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Doctors Lack Training for End-of-Life Care 24 Nov 2005
..."We like to say 'if you test it, they will come.' If questions about palliative care and hospice are on a licensure exam, people will take notice," Ogle said. ...
- Forbes
Palliative care room gets new teapot 24 Nov 2005
It is called the palliative care room and is available for patients who are terminally ill. I was a registered nurse for many years (mostly in BC). ...
- Mayerthorpe Freelancer,
Alacare's Beard honored at benefit for palliative care 24 Nov 2005
G. Beard, president of Alacare Home Health & Hospice, was honored at the 2005 benefit for the University of Alabama at Birmingham Center for Palliative Care. ...
- Birmingham Business Journal,
Two-thirds of people with HIV live in the Commonwealth 24 Nov 2005
Richard Scheffer, the chairman of the Advocacy Committee of the UK Forum for Hospice and Palliative Care Worldwide, spoke about the importance of palliative ...
- Times of Malta,
A hunter's tail of woe in the great North 24 Nov 2005
...the Belvedere Heights Community Support Services, the Pointe Au Baril Nursing Station, the fire brigade (PAB Fire & Rescue), Palliative Care Network, CCAC ...
- Parry Sound North Star,
`TICK BOX' CAMPAIGN RAISES CASH FOR HOSPICE HELPLINE 24 Nov 2005
...fund Help the Hospice's telephone and web-based service which provides terminally ill patients and their families with vital information about palliative care. ...
- Community Newswire,
Holiday talk should include serious subjects 24 Nov 2005
Is there a point in the continuum of illness at which you would want "curative care" stopped or reduced to emphasize "palliative care?" For example, would you ...
- Salem News,
Art inspired by Forest Home Farms on display 24 Nov 2005
A SPECTACULAR HANDMADE QUILT raised $5,000 for the Hospice and Palliative Care of Contra Costa agency at its annual fund-raising gala and auction held recently ...
- Contra Costa Times,
Doctor for Aberdeen? 24 Nov 2005
His specialties include sports medicine, gerontology, palliative care, minor surgical procedures and the treatment of chronic illness. ...
- Scone Advocate,
Gala gives hospice a generous boost 24 Nov 2005
The gala evening on Saturday at the Seniors’ Centre was a fundraiser for the Quesnel and District Palliative Care Association. ...
- Quesnel Cariboo Observer,
Brickner, Janet C. 24 Nov 2005
In lieu of flowers, please make contributions in Janet's name to: Hope Hospice and Palliative Care, 2430 Diplomat Parkway, Cape Coral, Fla. 33909.
- Green Bay Press Gazette,
San Diego Hospice & Palliative Care Provides Tips and Support for ... Nov 22, 2005
According to Noreen Carrington, LMFT, FT, director of the Center for Grief Care and Education at San Diego Hospice & Palliative Care, many people who are ...
- Business Wire (press release),
Ten myths about hospice, palliative care Nov 17, 2005
Almost one million dying Americans were served by the nation’s 3,300 hospices last year, reports the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. ...
- Village News Network,
Truman Med gets $150,000 for palliative care Nov 18, 2005
The Palliative Care Consultation Service at TMC-Hospital Hill will seek to ease the suffering of low-income, racially and ethnically diverse patients at TMC ...
- Kansas City Business Journal,
GMH recognizing National Hospice/Palliative Care Month Nov 3, 2005
November is National Hospice/Palliative Care Month, a time when care providers across the country are working to educate people about the range of issues ...
- Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune,
Gala for UAB palliative care center Oct 23, 2005
...goal setting and quality of life in patients with multiple or chronic, life-threatening illnesses," says Ritchie, director of the UAB Center for Palliative Care ...
- Birmingham Business Journal,
Palliative care for critical cancer patients Nov 4, 2005
...free. Ludhiana, November 4: NISHKAM Sewa Ashram is in the process of setting up a hospital for palliative care of Cancer patients. ...
- Ludhiana Newsline,
New palliative care role Oct 28, 2005
THE Mercy Health Service is looking to fill a new palliative care medical specialist position within its palliative care centre. ...
- Wodonga Border Mail,
Palliative care in non-malignant diseases Nov 3, 2005
Historically, palliative care services have focused on patients with incurable cancer. In its 2004 guidance document Improving Supportive ...
- Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
Hospice workers bring caring, dignity to patients' last days Nov 22, 2005
At its core is "palliative care," aggressive treatment aimed not at curing a terminal illness, but toward treating physical and emotional pain and symptoms ...
- Fort Wayne News Sentinel,
Improving the Transition to End-of-Life Care Nov 20, 2005
J. Fins of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, the book helps ease the transition from curative to palliative care, with practical ...
- Medical News Today (press release),
'I really couldn't handle this without them' Nov 20, 2005
Hargus, medical director for Hospice of Southeastern Connecticut, and the only doctor in southeastern Connecticut certified in pain and palliative care medicine ...
