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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC

@drmamakai.bsky.social
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Author, Healthcare advocate also known for podcast “Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare” and founder of Mourning Dove Medical @MourningDoveMed 💜 DrMamaKai because this stay home mother of three became a physician. #TheRealDealAboutHospice #hapc #MedSky

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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Non-Traditional HAPC Careers @mourningdovemed.bsky.social 💜 hapcvirtualdidactics.com/non-traditio...
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Non-Traditional HAPC Careers
We are looking forward to resuming the HAPC Virtual Grand Rounds series and hoping this semester is the best one yet! Check out the upcoming lectures for this semester here. I am excited to announc…
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
@jdsupra.bsky.social CMS’s Affiliation Rule: Medicare Enrollment Risk for Hospice Medical Directors Scott S. Driggs Snell & Wilmer www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/cm...
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CMS’s Affiliation Rule: Medicare Enrollment Risk for Hospice Medical Directors | JD Supra
A physician with a clean disciplinary record, no history of fraud, and no involvement in false billing can lose the ability to treat Medicare patients...
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This would be a WIN in Healthcare💜 @mourningdovemed.bsky.social 🏥 vs 🏡 “Experts discuss how to make restraining hospital patients a vestige of medical history.” Resist the restraints| ACP Hospitalist www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/... American College of Physicians  @acpimphysicians.bsky.social
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Resist the restraints | ACP Hospitalist
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Celebrating Women in Medicine month #WIMmonth 💜 @acpimphysicians.bsky.social
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
NPs appeal federal court ruling on who can say, “I’m a doctor” www.ama-assn.org/practice-man...
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NPs appeal federal court ruling on who can say, “I’m a doctor”
Evidence submitted by the AMA and the California Medical Association shows use of the term by nonphysicians can jeopardize patient safety.
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
💜🇺🇸🇲🇽 Excited to attend American College of Physicians ACP SoCal III inaugural Binational Medical Congress of the Californias today August 22, 2026 on the UC San Diego Campus. @acpimphysicians.bsky.social
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
My Husband Was Kicked Out of Hospice for Dying Too Slowly - KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org #hapc #TheRealDealAboutHospice kffhealthnews.org/aging/hospic...
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My Husband Was Kicked Out of Hospice for Dying Too Slowly - KFF Health News
Some seriously ill patients improve on hospice. About 1 in 16 patients enrolled in hospice care lose eligibility as a result. Here’s how to get appropriate care after receiving a terminal diagnosis.
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
California association launches campaign to raise awareness of hospice benefits www.mcknightshomecare.com/news/califor...
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California association launches campaign to raise awareness of hospice benefits
California hospice care advocates have launched a new campaign to help bolster the public image of the often beleaguered sector, which has been rattled by recent allegations of waste and fraud. The in...
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
@HospiceNews REGULATION Physicians: Proposed California Rule Threatens Livelihood, Providers  By Jim Parker | July 28, 2026 hospicenews.com/2026/07/28/p... @capublichealth.bsky.social @aahpm.bsky.social @hmdcert.bsky.social @gavinnewsom.bsky.social @padilla.senate.gov @adamschiff.com
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Physicians: Proposed California Rule Threatens Livelihood, Providers
Some hospice medical directors contend that proposed emergency regulations in California represent a threat to their livelihood, as well as
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
🆕 @mourningdovemed.bsky.social Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare Video podcast S4: Episode 10- When is it time to switch Health Insurance? Guest- Kristine Swisher, MBA, CLTC ➡️Owner & Independent Insurance Agent at Giving Tree Insurance 🌳 youtu.be/LkYzCQhEpJQ?...
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Video podcast S4: Episode 10- When is it time to switch Health Insurance?
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
📚Hospice is Healthcare. @mourningdovemed.bsky.social has a book to meet everyone’s needs💜 📕 Hospice Physicians 📗 Hospice Nurse Practitioners 📘EVERYONE DM for ebook and to join Book Club communities #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #therealdealabouthospice #hapc
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Wechkin HA, Loggers ET. Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED) With Hospice Support in America: A Case Series - Journal of Pain and Symptom Management www.jpsmjournal.com/article/S088... @jpsmjournal.bsky.social
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Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED) With Hospice Support in America: A Case Series
Despite increasing public awareness of voluntary stopping of eating and drinking (VSED), there are no descriptions of the clinical course of U.S. patients who pursue VSED, with or without hospice supp...
