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September/October 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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Help Caring Connections Use Social Networking to Educate Consumers… Caring Connections is reaching out to Facebook users to increase awareness of end-of-life issues. Please encourage all your staff and volunteers with Facebook to become a “fan” of the Caring Connections page to help spread the word about upcoming events, access videos and resources and participate in discussions on the discussion board. To find the page in Facebook, enter “Caring Connections” in the search bar, or find the Caring Connections page in the Applications tab. If you don’t have a Facebook profile, visit www.Facebook.com to create one for free. You can help spread information about end-of-life care by becoming a “fan” of Caring Connections today!
New Study Reports on Americans’ Faith in Healing Miracles… A report published in the August issue of the professional journal, Archives in Surgery reports that 57 percent of randomly surveyed adults said God’s intervention could save a family member even if physicians declared treatment would be futile. Additional findings indicate that 61 percent of the public and 20 percent of professionals believe that a miracle can save a person in a persistent vegetative state. The study found that 41 percent of the public said religious beliefs would be important when making decisions about their own medical care. To view more news coverage, visit the ABC News Web site. Note: Caring Connections has a new outreach guide, “It’s About How You LIVE – In Faith” to help your organization engage faith communities with end-of-life issues which is available to download for free at www.caringinfo.org/community (under ‘Faith Outreach’).Medicare Launches New Web Site for Family Caregivers…The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has launched a comprehensive new Web site for caregivers that is designed to serve as an "all-inclusive resource on Medicare and other caregiver-related issues." The "Ask Medicare" site clearly explains what Medicare does and doesn't cover, and helps caregivers find organizations that assist the elderly and their caregivers. Visit now at: http://www.medicare.gov/caregivers/. (Also note: November is "National Family Caregivers Month” to bring attention to the needs of family caregivers and recognize the 50 million family members caring for loved ones. For more information, visit the National Family Caregivers Association Web site.)
Cicely Saunders Institute for Palliative Care… The UK has announced the creation of The Cicely Saunders Institute for Palliative Care, dedicated to research in end-of-life care. The Institute will allow researchers to work together to promote and carry out research, teaching and training of palliative care. Cicely Saunders International is working in partnership with King's College London to build the Institute which will be based at Kings College Hospital in South East London. Completion of the building is expected by November 2009. To learn more, visit www.cicelysaundersfoundation.org.
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New Outreach Materials for Hospice Month and Beyond… NHPCO’s new 2008-2009 Outreach Materials are now available to providers, LIVE partners and coalitions. In addition to the assorted document templates, Caring Connections’ “It’s About How You LIVE – In Faith” outreach guide and related materials, you will find a collection of professionally designed ad slicks that compliment this year’s outreach theme, “Hope, Dignity, Love…It must be hospice!” You are encouraged to be as creative as possible with these ads; add your logo or adapt an ad slick as an event invitation to help you promote hospice month in November. To access the materials online, go to www.caringinfo.org/community.
November is also National Family Caregivers Month… National Family Caregiver’s month is designated as a time every year to thank, support, educate and empower family caregivers. To learn ways you can join the national effort to support family caregivers, visit https://www.thefamilycaregiver.org/national_family_caregiver_month/
New Chinese Resources from Caring Connections... Caring Connections partnered with the Chinese American Coalition for Compassionate Care to produce five new Chinese-English bilingual resources on various end-of-life topics. Visit the Caring Connections resource page to view PDF versions of these new materials or call the HelpLine at 800/658-8898 to request a free sample via mail. To order copies to distribute in your community, contact NHPCO's Marketplace at 800/646-6460 or www.nhpco.org/marketplace.
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 at www.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. |
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NHPCO’s 2009 Management and Leadership Conference… Save the date for DC’s premier Hospice and Palliative Care Conference set to begin April 23,2009. Early-Bird rates are available now starting at $399! Click here for details! |
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Monterey Hospice Foundation… received a grant from 1st Capital Bank to fund their 2008 Grief in the Workplace training program for human resource managers. This annual training gives business managers the tools and resources to help employees who are grieving a loss, personally or in their work-life. For more information or to implement these trainings in your own workplace, see Caring Connections’ It’s About How You LIVE – At Work resources.
If you have community engagement resources or updates that you would like to include in “Connections,” please contact Helen Ennis.
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