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Phoenix Children’s Palliative Chief: Shift the Culture in Health Care

Hospice News

The Phoenix Children’s palliative care program was launched in 2009. Health care providers should take a more expansive view of how they care for patients and families, according to Dr. Tressia Shaw, the new division chief for palliative medicine at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. And that’s really palliative care.”

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Sangre de Cristo Taps New CEO, YoloCares Names Palliative Care Director

Hospice News

She served as director of compliance for Sangre de Cristo Hospice & Palliative Care from 2001 to 2009. Egging has served as president of The Denver Hospice since 2009, where she led health information management, quality and compliance departments. This marks her return to the organization.

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Dialysis vs Conservative Management for Older Adults: Manju Kurella Tamura, Susan Wong, & Maria Montez-Rath

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This is my favorite article, Susan, that I talk about of M a nju is a New England Journal article that came out 2009. 2009, yeah, 2009. I’m going to go back to that new paper from 2009 which we’ll have linked to. Eric 11:50 I also have to ask, because we will have a link to this article. I talk about it all.

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From Sea to Shining Sea: State Palliative Care Laws Yield Mixed Results

Hospice News

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts passed a law to develop its advisory council in 2009. Stretching back more than a decade, a rising number of states have passed laws designed to raise awareness of hospice and palliative care, but to date, few if any have achieved measurable results. The reasons for this run the gamut.

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Ep. 43 - An Insider’s View: An Insider’s View: A Pediatric Nurse Practitioner’s Reflections as a Palliative Care Clinician, Caregiver, and Mother

HPNA podcast

This led her to also become a board-certified pediatric hospice and palliative nurse in 2009. Join us for an insightful episode featuring seasoned Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Meggan Mikal-DeMont DNP, APRN-FPA, PCNS-BC, CPNP-PC, CHPPN , FPCNwith more than10 years of experience in palliative care and pain management.

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Phoenix Children’s Pediatric Palliative Care Training Works to Bridge Access, Staffing Gaps

Hospice News

Phoenix Children’s palliative program began in 2009 and includes nine physicians, social workers, mental health therapists, child life specialists and bereavement support professionals. Communication skills are among the most significant components of shaping a sustainable pediatric palliative care workforce, Shaw said. “A

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Care Synergy Becomes National Center for Johns Hopkins’ CAPABLE Program

Hospice News

The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing launched CAPABLE in 2009 and since then has overseen the program nationally. CAPABLE began with a 2009 pilot at a Johns Hopkins site in Baltimore and since has expanded to more than 40 locations in 21 states. With this new agreement, Care Synergy will be taking over those management functions. “We

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