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PC for People Experiencing Homelessness: Naheed Dosani

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[link] Toronto Star Feature [link] CityNews Toronto Feature [link] Psychosocial Interventions at PEACH In addition to medical care, PEACH also runs two key psychosocial interventions for our clients: PEACH Grief Circles Structured spaces for workers in the homelessness sector to process grief. those experiencing homelessness).

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The Tangled Web of Pediatric Palliative Care Payment and Policy

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Operated in partnership with the Hospice of the Valley, the inpatient facility offers pediatric palliative care, hospice, grief support and respite services. Having standardized definitions around these services and clearer quality measures could go a long way toward improving access, he stated.

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Lack of Staff, Guidelines Build Hurdles for Hospice Bereavement Care Programs

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Gross is also a medical director at ANX Hospice Care. Hospices are not reimbursed enough to support grief care teams,” Gross told Hospice News. Having clinicians more involved in grief programs allows families’ a continued interdisciplinary support after a loved ones’ through that direct connection, Gross explained.

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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. Medical cannabis can also be beneficial in symptom management for cancer patients, according to recent research.

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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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HopeHealth’s Expanding Scope of Pediatric Hospice, Palliative Services

Hospice News

HopeHealth provides home care, hospice, palliative and dementia care, as well as caregiver and grief support services. Hospice News recently sat down with pediatrician Dr. Rebecca MacDonell-Yilmaz, medical director of HopeHealth’s pediatric supportive services. The numbers were pretty striking.

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Hospice in Prison Part 1: An interview with Michele DiTomas and Keith Knauf

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We start off part one by interviewing Michele DiTomas, who has been the longstanding Medical Director of the Hospice unit and currently is also the Chief Medical Executive for the Palliative care Initiative with the California Correctional Healthcare Services. And so the definition of family was broad. Michele: Yep.

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