Hospice Admissions - A Discussion of Pearls and Pitfalls-Webinar Resource Guide

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The document is a resource guide for a presentation titled <strong>“Hospice Admissions - A Discussion of Pearls and Pitfalls”</strong> dated <strong>June 25, 2026</strong>. It lists several external references intended to help with hospice admissions, medication coverage, and deprescribing decisions.

Key resources include:
- <strong>NHPCO Relatedness Process Flow</strong> for determining whether a condition or treatment is related to the terminal prognosis.
- <strong>NHPCO Medication Flow Chart</strong> for determining hospice medication coverage.
- A <strong>Deprescribing Guide for Anticoagulants and Antiplatelets</strong>.
- The <strong>Hospice Physician and Medical Director Manual, 4th Edition</strong> from AAHPM.
- <strong>Deprescribing.org</strong>, a general deprescribing resource.
- <strong>SPARCtool</strong>, likely for serious illness communication or care planning.
- <strong>VITALtalk</strong>, a communication training resource for difficult conversations.

Overall, the document functions as a curated list of tools and references to support clinicians in making hospice-related clinical, coverage, and communication decisions.

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