06/11/2017
I’ve often thought of this quote and today, I find myself reflecting on our new nurse’s text, Essentials in Hospice and Palliative Care: A Practical Resource for Every Nurse, and how it feels as if it took a village to put it together. Although many people do not read the Acknowledgements section of a book,
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Find meaning when caring for the dying – David Irvine, author of “Caring is Everything”, spoke about providing care and supporting his brother Hal, a beloved family physician, from diagnosis through to death. His book contains exquisite reflections, compassionate tributes, and insightful learning about the importance of finding meaning while providing care.David has spent much
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National Advance Care Planning Day/National Healthcare Decisions Day are on April 16 We’re curious about what types of plans have been made for April 16th – National Advance Care Planning Day / National Healthcare Decisions Day. Leave us a comment to tell us what is (or isn’t) happening in your area. You’re not alone if
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Guest post by Deanna Cochran All over the world, people are coming forward who want to accompany and guide others through the end of life. Some of these people are in traditional roles of nurse, physician, chaplain, etc. working through hospices and hospitals. However, there is a phenomenon happening now; people with the calling to
Read More02/21/2017
A few weeks ago, I wrote about competencies for nurses, health care workers and health care professionals. Exploring the competencies helps me identify and select appropriate content for teaching. The competencies helped guide me as I wrote the nurses text and the PSW text. Can the competencies also help educators to integrate hospice palliative care
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Once upon a time, competencies were developed for health care providers in palliative and end of life care. There were competencies written for nurses, health care workers (nursing assistants, personal support workers, hospice aides), physicians and social workers, and others. There were competencies developed in many lands, in Ireland and the United States, in Nova
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It takes a village to raise a child, (and my mother added, “It takes a community to care for the dying”). I often think of this quote and celebrate the people who helped me to raise my kids, and those who contribute to the development of hospice and palliative care education resources. This past week
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Yvonne Heath is a wife, mother to three amazing children and a nurse since 1988. She has worked in ten different hospitals in Ontario, New York, Louisiana and Texas, and has nursed in the emergency room, long term care, medical and surgical units, intensive care in chemotherapy and hospice. Yvonne has witnessed a great deal
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Guest blog post by Maxime T, co-founder of www.remember-me.co website. Remember-me is a simple and safe way to share, preserve and send on personal messages and memories to loved ones once you’re gone. The idea of a web-based service that would give the power to people to communicate a little bit longer than life normally
Read More11/23/2015
It has been an incredible month. We attended conferences in Texas, Ontario and California. We are home now, absorbing the learning, and trying to integrate what we learned into our beings. Most profound for me was the opportunity to attend sessions addressing Physician Assisted Dying. The debate is over. Physician Assisted Dying has been legalized
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