SenioRx Radio host Justin Rash, PharmD delivers his last regularly published podcast episode as he moves into other projects. Justin interviews Stephanie Nelson with Alive Hospice. 

Hospice pharmacists within hospice must be thoroughly familiar with symptom management and harm reduction. Hospice services are provided in the following settings: standalone hospice inpatient units and hospice residential units, LTC facilities, and hospitals, in addition to the more traditional home care paradigm. A hospice pharmacists also must be cognizant of the many regulatory requirements associated with controlled substances, medication reimbursement requirements, and commonly managed symptoms. 

Alive Hospice is a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization that provides compassionate end-of-life care, palliative care, bereavement support and community education. Founded in Middle Tennessee in 1975, Alive Hospice is accredited by The Joint Commission and has held its Gold Seal of Approval for many years.

Alive entered the Middle Tennessee landscape in November 1975, only one year after the founding of the first hospice program in the United States. At the time, and through grassroots movements, other hospices also began appearing across the country. Like the group of individuals gathered together by Alive’s founders, Dr. David Barton and the late Dr. John Flexner, what unified those movements was compassionate people committed to helping patients live in comfort until death occurred and families to grieve with support.