- Norwich Bulletin,
Growing senior population highlights need for end-of-life care Nov 15, 2005
But doctors suggested another treatment possibility that Jacqueline had never heard of: palliative care, a specialty that focuses on keeping people comfortable ...
- Anchorage Daily News,
Living at the end of life Nov 16, 2005
..."It's about how you live" is at the center of November's National Hospice and Palliative Care Month initiative. VNA Care Network ...
- Littleton Independent,
Obits for Nov. 21 Nov 21, 2005
Instead of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Red Cross and/or Hospice and Palliative Care of Northern Colorado in care of Adamson, 429 Main St ...
- Windsor Tribune,
Hospice's fund-raiser honors the departed Nov 20, 2005
...called. The event was Hospice & Palliative Care of Southern Indiana's annual Holiday Hearts memorial celebration and fund-raiser. ...
- Louisville Courier-Journal,
Tree offers mourners some hope Nov 21, 2005
ONEONTA — The nearly 1,200 names on the evergreen trees at Catskill Area Hospice and Palliative Care represent grandchildren, fathers, mothers and other ...
- Oneonta Daily Star,
Why the hospice should be spared Nov 18, 2005
I know people admitted from tertiary hospitals, eg RPH and QEII, where the palliative care approach and specific allocated palliative care beds exist. ...
- Western Australia Post Newspapers,
UK Expands Prescribing Powers for Nurses, Pharmacists Nov 21, 2005
...extended nurse prescribers" were permitted to prescribe from a limited formulary to address minor injury, minor illness, health promotion, and palliative care. ...
- Medscape (subscription)
DeSoto Memorial Hospital employees donate scrubs to victims of ... Nov 22, 2005
As part of the on-going effort to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina, TideWell Hospice & Palliative Care, formerly Hospice of Southwest Florida, approached ...
- Charlotte Sun-Herald,
Agency cares for the living by easing last days of dying Nov 18, 2005
And every day, she's grateful for the strong support network of family and friends and the compassionate guardian angels from Palliative Care (PalCare) Network ...
- Toronto Star,
LOCAL BRIEFS Nov 22, 2005
Southern Tier Hospice and Palliative Care wishes to thank the Twin Tiers Jazz Society and the owners of Fat Cats restaurant for hosting a jazz show to raise ...
- Elmira Star-Gazette,
Bacon dedicates film festival award to parents Nov 23, 2005
18. The dance and silent auction benefited TideWell Hospice and Palliative Care (formerly known as Hospice of Southwest Florida). ...
- Bradenton Herald,
Sitting with the dying Nov 20, 2005
...for the patient.". Steele said nurses and aides provide palliative care; as a volunteer, he is the person who listens. "I provide ...
- Eagle Tribune,
Push for public health services Nov 22, 2005
...of the area. These included better access to emergency care, palliative care and other aged care services. The resulting staged ...
- Tuncarry Great Lakes Advocate,
Light up the Tree of Hope Nov 17, 2005
Strathmore Standard — The Palliative Care Tree of Hope annual campaign starts at various locations on Nov. 25. Volunteers will ...
- Strathmore Standard,
San Diego Hospice & Palliative Care Enables Individuals to Live ... Nov 1, 2005
SAN DIEGO, CA, (NAMC) - In 2005, the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization reported that hospice programs have helped to improve the quality of life ...
- New Age Media Concepts (press release)
End-of-Life Care Neglected in Germany Oct 27, 2005
Last week, Health Minister Ulla Schmidt pledged 250 million euros ($300 million) to improve and expand hospices and palliative care in the Germany. ...
- Deutsche Welle,
Hickory Yoga embraces tradition Nov 13, 2005
Representatives of the Caldwell Partnership for End-of-Life Care, sponsored by Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care, will distribute free copies of the "Isn't ...
- Charlotte Observer,
Myths about hospice Nov 14, 2005
IRONWOOD -- November is National Hospice-Palliative Care Month. ... Hospice isn'ta place, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. ...
- Ironwood Daily Globe,
New Web site for Data on End-of-Life Care Nov 15, 2005
...better data about care at the end of life, The Carolinas Center for Hospice and End of Life Care and The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization have ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Obits for Nov. 16 Nov 16, 2005
Patricia Jo Darbonne Walter, 48, of Berthoud died Saturday, Nov. 12, at the Hospice and Palliative Care of Northern Colorado inpatient unit in Greeley. ...
- Windsor Tribune,
Artist turns ordinary into extraordinary Nov 18, 2005
Eight of Sturley's works are on display through Jan. 7 at San Diego Hospice and Palliative Care Inpatient Care Center in San Diego's Hillcrest area. ...
- San Diego Union Tribune,
Plight of the domestic worker Nov 17, 2005
Their plight is highlighted in a report released this week by the South African Migration Project and Dr Natalya Dinat of Wits Palliative Care. ...
- The South African Star (subscription),
Olstinski, Raymond W. Nov 19, 2005
Joseph's Palliative Care where he was admitted on November 11. ... Joseph's Palliative Care or to the charity of the donor's choice. ...
