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RCT of Chaplaincy: Lexy Torke, Karen Steinhauser, LaVera Crawley

GeriPal

On the other hand, all of our guests agree that chaplains are often the most vulnerable to being cut from hospital and health system budgets. We welcome all professions, including but not limited to physicians, chaplains, social workers, nurses, nurse practitioners, case managers, administrators, and pharmacists. Karen: Thank you.

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AAHPM Board President-Elect Holly Yang: Hospice Regulators Need to Consider Perspectives of Bedside Staff

Hospice News

So, part of my goal with the pandemic — which is still present, but no longer controlling our every day lives— is really to help us reconnect and find some of that joy together again. There’s more advocacy work that can be done to create better benefits for home caregivers. ” And that is true.

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Episode 26: How Do I Help The Caregiver?

Living With Hospice

Making sure the med logs are current, keeping the incident logs up to date and remembering to write down all the questions that you want to ask the nurses next time or the chaplain or the counselor. You know, we're just present. Some of the best things we say are really never even said or spoken. Our presence shouts that we care.