Sounding board___________________________
The Academy of Hospice Physicians
—
an appeal
Sr. Karen Bums, OSF
There are few people in the world today who have not been touched by the terror of cancer. When high technology and curative medication are no longer effective, there is still hope and support for the patient. Because of the hospice movement in the United States, such patients receive the professional and compassionate attention they need. There are over 2000 hospices in our country. That tells us that the need is great and the need is growing. When the U.S. government approved Medicare coverage for the hospice patient, it levied the dictum that each patientmust be referred by a physician to a hospice program. That physicianthen continues tobe involved in the care of the patient and collaborates with the Medical Director of hospice, or he/she may choose to move Sr. Karen Burns, OSF is Development Director~ Academy ofHospice Physicians, Pinellas Park Florida.
offthe case. However, the referral must be made by a physician at the request of the patient or the patient’s family. In making such a referral, the family physician is acknowledging that cure seems no longer possible but that care is a vital need.
After twenty years ofgrowth in the United States, the profile of the hospice Medical Director is evolving. Each hospice uses the team approach. In hospice care the physician is a team member along with the nurse, the social worker, the pastoral care person, the aides and volunteers. Being a member of a team is a fairly unique position for a physician but those who have moved into an active role in
hospice, have done it well. They have discovered that it is a great benefit to them tohave the support of the team as well as to be a giving member of the team. After twenty years of growth in the United States, the profile of the hospice Medical Director is evolving. Physicians have honestly and succinctly tabulated the requisites for such a role. The hospice movement is now benefiting from physician training programs that are designed by physicians, for physicians, and conducted by physicians. Under the sponsorship of the Academy of Hospice Physicians, these programs have become worthy of national acclaim. Angela V. Cyr, EdD, Executive Director of the Academy that has its administrative offices in Pinellas Park, Florida recently accepted the Excellence in Education Awardfor the Training Programs from the National Hospice Organization. That award winning program was Unit I and it addressed an overview of the
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Medical Director, the Reimbursement Method, the Study of Pain Management, Ethical Issues, the Process of Death and Dying and Ongoing Attention to the Bereaved. Dr. Cyr is now collaborating with the physicians on the faculty to prepare Unit II that will address AIDS and perSons with AIDS, Pediatric Oncology and Patients in the End Stages of Terminal Illness Other Than Cancer. These programs in the past have been funded by phannaceutical companies and foundations. As soon as funding is available, the Unit II Series will begin. While the one thousand academy physician members are working in the hospices across our nation and 15 other nations, they are evaluating their roles and the needs of their successors. One primary challenge on their horizon is to have hospice/palliative medicine recognized and included in medical school curriculum. The need has never been greater for physicians-in-training tofocus on cure where it is possible and care at all times. The mortality of human beings must be accepted so that death is no longer perceived as defeat by those who dedicate themselves to the field of medicine. Hospice is caring. Hospice means being present to another human being as he/she crosses the bridge from here to eternity. Because the Academy of Hospice Physicians is only four years old, it is relatively unknown except to those in the hospice movement. Not much money has been spent on advertising. The physicians for many years have been volunteer staff atthe hospicesand it is just recently that they are receiving any kind of remuneration. At the academy, the board members are the most active volunteers since they contribute their time, their talent and their treasure to keeping the academy a viable organization. The administrative staffin Pinellas Park, Florida serves the members from across the country and
world in anyway possible to fulfill the mission to provide excellence in education and research for the physicians dedicated to the terminally ill and their families. As academy members they are hearing the needs of our nation. They are hearing the cry for better health care. They are hearingthe cry for more compassion atthe bedside of the sick and dying. They are hearing the cry for reasonable expenses and medications. This is an appeal to ask the public and non-hospice doctors to hear the physicians who are members of the Academy of Hospice Physicians. Help them to respond to the needs ofpatients and their families. Ask your doctor if your terminally ill loved one should be referred to hospice. Help the academy raise the funds to carry out the prioritized programs the members have seen as primary needs. The one thousand physicians who are members of the academy represent over twentyfive specialties in the medical field. Ask your doctor if he/she is a member. This message is about physicians who do care, who are not wealthy, who are willing to be there with you and yours when you need them the most. The physicians have made a serious commitment to the academy and its goals for excellence in education and research in hospice care. They now invite you to make a serious commitment to them. Your investment will benefit the terminally ill and their families at a time when they need it most. The academy has a Development Department in the Florida office at 8800 49th Street N., Suite 102, Room 7, Pinellas Park, Florida 34666. Telephone (813) 546-5578.I~
