Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare

Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC
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Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare. This podcast will Provide Peace of Mind to the listeners by educating about various issues faced while navigating the Healthcare system. As expected, Dr. G will fearlessly advocate for the most vulnerable while compassionately and boldly empowering listeners with useful information.

  1. S4: Episode 5- What is Aging Life Care™️?

    May 26

    S4: Episode 5- What is Aging Life Care™️?

    Show notes-   Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare    Guest Nina Pflumm Herndon, MAG, CMC, CLPF - 2026 President ALCA Aging Life Care™️ Association, Member since 2003 - Executive Director of Sage Eldercare Solutions https://www.sageeldercare.com - Master’s degree in Gerontology from San Francisco State University - Certified care manager (CMC) and licensed professional fiduciary - Contributing author to the Geriatric Care Manager’s Handbook https://a.co/d/04RhiQPr Podcast MISSION-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system.  1. Story (theme) It’s Aging Life Care™️ month! Dr. G enjoyed the 42nd Annual ALCA National Conference in Austin April 22-25th 2. Educate -Teaching points - Aging Life Care™, also known as geriatric care management, is a holistic, client-centered approach to caring for older adults or others facing ongoing health challenges. Working with families, the expertise of Aging Life Care™️ Professionals provides the answers at a time of uncertainty. - Aging Life Care™️ Professional is a health and human services specialist who acts as a guide and advocate for families who are caring for older relatives or disabled adults. - Safeguard the wellbeing of solo-agers - WHEN does a person need an Aging Life Care™️ Manager? https://youtu.be/byjLnMQarTI?si=QLapmHZ6bsdlJznm - HOW to start search for an Aging Life Care™️ Professional? https://www.aginglifecare.org/Shared_Content/ALCA_Directory/ALCA_Find_an_Expert.aspx 3. Empower -A valuable a resource ALCA https://www.aginglifecare.org/ Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/_GyZUZh96_E?si=S5EhbReuy0h2zYy3 #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #LateStagesOfLife #RealTalk #HealthcareRoadMap #AgeInBLISS #AgingLifeCareMonth #OlderAmericansMonth

    28 min
  2. S4: Episode 4- What does Memorial Day Mean to US?

    May 22

    S4: Episode 4- What does Memorial Day Mean to US?

    Show notes- Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare Guest Dr. Qwynn Galloway-Salazar “Doc Q” - From the Queens, NY - Army veteran - Wife of combat veteran - Mother of 3 daughters - In Their Honor, CEO & Founder - End of Life Doula - International Doula Life Movement IDLM veteran-focused educator - PSYCH/ARMOR® national leadership educator: 🆓 3-part COURSE “Caring for Veterans Through the End of Life” - PsychArmor https://psycharmor.org/caring-for-veterans-through-the-end-of-life - Board of Directors for the Caregiver Action Network - George W. Bush Institute Veteran Leadership Scholar (Class of 2025) - Artist-in-Residence with Grief Dialogues - USA Today’s 2024 Woman of the Year for Georgia and the Inaugural Georgia Woman Veteran of the Year (2022) Podcast MISSION-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system. 1. Story (theme) Dr. G met Doc Q in the entry line of End Well 2023, then End Well 2024 she slayed our souls with a 18:26 poetic piece dedicated to a veteran Kim “Support for Veterans at End of Life” https://youtu.be/VTXq6SvOXMw?si=_0RKVbFULTLWlbbY 2. Educate -Teaching points 🇺🇸 History of Memorial Day https://www.cem.va.gov/history/Memorial-Day-history.asp 🚫Happy🚫 Memorial Day lacks awareness. Doc Q encourages us to say “Have a MEANINGFUL Memorial Day” - Take a moment of observance and remembrance of the lives lost in combat and by suicide during your cookout. - Su;cide prevention line 📲 DIAL 988 for support, care, connection https://www.samhsa.gov/mental-health/suicidal-behavior/prevention - Military cultural awareness VIDEO “15 Things Veterans Want You to Know” https://youtu.be/gqu4cm6VJ7E?si=BBC_9XiYLx-EuYfp 3. Empower -A valuable a resource In Their Honor https://www.intheirhonor.info/services-in-their-honor Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/cs5Wi78SVlU?si=XA8vTjvb2-5yTe7H #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #LateStagesOfLife #RealTalk #HealthcareRoadMap #AgeInBLISS #MemorialDay

    45 min
  3. S4: Episode 3- Nurses Week with Reverence Home Health #ThePowerOfNurses

