S2: Episode 33- Recap & Highlights from NHPCO #ALC2024 w/ Healwell

Show notes-

Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare

Guest-

Cal Cates (they/them)

-Healwell CEO founded in 2009

-Serves on NHPCO committees (Diversity Advisory Council DAC, Integrative & Rehabilitative Therapies Steering)

-Impacted by experience of massaging grandfather’s hand when he died

Mission-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system.

1. Story (theme) Cal & Dr. G met at last year’s NHPCO ALC 2024. This year they recap the final NHPCO ALC held in Denver, Colorado. https://www.nhpco.org/alc2024/

2. Educate -Teaching points

- NHPCO + NAHC = The Alliance of Care at Home https://allianceforcareathome.org

- Massage therapy is a discipline, not a modality. It’s more than “rubbing skin and muscles.” Cal discussed how human vulnerability allows massage therapist to inhabit full scope of a collaborative care provider.

3. Empower -A valuable a resource https://healwell.org

Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com

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