- Appleton Post Crescent,
Agape open house today Nov 17, 2005
Between 3 pm and 7 pm members of the public are invited to tour Agape House – the only resource in Bermuda dedicated to palliative care, which focuses on ...
- Royal Gazette,
St Catherine's shop grand opening Nov 22, 2005
December 1. Money raised by the shop will go towards running the hospice in Scarborough, which offers palliative care for adults.
- Driffield Today,
Bourne notes Nov 22, 2005
Hospice & Palliative Care of Cape Cod invites the public to buy scallop shell gifts for the 13th Annual Tree of Memories Ceremony at Bourne Public Library Dec. ...
- Upper Cape Codder,
Death be not torturous Nov 20, 2005
Hospice and palliative care have had a great impact on how Americans die. These have been the most successful responses to a medicalized death. ...
- Philadelphia Inquirer,
Tip Sheet: Lectures and other events of interest Nov 21, 2005
Presented by the Council on Palliative Care from 7 to 9 pm at Montreal West United Church, 88 Ballantyne Ave. N. in Montreal West. Free of charge. ...
- Montreal Gazette,
Community notes Nov 22, 2005
The Grief Support Center of Hospice & Palliative Care of Cape Cod is offering a choice of three "Support for the Holidays" sessions open to adults dealing with ...
- Yarmouthport Register,
Hospice names 4 new board members Nov 17, 2005
LifePath Hospice and Palliative Care has named four new members of its board of directors. They are: Bartow City Commissioner Brian ...
- Orlando Sentinel,
Widower works to support dying at home Nov 13, 2005
By Tom FletcherBlack Press. Gary Fish of Vancouver has been working to establish a palliative care resource centre since his wife Lois died in 2000. ...
- Coquitlam Tri City News,
Helping others through life's final moments Nov 20, 2005
...transition. Hospice is a medically directed, team-based program that provides palliative care around the clock to terminally ill patients. ...
- Park Hills Daily Journal,
Upper Cape Codder notes Nov 22, 2005
The group will meet Thursdays, 4:30 to 5:30 pm, Dec. 1-22, at the Hospice & Palliative Care of Cape Cod office in Falmouth. Advance registration by Nov. ...
- Upper Cape Codder,
November Is Hospice Month Nov 9, 2005
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) reports that 1,060,000 patients sought hospice care services in 2004, an increase of more than ...
- Marshall County Journal,
Bryce buys home and helps hospice Nov 20, 2005
In fact, the 45-year-old father-of-two was thankful for the opportunity to pay homage to the palliative care unit that four years ago cared for his mother ...
- MyTown Bay of Plenty,
Nursing homes start to address death as part of life Nov 20, 2005
Andover. Some of the ways the company approaches death changed years ago, when it adopted a palliative care program, Crotty said. ...
- Eagle Tribune,
Pitt lands $1.1 million cancer care grant Nov 14, 2005
Since 2000, the Institute to Enhance Palliative Care at the University of Pittsburgh has implemented a similar program for first- and second-year medical ...
- Pittsburgh Business Times,
Wings of Hope memorial Celebration remembers loved ones Nov 16, 2005
...the wind bitter cold Monday evening, but a small crowd of people gathered outside in the Renton Family Memory Garden at Hospice and Palliative Care of Northern ...
- Fort Morgan Times,
Sing praises of those who lived to tell the tale Nov 10, 2005
...provision in Scotland, Erskine is the only organisation chosen in Scotland to pilot the very first Royal College of Nursing Palliative Care Certificates. ...
- Scotsman,
Finding best options for care Nov 10, 2005
When patients and their families do have conversations about end-of-life care, several terms and concepts often come up. "Palliative care," "hospice" and ...
- Wayland Town Crier,
Two new agencies to join Community Health Charities Nov 13, 2005
The Nebraska Hospice and Palliative Care Association and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Nebraska Affiliate, will join the federation effective Jan ...
- Grand Island Independent,
Making Life Easier for the Dying Oct 27, 2005
Together with a team of some 90 doctors, palliative care experts, nursing personnel, psychological counselors, cooks, social and voluntary workers, Schlachter ...
- Deutsche Welle,
Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide Oct 26, 2005
...is introduced.’ (Statement by the UK Association for Palliative Medicine & the National Council for Hospice and Specialist Palliative Care Services on ...
- Lifesite,
How to Help a Grieving Loved One During the Holidays Nov 10, 2005
Practical Tips from the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- While many people ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Obits for Nov. 11 Nov 11, 2005
Betty May Grayum, 86, of Evans died Tuesday, Nov. 8, at Hospice and Palliative Care of Northern Colorado inpatient unit in Greeley. She was born Dec. ...
- Windsor Tribune,
Aging Veterans Prone To Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Nov 11, 2005
That's why groups like the Nebraska Hospice and Palliative Care Association and the Department of Veterans Affairs want to make sure veterans and the health ...