    May 7

    S4: Episode 3- Nurses Week with Reverence Home Health #ThePowerOfNurses

    Show notes- Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare Guest Liana Shahijani, MSN, RN, FNP-BC - Raised in Los Angeles, California 100% Armenian 🇦🇲 - Wife & Mother of 3 daughters (athletes) - 19 years of nursing experience - ADN achieved at Rio Hondo College - BSN achieved at University of San Diego, Hahn School of Nursing - Experienced a life changing Medical Mission in the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 - MSN/FNP achieved at UCLA School of Nursing w/ subspecialty in vulnerable populations (2011 Class speaker “Believe to Achieve” https://youtu.be/C-aHIUEw73c?si=FxivkWM7PoQPox-a) - Spent 5 years as a Hospice Nurse Practitioner https://a.co/d/0594CegZ - Experience in Pulm/Crit, Allergy & Immunology, currently works in CVICU - Business owner of Reverence Home Health since 2021 Podcast Mission-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system. 1. Story (theme) Happy Nurses Week!!! #ThePowerOfNurses 💥 https://pages.nursingworld.org/nursesweek26 Liana’s origin story began while sitting 1-day in 🧮 calculus class as a premed student. She faced this WALL, then pivoted her studies by deciding to go into NURSING. In that moment she harnessed her POWER, which opened the door for a POWERFUL nursing career🚪⚡️🔋 2. Educate -Teaching points - Home Health REHABS patients at home for a limited time, keeping them out of the hospital🏥 - If patients are in & out of the hospital, disease is progressing and it’s likely time to talk about hospice care. 🗺️ “MAPPING THE END” https://closler.org/lifelong-learning-in-clinical-excellence/mapping-the-end Liana’s charge to NURSES 🪫💥➡️⚡️🔋 ⚡️You are NOT working for a business, you ARE the business! (Healthcare is business) ⚡️NEVER stop learning! KEEP LEARNING. (If you know everything, QUIT) ⚡️You are THE voice of the patient and the family! ⚡️Know your worth! Dont let one thing stop you, there are so many different opportunities. 🎤”Nurses are the first to hold a baby or the last hand held when someone is dying. It is the passion of caring and the commitment to be the BEST that sets nurses apart.” ​ 3. Empower -A valuable a resource Reverence Home Health https://reverencehh.com Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/saLVBPiHeio?si=0JXH_Ay0ZoI0mUms #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #LateStagesOfLife #HealthcareRoadMap #ThePowerOfNurses

    28 min
  4. S4: Episode 2- Parkinson’s Awareness Month

    Apr 29

    S4: Episode 2- Parkinson’s Awareness Month

    Show notes- Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare Happy Global POWER FOR PARKINSON’S DAY! 🟢 Guest Nina Mosier, MD - Wife & Mother - Grew up in Philadelphia - Retired physician, trained in Internal Medicine & Geriatrics - Executive Director & Co-Founder of Power for Parkinson’s (2013) Podcast MISSION-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system.  1. Story (theme) Dr. Nina Mosier was a family caregiver for her father. She was a presenter at the 42nd ALCA Annual conference in Austin, Texas which raised Dr. G’s awareness about how exercise slows progression of Parkinson’s disease. Dr. Mosier’s late father could not walk nor feed himself until instituting regular exercise. (A different conference session discussed speech and swallowing struggles affect 90% of people diagnosed with Parkinsons Disease. Yet only 3-4% utilize speech therapy ST https://parkinsonvoiceproject.org/program/speak-out/?srsltid=AfmBOopMryMNavJEmAYIMY0fvzJjlTNo9DpsKRyUAVpMoAIv7QyoKPMh) 2. Educate -Teaching points:  Dr. G’s Mnemonics from medical school (First Aid USMLE Step 1, 2013) “Body becomes a TRAP” (Tremor at rest, cogwheel Rigidity, Akinesia or bradykinesia, Postural instability) “Get DOPe at the PARK” (Dopamine neurotransmitter decreases from loss of substantia nigra pars compacta neurons) Also associated with Lewy Bodies 🟢 FACTS? Fastest growing neurodegenerative disease, caused by environmental & genetic factors https://www.parkinson.org/parkinsons-awareness-month 🟢Symptoms include constipation, loss of smell, anxiety, depression, apathy. EVERYTHING gets smaller (writing, walking, speaking) 🟢Diagnosed by a neurologist https://parkinsonsdisease.net/diagnosis/rating-scales-staging 🟢Treatments? medication, surgery, speech therapy, EXERCISE 🟢How exercise helps? Neuroplasticity reverses immobility. See FREE YouTube channel for classes ​⁠ 3. Empower -A valuable a resource https://www.powerforparkinsons.org/ Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/9uQPyO3SF-Y?si=rpS5N_OL8o3iBQx_ #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #LateStagesOfLife #RealTalk #parkinsonsawarenessmonth

    35 min
  5. Season 4 Premiere #NHDD2026 National Healthcare Decisions Day: What is Capacity?

