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Phoenix Children’s Pediatric Palliative Care Training Works to Bridge Access, Staffing Gaps

Hospice News

Phoenix Children’s palliative program began in 2009 and includes nine physicians, social workers, mental health therapists, child life specialists and bereavement support professionals.

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Sangre de Cristo Taps New CEO, YoloCares Names Palliative Care Director

Hospice News

She served as director of compliance for Sangre de Cristo Hospice & Palliative Care from 2001 to 2009. Egging has served as president of The Denver Hospice since 2009, where she led health information management, quality and compliance departments. This marks her return to the organization.

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

Hospice News

Many come striving for change after witnessing loved ones receive poor end-of-life care or enduring bereavement without support. Merelli: I got into doulaship as a birth doula in 2009. More people are stepping into death doula work, according to founders of the Colorado-based organization Deathwives. Deathwives was formed in 2019.

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The Ask-Tell-Ask Approach in Four Steps

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5 Patient recall of end-of-life discussions correlates with higher quality of life for patients and improved bereavement outcomes for caregivers. 2009; 3 (6): 597-605. Associations between end-of-life discussions, patient mental health, medical care near death, and caregiver bereavement adjustment. References: Isaac M, Curtis J.

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How Hospice Supports Families

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Bereavement Services. Medicare-certified hospices also provide at least six months of bereavement support. Some agencies simply keep their nurse-lines open for discussions and advice about bereavement. New York: Springer 2009: 135-155. How this is conducted varies widely between agencies. References. Ferrell B, Mazanec P.

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Love and Loss with A Soul Animal

Elaine Mansfield

Willow came to live with me in 2009 when she was eight weeks old. She struggled to her feet, stepped forward, and stretched her painful back legs. Her hind knees had ACL surgery when she was young and they stiffened as she aged. A snuggly brown puppy became my Soul Animal and brought new joy to my grieving heart after my husband Vic’s death.

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

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With Goodwin Hospice patients, not as much because they have that support from the bereavement group at Goodwin Hospice. In fact, I worked for senior care options payer-provider in Massachusetts, where I am coupled end-of-life care from hospice back in 2009. It’s a story, and the story likes to be told again and again.