- Yankton Daily Press,
November is National Hospice Month: San Diego Hospice & Palliative ... Oct 31, 2005
31, 2005--In 2005, the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization reported that hospice programs have helped to improve the quality of life for nearly one ...
- Business Wire (press release),
National Hospice Month Celebration Begins with a Grant from Public ... Nov 1, 2005
1 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Hospice Foundation is proud to kick off events for the 27th annual National Hospice/Palliative Care Month by announcing a ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
Terminal patients get new kind of care Oct 25, 2005
Until now, palliative care - care designed to cope with symptoms, not cure them - was unavailable to the terminally ill patients expected to live a year or ...
- Marin Independent-Journal,
Macmillan Cancer Relief: European excellence award Nov 4, 2005
The Cancer Centre of the King Edward VII Hospital, Midhurst, including the Macmillan Palliative Care Unit, has been selected as the only designated centre in ...
- Politics.co.uk,
More than One Million Patients Served by Nation's Hospices Last ... Nov 3, 2005
3 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization reports that 1,060,000 patients sought hospice care services in 2004, an increase of ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Neighbours - November 11, 2005 Nov 11, 2005
Palliative Care Men's Coffee and Conversation drop-in grief support group, Monday, Nov. ... Palliative Care family memorial service, Wednesday, Nov. 16. ...
- Lindsay This Week,
Best in end-of-life care for veterans Nov 3, 2005
More than 1,800 veterans in the US die every day, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. In order to ...
- Phillips Bee,
Editorial: Hospice provides life lessons Nov 15, 2005
Hospice and Palliative Care of Cape Cod, an independent nonprofit agency, has a complete team at the family's disposal - primary nurses, home health aides ...
- Harwich Oracle,
Hospice's care network depends on volunteers Nov 2, 2005
Hospice and palliative care are considered to be the model for quality, compassionate care for people facing a life-limiting illness or injury. ...
- St. Petersburg Times,
Bells to ring for hospice Oct 28, 2005
Superior Home Nursing and Hospice and Michigan Hospice and Palliative Care Organization ask that all church bells be rung Tuesday at noon to honor those who ...
- Ironwood Daily Globe,
End-of-life care advocate honored with state-wide award Oct 30, 2005
HOUSTON - M. Kay Swint, MSN, RN - who is the Clinical Administrative Director of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Texas MD ...
- Jacksonville Daily Progress,
Forum to discuss end-of-life care Nov 1, 2005
Attendees will learn about when hospice and palliative care is appropriate and the importance of communicating their end-of-life wishes to loved ones and ...
- The News-Review,
Home care fair to be held in Rice Lake Nov 2, 2005
Held in conjunction with National Home Health Care Month and Hospice/Palliative Care Month, the open house and educational fair will feature information on ...
- Chetek Alert,
When apathy hurts more than the disease Nov 5, 2005
India? Why is the medical system geared to treatment, not prevention or palliative care? Why do doctors not train in palliative care? ...
- Financial Express,
Live like you are dying Nov 10, 2005
By Mark Skala/ mskala@cnc.com. November is National Hospice Awareness month. Hospice & Palliative Care of Cape Cod is an independent agency serving Cape Cod. ...
- Upper Cape Codder,
For sister, what a ride it's been Nov 18, 2005
...to provide quality care for patients at the ends of their lives and resulted in the founding of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization in 1978. ...
- Seattle Times,
Old patients can handle cancer surgery - I did Nov 19, 2005
...organized effort to encourage curative therapy - including surgery where appropriate, for the older cancer patient, and not just palliative care - has become ...
- Newsday,
Seminar Offers Coping Strategies During the Holiday Season for ... Nov 3, 2005
With the Holidays After the Death of a Loved One," on Saturday, November 12, 2005, from 10 am to 12 noon, at San Diego Hospice & Palliative Care, located at ...
- Business Wire (press release),
Window offers a scene of peace Nov 11, 2005
When Ms. Lloyd was chosen to design and create a stained glass window for the Palliative Care Unit at Northumberland Hills Hospital earlier this year, she ...
- Northumberland News,
LA Leads in Costly Care for the Dying Nov 16, 2005
..."There's always one more treatment, there's always one more, 'Why don't we try that?' " said Dr. Sandeep Kapoor, who directs the palliative care program at ...
- ktla 5,
End-of-life care in Sacramento region praised Nov 16, 2005
He has no caregiver and no previous care. How do I get informed consent to get palliative care and not send him to the ICU?". The ...
- Sacramento Bee,
Cottage forms team to alleviate emotional and spiritual pain Nov 7, 2005
...social workers, doctors and a chaplain -- fits with a larger shift in medical care as hospitals across the nation broaden their definition of palliative care. ...
- Santa Barbara News-Press (subscription),
OHSU doctor says assisted suicide decreasing good medical practice Nov 3, 2005
When his doctors were planning for his discharge to his home, where he already had lethal drugs, a palliative care consultant wrote that he probably needed ...
