01/11/2010
Moving to LTC Tonight I had a sweet experience. I met with a group of people specializing in gerontology. Most were nurses, some were Resident Care Assistants, and we were fortunate to have a Social Worker in our midst. In the group were a few leaders who have led the way and set a great
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Music, like visual arts, can convey so much meaning. Susan Breiddal sent me this link by the group “Libera” knowing that it would be enjoyed by our community, and serve as an excellent example of music care. “Libera” is a group of 7-13 year old boys who live in south London. The song, “Going home”
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Online Resources About End Stage Renal Failure (ESRF) While I am in the mode of suggesting great online resources I want to mention a valuable educational opportunity available through the MidAtlantic Renal Coalition in the states, on ESRF. The Renal Coalition has taken key presentations from the NHPCO preconference seminar that I attended in September
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Online Support Group Available For People Diagnosed with Cancer I am writing about another innovative online resource. As part of a nation-wide effort to provide high-quality psycho-social care to all Canadians affected by cancer, several of Canada’s leaders in psycho-social oncology partnered to provide counselor-led online support groups that are: Online support groups available to
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Talking about End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) at the NHPCO Conference Hello from Denver, Colorado, the National Hospice Palliative Care Organization Conference, and the pre-conference seminar titled “Hospice and Palliative Care for Dialysis Patients: Past Successes and Remaining Challenges” Seminar sponsored by Mid-Atlantic Renal Coalition and the National End of Life Coalition. Presenters included nephrologists
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Last weekend the New York Times published an excellent article by Sheri Fink about the events that transpired at the Memorial Medical Center in the days following Hurricane Katrina. Sheri researched this story since the hurricane four years ago. As I read the 13,000 word article, I understood more clearly the incredible challenges facing doctors,
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I could not resist talking about my great grandmother. “Granny” a.k.a. Katherine MacDonnell lived until she was nearly 102 years old. She was feisty, determined and wonderful. As a teenager I cared for her while I worked in a small “rest home” caring for six other elderly persons. I prepared meals, made beds, did laundry
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Over the past few years I have been developing a presentation titled “Unprecedented! We have never died like this!” This is about the changes in the way many of us are dying (by chronic illness), the challenges of death by chronic illness (e.g. difficulty in prognosticating), the declining number of caregivers, and the coming of
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Kath, Please have a look at this infographic and write about your thoughts. Please leave this hyperlink in the blog post, THE 2015 QUALITY OF DEATH INDEX RANKING PALLIATIVE CARE ACROSS THE WORLD https://www.virtualhospice.ca/Assets/2015%20Quality%20of%20Death%20Infographic_20151013164543.pdf Please Save Draft once it’s written, and let me know so I can schedule. Thanks, Kim
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These are the key references I used when working with competencies and preparing for education. They were the basis of my blog posting “Once upon a time there were competencies,” and also helped when preparing to present with Kelli Stadjuhar at the CASN conference in Victoria this past week. CASN. 2011. “Palliative and End
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