STATEMENTREQUIRED BY THE ACFOF OCTOBER 23, 1962; SECTION 4369, TITLE 39, UNITED STATES CODE, SHOWING THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND CIRCULATION OF THE AMERICAN JOURNALOF HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE. 1. Date of filing: September 30, 1992. 2. Title of publication: American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 3. Frequencyof issue: Bi-monthly. 3A. No. of issues published annually: 6. 3B. Annual subscription price: $55.00. 4. Office of publication: 470 Boston Post Road, Weston, MA 02193. 5. General business office of the publishers: 470 Boston Post Road, Weston, MA 02193. 6. Publisher: Richard A. DeVito, 90 Love Lane, Weston, MA 02193: Editor: Eileen F. DeVito, 90 Love Lane, Weston, MA 02193; Managing Editor: R. Patrick Gates, P.O. Box 881, Fitchburg, MA 01420. 7. The owner is (Ifowned by a corporation, its name and address must be stated and also immediately thereunder, the names and addresses of stockholders owning or holding one percent or more of the totalamount ofstock. Ifowned by a partnership or other unincorporated firm, its name andaddress, as well as that of each individual, must be given.): Prime National Publishing Corp., 470 Boston Post Road, Weston, MA 02193. All stock is owned by Richard A. and Eileen F. DeVito, 90 Love Lane, Weston, MA 02193. 8. The known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security holders owning or holding one percent of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities are: (if there are none, so state.): None. Name and address of principal officers: President: President and Treasurer: Eileen F. DeVito, 90 Love Lane, Weston, MA 02193. Clerk: Richard A. DeVito, 90 Love Lane, Weston, MA 02193 9. Paragraphs 7 and 8 include, in cases where the stockholder or security holder appears upon the books of the company as trustee or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the person or corporation for whom such trustee is acting, also the statements in the two paragraphs show the affiant’s full knowledge and belief as to the circumstances and conditions under which stock holders and security holders who do not appear upon the books ofthecompany as trustees,hold stockand securities in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner. Name and addresses of individuals who are stockholders of a corporation which itself is a stockholder or holder of bonds, mortgages, or other securities of the publishing corporation have been included in paragraphs 7 and 8 when the interests of such individuals are equivalent to one percent or more of the total amount of the stock or securities of the publishing corporation. 10. The average numberof copies issued during the preceeding 12 months: total number of copies printed: 3,173; paid circulation: 1,687; sales through dealers and carriers, street vendors and counter sales: none; free distribution (including samples): 712; total number of copies distributed: 2,399; office use, leftover, unaccounted, spoiled after printing: 774. Single issue nearest filing date—total number of copies printed: 2,702; paid circulation, 1,605; sales thmugh dealers and carriers, street vendors, and counter sales: none; free distribution (including samples): 591; total number of copies distributed: 2,196; office use, leftover, unaccounted, spoiled after printing: 506 I certify that the statements made by me above are correct and complete (signed) Richard A. DcVito, Publisher November 1992
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The Academy of Hospice Physicians
—
an appeal
Sr. Karen Bums, OSF
There are few people in the world today who have not been touched by the terror of cancer. When high technology and curative medication are no longer effective, there is still hope and support for the patient. Because of the hospice movement in the United States, such patients receive the professional and compassionate attention they need. There are over 2000 hospices in our country. That tells us that the need is great and the need is growing. When the U.S. government approved Medicare coverage for the hospice patient, it levied the dictum that each patientmust be referred by a physician to a hospice program. That physicianthen continues tobe involved in the care of the patient and collaborates with the Medical Director of hospice, or he/she may choose to move Sr. Karen Burns, OSF is Development Director~ Academy ofHospice Physicians, Pinellas Park Florida.
offthe case. However, the referral must be made by a physician at the request of the patient or the patient’s family. In making such a referral, the family physician is acknowledging that cure seems no longer possible but that care is a vital need.
After twenty years ofgrowth in the United States, the profile of the hospice Medical Director is evolving. Each hospice uses the team approach. In hospice care the physician is a team member along with the nurse, the social worker, the pastoral care person, the aides and volunteers. Being a member of a team is a fairly unique position for a physician but those who have moved into an active role in
hospice, have done it well. They have discovered that it is a great benefit to them tohave the support of the team as well as to be a giving member of the team. After twenty years of growth in the United States, the profile of the hospice Medical Director is evolving. Physicians have honestly and succinctly tabulated the requisites for such a role. The hospice movement is now benefiting from physician training programs that are designed by physicians, for physicians, and conducted by physicians. Under the sponsorship of the Academy of Hospice Physicians, these programs have become worthy of national acclaim. Angela V. Cyr, EdD, Executive Director of the Academy that has its administrative offices in Pinellas Park, Florida recently accepted the Excellence in Education Awardfor the Training Programs from the National Hospice Organization. That award winning program was Unit I and it addressed an overview of the
