out future trainings online and in-person at VitalTalk.org. #medsky #hapc

Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts. Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵

🚩 List your program on the Palliative Care Provider Directory! 🔗 www.capc.org/provider-dir... Our national Directory provides an easy way for patients, families, and referring clinicians to locate programs in their area. Add or claim your program today! #hpm #hapc

I loved this poem “Excerpt from Hospice Care Daily” by Lisa Grove in @jama.com

With a measles outbreak growing in West Texas, and cases popping up across the country, experts say vaccination is your best protection. And it's not just for kids. Some adults may need a booster.

The ACGME conference in Nashville, Tennessee is just 2 days away! Stop by booth 340 to meet our team and discover how VitalTalk is a key resource in reaching interpersonal and communication skills milestones! #ACGME2025 #MeaningInMedicine #VitalTalk

🚩 List your program on the Palliative Care Provider Directory! 🔗 https://www.capc.org/provider-directory/ Our national Directory provides an easy way for patients, families, and referring clinicians to locate programs in their area. Add or claim your program today! #hpm #hapc

The American Bar Association has just called upon every attorney, regardless of their political views, to join them & stand up for the rule of law & at minimum insist that our government "follow the law." Every lawyer has an ethical responsibility to do so. www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

So great! www.npr.org/2025/02/07/g...

Help max out the matching opportunity by donating to AAHPM Next Gen Scholars today (use the selector in the donation form). It was cup-filling to have seen so many friends and colleagues at #hapc25, and I really enjoyed the presentations of @aahpm.bsky.social’s first Next Gen cohort. Onward! #hapc

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Hey KC football fans 🏈!! Support the Kansas City Glory football team with this $10 Super Bowl score grid. The Glory play in the Women’s National Football Conference. Maybe there is a team near you, too. #KansasCityGlory www.zeffy.com/en-US/peer-t...

I couldn't imagine a better way to spend the last days than with my #hapc family from near and far. Our fellowship now has enough alumni to have a real alumni dinner! Grateful to the academy and those in it for creating such an amazing community at #hapc25

In 2024, Bluesky grew from 2.9M to 25.9M users. With this growth came anticipated challenges in scaling Trust & Safety, from adding workstreams to adapting to new harms. In our newly published 2024 Moderation Report, we share details on what the year looked like for our Trust & Safety team.

Know the facts around NIH funding cuts and how it will impact you directly www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...

I’m still geeking out meeting so many #hpm #hapc #rockstars in this amazing community. Is it weird that I’m already counting down the days until the next assembly? 😂 goodbye #hapc25… 389 days to go until #hapc26

And that’s a wrap on #hapc25! Thanks to everyone that came out to the Student, Trainee, and Early Career events. We had so much fun getting to meet everyone. See you all next year in San Diego!

Big congratulations to our own Rabia Atayee & Gary Buckholz on their recognition as @aahpm.bsky.social Visionaries during #hapc25! #palpharm

(Most of) Our #HPMClassof25 representing the UCSDH/Scripps Health/Elizabeth Hospice #HPM physician fellowship at #HAPC25.

Love connecting IRL! Thanks #hapc for coming to Denver. See you in San Diego (and on the zoom). #communityoverchaos And International Neuropalliative Care Society meeting in September! @aahpm.bsky.social @hollyby.bsky.social @ctsinclair.bsky.social

Life hack: have the same career as your bestie so you can go to conferences together! #HAPC25 @katherineaw.bsky.social

Toasting 10 years in palliative care with these incredible co-fellows and dear friends. #hapc25 @aahpm.bsky.social

Massive thanks to the staff and planning teams of @aahpm.bsky.social and @hpna-info.bsky.social for #hapc25!!!

Really wonderful session, “HAPC Voices of Hospice and Palliative Care Research.” Thank you for sharing your stories and your work in the field. #hapcresearch #hapc25

Thrilled to welcome Arif Kamal MD MBA MHS FAAHPM FASCO as the @aahpm.bsky.social 2025-2026 Board President! #hapc25 #hapc

So incredibly proud of the accomplishments of the volunteers, leaders, and staff of @aahpm.bsky.social! Congratulations on all we have accomplished and all we continue to do. #hapc25 youtu.be/nFmVhZK93Ik #hapc #hospice #palliative

Fantastic State of the Science at the @aahpm.bsky.social @hpna-info.bsky.social Annual Assembly! Thank you to Na Ouyang, Yael Schenker, and Marie Bakitas and your incredible #hapcresearch teams for your work advancing our field of #hapc! #hapc25

Fantastic Saturday morning keynotes and research sharing about critical issues in hospice and palliative care at #hapc25

A personal note of gratitude to the @aahpm.bsky.social Board and staff for the thoughtful gift as I finished my last board meeting, combining my president year (2023-24) and my hometown football fandom (KC). I added AAHPM socks and @shireenheidari.bsky.social’s friendship bracelets for #hapc25. ❤️💛

He is not only an excellent leader, researcher, and mentor, but he is most importantly a mic drop singer #hapc25

State of the Science #hapc25 Parent-Clinician Communication and Prolonged Grief in Parents Whose Child Died from Cancer Na Ouyang, PhD(c), MSN, RN School of Nursing, Yale University #pedPC #PalliativeCare

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

Congratulations to Jennifer Gabbard, the recipient of the 2025 @aahpm.bsky.social Early Career Investigator Award! #hapc25 #hapcresearch

A big congratulations to @alexsmithmd.bsky.social on the 2025 @aahpm.bsky.social Award for Excellence in Scientific Research in Palliative Care! #hapc25 #hapcresearch

Congrats to the new @hpna-info.bsky.social 2025 Fellows in Palliative Care Nursing (FCPN)! #hapc25

Congratulations to Rachel Wells, PhD MSN RN CNL, the 2025 @hpna-info.bsky.social New Investigator Award winner! Thank you for work! #hapc25

Congratulations to Abraham Brody, PhD RN ACHPN FPCN FAAN winner of the 2025 HPNA Distinguished Nursing Researcher Award! Thank you for your work! #hapc25

Proud that @aahpm.bsky.social and @hpna-info.bsky.social make sure to give back to the Denver community at #hapc25. Please visit: socialoffset.org/event/the-an...

I've updated the second of my #palliativecare starter packs with lots of people worth a follow in the #hpm #hapc #hapc25 field! The first linked to in my profile. go.bsky.app/E8o273Y

Last day of the @aahpm.bsky.social Annual Assembly! Join PaRC faculty Yael Schenker for "Facilitated Versus Patient-Directed Advance Care Planning: A Randomized Clinical Trial", 8:00AM - 9:30 MT during the morning plenary session! Co-authors include many Pitt faculty, staff, and trainees. #hapc25

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.

Jenay Powell, @aahpm.bsky.social Next Gen Scholar and HPM fellow, presenting her work entitled “The Lost Leading the Lost: A Surrogacy Conundrum“ #hapc25