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More Medical Schools Investing in Palliative Care Education

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A 2018 study showed that most students in clinical disciplines do not feel prepared to provide family care at the end of life. Palliative care education programs are gaining speed regionally, leading some to hope for a “domino effect” that would spur further growth. Regional programs cropping up.

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Lack of Staff, Guidelines Build Hurdles for Hospice Bereavement Care Programs

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Gross is also a medical director at ANX Hospice Care. These are usually chaplains or social workers providing bereavement services, and some hospices also have clinical psychologists or therapists as part of that team. The Maryland-based hospice suspended the program in 2018.

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Hospices Need a ’Huge Catapult’ to Replenish Workforce

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Hospice and palliative care need greater recognition among disciplines across the board, beyond medicine and nursing, according to Eunju Lee, palliative care social worker at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. But clinical education will need a much larger boost to ensure a sustainable workforce, according to many providers.

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Adventist Health Expands Hospice Footprint, Services in California

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The program now is staffed by one full-time and one part-time hospice nurse, as well as a chaplain, home health aides, and a medical social worker. in California during 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). Hospice utilization reached 46.1% that year reported by MEDPAC.

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

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We start off part one by interviewing Michele DiTomas, who has been the longstanding Medical Director of the Hospice unit and currently is also the Chief Medical Executive for the Palliative care Initiative with the California Correctional Healthcare Services. And what she found most compelling was the work of the peer workers.

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New Hospice Facilities Launch Ahead While Others Halt

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An aim of the resource center is to provide a safe place for individuals to work through difficult emotions and grief, and help survivors address the physical, mental, social and spiritual impact of losing a family member or close friend, Hill continued. No similar facilities exist in Caroline County.

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5 Numbers that Shaped Hospice in 2022

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Social workers saw an average 4.07% hourly wage hike, and medical directors saw the lowest rate of increase at 0.6%, the report indicated. Arizona had 239 new Medicare-certified hospices appear between 2018 and 2022, representing 52% of all providers in the state. The shortage isn’t going away.

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