Hospice Promise

MARCH 31, 2022

We’re ending #NationalSocialWorkMonth on a high note with a spotlight on Ana, MSW, one of our lovely Social Workers! Ana has been a Social Worker for three years now. She obtained her Master’s in Social Work and has been with Hospice Promise since finishing her schooling!

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GeriPal

MARCH 7, 2024

It was started by a social worker who really saw some gaps in care with those at end-of-life, particularly those with chronic long-term illness, having important conversations. We do conversations on goals of care and advanced care planning as well. What the social workers are … Eric: Yeah.

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GeriPal

JUNE 9, 2022

In the US, geriatrics “grew up” as an academic profession with a heavy research base. Clinical growth of geriatrics programs has lagged academic research, despite the rapid aging of the population. . Palliative care, in contrast, saw explosive growth in US hospitals. The outpatient clinic and how that’s going to work.

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GeriPal

MARCH 28, 2024

In this PONDER-ICU trial, we didn’t rely on palliative care specialists; we engaged bedside clinicians to have ICU communication and adhere to guidelines. We have our social workers and our psychologists and we know how to manage these symptoms. We’re looking at a number of those, like did they have social work?

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