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Using a Hospice Data ‘Toolbox’ to Tune Up Health Equity

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Developing trust, shared decision-making opportunities are vital parts of health equity improvement, according to Melissa Mazor, nurse scientist and assistant professor at Mount Sinais Icahn School of Medicine. Its so important to be working with your community and not just in your siloed research world.

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Improving Hospice Chaplains’ Goals-of-Care Communication

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Hospice chaplains often lack formalized education in fostering goals-of-care discussions with patients and families, he said at the Annual Assembly of Hospice & Palliative Care , an event by the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA).

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Transitioning Pediatric Patients Into Adult Palliative Care Programs

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Access to palliative care can help support a patient and their family through several iterations of physical, emotional and financial changes as they enter the adult health care space, he stated.

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USF Unveils Palliative Care Certificate Program for Nurses

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The University of South Florida (USF) College of Nursing has launched a graduate certificate program in palliative care and hospice. The program is designed to help nurses pass the Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN®) exam. ” Participating nurses will take six courses taken over three semesters.

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University of Rhode Island and HopeHealth partner on new palliative nursing fellowship

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University of Rhode Island and HopeHealth partner on new palliative nursing fellowship FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 13, 2022 South Kingstown, RI -- The University of Rhode Island (URI) and HopeHealth have partnered to support aspiring nurses in one of health care’s fastest-growing specialties: palliative care.

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Hospice of the Red River Valley Nurse Angela Maddock Obtains Hospice & Palliative Nurse Certification

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Angela Maddock , RN, CHPN, has successfully passed the Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN®) examination through the Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center. where she obtained her education as a Licensed Practical Nurse and of Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Detroit Lakes, Minn.,

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Most Rural Regions Lack Palliative Care Specialists

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The lion’s share of palliative care physicians dwell in more densely populated communities, creating disparities among the rural seriously ill population. Recent research has found that more than 90% of board certified palliative physicians and nurse practitioners nationwide were located in metropolitan and urban areas in 2022.