    Apr 16

    Season 4 Premiere #NHDD2026 National Healthcare Decisions Day: What is Capacity?

    Show notes- Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare Guest Catherine Wicker, Esq - Founder and Principal attorney of Wicker Law - Houston, Texas native - Lived in Hawaii - Masters of public health with emphasis in social determinants of health - Based in San Diego since 2009 Previous NHDD podcasts 🔗 #NHDD2023 The Conversation Project resources https://open.spotify.com/show/2u3BXV3MNZBzhGPaQftlDs #NHDD2024 Interdisciplinary discussion with Founder Nathan Kottkamp, Esq in collaboration with The Heart of Hospice podcast https://youtu.be/Bp0h1sDqPYs?si=gL2VvIaTWHhxKQHn #NHDD2025 Discussed How to Age and Die in Bliss with a Healthcare RoadMap https://youtu.be/1azmcZvVlMU?si=xwXdlnkcVa4bkF5O Mission of this podcast-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system. 1. Story (theme) Dr. G is often called upon to evaluate individuals for capacity and write a letter of capacity when families are in crisis (needing to access funds for care, etc.). NHDD is about preserving individuals AUTONOMY with an advance directive. Let’s normalize the necessary conversations about advance care planning. Mapping the end   - CLOSLER https://closler.org/lifelong-learning-in-clinical-excellence/mapping-the-end 2. Educate -Teaching points - What is CAPACITY? - California's Health Care Decisions Law, Probate Code section 4600 https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayexpandedbranch.xhtml?tocCode=PROB&division=4.7.&title=&part=&chapter=&article=&nodetreepath=7 - Framework (avenues of preserving rights to make medical decisions) POA, Healthcare proxy, conservator - Contrast capacity with COMPETENCY (a judicial determination) - How can individuals ensure that’s outsiders will not challenge their advance directive? - Iron clad Advance Directive? (Date, witnessed) - Values worksheet Source: End of Life Choices California - EOLCCA Values Worksheet https://endoflifechoicesca.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/CC_Values_Worksheet.pdf - Estate Planning for the End of Life podcast: https://youtu.be/RJGlfbf8abw?si=wrgom8wTF4m0T5B5 3. Empower -A valuable a resource https://wickerlaw.com “Where Law and Healthcare Align” This discussion is not medical or legal advice, it’s for educational purposes ONLY. Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/JNo_5jxpboI?si=PM0DIuEZxzOh1fpn #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #LateStagesOfLife #RealTalk #NHDD2026

    21 min
  6. S3: BONUS Episode 9: What is Death over Drafts ?

    12/10/2025 ·  Bonus

    S3: BONUS Episode 9: What is Death over Drafts ?

    Show notes- Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare  Guest: Stefanie Elkins, MA, MM - LA native - 2019 FOUNDED Be Present Care https://www.bepresentcare.com - End-of-Life Doula trained at the  University of Vermont and Bridging Transitions - Member of the Aging Life Care Association®, Foundation for Senior Services, and Valley Chevra Kadisha,  - Worked with Compassion & Choices - Double MA in Management specializing in Human Services and an MA in Jewish Communal Service from Brandeis University - BA in Social Relations from UC Riverside Mission-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system.  1. Story (theme) Stefanie’s expertise as Family Caregiver Consultant, Aging Life Care Manager & End-of-Life Doula inspired her to create Death over Draftsfor “brewing conversations and drafting a new conversation about death.” Dr. G attended her first pre-End Well DoD in 2023 with Nurse Sharon💜💕, and has since co-crafted with other community members. Enjoy the origin story of DoD🍻 2. Educate -Teaching point: Few types of DoD events can occur with the signature tools created by former NHDD 2024 podcast guest, Lisa Pahl, LCSW, APHSW-C https://thedeathdeck.com * The Death Deck- Neighborhood * EOL Deck- Networking for hospice care professionals or promoting advance care planning * Dementia Deck- ALCA adjacent, memory care outreach 3. Empower -A valuable a resource (become crafters and how DoD can be utilized with or part of other events like End Well)  https://www.deathoverdrafts.com/ Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/KC3yxnH1eNk?si=4C6OKwHCIeHINyF1 #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #LateStagesOfLife #RealTalk #DeathOverDrafts #DeathPositive #BrewingConnection #DeathAndDying #DeathCurious

