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‘Innovative Opportunities’ Exist in Growing Need for Trauma-Informed Bereavement Care

Hospice News

Hospices may be seeing a growing need for trauma-informed bereavement services on the horizon. This is according to Chloe Bishop, bereavement and social work supervisor at Maryland-based Frederick Health Hospice. This is according to Chloe Bishop, bereavement and social work supervisor at Maryland-based Frederick Health Hospice.

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Hospice of the Panhandle Taps New CEO; New Strategy Director Appointed at Unity Hospice

Hospice News

She began as a nurse at the hospice in 2010, and started her career at Berkeley Medical Center in 2008 as a primary nurse and charge nurse in the progressive care unit. She began as a nurse at the hospice in 2010, and started her career at Berkeley Medical Center in 2008 as a primary nurse and charge nurse in the progressive care unit.

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Culture, Compensation, Education Are Keys to Hospice Chaplain Turnover

Hospice News

On average, the tenures of more than a third of hospice chaplains in the United States lasted only one to two years between 2010 and 2019, according to research from Zippia. “When someone is overwhelmed, it is impossible for them to provide quality care.”. A shrinking labor pool. Limited opportunities for training.

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Primary Care Clinicians Provide Palliative Care Without Realizing It

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Writing for the Mayo Clinic, Mary K Buss, MD, MPH made an interesting observation: “Many PCPs already engage in primary palliative care but may not recognize their actions as palliative care.” 1 In fact, general practitioners, not hospice or specialists, provide most palliative care. References Buss MK, Rock LK, McCarthy EP.

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Stepped Palliative Care: A Podcast with Jennifer Temel, Chris Jones, and Pallavi Kumar

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Summary Transcript CME Summary If palliative care was a drug, one question we would want to know before prescribing it is what dose we should give. Give too little – it may not work. This is Eric Widera. Alex This is Alex Smith Eric A nd Alex, who do we have with us today? Jennifer 00:44 Thanks. Chris, welcome to the GeriPal podcast.