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Medical Director, the Reimbursement Method, the Study of Pain Management, Ethical Issues, the Process of Death and Dying and Ongoing Attention to the Bereaved. Dr. Cyr is now collaborating with the physicians on the faculty to prepare Unit II that will address AIDS and perSons with AIDS, Pediatric Oncology and Patients in the End Stages of Terminal Illness Other Than Cancer. These programs in the past have been funded by phannaceutical companies and foundations. As soon as funding is available, the Unit II Series will begin. While the one thousand academy physician members are working in the hospices across our nation and 15 other nations, they are evaluating their roles and the needs of their successors. One primary challenge on their horizon is to have hospice/palliative medicine recognized and included in medical school curriculum. The need has never been greater for physicians-in-training tofocus on cure where it is possible and care at all times. The mortality of human beings must be accepted so that death is no longer perceived as defeat by those who dedicate themselves to the field of medicine. Hospice is caring. Hospice means being present to another human being as he/she crosses the bridge from here to eternity. Because the Academy of Hospice Physicians is only four years old, it is relatively unknown except to those in the hospice movement. Not much money has been spent on advertising. The physicians for many years have been volunteer staff atthe hospicesand it is just recently that they are receiving any kind of remuneration. At the academy, the board members are the most active volunteers since they contribute their time, their talent and their treasure to keeping the academy a viable organization. The administrative staffin Pinellas Park, Florida serves the members from across the country and
world in anyway possible to fulfill the mission to provide excellence in education and research for the physicians dedicated to the terminally ill and their families. As academy members they are hearing the needs of our nation. They are hearing the cry for better health care. They are hearingthe cry for more compassion atthe bedside of the sick and dying. They are hearing the cry for reasonable expenses and medications. This is an appeal to ask the public and non-hospice doctors to hear the physicians who are members of the Academy of Hospice Physicians. Help them to respond to the needs ofpatients and their families. Ask your doctor if your terminally ill loved one should be referred to hospice. Help the academy raise the funds to carry out the prioritized programs the members have seen as primary needs. The one thousand physicians who are members of the academy represent over twentyfive specialties in the medical field. Ask your doctor if he/she is a member. This message is about physicians who do care, who are not wealthy, who are willing to be there with you and yours when you need them the most. The physicians have made a serious commitment to the academy and its goals for excellence in education and research in hospice care. They now invite you to make a serious commitment to them. Your investment will benefit the terminally ill and their families at a time when they need it most. The academy has a Development Department in the Florida office at 8800 49th Street N., Suite 102, Room 7, Pinellas Park, Florida 34666. Telephone (813) 546-5578.I~
STATEMENTREQUIRED BY THE ACFOF OCTOBER 23, 1962; SECTION 4369, TITLE 39, UNITED STATES CODE, SHOWING THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND CIRCULATION OF THE AMERICAN JOURNALOF HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE. 1. Date of filing: September 30, 1992. 2. Title of publication: American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 3. Frequencyof issue: Bi-monthly. 3A. No. of issues published annually: 6. 3B. Annual subscription price: $55.00. 4. Office of publication: 470 Boston Post Road, Weston, MA 02193. 5. General business office of the publishers: 470 Boston Post Road, Weston, MA 02193. 6. Publisher: Richard A. DeVito, 90 Love Lane, Weston, MA 02193: Editor: Eileen F. DeVito, 90 Love Lane, Weston, MA 02193; Managing Editor: R. Patrick Gates, P.O. Box 881, Fitchburg, MA 01420. 7. The owner is (Ifowned by a corporation, its name and address must be stated and also immediately thereunder, the names and addresses of stockholders owning or holding one percent or more of the totalamount ofstock. Ifowned by a partnership or other unincorporated firm, its name andaddress, as well as that of each individual, must be given.): Prime National Publishing Corp., 470 Boston Post Road, Weston, MA 02193. All stock is owned by Richard A. and Eileen F. DeVito, 90 Love Lane, Weston, MA 02193. 8. The known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security holders owning or holding one percent of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities are: (if there are none, so state.): None. Name and address of principal officers: President: President and Treasurer: Eileen F. DeVito, 90 Love Lane, Weston, MA 02193. Clerk: Richard A. DeVito, 90 Love Lane, Weston, MA 02193 9. Paragraphs 7 and 8 include, in cases where the stockholder or security holder appears upon the books of the company as trustee or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the person or corporation for whom such trustee is acting, also the statements in the two paragraphs show the affiant’s full knowledge and belief as to the circumstances and conditions under which stock holders and security holders who do not appear upon the books ofthecompany as trustees,hold stockand securities in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner. Name and addresses of individuals who are stockholders of a corporation which itself is a stockholder or holder of bonds, mortgages, or other securities of the publishing corporation have been included in paragraphs 7 and 8 when the interests of such individuals are equivalent to one percent or more of the total amount of the stock or securities of the publishing corporation. 10. The average numberof copies issued during the preceeding 12 months: total number of copies printed: 3,173; paid circulation: 1,687; sales through dealers and carriers, street vendors and counter sales: none; free distribution (including samples): 712; total number of copies distributed: 2,399; office use, leftover, unaccounted, spoiled after printing: 774. Single issue nearest filing date—total number of copies printed: 2,702; paid circulation, 1,605; sales thmugh dealers and carriers, street vendors, and counter sales: none; free distribution (including samples): 591; total number of copies distributed: 2,196; office use, leftover, unaccounted, spoiled after printing: 506 I certify that the statements made by me above are correct and complete (signed) Richard A. DcVito, Publisher November 1992
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