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February 2008
Welcome to Connections. The current edition of Connections and archives of previous editions are located at www.caringinfo.org under the 'community' tab. Please forward this e-newsletter to your staff, coalition members and other organizational partners using the 'forward a friend' prompt at the bottom.
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Study on African Americans' Perception of Hospice Care... A new study from Duke University Medical Center indicates that feelings of mistrust towards the healthcare system and preference for curative treatment are factors in African Americans' understandings of hospice care. News of this research was reported by Forbes/HealthDay News and a summary of this study can be found on the Kaiser Family Foundation's Web site. A previously issued report, "Key Topics on End-of-Life Care for African Americans," is also available online from the Duke Institute for Care at the End of Life (DICEOL). Caring Connections is developing an African American outreach guide in collaboration with the DICEOL that will be available by fall 2008.
National Healthcare Decisions Day is April 16...Have you planned your community event?The National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) initiative, a collaborative effort of national, state and community organizations, provides a tremendous opportunity to educate your community about advance care planning and your services. New free community outreach resources are now available to help your organization promote advance care planning and NHDD. Review the entire collection of free event planning resources, sign up as a campaign partner, and learn more about this initiative at www.nationalhealthcaredecisionsday.org – or email nhdd@nhpco.org. Also, see information below about NHDD's Webinar on Advance Care Planning under "Educational Events."
CAPC Launches New Online Discussion Forum...The Center to Advance Palliative Care has launched the CAPCconnectSM Online Discussion Forum – a discussion forum dedicated to palliative care program development and growth. The CAPCconnectSM palliative care discussion forum is a free resource for healthcare professionals who want to share information, exchange ideas, and get advice from their colleagues on operational issues affecting their palliative care programs. Forum members can get feedback from other programs, hear from CAPC and Palliative Care Leadership CentersSM (PCLC) faculty, and benefit from peer-to-peer networking. The forum is fully moderated by CAPC and PCLC faculty. To learn more and join, palliative care professionals can go to www.capc.org/forums.
PBS Premieres Caring For Your Parents... On April 2, watch the two-hour special that draws much-needed attention to the universal reality of caregiving. Caring for Your Parents underscores today's struggle to keep parents at home, tensions between siblings, and the complexity of shifting caregiver roles through an intimate look at five American families. Check your local listings for airing times in your area. For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/caringforyourparents/.
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InfoCenter's Access and Diversity Collection Updated...To better meet your research needs, several changes have recently been implemented in InfoCenter, NHPCO's searchable database which includes journal articles, Web sites, books, conference papers and sessions, organizations, program assessment and improvement tools. Search through InfoCenter to see updates such as: direct links to free articles and articles for purchase; accurate availability statements listed for individual resources; improved accuracy for search terms in several topics and newly added listings. Members can find the resources you need by logging in to NHPCO's InfoCenter today! These updates were made possible by funding from the Aetna Foundation.
More Access, Outreach, and Marketing Resources... How do you meet the specialized needs of the community you serve? NHPCO's special portal, www.nhpco.org/access, is where members can find valuable resources to assist in these efforts. Learn about the Access and Inclusion Toolbox, a comprehensive collection of suggestions and successes based on the thoughts and experiences of hospice providers in many settings throughout the United States.
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Webinar on Advance Care Planning Offers Opportunity to Educate Community Professionals... In preparation for National Healthcare Decisions Day (on April 16, 2008), a webinar titled "National Healthcare Decisions Day 2008: The Law, the Talk, and the Care" will be held on March 19, 2-3pm ET. This seminar provides an opportunity for attorneys, nurses, physicians, social workers and other professionals to learn more about advance care planning and advance directives from some of the nation's foremost experts in the field. Featured speakers are Ira Byock, MD, Director of Palliative Medicine at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Betsy Clark, PhD, ACSW, MPH, Executive Director of the National Association of Social Workers and Bill Colby, Esq, Senior Fellow: Law and Patients Rights at the Center for Practical Bioethics. The seminar will address the key issues related to advance care planning including advance directive laws in the US, engaging families and healthcare professionals' conversations about advance care planning, and what physicians and other healthcare professionals can do to facilitate advance care planning. CE, CME and CLE credits are available. For more information and to register, go to www.nationalhealthcaredecisionsday.org or email nhdd@nhpco.org.
Register Now for NHPCO's 23rd Management and Leadership Conference... Advocacy in Action: Mobilizing People and Organizations to Lead Change is the topic of this year's MLC, April 10-12, 2008 in Washington, DC. Caring Connections is hosting a half-day Preconference Seminar that is free with conference registration. This seminar, "Developing an Effective and Doable Marketing Plan" will be facilitated by a national hospice marketing expert on Wednesday, April 9, 1-4 pm. For complete details and to review the conference brochure, visit NHPCO's website. To register for the Preconference Seminar and/or conference, download the registration form and return by March 24.
'End-of-Life Issues in the Workplace' Audio Web Seminar... To help you improve your outreach capacity to businesses and other workplace settings, NHPCO is hosting an Audio Web Seminar on "End-of-life Issues in the Workplace," May 27, 2-3:30 pm ET.This seminar will offer specific strategies and practical tools to assist you in supporting and preparing - employers and employees-for the impact of end-of-life issues in the workplace such as caregiving, serious illness, advance care planning or grief. For information about NHPCO's Audio Web Seminars or to register, visit NHPCO's website.
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Crossroads Hospice of Kansas City is Partnering with The Center for Practical Bioethics... to sponsor a six-week radio public service announcement beginning March 10th to April 16, to raise public awareness of National Healthcare Decisions Day. In addition, they will be distributing advance directives and have booths with notaries on-site throughout multiple long-term care facilities in the area. They are also hosting a one hour live radio talk show on April 12th in which Bill Colby along with Dr. Kevin Hubbard, Hospice & Palliative Care Certified Medical Director for Crossroads Hospice, will be the guest speakers to answer questions about advance care planning, as individuals call in. For more information about NHDD, visit www.nationalhealthcaredecisionsday.org.
If you have community engagement resources or updates that you would like to include in "Connections," please contact Helen Ennis.
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