Palliative Perspective Podcast
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Ep. 59 - Finding Our Professional Home: Community, Connection, and the Future of Hospice & Palliative Nursing
In this episode of HPNA Palliative Perspective, we’re joined by Betty Ferrell—Editor of the Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing (JHPN), nurse, and internationally recognized researcher. As…
Ep. 58 - After Five: The Other 123 Hours of Hospice Care
Hospice care is often structured around a 40-hour workweek—but patients and families need support 24/7. In this episode, we explore what happens during the “other 123 hours”: nights, weekends, and…
Ep. 57 - I’m Not Dead if I’m Still Talking: Behind the Film A Butterfly Has Been Released
In this episode, filmmakers Barry Koch and Jason Zamer are joined by Angela Novas, Chief Medical Officer of the Hospice Foundation of America, to discuss A Butterfly Has Been Released. The…
Ep. 56 - Risking Love: Hospice, Palliative Care, and Humanity Behind Bars
In this powerful episode, longtime HPNA member Linda Blum, APRN shares experiences from the last few years of her rich nursing career in volunteerism —training incarcerated caregivers in a California…
Ep. 55 - Inclusive Learning as a Disruptor: Redefining How Health Care Learns
Health care inclusivity is more than a framework, it’s a daily practice that shapes learning, teamwork, and patient outcomes. In this episode of HPNA’s Palliative Perspective, Jill, Vanessa, and…
Ep. 54 - Hospice Highlights from an Alaskan Hospice Nurse
In this moving episode of HPNA Palliative Perspective, we welcome Esther Pepper, RN, BSN, CHPN®, a veteran hospice nurse from Alaska whose more than two decades of compassionate service have shaped…
Ep. 53 - Leading Through Uncertainty: Truth-Telling, Mentorship, and the Power of Process
In this companion episode to the October Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing (JHPN) editorial, we sit down with members of HPNA’s DEIB Committee to explore the story behind a powerful…
Ep. 52 - Once Upon a Care Plan: Research Stories at the 2025 HPNA Annual Conference
From the 2025 HPNA Annual Conference in Disney Springs, this special podcast episode brings the poster hall to your ears — featuring concise, powerful overviews from nurse-led and interdisciplinary…
Ep. 51 - Careering with Purpose: Insights from Clinician to Coach
In this episode of the HPNA Palliative Perspective Podcast, we welcome Doug Wubben, a health care professional with a diverse background in nursing and coaching. Doug brings extensive experience as…
Ep. 50 - Shaping the Future: Innovations in Hospice & Palliative Nursing Education and Mentorship
Welcome to Episode 50 of the HPNA Palliative Perspective podcast—a meaningful milestone, and one that gave us pause to reflect on the incredible leaders who’ve shaped the hospice and palliative care…
Ep. 49 - Reimagining Palliative Care: Conversations That Matter in Non-Traditional Settings
In this episode, Shena Gazaway joins us in a discussion of her nurse-led research, providing primary palliative care in patients’ homes— where this care is urgently needed but often overlooked. We…
Ep. 48 - From Anxiety to Acceptance: Psychedelics and the Hospice and Palliative Journey Possibilities
What role can psychedelics play in helping terminally ill patients face death with peace, clarity, and meaning? In this episode, we welcome Hannah Whitmore, PhD, RN, CHPN®, a Registered Nurse and…
Ep. 47 - HPNA in DC - Advocacy on Capitol Hill
In this special episode, recorded on June 24 and released on June 25, we bring you a timely dispatch from Washington, D.C., where the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) leadership and…
Ep. 46 - Meeting People Where They Are: Harm Reduction in Hospice & Palliative Care
In this episode, we hear from Deb Russell, RN, MSN, FNP-BC, APRN-CNP, ACHPN® with more than 20 years in the field, currently leading care in an outpatient, harm-reduction-based palliative clinic. She…
Ep. 45 - The Heart of a Hospice Nurse
In this deeply personal and resonant episode, longtime hospice nurse and podcast host of The Heart of Hospice, Helen Bauer, BSN RN CHPN®, shares an intimate look at the soul of hospice nursing — the…
Ep. 44 - ELNEC in Action: Empowering Nurses to Lead Palliative Care Discussions
In this episode, we explore the profound impact of Kelli Anspach MSN, CV-BC, NPD-BC, CHPN®'s thriving and sustainable training program, which has successfully trained more than 1,000 hospital nurses…
Ep. 43 - An Insider’s View: An Insider’s View: A Pediatric Nurse Practitioner’s Reflections as a Palliative Care Clinician, Caregiver, and Mother
Join us for an insightful episode featuring seasoned Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Meggan Mikal-DeMont DNP, APRN-FPA, PCNS-BC, CPNP-PC, CHPPN ®, FPCN® with more than10 years of experience in…
Ep. 42 - Voices from Annual Assembly: Nurses and Nurse Practitioners on Inspiration, Impact, and Clinical Takeaways
In this episode, we hear from nurses and nurse practitioners who attended the 2025 Annual Assembly of Hospice & Palliative Care. Whether it’s their first time attending or they attend this…
Ep. 41: Heartfelt Navigation: Pioneering Palliative Care for the Community
In this episode, we explore two innovative projects—Project UPHOLDS (Utilizing Palliative care for Heart failure Optimized using Lay navigators to Decrease Suffering) and Project ADAPT HF (ADdressing…
Ep. 40: When You Know Better, Do Better: The Need to Be Seen as an Individual
In this episode, three HPNA Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB) Committee members reflect on their lived experience- how positionality impacts the way they show up to their work as…
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Palliative Perspective Podcast has published 60 episodes since October 2019, covering topics in Education, Health & Fitness.
Palliative Perspective Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 30m.
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