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VNS Health Expands Hospice Education for Underserved Asian Americans

Hospice News

Bilingual staff at the centers host community engagement activities and hold seminars explaining the nature of hospice. Local Asian American organizations, faith groups and other health care providers have partnered with VNS Health on these events. In some of our workshops [we] invite caregivers to give testimonials,” she said.

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A Human Rights based approach to Palliative Care: Towards Solutions for Public Health Palliative Care

EAPC (European Association of Palliative Care)

The theme of the seminar ‘A Human Rights based approach to Palliative Care: Towards Solutions for Public Health Palliative Care’ is highly relevant as 2023 marks 75 years since the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights was proclaimed by the United Nationals General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948.

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Discrimination Fears Deter LGBTQ+ Patients From Advance Care Planning

Hospice News

Cultivating understanding of patients’ life experiences and developing effective communication skills can be a life-long learning process, rather than a status one achieves by taking a class or seminar. This was again tied to fears of discrimination resulting from past health care experiences.