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

Hospice News

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 environment in the movie from a care center perspective was exactly what you would expect to see in 2004-2005.

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World Hospice and Palliative Care Day Raises Global Awareness

Hospice News

8, 2005 meeting of health care leaders in South Korea. The day also presents an opportunity for hospice employers to recognize and show appreciation for their staff’s hard work, added Yang. Globally, the need for hospice and palliative care has been growing faster than people can access them.

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A Day in the Life: Spinal Cord/Multi Trauma Unit Nurse

Daily Nurse

In 2005, I graduated and obtained a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) certificate from the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC). Being a rehabilitation nurse is admittedly hard work and can present some challenges in managing the expectations of patients and their families. How did you get interested in your particular field?

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Mourning Dove Medical CEO Dr. Kaishauna Guidry: Physicians Need a Framework for Understanding Hospice

Hospice News

That was in 2005. They can do presentations at places like assisted living facilities and senior communities. It was actually a new inspiration. I had already graduated from UCLA with a sociology degree that continues to serve me very well, but I had to go back to school and become a scientist. We should be able to prepare.

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SCM – Life-long Learning

Palliverse

Time for reflection was provided when I presented my findings to tutors and this also involved review of video footage of assessments. They would all come back together to present their information to each other. One or more members of the team could be present either in person or virtually in a more collaborative approach.

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Facilitating a knowledge mobilisation approach using critically appraised topics to further evidence- based practice  

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

Stevenson, et al, 2007 8 , suggest that this process allows participants to review the quality of evidence, and translate its meaning into practice, and is a useful approach for those who have limited research experience (Akobeng, 2005). Archives of Disease in Childhood 2005 90: 837-840. Akobeng AK.

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Celebrating Hospice and Palliative Medicine as the Fifth Largest Medical Subspecialty

Pallimed

Additionally, we are still quite a young specialty, with the birth of HPM as an official specialty being announced in 2005 , and getting started in 2008. We should be including this in our presentations on Hospice and Palliative Medicine 101, or frankly anytime we are asked to speak to outside audiences.

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