Music Care – Dare I speak?
It is rather funny that me, Kath Murray, dare to address music in caregiving! Kicked out of the grade five choir, (actually I did not even pass the audition), my musical instruments are limited to the radio, cd player and most recently I have taken up the iPOD. But, truth be told I have sung […]
Music in the classroom… some of my favorites
As much as I lack expertise in integrating music in care at the bedside, I enjoy integrating music in education! Using music and art in teaching can stimulate thinking while simultaneously transcend the thinking and move the learners to feeling, exploration, and new insights. To open the door for discussing the use of music in […]
American Cancer Society Awards Its Medal of Honor to a palliative care physician!
Yahooo! Way to go! Good choice! Dr. Diane E. Meier, one of the leading figures in the field of palliative medicine, received the Medal of Honor for Cancer Control in recognition of her pioneering leadership of the effort to bring non-hospice palliative care into mainstream medicine. Her work as a researcher, physician, and policy advocate […]
Are you prepared for an emergency?
Just after the Care4U conference, and just after comparing the need to be prepared for bad weather with the need for people with dementia to be prepared for declining health I saw the following tweet by LTCA of Manitoba. RT @LTCAManitoba: With winter weather coming, are you prepared for an emergency? ow.ly/ePND In this short […]