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
🥳 Celebrating 💯 @mourningdovemed.bsky.social Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare S4:E9 STATE of Hospice💜 Guest Dr. Lauren Templeton @hmdcert.bsky.social @aahpm.bsky.social @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social @capublichealth.bsky.social @padilla.senate.gov #hapc youtu.be/vRxaptsBSDk?...
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Video podcast 💯 S4: Episode 9- State of Hospice
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
@capublichealth.bsky.social We need to swiftly re-evaluate Emergency Regulations for Hospice Agencies (DPH-18-002E) June 1, 2026 which seems to limit hospice physicians to 1 agency. HOW? Clearly actual hospice physicians were not consulted @governor.ca.gov @padilla.senate.gov @adamschiff.com 1/5
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
🚨We are in a 6-month national moratorium that started on May 13th⚠️ 🗣️Hospice agency owners, this is your opportunity to safeguard the agency and fortify the physician leadership with Hospice Medical Director Certification Board® @hmdcert.bsky.social
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Mourning Dove Medical @mourningdovemed.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Watched yet? “When you’re diagnosed with a serious illness, it’s time for palliative care.” Lori Cooper, BSN, RN “It’s always time for Palliative Care… HELLO!” 😂 Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare S4: E8- What is Palliative Care?
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
American College of Physicians @acpimphysicians.bsky.social Calls for Increased Oversight of Private Equity and Corporatization in Healthcare www.acponline.org/advocacy/acp...
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
🆕💜 @mourningdovemed.bsky.social Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare S4: Episode 8- What is Palliative Care? Guest Lori Cooper, BSN, RN Hospice of the North Coast a NON-profit community based organization serving North County San Diego youtu.be/RKWlK6sa1LM?...
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Video podcast S4: Episode 8- What is Palliative Care?
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
@mourningdovemed.bsky.social Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare- EPISODE 11- Father’s Day Bonus 💜 open.spotify.com/episode/0SGj...
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EPISODE 11- Father’s Day Bonus
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
To all the dads out there – Happy Father’s Day! Nothing we do is more fulfilling!
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Mourning Dove Medical @mourningdovemed.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
90% of people with Parkinson's have speech & swallowing problems… SPEAK OUT! Guest  Hilary Byatt, MS, CCC-SLP, COO of Parkinson Voice Project Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare S4:E7 #podcast #educateandempower @drmamakai.bsky.social 💜
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
To George and Laura, Bill and Hillary — we're grateful for your friendship, counsel, and devotion to this country. And to Joe and Jill, thank you for being on this journey with us.
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
@mourningdovemed.bsky.social Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare S4: Episode 7- Speech Therapy w/ SPEAK OUT!   Guest  Hilary Byatt , MS, CCC-SLP - COO of Parkinson Voice Project #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #HealthcareRoadMap #AgeInBLISS youtu.be/aU7FOU2WObM?...
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Video podcast S4: Episode 7- Speech Therapy w/ SPEAK OUT! @ParkinsonVoiceProject
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
#WCW #WIM @acpimphysicians.bsky.social ACP “The Art of Negotiation” webinar is available on-demand. We discussed it and Emma Grede’s book on the podcast. @mourningdovemed.bsky.social Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare S4:E6- San Francisco Treat #IM2026 Highlights 💜 Guest Dr. Maia (Coach)
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Pharmacologic Treatments With Lifestyle Modifications in Nonpregnant Adults With Overweight or Obesity in Outpatient Settings: A Living Clinical Guideline From the American College of Physicians (April 2026) | Annals of Internal Medicine @annalsofim.bsky.social www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
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Pharmacologic Treatments With Lifestyle Modifications in Nonpregnant Adults With Overweight or Obesity in Outpatient Settings: A Living Clinical Guideline From the American College of Physicians (Apri...
