The Center to Advance Palliative Care is pleased to offer a free resource covering the basics of Medicare, Medicaid, health plans and the alternative payment models that are taking hold in the U.S. health care system. Wanted to make sure members in the e-community knew this resource was out...
The cover article for the Spring 2017 issue of NHPCO's member quarterly, NEWSLINE, looked at the way that HopeWest in Colorado utilizes a team-centered approach to their hospice and palliative care programs. Patients have a range of options to choose from and have the freedom to develop a...
Spring2017_NL_HopeWest.pdf
Black seniors are more likely than whites and Latinos to forgo hospice care. Due to deeply felt religious beliefs and a long history of discrimination in the U.S., African-American patients are often reluctant to plan for the end of their lives, and more skeptical when doctors suggest stopping...
2010 Consensus Statement on management of implanted cardiac devices at EOL. #EOL #hospice #CardiacDevice #palliativecare #AICD
AICD_management_at_EOL_Consensus_Statement.pdf
Article for volunteer newsletter explaining how to address spiritual needs if they come up; while avoiding risk of offending someone. Could also be useful for IDT including inpatient. #spiritualcare #teams #volunteers #palliativecare #interdisciplinary
Spirituality and Religion for Volunteers1.doc
Many staff are motivated by their faith in seeking healthcare vocations. This presentation provides guidance as to ways staff can provide spiritual support without a high risk of causing offense or spiritual harm to patients and families. #palliativecare #spiritualcare #interdisciplinary...
NOTES FOR AVOID REL OFFENSE HEALTHCARE SETTING.ppt
Improving the Quality of Spiritual Care as a Dimension of Palliative Care: The Report of the Consensus Conference Christina Puchalski, M.D., M.S., F.A.P.C.,1 Betty Ferrell, Ph.D., M.A., F.A.A.N., F.P.C.N.,2 Rose Virani, R.N.C., M.H.A., O.C.N., F.P.C.N.,2 Shirley Otis-Green, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.,...
This outreach booklet uses the poster on the cover and several NHPCO articles inside. Hospice volunteers distribute the booklet, bookmarks and a volunteer information brochure throughtout their communities during National Hospice Month in November. Social workers and nurses use the booklets year...
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