Hospice News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Hospice services right now really can’t be provided concurrent with SNF care, which means if a person is approaching the end of their life, if they’re really doing poorly, many times the easiest route is back to the hospital,” the study’s lead author, Dr. Lynn Flint, told Palliative Care News.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Many links: VA Presents: My Life, My Story: George: A Voice To Be Heard on Apple Podcasts. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 22 (5):392-400 / PMID: 32740304. Eric’s blog post on Dignity Therapy from 2011. So I allow family members to be present if they want them to. Wonderful work. Every Veteran has a story.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Alex: Today we are delighted to welcome Heather Coats, who’s a palliative care nurse practitioner and scientist and Director of Research at the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, or HPNA, an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado and Schutz College of Nursing. Eric: And Alex, who do we have with us today?

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GeriPal

APRIL 13, 2023

” Dr. Kotwal’s work showing how social isolation impacts end-of-life health care use , including hospice and acute care. Tune in to hear Alex’s acoustic rendition of Outkast’s Hey Y’All! We’re also delight to welcome Carla Perissinotto, who is a geriatrician palliative care doc at UCSF in the division of geriatrics.

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