- Catholic Sentinel,
Call for better end-of-life care 03 Oct 2005
Sharon Baxter, executive director of the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Society, said end-of-life care is fragmented across the country and that some ...
- National Post
Hospice of Siouxland sponsors concert 03 Oct 2005
The concert will be in observance of the first World Hospice and Palliative Care Day. The day will celebrate and support hospice ...
- Sioux City Journal
Catawba Valley Calendar 03 Oct 2005
Details: Linda Lail, (828) 754-0101. LUNCH 'N' LEARN: Noon-1:30 pm, Wilson Meeting Room, Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care, 902 Kirkwood St.,NW, Lenoir. ...
- Charlotte Observer
Linking Hearts there for grieving parents 03 Oct 2005
The Linking Hearts Support Group began in November 2004, after a children's hospice care center called "Brighter Days Palliative Care Program" began. ...
- Charlotte Observer
Centre's battle to beat a killer 03 Oct 2005
It also caters for palliative care. Here are five of its success stories, one for each year the Linda McCartney Centre has been in existence. ...
- ic Liverpool
Health Minister and another MP run 100km and raise $146,000 ... 03 Oct 2005
...about $4,000 from his $100,000 target to buy equipment needed for Campbelltown Hospital's Macarthur Cancer Therapy Centre, and for palliative care at Camden ...
- Medical News Today (press release)
Medico named country's best 03 Oct 2005
Now set up in the Gilgandra Medical Centre with an avid interest in palliative care, geriatrics and developmentally disabled care, Dr Giltrap told the Daily ...
- Dubbo Daily Liberal
Immunitor's Follow-up Study Shows Extended Survival of AIDS ... 03 Oct 2005
...disease. All patients were in the terminal stage of disease at initiation of study and had received similar palliative care. None ...
- PR Web (press release)
Guests have muddy good time at benefit for hospice 03 Oct 2005
..."The Journey Home" was the theme for the Sept. 24 event, which pulled in more than $150,000 for hospice and palliative care. Guests ...
- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription)
Palliative care unit adding to resources Sep 26, 2005
Sydney West Area Health Service is offering the Lithgow community peace of mind thanks to improved palliative care services now available locally. ...
- Lithgow Mercury
Support palliative care Sep 18, 2005
IN October 1999, Princess Alice Hospice in London held a concert to raise funds for and public awareness of palliative care. By ...
- Malaysia Star
Palliative care is for all Sep 18, 2005
With the majority suffering from fatal diseases being cancer patients, only 5% of them in Malaysia are receiving palliative care, compared with 75% in Singapore ...
- Malaysia Star
Rural GPs to learn palliative care Sep 19, 2005
A national program to train rural GPs in palliative care will begin next year, to help services already stretched to breaking point. ...
- ABC Online
Survey shows many are ignorant about hospice palliative care Sep 20, 2005
Council conducted a survey, of 1,008 Singapore citizens and permanent residents, which showed that only 35 per cent knew what hospice palliative care is all ...
- TODAYonline
More Palliative Care Training Needed Sep 19, 2005
...(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- By better educating surgeons about palliative care, researchers from the University of California, Davis, say more standards may be ...
- Ivanhoe
Surgeons Lack Experience in Palliative Care for Cancer Patients Sep 19, 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Sept 19 - Most surgeons lack training in palliative care for cancer patients, according to the results of a survey reported in the ...
- Medscape (subscription)
Study urges more palliative care training:- Sep 19, 2005
Researchers looked at doctors' training in quality-of-life -- or palliative -- care, the object of which is to relieve symptoms rather than cure disease or ...
- Webindia123
KGMU adds palliative care unit to Oncology dept Sep 17, 2005
...to its cap. The department of surgical oncology will be the third centre in the country to have a palliative care unit. The four ...
- Lucknow Newsline
Surgeons Disagree on Indications for Palliative Care Sep 20, 2005
20- Untrained in the art of palliative care, surgeons seem to have little basis for consensus on what sorts of operations should be performed on terminal ...
- MedPage Today
Trent Hills - Palliative Care hosts United Way fall campaign ... Sep 22, 2005
On Tuesday, September 13, Campbellford and District Palliative Care which is one of the many community services supported by Northumberland United Way, hosted ...
- Stirling Community Press
Report Outlines Unique Needs of Dying Children Sep 29, 2005
With almost every one of those deaths, a pediatric palliative care program can offer support to the child and to the family through the dying process and beyond ...
- Newswise (press release)
George Mark Children's House Receives Prestigious Honor From ... Sep 29, 2005
In honor of its outstanding contributions to meeting the growing need for pediatric palliative care, GMCH will be honored during a luncheon at The Children's ...
- Business Wire (press release)
Palliative care: The changing face of hospice Sep 8, 2005
By Richard Griffin/ Growing Older. Four columns ago, I celebrated the life of Cicely Saunders, the British doctor who inspired the modern hospice movement. ...
- Cambridge Chronicle
Learning from the Dying Sep 30, 2005
...residencies, and continuing medical education programs can help learners and their patients by investing in expanded training in palliative care and by hiring ...
