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Psychedelics, Cannabis Show Promise in End-of-Life Care, But More Research Needed on the Risks

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Research is growing around how certain substances such as psychedelics and cannabis can aid in treating pain, anxiety, depression, trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), grief, migraines and other medical conditions. There are definitely just basic physiological cardiac risks. I don’t see a lot of focus on the possible harms.

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Standing Out in the Palliative Care Competitive Landscape

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A large hurdle is ensuring these services are not conflated with hospice care, a common misconception and deterrent of access, Dedes indicated. We were a hospice organization at the beginning, so we do best at end-of-life care services. Primary and palliative care provider collaborations have also begun to take shape.

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State Palliative Care Councils May Be Proliferating

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“In addition, it would help educate Wisconsinites about what palliative care does. Palliative care is often misunderstood and confused with hospice care. Palliative care is not end-of-life care.” Sexten also serves as board chair of the Wisconsin Hospice & Palliative Care Association (WiHPCA).

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Deathwives Founders: Death Doulas Fill End-of-Life Care Gaps, Ease Strain on Hospice Staff

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Many come striving for change after witnessing loved ones receive poor end-of-life care or enduring bereavement without support. A death doula is a non-medical provider trained to care for a terminally ill person and their family physically, emotionally and spiritually during the process of death.

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Prolonged Grief Disorder: Holly Prigerson

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Holly Prigerson recalls the moments in which she started investigating prolonged grief disorder. She recalls being “a social scientist [Holly] in room full of psychiatrists,” who recognized a diagnostic gap in people experiencing profound and potentially harmful grief far after the death of a loved one. Summary Transcript Summary.

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‘Normalizing’ Trauma-Informed Hospice Care Delivery

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Trauma-informed care challenges Recognition of the training gaps in trauma-informed end-of-life care delivery drove NPHI to establish a guide for providers, CEO Tom Koutsoumpas stated. These families may be at higher risk of experiencing complicated grief, she said.

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New Hospice Facilities Launch Ahead While Others Halt

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New hospice facilities and grief centers are cropping up across the country, while a California inpatient facility is reopening following a temporary closure due to the pandemic. . The first center began providing grief support services in 1991 following her death. Hosparus Health opens new grief support facility.

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