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Pediatric Hospice Care

Shining Light Hospice

Social workers offer emotional support to both the child and family, helping them navigate through the challenging emotions accompanying the situation. Instead, it’s about shifting the focus from curative treatments to comfort and quality of life. Choosing pediatric hospice care is an intensely personal decision.

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Can a Hospice Patient Go to the Emergency Room or Hospital?

Shining Light Hospice

It is important for EMS, Hospitals, and Healthcare providers to understand that the patient is in Hospice to ensure correct coding for benefits to be considered for coverage. Typically the Hospice Nurse and Social Worker coordinate this. To Obtain Curative Treatment- Revocation. Respite Care.

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Storytelling in Medicine: A Podcast with Liz Salmi, Anne Kelly, and Preeti Malani

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This week we’ve invited three guests to share their stories about storytelling that’s written for healthcare providers. Our listeners will be familiar with Anne Kelly, who’s a social worker at the San Francisco VA, on the palliative care service, who wrote a JAMA piece of my mind title The Last Visit. Anne: Hi, guys.