- New England Journal of Medicine (subscription)
Grant for palliative care research Sep 15, 2005
A NORTH Wales specialist in palliative care has been awarded a grant for research into the subject. Professor Mari Lloyd-Williams ...
- ic NorthWales
United States "Hospices" have been absorbed by palliative care Sep 5, 2005
..."Hospices" began in the 1960s as an antiestablishment, largely volunteer movement advocating a gentle death as an alternative to the medicalized death many ...
- Seniorscopie.com
Hospice celebration Oct 1, 2005
Kansas City Hospice will observe World Hospice and Palliative Care Day and the halfway point of construction on its inpatient hospice center next Saturday. ...
- Kansas City Star
Business Milestones Oct 1, 2005
Sandi Gammon, a nursing-informatics specialist for the department of nursing clinical systems; Barbara Clemens Goldsmith, a palliative-care coordinator for the ...
- Winston-Salem Journal
Expand care to enhance life for seriously ill patients Sep 22, 2005
Exploring how to best meet the supportive care needs of those who want to continue disease-directed treatment eventually led to the palliative care movement. ...
- Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
US cancer expert says Canadians aren't aware of value of medicare ... Sep 27, 2005
Dr. Bruera left Edmonton's Cross Cancer Institute after 15 years in 1999 to become chairman of the department of palliative care at the University of Texas MD ...
- Canada.com
Suicide rates 'linked to spirituality decline' Oct 2, 2005
...is being held this week in Armagh, will also discuss the ethics of assisted suicide and the implications of euthanasia on patients, doctors and palliative care ...
- UTV
New report reveals dying with disgrace Sep 27, 2005
Nationally-recognised programmes for palliative care, offered to provide pain relief and support for patients and families during death, also appear to be ...
- Lynn News
Palliative care conference gets underway Sep 26, 2005
Today former Edmonton oncologist Dr. Eduardo Bruera will tell more than 800 palliative care professionals from across Canada how American management of the ...
- Edmonton Journal
Hospital redevelopment millions over budget Oct 1, 2005
...mean that those who suffer most are people who need day surgery or people with mental illness or people dying of cancer and needing palliative care," he said. ...
- ABC Online
Massive health shake-up endorsed Sep 29, 2005
...administration is part of the Government's drive to save £250 million in NHS administration costs, which will be ploughed back into cancer and palliative care ...
- East Anglian Daily Times
Obits for Sept. 28 Sep 29, 2005
Maria Gonzalez Gamboa, 61, of Greeley died Sunday, Sept. 25, at the Hospice and Palliative Care of Northern Colorado inpatient unit in Greeley. ...
- Windsor Tribune
Hospice improves efficiency Oct 1, 2005
...says. Suncoast focuses specifically on palliative care, hospice, and end-of-life software products. The focus shows, Johnson says. ...
- The Central New York Business Journal
Magic Valley in brief Sep 27, 2005
...eszanto@csi.edu. TWIN FALLS -- The Palliative Care Coalition will sponsor a presentation by Dr. Elizabeth Sugden on Nov. 3 that ...
- Twin Falls Times-News
US cancer expert says Canadians aren’t aware of value of ... Sep 28, 2005
Dr. Bruera left Edmonton’s Cross Cancer Institute after 15 years in 1999 to become chairman of the department of palliative care at the University of Texas ...
- Brandon Sun
Blowout may hit hospital services Oct 1, 2005
...facility costs by 30 per cent. Palliative care services would also prove inadequate under Option 2. Treasurer Kevin Foley said the ...
- Advertiser Adelaide
Hospice's house cat says hello to a royal visitor... Sep 30, 2005
His Royal Highness officially opened the new £2.5m palliative care centre and the Brian House centre for terminally and seriously ill children – paid for by ...
- Blackpool Today
Sue Ryder Care: Substantial changes to funding practice needed to ... Aug 30, 2005
...while the Government has given £69 million more than its election pledge towards cancer care, fundamental inadequacies in the way palliative care funding is ...
- Politics.co.uk
Norfolk's care for the dying a lottery Sep 23, 2005
It makes 14 recommendations to the health and social services on how to improve palliative care and the way they deal with people facing death. ...
- Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
WHEN DEATH IS IMMINENT Sep 26, 2005
...to it. Some of the newest developments in this field of palliative care are emerging at the Birmingham VA Medical Center. Doctors ...
- Birmingham News
Surgeons lack training in palliative surgical options Sep 26, 2005
By JAMA/Archives, A survey of general surgeons suggests that the amount of education and training they receive in palliative care is limited, according to a ...
- RxPG NEWS
Ready to rumble Sep 26, 2005
...about to create mayhem, but instead to make life a little more bearable for the terminally ill in the community by raising much-needed funds for palliative care ...
- Redland Bayside Bulletin
Ex-Wallabies ride for Charity Sep 25, 2005
...captained a team of seven and raised a combined $30,000 for the Kids of Macarthur Health Foundation and Goulburn's Community Palliative Care and Oncology ...
