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Global Partners in Care Program Fosters International Collaboration on Palliative Care

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It began as the Foundation for Hospices in sub-Saharan Africa, a not-for-profit based out of New York, following a professional seminar tour of hospices in Zimbabwe and South Africa by U.S. Historic run Getting the Global Partners in Care program to this level has been quite the journey for CHC. hospice leaders. So, these U.S.

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Discrimination Fears Deter LGBTQ+ Patients From Advance Care Planning

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Training health care staff to help patients feel safe in these discussions is essential to addressing this problem, according to Arthur Fitting, nurse and LGBTQ+ program manager at VNS Health. Formerly the Visiting Nurse Service of New York, VNS Health recently rebranded as it expanded geographic reach across the Empire State.

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Care Dimensions CEO: New Hospice Clinicians Seek Mentorship

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We’ve increased the number of licensed practical nurses. That helps relieve some of the work that we put on our nurses and social workers. The residency actually came out of a grant that was funding nursing education. It’s six nurses at a time, and it’s really open to any nurse.

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The Angry Patient: A podcast with Dani Chammas and Keri Brenner

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J Palliat Med. J Palliat Med. Exploring the Psychological Aspects of Palliative Care: Lessons Learned from an Interdisciplinary Seminar of Experts. J Palliat Med. The last time this happened to me I immediately went on the defensive despite years of training in serious illness communication skills. 2021;24(10):1430-1435.