TheAmerican Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM)is a professional organization for physicians specializing inHospice and Palliative Medicine,headquartered inChicago, Illinois.Membership is open to all health care providers committed to improving the care of patients with serious or life-threatening illnesses. AAHPM has more than 5,200 members; 82 percent are physicians, 12 percent are nurses or other health care providers and 6 percent are residents or students.
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| Formation | 1988 |
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| Type | medical association |
| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois |
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Official language | English |
President | Joanne Wolfe, MD MPH (2019-2020) |
| Website | Official Web site[1] |
AAHPM started a patient website to help educate the public on the importance of hospice and palliative care.
Background
editAAHPM was founded in 1988, with 250 charter members, as the Academy of Hospice Physicians (The academy).Josefina B. Magno,MD, president of theInternational Hospice Instituteand Gerald Holman, MD, director of St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment Center met to discuss the formation of The academy.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^"Opus Dei - Saint Josemaría".opusdei.org.