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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.
Caring Connections Update…As many of you know, the funding that NHPCO has received over the past four years from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has concluded. The good news is that Caring Connections is not going away! NHPCO’s investment in helping consumers learn about and plan for end-of-life care continues –- and Caring Connections will continue to provide information and referrals to consumers via the HelpLine (800/658-8898) and Caringinfo.org Web site.
The wealth of outreach materials created during the past four years to help hospices, coalitions and communities reach out to and educate consumers about end-of-life care are all on the Web site. And NHPCO will continue to develop new outreach materials and distribute them to NHPCO members in the annual Outreach Guide.
Caring Connections is in process of implementing a national grant to help employers support working caregivers. Specifically, we will create a national network of NHPCO member hospices and coalitions who will receive training and resources to implement the It’s About How You LIVE—At Work resources in their community. More information about this exciting opportunity will be available soon so stay tuned for updates in NHPCO’s weekly e-newsletter, NewBriefs.
Please continue to promote Caring Connections in your outreach work and call or email us if you have questions or ideas. NHPCO is grateful for all the support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and thanks all of you for the work you are doing to promote end-of-life issues in your communities. Keep up the great work!
Last issue of Connections… As we work to scale down our operations with the end of our major grant funding, this is the last issue of Connections. For archive editions, visit www.caringinfo.org.
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NHPCO and its affiliate organizations have moved… into a new office space in Alexandria, VA. The new address is: 1731 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. The email addresses, telephone and fax numbers have not changed.
An Invitation for a Free Subscription to GRAND Magazine… NHPCO’s Caring Connections is a GRANDpartner for the new, electronic version of GRAND Magazine which is being re-launched this month as a digital magazine. GRAND is geared towards grandparents and those interested in issues relevant to those who may be grandparents. Caring Connections has provided GRAND with information on advance care planning and hospice and palliative care. As a GRANDpartner, Caring Connections is pleased to offer a free e-subscription to the digital version of GRAND Magazine. To sample the November/December issue and subscribe, simply visit the special Caring Connections page of the GRAND Web site.
Minority Nurse.com… recently featured a story on their Web site about the importance of advance directives and removing cultural barriers. For more information about diversity outreach, visit www.caringinfo.org, under the ‘community’ tab.
The Federal Trade Commission’s… Who Cares: Sources of Information About Health Care Products and Services highlights reliable sources of information on a variety of health topics, with a focus on issues important to older consumers. Topics include living wills and health care proxies, hiring caregivers, assisted living and nursing homes, dietary supplements, generic drugs, and medical ID theft. Who Cares offers a “short list” of places to go to get information on specific health care topics. You can read the information online at ftc.gov/whocares, or order free copies of the publication by calling 1-877-FTC-HELP. All of the information in the booklet is in the public domain, so it can be adapted, reprinted, shared, and linked to freely.
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Caring Connections’ New African American Outreach Guide Available… To help hospice providers and coalitions access diverse and underserved communities, Caring Connections developed a Guide to provide outreach strategies and resources to support African Americans with end-of-life issues. The Guide specifically provides a review of significant end-of-life issues relevant to African American communities, and detailed strategies and tools gathered from hospice programs and experts. The Guide was produced in collaboration with the Duke Institute on Care at the End of Life and is available to download for free atwww.caringinfo.org/community(under ‘Diversity Outreach’). In addition, the Caring Connections team has a wealth of materials that can assist your organization with virtually all aspects of your outreach, located at www.caringinfo.org.
Pain and Pain Management in Pediatric Palliative Care… The ChiPPS workgroup released its November 2008 e-newsletter featuring a PDF collection of articles on pain and pain management in pediatric palliative care. Download the November ChiPPS e-news from the ChiPPS section of the Web site. Learn more about the work of NHPCO’s Children’s Project on Palliative/Hospice services at nhpco.org/pediatrics. Also, we extend our best wishes to ChiPPS as it marks its tenth anniversary! |
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NHPCO’s Management and Leadership Conference… Don’t miss a moment of the 24th Management and Leadership Conference – April 23-25, 2009! Prepare for countless networking opportunities, concurrent session, innovative topics and speakers including opening plenary speaker, Elizabeth Edwards - all this and more at the premier end of life leadership conference. Click here for details.Hospice Foundation of America’s National Bereavement Teleconference… Online registration is now open for Hospice Foundation of America's 16th annual Living with Grief National Bereavement Teleconference, Diversity and End-of-Life Care, which will be broadcast Wednesday, April 29, 2009 from 1:30pm-4pm ET.
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Avera St. Luke’s North Plains Hospice in Aberdeen, SD… used NHPCO and Caring Connections’ Hospice and Palliative Care Outreach Guide this year to create a billboard, as seen above. Your organization can adapt and use all of the resources available in the outreach guide for your community education activities.
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