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Caring for Caregivers during Covid-19

Hospice Volunteering

I wanted to share the second video I’ve made for Abbotsford House – this one focusses on the impact of Covid-19 on people who are caring for someone in these challenging times, whether their loved one lives with them, or at a distance, or in a long-term care home or retirement residence. (Remember, I’m new at this! So I don’t know how to change how my expression appears on the link!

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The Heart of Hospice Volunteers

Hospice 101

“Many of our hospice volunteers don’t even realize the impact they have on the lives they touch”. Volunteers are valuable members of our society. They are people who spread goodness to others out of the kindness of their hearts. Volunteers are found everywhere! They are working to fix up and build parks, they are picking up trash on the side of our roads, they are greeting fellow church members, they can be found in kitchens for the less fortunate, they can be found stocking shelves at a food pa

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The Future of Home Care in a COVID-19 World

Bayshore Care Home

While the term home care is often over-generalized, those in the healthcare industry have come to refer to home care as non-medical services that range from companionship to assistance with. The post The Future of Home Care in a COVID-19 World first appeared on Bayshore Home Care.

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Innovators Series: A Conversation with Michael McHale, President and CEO of TRU Community Care

Healthcare Law Insights podcast

In this episode, Meg Pekarske talks with Michael McHale who is President and CEO of TRU Community Care. Michael is a friend, colleague and hospice innovator. As a former board member of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (“NHPCO”), Michael is always thinking of ways to lead proactive growth and change. He is driven to solutions by the fundamental question: “how can we better serve the needs of our community?

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3 Reasons to Retire Pagers from Healthcare Settings

Let's discuss the trusty pager—an old favorite that’s losing its shine in hospitals and clinics. While once a staple in hospitals and clinics, pagers now present significant limitations that hinder rather than facilitate communication among healthcare professionals. Healthcare professionals are constantly on the move, and they need communication tools that can keep up with their fast-paced lives.

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A mixed-methods systematic review and meta-analysis of barriers and facilitators to paediatric symptom management at end-of-life

SAGE Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care podcast

The palliative care needs of infants, children and young people differ to those of adults. The broad spectrum of paediatric life-limiting or life-threatening conditions mean that symptoms are varied and complex to manage. The UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has emphasised pain management in paediatric palliative care as a research priority.

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Suffering with Serious Illness? What to do. Listen in Death Doulas and Healthcare Advocates

Journey With Deanna

You can heal from your illness and NOT have to suffer. That is the message in this video. Unconventional ways to use the medicine most think only hospice uses. (all death doulas and healthcare advocates should know backwards and forwards whats in this video.

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New Death Doulas, you can help now during the pandemic, you dont have to wait.

Journey With Deanna

As a society we have been turned upside by the covid-19 pandemic. What death doulas in training can do now to support.

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New Death Doulas, you can help now during the pandemic, you dont have to wait.

Journey With Deanna

As a society we have been turned upside by the covid-19 pandemic. What death doulas in training can do now to support.

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