    26 min
  7. S3 FINALE #WHPCDay25

    10/11/2025

    S3 FINALE #WHPCDay25

    Show notes- Worldwide Hospice and Palliative Care Alliance (WHPCA) observes World Hospice and Palliative Care Day on October 11, 2025 ⁠ The theme for #WHPCDay25 is “Achieving the Promise: Universal Access to Palliative Care. This theme builds on last year’s campaign where we marked 10 years since the World Health Assembly (WHO’s Governing Body)” ⁠ Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare Guest Dalyce Kelley - Marketing Specialist - Four time family caregiver Mission-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system. 1. Story (theme) Dalyce experienced three deaths in her family this year. We dedicated Season 3 to her grandmother “Mama Dee” one of the nineteen victims killed in the January 2025 Eaton Fire (see Season 3 Premiere). The second was her 44 year old sister, Ebony Williams, which hit especially hard after losing her grandmother tragically. She was only on hospice care for 2 weeks. Brother then died after being a paraplegic on long term care. 2. Educate -Teaching points - When you or your loved one is facing a serious illness diagnosis, it may feel like there’s a fight against the clock. To optimize quality of life and maximize decision making options, advanced care planning and early palliative care are important tools. Patients and families need time to research the best hospice agency in their own neighborhoods, when no further curative treatment is available. - Delays due to insurance authorizations, complications from disease progression and complications of treatment can make the journey even more difficult. Ask for a palliative care consult. - These video show notes have important links: “What do we mean by GOALS OF CARE?” https://youtu.be/LxYfid3xZ3Y?si=nTuTT7i-H6ho1ZpA “Five Simple Steps to Find and Choose the BEST hospice agency” https://youtu.be/K9XNnARH5-A?si=51vT0m_Wra3z-LzV 3. Empower -A valuable a resource New AAHPM CEO on Ensuring Widespread Access to Hospice and Palliative Care - Hospice News https://hospicenews.com/2025/09/25/new-aahpm-ceo-on-ensuring-widespread-access-to-hospice-and-palliative-care/ Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/KtFaVoYZMS0?si=K5vrhhhk2XtgtISl #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #LateStagesOfLife #RealTalk #WHPCDay25

    30 min
  8. S3: Episode 7- Happy PA Week!

    10/07/2025

    S3: Episode 7- Happy PA Week!

    Show notes Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare Guest Tracey Piparo, PA - President of Physician Associates in Hospice and Palliative Medicine PAHPM - PA for 24 years: started in ER, then became a hospitalist - 1st PA to work in specialty palliative care - Married to fire fighter with two children 15, 12 - From Brooklyn New York, lives in New Jersey Mission-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system. 1) Story (theme) PAs have been around since 1967 and were an integral part of of the healthcare team during Dr. G’s medical school training: Performing CABG with Cardiothoracic surgeon, harvesting veins for coronary artery bypass graft CABG; Rounding independently in the CABG “cabbage” patch post op 2) Educate -Teaching points - PA Training: Follows same Medical model as MDs/DOs, graduating as generalists. - Name changed from physician assistant to associate AAPA https://www.aapa.org/about/history/ - PA Education Association https://paeaonline.org/our-programs - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) https://www.nccpa.net - Scope of practice is determined at the team level and with the collaborating physician. Fellowships available for advanced training. HPM Certification established in 2023. Core Values PRACTICE https://www.nccpa.net/about-nccpa/ 3) Empower -A valuable a resource https://pahpm.mypanetwork.com/ Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/BtLR3V9NtIw?si=z_j3kpKLihfK3X6H #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #RealTalk #LateStagesOfLife #PAweek #physicianassociate #physicianassistant #PAsGoBeyond

    29 min
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Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare. This podcast will Provide Peace of Mind to the listeners by educating about various issues faced while navigating the Healthcare system. As expected, Dr. G will fearlessly advocate for the most vulnerable while compassionately and boldly empowering listeners with useful information.

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  • Creator
    Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    98
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Kaishauna Guidry, MD, HMDC
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