- Southern Highland News
LETTER: Hospice says thanks for ducky help Sep 28, 2005
On behalf of patients, volunteers, staff members and the Board of Directors at Hospice and Palliative Care of the Eastern Shore, I wish to thank the community ...
- Tasley Eastern Shore News
Nightingale Informatix Corporation Signs Multi-Year Electronic ... Sep 19, 2005
TSX VENTURE:NGH) today announced it has signed a multi-year agreement with Mount Sinai Hospital's Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care (TLCPC) to provide ...
- CCNMatthews (Communiqués de presse)
Obits for Sept. 25 Sep 27, 2005
John McClure John “Jack� McClure, 81, of Greeley died Thursday, Sept. 22, at Hospice and Palliative Care of Northern Colorado inpatient unit in Greeley. ...
- Windsor Tribune
HOSPIS MALAYSIA: Spreading hope, giving care Sep 20, 2005
Hospis Malaysia is a charitable organisation which provides palliative care to those with advanced illnesses, aiming to improve their quality of life and that ...
- New Straits Times
Compassion & Choices to Hold Oct. 4 Conference at National Press ... Sep 29, 2005
She is a contributing author to Physician-Assisted Dying The Case for Palliative Care & Patient Choice Edited by Timothy E. Quill MD and Margaret P. Battin PH.D ...
- U.S. Newswire (press release)
Hospital mortality numbers improve Sep 28, 2005
Without a strong hospice or palliative-care program in Blair County, people see few options for end-of-life care, McConnell said. ...
- The Tribune-Democrat
Community Corner Sep 29, 2005
Congress Centre. The event is to raise money for five out-of-hospital hospice palliative care programs in the city. The evening ...
- Ottawa Sun
Public-Private Partnership to Enhance Delivery of Aids Drugs Sep 29, 2005
...anti-malarial drugs. In addition, drugs needed for home and palliative care of HIV/AIDS patients will be purchased. The Partnership ...
- AllAfrica.com
HealthWyse Announces Release of Hospice Software Solution Sep 21, 2005
21, 2005--With the theme of 'revolutionizing end-of-life care' at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Exposition in Hollywood, Florida, HealthWyse ...
- Business Wire (press release)
Purely Personal : Breastfeeding Blessed Mother Oct 1, 2005
Oct. 8 (World Hospice and Palliative Care Day ) in the Hospice Center, 9957 Amethyst St., Umali Subdivision, Los Baños, Laguna. ...
- INQ7 Interactive, Inc.
We need someone to care for us Sep 30, 2005
...to help. “They ask me if I want to put her in palliative care and I say 'no, she wants someone to tend to her at home'. “I don ...
- Norwich Evening News
CARE: Hospice could use space at half-empty hospital Sep 28, 2005
..."We are at a very early stage and we are simply weighing up all our options to allow us to deliver the best palliative care we can.". ...
- Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Obits for Sept. 17 Sep 19, 2005
Wednesday, Sept. 14, at the Hospice and Palliative Care of Northern Colorado inpatient unit in Greeley. Mrs. Hause was born Jan. 15 ...
- Windsor Tribune
Obits for Sept. 26 Sep 27, 2005
Ella Cox Ella Mae Cox, 93, of Kersey died Saturday, Sept. 24, at Hospice and Palliative Care of Northern Colorado inpatient unit in Greeley. She was born Feb. ...
- Windsor Tribune
Hospis Malaysia: Making lives bearable Sep 17, 2005
Hospis Malaysia specialises in palliative care, a field of medicine which focuses on reducing the severity of the symptoms of a disease or slowing its progress ...
- New Straits Times
Bishops oppose assisted suicide legislation to be debated in ... Sep 30, 2005
...ill or handicapped, including those in a terminal phase, we call on Canadians, including our elected representatives, instead to promote palliative care and end ...
- B.C. Catholic Newspaper
Quick takes on health Sep 21, 2005
Panelists will be Dr. Timothy Quill, director of Center for Palliative Care and Clinical Ethics at the University of Rochester Medical Center; nurse ...
- Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Pottery Plus Auction: Funds Benefit Hospice Sep 14, 2005
This story is the first in a series of two on FirstHealth Hospice & Palliative Care and the annual Hospice Foundation fund-raiser, the Pottery Plus Auction. ...
- Southern Pines Pilot
Hospices benefit from tea recipes Sep 27, 2005
...to smoke fish. Ms Seagar will cook the winning recipe in Wellington on October 8, which is World Hospice and Palliative Care Day.
- Newstalk ZB
Hospice is seeking volunteers Sep 28, 2005
Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care is looking for compassionate volunteers to help seriously ill patients and their families. ...
- Kansas City Star
Surgeons lack training in palliative surgical options Sep 20, 2005
A survey of general surgeons suggests that the amount of education and training they receive in palliative care is limited, according to a study in the ...
