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Ben Thompson @BenWThompson

National Medical Director with Gentiva. Former PD / Division Chief, #MOUD #AddictionMedicine, #hpmclassof20 #HPM #HAPC. Father, Husband, Tar Heel

Joined June 2011
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Ben Thompson@BenWThompson
1 Feb 2022
"dying is really complicated" - med student, first day of 1 week palliative medicine elective.
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2 Dec 2025
Raleigh convention center on fire @ABC11_WTVD @WRAL
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Dr Joseph McCollom DO
@realbowtiedoc
5 Nov 2025
Looking for more #hpm providers @ParkviewHealth interested in #pallonc. Scan the #QR code or DM for more details: @ChrisRalphXmed @CWoodrellMD @ApprillNicole @KadakiaKunal @TamrynGray @sachinkalemd @rabrazzak @ELM_Eckert @OncologyOdyssey @NickScelzi @JananiA779 @NikolasNaleid @GMassaMD @JananiA779 @MayaGogtay @FernandoDiazMD1 @SiennaDurbin @ComeBommier @veladconmigo @asfeen_ummul @Aoibh_Conneely @NrajShah @webbaamy @SimonNoahEtkind @Miriamcolleran2 @conorwbuckley @KeanYew83 @JorgeOct @Mombada1 @MonikaJ95971150 @drtulsijose @bosnjaksupport @ChandrikhaC @GretchenMcnally @aarsh_a_desai @IshwariaMD @Mombada1 @anhbl9 @vyasabhinav2 @BenWThompson @harryhan08 @SagireddySowmya @AgovindarajanMD @mdbrunocosta
Parkview Health@ParkviewHealth
4 Nov 2025
Parkview Health is currently seeking a full-time Board Eligible / Board Certified Palliative Care physician to join our team at Parkview Packnett Family Cancer Institute in Fort Wayne, IN. For more details or to apply, please visit: bit.ly/47VaxWn #ParkviewJobs
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Looking forward to a very special HAPC Virtual Grand Rounds on Juneteenth with Dr. Chaka Brittain entitled "Saving Space for Divine Interventions: Honoring End-of-Life Journeys in Black America" Join at 12:00 EST on Thursday, June 19th here: bit.ly/HAPCBrittain.

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Excited to have Dr. Gabrielle Langmann join the HAPC Virtual Grand Rounds tomorrow, Thursday 5/15 at 12:00 EST to discuss updates in the Hospice and Palliative Care Literature. Live participation is eligible for free CME. Tell your friends! Join here: bit.ly/HAPCLangmann

Updates in HAPC Evidence

Join us as Gabrielle Langmann, MD, MSMedEd discusses the updated to the landscape of hospice and palliative care literature and how we should think about it. Gab has been a willing collaborato…

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Next Friday at 12:00PM EST, check out Dr. Julio Silvestre's lecture on Palliative Care for Patients with Brain Mets: bit.ly/HAPCSilvestre
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Dr Joseph McCollom DO
@realbowtiedoc
7 Mar 2025
Dr @KariB_NP presents about the nonphysical aspects of "total pain" in the setting of #seriousillness at #SCHAPC25 @BenWThompson
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@realbowtiedoc talks about palliative oncology for #SCHAPC25! On a #bowtiefriday. What are the odds he mentions Pippa Hawley??
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There it is.
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Dr Joseph McCollom DO
@realbowtiedoc
7 Mar 2025
Dr Lauren Cole, future #hpm fellow presents about the challenge of #burnout among #hapc inter-disciplinary team members and how to prevent it at #SCHAPC25 @IshwariaMD @BenWThompson
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Today's HAPC Virtual Grand Rounds is on Liver Transplant Indications and Evaluations - looking forward to it! Click on Dr. Delacruz Leyson's picture to join on March 5th at 12:00 EST bit.ly/HAPCLiver
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Deborah Greenhouse@greenhousemd
19 Feb 2025
Today I saw flu A, flu B, Covid, Strep, seizures, cellulitis, migraines, asthma and a swallowed penny stuck in the esophagus. I know how to recognize these, test for and treat them. They don't scare me. You know what scares me? Measles scares me. And that should scare you.
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Sonia Malhotra,MD,MS@SoniaMKhunkhun
5 Feb 2025
I don’t do as much twitter/x anymore and yet I will be using this platform to connect with my #PalliativeCare at #hapc25 - already connected with Christian who brought me to this platform! Looking forward to it @AAHPM ! #hapc #hpm
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Registration is now open for the SC HAPC Conference on March 7th, 2025 in Columbia, South Carolina. You can find registration information here: bit.ly/SCHAPC25 Arif Kamal and Dale Lupu are our keynotes! Discounts for multiple registrants from one organization!