Description: The American College of Physicians (ACP) developed this clinical guideline for internal medicine physicians and other clinicians caring in outpatient settings for adults with overweight o...
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Physician vs. provider is an ethics issue, not just style kevinmd.com/2026/05/phys... via @kevinmd.bsky.social @acpimphysicians.bsky.social American College of Physicians Janet Jokela, MD, MPH, FIDSA, MACP @drjanetj.bsky.social
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Physician vs. provider is an ethics issue, not just style
Physician vs. provider is a question of medical professionalism, not style. See why the wrong word erodes ethical identity and the patient-physician bond.
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
@medscape.com Advance Directives May Reduce Unnecessary End-of-Life Care Edited by Manasi Talwadekar www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
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Advance Directives May Reduce Unnecessary End-of-Life Care
Older adults close to death often receive unnecessary end-of-life medical treatments in hospitals.
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
📝Dr. Maia’s THRIVE framework for leadership success & sustainability: TRUSTING your leadership identity HARNESSING your strengths REBOUND from setbacks IMPACTING economics VALUING our success circle EMPOWERING ourselves with resources @mourningdovemed.bsky.social S4:E6💜 #IM2026
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
🆕 podcast for #WCW Woman Crush Wednesday! @mourningdovemed.bsky.social Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare S4: Episode 6- San Francisco Treat #IM2026 Highlights Guest newly minted fellow of @acpimphysicians.bsky.social Maia D. Carter MD, MPH, FACP, FACHE #WIM youtu.be/ECWzgUjtq6c?...
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Video podcast S4: Episode 6- San Francisco Treat #IM2026 Highlights
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
😎Week 1️⃣ Summertime Reflections on moments of #CommunitySupport 💜 There’s nothing like the feeling of collaboration with innovative, mission-driven, patient/client-centered leaders. @mourningdovemed.bsky.social
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
❤️‍🩹Let’s talk about Advance Care Planning. It’s not about what happens to your money when you die.💵 It’s not about funeral arrangements. ⚰️⚱️ 1/3 @mourningdovemed.bsky.social 💜
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Medical schools diversified. So where are all the diverse doctors? www.statnews.com/2026/06/01/r... via @statnews.com
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Medical schools diversified. So where are all the diverse doctors?
Why are residency programs disciplining and dismissing trainees in a system funded to train them?
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Mourning Dove Medical @mourningdovemed.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
🚚Hot off of the #Amazon press! 🆕 The Pocket Guide For Hospice Nurse Practitioners: Vital Members of the Hospice Interdisciplinary Team 💜 @drmamakai.bsky.social #EducateAndEmpower #TheRealDealAboutHospice #PeaceOfMind
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
@acpimphysicians.bsky.social ACP launches ACP CME On-Demand | I.M. Matters from ACP www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
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ACP launches ACP CME On-Demand | I.M. Matters from ACP
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Advance Care Planning | @mourningdovemed.bsky.social 💜 #AgeInBLISS mourningdovemedical.com/healthcare-r...
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Mourning Dove Medical offers expert advance care planning and a comprehensive healthcare roadmap for individuals and families.
