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The Emergence of Contemplative Medicine in Palliative Care

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Ellison is also co-author of the book, Awake at the Bedside: Contemplative Teachings on Palliative and End-of-Life Care. “At Interest in contemplative medicine may be rising in the palliative and end-of-life care communities as more practitioners realize the potential benefits for clinicians and patients.

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Stamford Health Reinstates Palliative Care Program

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The Stamford program was funded in part by philanthropic donations from the Kanarek Family Foundation and Robin Bennett Kanarek, who authored the book “Living Well with a Serious Illness: A Guide to Palliative Care for Mind, Body and Spirit.” “Palliative care is such an important part of the patient experience.

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How Hospices Can Effectively Rebrand

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You can see in their different product lines that they have that very distinctive font that says ‘Virgin,’ and they marry it with different descriptor lines — hotels, books; most of you know Virgin Airlines,” Massey said. Considerations like these have prompted many operators to give their companies’ brands a facelift.

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Rethinking Opioid Conversions: Mary Lynn McPherson and Drew Rosielle

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But wait, before you throw out that equianalgesic table, we also invited Dr. Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD extraordinaire who published this amazing book, Demystifying Opioid Conversions , 2nd Ed., Until the second edition of my book, that is. Drew: She updated an equianalgesic table and published that in the second edition of her book.

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U.S. Senators Reintroduce Telehealth Bill, Would Make Permanent Hospice Recertification Waiver

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Our bill appropriately updates laws that have been on the books for a long time: it removes barriers for patients and providers, embraces the growing availability of advanced technologies and empowers the capabilities of the medical community.” The post U.S.

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Hearing Loss in Geriatrics and Palliative Care: A Podcast with Nick Reed and Meg Wallhagen

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So I started asking around in terms of even my colleagues and so forth, you read about these little, like you say, paragraphs in books that say something about what you should do with hearing loss and testing for hearing loss, and making sure hearing aids are in place. Eric: Welcome to the GeriPal Podcast. This is Eric Widera.

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Hospices Turn Inward to Grow Clinical Workforce with Education, Career Incentives

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As demand grows, we know we’ll need more resources from different avenues, with the bulk needed in our operations.”. Building career paths for hospice clinicians. Clinical workforce shortages in hospice and palliative care are among the biggest threats to patient access, say some providers. This program certainly helps our physician groups to grow.

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