SC HAPC 2025

So excited to announce the South Carolina Hospice and Palliative Care Conference for 2025. We are delighted to present the Second Annual Hospice and Palliative Care conference in beautiful Columbia…

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CAPC
@CAPCpalliative
4 Dec 2024
Introducing CAPC’s 2024 Serious Illness Scorecard: A State-By-State Look at Palliative Care Capacity ow.ly/Nt1y50Uayj7 ✅ Find out your state’s rating ✅ Read the key findings ✅ Review the actions #palliative care champions and federal and state policymakers can take #hpm
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Happy #hapc match day! Looking forward to meeting the fellows for next year!
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Dr Joseph McCollom DO
@realbowtiedoc
14 Nov 2024
So thrilled to be a part of a #mentorship convo with the luminary yet humble @MDRoeland. So grateful to have connected with him at #ASCO24. See you there my #pallonc tribe! @DanijelaJakovl9 @RichaThakurMD @RachelA104 @Dr_Butin @Mombada1 @DrAlisonW @MonikaJ95971150 @aarsh_a_desai @annakenney_DO @Cthompson_MD @ChrisRalphXmed @CWoodrellMD @ApprillNicole @KadakiaKunal @TamrynGray @sachinkalemd @rabrazzak @ELM_Eckert @OncologyOdyssey @AbioyeOyepejuM @NickScelzi @crisbergerot @JananiA779 @FettigLyle @drtulsijose @NikolasNaleid @IshwariaMD
ASCO PallOnc Community of Practice@PallOncCoP
14 Nov 2024
📅Save the date📅 Nov 20th 4p EST 🍂🍁 Autumn is in the air and we have a #pallonc meet up you won't want to miss. Legendary #cachexia expert @MDRoeland will be joining us to discuss #mentorship. DM for a Zoom 🔗 #supponc @MazieTsangMD @DarcyBurbage @EnriqueSoto8 @Chaosdyna
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This Thursday at 12:00 EST, I'm delighted to welcome Ann Berger to the Hospice and Palliative Care Grand Rounds where she will discuss the NIH HEALS Tool. HEALS stands for  Healing Experiences of All Life Stressors. Join the lecture here: hapcvirtualdidactics.com/202…

NIH HEALS Tool

We are so lucky to have Dr. Ann Berger here to present her NIH HEALS (Healing Experiences of All Life Stressors) tool. Dr. Berger has over 35 years of experience in pain and palliative care. M…

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Dr Joseph McCollom DO
@realbowtiedoc
9 Oct 2024
@CvonGunten is a true #pallonc legend and foundational for #hpm #hapc training. Grateful to have caught him at #hapc23 Join our @PallOncCoP crew on Oct 24th 4p EST for a fireside chat with many of program directors of these innovative #supponc fellowships too! @DanijelaJakovl9 @RichaThakurMD @RachelA104 @Dr_Butin @Mombada1 @DrAlisonW @MonikaJ95971150 @ChandrikhaC @GretchenMcnally @AnnaLaVigneMD @AlawtonMD @DittamiLisa @JordanDBauman @RachelleBrick @finlay_esme @LDaratsosPhD @mchwistek @FionnualaCrowle @EK_Drake @osutcuoglu @MartinsWelchMD @BenWThompson @aarsh_a_desai @annakenney_DO @Cthompson_MD @ChrisRalphXmed @CWoodrellMD @ApprillNicole @KadakiaKunal @TamrynGray @anhbl9 @Rea_Booker @sachinkalemd @rabrazzak @ELM_Eckert @OncologyOdyssey @AbioyeOyepejuM @NickScelzi @crisbergerot @JananiA779
ASCO PallOnc Community of Practice@PallOncCoP
9 Oct 2024
Interested in combined #hemeonc and #pallonc training? Know someone who is? Join us for our next #PallOncCoP meeting: 📅Thurs Oct 24th 4p EST📅 Hosted by current fellow @FionnualaCrowle and #supponc superstar @CvonGunten alongside the #PD for these sites! 📨DM for a link🔗
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Death nuts doing the death nut challenge
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Looking forward to tomorrow's @HAPCVrtDidactic with Heather Menzer - supporting the children of terminally ill adults. Join the lecture here on October 2nd at 12:00 EST! bit.ly/HAPCMenzer
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Grateful to be asked to write letters of recommendation for our medical students. Very sweet to receive a loaf of bread in appreciation! #meded #hapc
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