- Medical News Today (press release)
Pain Management Expert Dr. Chamberlain Named New Medical Director ... Sep 6, 2005
6 /PRNewswire/ -- Harmony Home Health and Hospice today announced it has enhanced its hospice and palliative care services with the addition of Bruce H ...
- PR Newswire (press release)
What assets do we value most? Sep 26, 2005
I wonder how much Pamela Anderson makes in a year? $10-million? I wonder how much a palliative-care nurse makes in a year? $50,000? ...
- Globe and Mail
St. Mary starts quality-of-life program Sep 8, 2005
The hospital received a $40,000 grant from the Lance Armstrong Foundation for a pilot program, the Rural Initiative for Palliative Care Education, to improve ...
- Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
Renown chef seeks public help for hospice Sep 22, 2005
...has promised the national body $25,000 if Mrs Seagar comes up with a tasty recipe using Dilmah Tea as an ingredient by World Hospice and Palliative Care Day on ...
- Scoop.co.nz (press release)
What matters at the final moments: Doc Sep 20, 2005
..."As palliative care volunteers, we play an important role in reassuring the family and guiding them through the normal psychological changes that take place ...
- Daily Express
BHF raises crucial heart health issues at the Labour Party ... Sep 27, 2005
The BHF will call on Government to substantially invest in palliative care services for heart patients, who currently receive much less support than cancer ...
- RxPG NEWS
Caregiver leave program lacks heart Sep 29, 2005
Anyone who has spent time providing palliative care to a loved one knows it is not a frivolity, or a luxury, but a necessity for family members to be involved. ...
- Globe and Mail
Fundraiser for terminally ill kids swings into action Oct 1, 2005
The money raised will be used to build the country’s first palliative care unit for terminally ill children at the Children’s Sunshine House in Foxrock. ...
- Ireland Online
Religion Calendar Sep 28, 2005
In conjunction with Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro, the church presents a program about end-of-life care and planning. ...
- Greensboro News Record
More patients have to go back to hospitals Sep 29, 2005
...request no extraordinary means of staying alive. Such palliative care policies vary from hospital to hospital. Downs said 11 of the 18 ...
- Allentown Morning Call
SUPPORT GROUPS Sep 28, 2005
Meetings held throughout the East Bay. Free. 800-600-6028. • Grief support -- Hospice and Palliative Care of Contra Costa offers support groups and workshops ...
- Walnut Creek Journal
Lutheran appeal squeezed Sep 26, 2005
...forced to compete with another worthy cause, the $1.5 million Mercy Million Appeal, which was launched a year ago to raise money for a palliative care centre. ...
- Wodonga Border Mail
Neighbours - September 27, 2005 Sep 28, 2005
Rd. Call 438-5452. Palliative Care drop-in support group meeting, CrossRoads, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 1 to 2:30 pm 112 McLaughlin Rd. ...
- Lindsay This Week
Gwent Healthcare takes top award Sep 25, 2005
...the trust has been commissioning and providing complex care packages for acquired brain injury, spinal injury, Huntingdon's Chorea and palliative care needs to ...
- ic Wales
HEALTH IN BRIEF Sep 19, 2005
The panel includes Charles Sasser, director of the Palliative Care Center at Conway Medical Center; Sister Connie Fahey, director of Mercy Hospice and ...
- Myrtle Beach Sun News
Johnson County Community Calendar September 28-Oct. 4 Sep 28, 2005
3, 9 am-12:30 pm Oct. 6 and 13, Noon-3 pm Oct. 20, Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care, 10100 W. 87th, Suite 100, Overland Park. Register. ...
- Kansas City Star
Medical People Sep 27, 2005
...of Phoenix. Shute was a patient care manager with LifePath Hospice and Palliative Care, parent company of Good Shepherd. He surveyed ...
- The Ledger
Planning Ahead: Understanding Your Choices Before a Health Crisis Sep 23, 2005
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), the national voice for organizations involved in end-of-life care, VistaCare, a national ...
- PR Newswire (press release)
U of L gets grants for new programs aimed at filling health care ... Sep 13, 2005
Passport, U of L's School of Medicine and the Alliance of Community Hospice and Palliative Care Services Inc. all will be involved ...
- Louisville Business First
Hurricane Damage Has Lasting Effect: Hospice Offers Insight Sep 1, 2005
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, a nonprofit group working on behalf of hospice providers across the nation, offers insight into the ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
FE M Murtagh 1 Andrew Thorns 2 Sep 30, 2005
This is especially true in palliative care; in our study, over 30% of patients preferred limited or no information about their illness and treatment. ...
- Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
Ethicist and Author Joanne Lynn to Discuss 'How We Die and What We ... Sep 28, 2005
...public understanding and coalitions across organizations to improve end of life care; director of the Washington Home Center for Palliative Care Studies; and a ...
- Collegenews.org (press release)
Caroline Overington: There's nothing worse than deathly silence Sep 23, 2005
..."Death won't surprise most of us," says Currow, the head of the department of palliative care at Flinders University in Adelaide. ...
- Australian
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