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Trauma-Informed Care: A Podcast with Mariah Robertson, Kate Duchowny, and Ashwin Kotwal

GeriPal

The SAMHSA defines trauma as an event, series events or set of circumstances experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally harmful or life threatening, with lasting adverse effects on the individual’s functioning and mental, physical, social, emotional or spiritual. I guess that’s an event.

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‘Suncoast’ Film Points a Lens at Hospice Families’ Experience

Hospice News

The toll that caregiving has taken on both family members, and their relationship, is a major theme of the film, as is Doris’ desire to find ways to live her own life even as her brother’s ends. In the backdrop of these personal events, hangs the Schiavo case. I think that’s part of the beauty of the story.

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Can I Include End of Life Care Wishes in My Will?

Seasons Hospice

If you have been diagnosed with a terminal illness and are receiving hospice care, you may want to consider creating a living will. This document can specify your end-of-life wishes in the event that you become unable to make decisions for yourself. Any other wishes you have for end-of-life care.

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HSPN Staffing Summit: Leveraging Technology for Person-Centered Care

Hospice News

Daniel eventually passed away about eight years ago, but not before he was placed on that trach and peritoneal dialysis and feeding tube and many other interventions and, all the while, not really focusing on what he wanted as a good quality of life. We aren’t learning their needs.

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

GeriPal

Alex Smith Links Link to the McGill National Grand Rounds Series on Palliative Care , Michael Kearney as initial presenter, and registration for future events. Ive got a name. No, you dont need to be Canadian. Canadians are welcoming. Palliative Medicine – Just Another Specialty? She put her back out.

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Aging and the ICU: Podcast with Lauren Ferrante and Julien Cobert

GeriPal

This idea that for critically ill patients in the ICU, geriatric conditions like disability, frailty, multimorbidity, and dementia should be viewed through a wider lens of what patients are like before and after the ICU event was transformative for our two guests today. He, his Twitter feed though is brilliant. Eric: Yeah. Alex: Yeah.

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Palliative care for children: planning and communication

Elizz

When it comes to providing palliative care for a child, the health care team will need details about your child and your family in order to provide the best possible support for all of you during this difficult time. What the palliative care team needs to know. Family involvement in end-of-life care for a child.