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Global Challenges Persist in Bringing Hospice Care to Incarcerated Populations

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Swelling incarcerated aging populations with unmet end-of-life care needs are straining prison systems worldwide. The report examined global trends around end-of-life care delivery among incarcerated populations. This isnt exclusive to one country or another, Ashpole told Hospice News.

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Hospices’ Mythbusting Strategies: ‘It’s Not Brink-of-Death Care’

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“We are typically attempting to overcome preconceived impressions that often associate hospice with brink-of-death care, rather than an understanding of the comprehensive services available to both the patients and families as the disease is advancing over the final several months,” Ward told Hospice News in an email. “We

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Mahogany CEO: Hospice on Cusp of ‘Tremendous Revolution’

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They can use that energy trying to figure it all out to focus on being present. We’re using that acronym to guide how we approach the scope of care that we’ll be providing. What do you see as the largest opportunities in hospice care delivery today?

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

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During the time that Chinn’s family was receiving care at Suncoast, the hospice was also caring for Terry Schiavo, whose story captivated much of the nation in 2005. The Terry Schaivo story is not ours to tell, but many of those components affect end-of-life care every day.

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World Hospice and Palliative Care Day Raises Global Awareness

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WHPCA was then formed, and one of the first things we did was set a day aside for global recognition, because most of every major issue in health care worldwide centered around what was happening in the last years of life.”. These types of services are often under-reimbursed or not covered at all by payers.

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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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Plenary Abstracts at AAHPM/HPNA: Yael Schenker, Na Ouyang, Marie Bakitas

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Summary Transcript CME Summary In todays podcast we were delighted to be joined by the presenters of the top scientific abstracts for the Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine ( AAHPM ) and the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Nurses Association ( HPNA ). From just the abstracts we had so many questions.