Hospice Foundation of America
E-Newsletter
Volume 6, Issue 4
April 2006
http://www.hospicefoundation.org
In this issue:
- Message from David Abrams, President and CEO
- Focus on: HFA's Educational Programs
- What's New @ HFA
- News from the Hospice World
- Upcoming Conferences and Educational Opportunities
- Site Coordinator's Corner
Message from David Abrams, President and CEO
Thanks to all of you who joined us last week for our 13th annual National Bereavement Teleconference. “Pain Management: Bridging the Gap Between Knowledge and Practice” was seen by our largest audience to date. We were pleased to discuss these important issues with our knowledgeable panel and our participants across the US and Canada, and are grateful to all of you who joined us. Those who attended the teleconference are invited to help us evaluate the program and influence future programs by taking a brief survey. Five participants will be selected to receive a complimentary copy of our award-winning resource, “A Guide to Recalling and Telling Your Life Story.” Go to our website at www.hospicefoundation.org and follow the link on the right-hand side for the Participant Survey.
Focus on: HFA’s Educational Programs
Hospice Foundation of America is committed to providing high-quality educational programs to health care professionals and consumers. We’re pleased that we’ve already heard from some of our participants that the program is achieving some of the goals that we have set:
- “This conference can be a catalyst for dialogue between professions that results in improved patient care.”
- “This teleconference serves as a nice refresher when working with the interdisciplinary team on how to work better together in meeting the best needs/interests of the patient.”
- “Excellent broadcast - teleconference gave me valuable information I can share when needed with other staff members to assure our residents receive adequate pain care.”
HFA’s “Taking Action” Tip Sheet offers excellent suggestions on Things to Do and Things to Know regarding pain management at the end of life.
We hope you join us again for the 2007 teleconference, when we will examine “Living With Grief: Before and After the Death.” Watch next month’s e-newsletter for more information.
This year’s 2006 teleconference will be available soon in DVD format, both in a full-length version and a one-hour version. Orders for these DVDs and other resources can be ordered via our website or by calling us at 800-854-3402.
Did you know that HFA’s past teleconferences are available as home study courses? CEs are available for a range of professions. For more information go to www.hospicecollege.org and click on “Home Study” courses.
What’s New @HFA
HFA proudly presents its latest program to serve the hospice world. It is the only comprehensive Internet-based hospice locator service that covers all of North American and U.S. territories. The free service, located at www.hospicedirectory.org, will bring referral sources, families and patients needing services directly to hospice providers. Hospice directory.org is the most comprehensive North American directory of hospices, phone numbers, locations, and services. Hospices can easily create a free profile online, to help them reach potential consumers and referral services at no cost and direct potential clients to their own website. For more information on the directory, please contact hdadmin@hospicefoundation.org
News from the Hospice World
Pulitzer-Prize winning humorist and columnist Art Buchwald entered hospice care a few months ago. His wit and vitality are still in great evidence as he discusses his experience in “One Glorious Sunset.”
Upcoming Conferences and Educational Opportunities
A “Become an EPEC Trainer” Conference will be held on June 23-25 in Seattle, WA. This two and one-half day conference will provide the basic tools needed to become an EPEC (Education in Palliative and End of Life Care) Trainer. Master facilitators and national experts in palliative care will present four plenary and 12 interactive small-group sessions. Discounted registration fees are available through May 19. To register or for more information, call the EPEC Project at (312) 503-3732 or send an email to shawn-buchanan@northwestern.edu.
Site Coordinator’s Corner
Thank you again for hosting a site for our 13th annual National Bereavement Teleconference. Your input is invaluable in helping us with the planning of our future programming and development of materials. If you have not done so already, please take a few minutes to answer our Site Coordinator Survey. Just go to our home page at http://www.hospicefoundation.org/ and follow the links on the right-hand side for the Site Coordinator Survey. Don’t forget to give us your e-mail address, so you can be entered into the drawing to win a free recording of this year’s broadcast.
Remember: Discounted book prices are available for Site Coordinators through May 12. You can order online through the Site Coordinator web page.
If your participants filled out paper evaluations for CEs at your site, please remember that the materials and payment must be received in HFA’s office by close of business day on April 19.
This newsletter is sent to more than 6,400 subscribers on the 2nd Wednesday of every month to keep you informed of what is happening in the fields of hospice, grief and bereavement, and caregiving, as well as what's new at HFA. We encourage you to forward this e-newsletter to an interest colleague or friend. To subscribe, go to HFA's E-Newsletter sign-up page.
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This newsletter is published by Hospice
Foundation of America
David Abrams, President and CEO
http://www.hospicefoundation.org/
Board of Directors: Thomas E. Bryant, MD, JD; Myra MacPherson; Priscilla Perry; Patricia Spulak; Thomas
Spulak
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Hospice Foundation of America 2006
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