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The Hot Seat: Empassion Health’s Nicole McCann-Davis Discusses Health Equity Issues Percolating in Palliative Care

Hospice News

Hospice News recently sat down with McCann-Davis to discuss the scope of disparities among communities of color, plus the biggest challenges palliative care providers face to improve access to their services for patients and families in need. Health equity became a large focus for McCann-Davis early on in her career. One of [U.S.

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

Hospice News

What areas can death doulas offer hospices the most support? Carroll: Since we’ve both been hospice volunteers, we knew that hospices are only capable of spending so much time with each person and their loved ones. Nurses and social workers are especially stretched thin. We have both been hospice volunteers.

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End-of-Life Doulas: A Podcast with Jane Euler, Beth Klint, and John Loughnane

GeriPal

It was started by a social worker who really saw some gaps in care with those at end-of-life, particularly those with chronic long-term illness, having important conversations. ” I spent 32 years in information technology, would you believe, and switched over to this full time a few years ago. That dawned on me.

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

GeriPal

He provides spiritual support to the patients, to the staff, and to the peer workers. We have medical social workers who support the patients. And we’ve really tried to serve that hospice mission of serving the patient and the family. They didn’t have a mentor, a financial provider, all of those things.

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Navigating End-of-Life Conversations: A Guide for New Hospice Nurses

Hospice Nurse Hero

As a nurse who used to be in the room when patients were given their initial cancer diagnosis, I learned the importance of not overwhelming them with information. K: Giving Knowledge and Information Provide clear and honest information about the patient’s condition. Try not to overwhelm them with too much information.

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Episode 26: How Do I Help The Caregiver?

Living With Hospice

I'm not a social worker. I am a very experienced person who's been a caregiver and a longtime hospice volunteer. I've been on the inside and on the outside of hospice. Because we're in the 11th hour fog when we're getting this information from hospice. I'm not a doctor. I do not offer medical advice.