Lunch 'n Learn Series

Donate to HFAHospice Foundation of America's “Lunch 'n Learn” series features a panel of experienced professionals offering their own expertise on the topic as well as discussing it with one another and the moderator. Archives of the programs are available for one year from the original air date. View HFA's other webinars too!

HFA’s 2011/2012 “Lunch 'n Learn” programs began October 5, 2011.  Each program examines a different topic to meet the diverse need of hospices and communities around the country.  Each one is available for one year after its initial live air date.  The cost is $85 per program for hospice (or other) organizations or $35 per program for individuals.  CEs are available at a cost of $10/person.  Register online to make sure you don’t miss out on these timely and helpful topics! (Or register by mail/fax with this form.)   

Final remaining Lunch 'n Learn: 

  • Caregiver Burnout/Compassion Fatigue: How It Affects Professionals – and How to Beat It

    hospice appropriate patientLooking at this issue from the healthcare professional’s point of view, this program deepens understanding into not only what creates caregiver burnout and compassion fatigue, but also how to deal with it. Panelists are Robin Fiorelli, LCSW, MSW and Mary Vachon, PhD, RN.
    Available June 13, 2012, 1:00 – 2:00 pm  ET | Board Approvals | Register

    Mary Vachon, PhD, RN is currently a consultant and psychotherapist in a private practice, associate professor in the department of psychiatry and public health sciences at the University of Toronto, and clinical consultant at Wellspring – a community based support program for people with cancer which she co-founded.

    Robin Fiorelli is Senior Director of Volunteer and Bereavement Services at VITAS Healthcare Corporation, where she develops, standardizes and implements VITAS’ volunteer and bereavement services nationwide. Fiorelli is recognized as a national expert on issues related to grief, loss and bereavement, particularly as they are affected by religious, ethnic, racial and cultural factors.