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Vital Minds is a podcast of the PA Foundation, a national nonprofit organization that promotes better health and wellness by providing PAs and PA students with philanthropic opportunities and resources. Each Vital Minds episode features a conversation between host James Millward, an early career PA, and a guest expert on a topic of relevance to the PA and healthcare provider audience, ranging from mental health to obesity to pain management and many more. 
Episode 15 – March 2020 (LIVE RECORDING)
Topic: Meeting a Growing Need: PAs in Palliative Care
Guest host: Andrea Lowe, PA-C
Guests: Rose Direny-Jean, PA-C, and Rose Rutherford, PA-C
Resources:
- PAs in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (PAHPM) – PAHPM.org
- Oman Medical Journal – “Palliative Care: Time for Action”
- Mayo Clinic – “Understanding Palliative Care and Hospice”
- BMJ Open – “What matters most for end-of-life care? Perspectives from community-based palliative care providers and administrators”
- The American Journal of Medicine – “Public Awareness and Perceptions of Palliative and Comfort Care”
- The Ochsner Journal – “The Role of Palliative Care at the End of Life”
- Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) – 8-Step Protocol