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The Roots of Palliative Care: Michael Kearney, Sue Britton, and Justin Sanders

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-Alex Smith Links Link to the McGill National Grand Rounds Series on Palliative Care , Michael Kearney as initial presenter, and registration for future events. First we have Michael Kearney, who’s a palliative and hospice doctor at the Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara and author of several books. Canadians are welcoming.

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Palliative and end of life care as a human right

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This blog does not intend to revisit this pathway, but to raise awareness that as healthcare professionals, we have and always will have only one chance to get it right in palliative and end of life care. What is Palliative and End of Life Care? The Cornerstone of Humanity. Dame Cecily Saunders.

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Images of the Dying: A Podcast with Wendy MacNaughton, Lingsheng Li, and Frank Ostaseski

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Our focus today, however, was on her most recently published book titled How to Say Goodby e. This beautiful book began as a very personal project for Wendy while she was the artist-in-residence at Zen Hospice. I won and ended up producing a little book called how to say goodbye. She has a TED talk. When were you.

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How Hospices Are Diversifying Their Services in 2024

Hospice News

Palliative care, pediatric end-of-life care and end-of-life doula (EOLD) services are top of mind for hospices that are diversifying their services in 2024. Now’s the time to make sure your entire book of business isn’t tied to one source. But it goes both ways.

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Influence of Hospital Culture on Intensity of Care: Liz Dzeng

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Summary Transcript Summary One of the things I love about Liz Dzeng’s work is the way in which it draws upon, echoes, and advances our understanding of the influence of culture on the end of life experience. Eric and I are joined today on this podcast by Anne Kelly palliative care social worker to discuss these issues with Liz.

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HSPN Staffing Summit: Leveraging Technology for Person-Centered Care

Hospice News

She has offered and reviewed many publications relevant to the topics of palliative care, ethics, hospice, and communication. Her first publication, a children’s book entitled Daniel’s World: A Book About Children with Disabilities , is the closest to her heart. We aren’t learning their needs.

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Providing Hospice Cares in a Facility during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Quarantine

Hospice 101

Hospice Social Workers, Hospice Chaplains and even Hospice Aides are now being asked to work from home, calling in and checking on patients via phone, while many hospices are even laying off team members. The basic hospice belief and philosophy is to provide end of life cares encompassing the Mind, the Body, and the Spirit.