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Mourning Dove Medical @mourningdovemed.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
💚May is Aging Life Care Month & Older Americans Month💜 Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare S4: Episode 5-What is Aging Life Care ™️? Guest ALCA President Nina Herndon , MAG, CMC, CLPF #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #HealthcareRoadMap #AgeInBLISS #AgingLifeCareMonth @drmamakai.bsky.social
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
@mourningdovemed.bsky.social Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare 💜 Video podcast S4: Episode 5- What is Aging Life Care ? Guest ALCA President Nina Herndon youtu.be/_GyZUZh96_E?... #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #HealthcareRoadMap #AgeInBLISS #AgingLifeCareMonth #OlderAmericansMonth
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Video podcast S4: Episode 5- What is Aging Life Care™️? @AgingLifeCareAssociationTM
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Mourning Dove Medical @mourningdovemed.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
🆕The Pocket Guide For Hospice Nurse Practitioners: Vital Members of the Hospice Interdisciplinary Team 💜Available on Amazon #NursesMonth #nursepractitioner #hospicenurse
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
3rd @mourningdovemed.bsky.social publication💜 The Pocket Guide For Hospice Nurse Practitioners: Vital members of the Hospice Interdisciplinary Team #NursesMonth a.co/d/0594CegZ
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The Pocket Guide For Hospice Nurse Practitioners: Vital members of the Hospice Interdisciplinary Team
The Pocket Guide For Hospice Nurse Practitioners: Vital members of the Hospice Interdisciplinary Team [Guidry MD HMDC, Kaishauna] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Pocket Guide For Hospice Nurse Practitioners: Vital members of the Hospice Interdisciplinary Team
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Mourning Dove Medical @mourningdovemed.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Stories are Medicine: @drmamakai.bsky.social Dr. G met Doc Q in the entry line of End Well 2023 with Nurse Sharon. End Well 2024 she slayed our souls with YOUR HOMEWORK for a Meaningful Memorial Day💜🇺🇸 S4:E4 #podcast #MemorialDayWeekend #CulturalHumility #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #Hope
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
#Bloopers with Doc Q & Dr. G 🩸😅🦟 or shall we call them Sunday Funnies? ALOT of blood, sweat & tears went into this podcast that was a year in the making 💜#MemorialDayWeekend Watched S4:E4 yet❓ @mourningdovemed.bsky.social
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Mourning Dove Medical @mourningdovemed.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
🚫Happy🚫 Memorial Day lacks awareness. Dr. Qwynn Galloway-Salazar “Doc Q” encourages us to say “Have a MEANINGFUL Memorial Day” Dr. G @drmamakai.bsky.social at the Heart of Healthcare S4: Episode 4- What does Memorial Day Mean to US? 🇺🇸💜
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
@mourningdovemed.bsky.social presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare S4: Episode 4- What does #MemorialDay Mean to US? 🇺🇸 Guest Dr. Qwynn Galloway-Salazar “Doc Q” youtu.be/cs5Wi78SVlU?... #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #HealthcareRoadMap #AgeInBLISS
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Video podcast S4: Episode 4- What does Memorial Day Means to US? 🇺🇸
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Medical misinformation wins when patients can’t see their doctors www.statnews.com/2026/04/02/m... via @statnews.com
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Medical misinformation wins when patients can’t see their doctors
Desperate patients, unable to get timely doctors’ appointments, seek help wherever they can find it.
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions in End-of-Life Cancer Patients in Home-Based Hospice Care  @cuanschutz.bsky.social Graduate School news.cuanschutz.edu/graduate-sch...
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Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions in End-of-Life Cancer Patients in Home-Based Hospice Care
Explore the need for deprescribing potentially inappropriate medications in home hospice cancer patients, while ensuring effective pain management for comfort care.
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
@aahpm.bsky.social PC-FACS “Sudden Unexpected Death” Half of Hospice and Palliative Care Unit Inpatients’ Family Members Are Surprised by Death aahpm.org/pc-facs/sudd...
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Hospice News ‘Moving the Mindset’ of Equitable Hospice Access By Holly Vossel | May 7, 2026 hospicenews.com/2026/05/07/m...
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‘Moving the Mindset’ of Equitable Hospice Access
Hospices’ diversity and inclusion efforts have hit several barriers in recent years. Policy reform and more person-centered care integration represent two
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Mourning Dove Medical @mourningdovemed.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
💜 @drmamakai.bsky.social Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare S4: Episode 3- Nurses Week with Reverence Home Health #ThePowerOfNurses Guest Liana Shahijani, BSN, FNP-BC #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #LateStagesOfLife #HealthcareRoadMap American Nurses Association
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Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC @drmamakai.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
📣HAPPY NURSES WEEK ❕ American Nurses Association THEME #ThePowerOfNurses 💥⚡️🔋 @mourningdovemed.bsky.social Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare💜 Video podcast S4: Episode 3- Nurses Week with Reverence Home Health, Inc Guest Miss Liana Shahijani, MSN, RN FNP-BC, youtu.be/saLVBPiHeio?...
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Video podcast S4: Episode 3- Nurses Week with Reverence Home Health #ThePowerOfNurses
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