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Volunteer:
Hospice volunteers provide a lifeline |
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Alaya Institute 2006 End-of-life Counselor Training
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The application deadline for the 2006 End-of-life
Counselor Program is October 15, 2005. For details visit the web
site at www.alayainstitute.org and download the application forms, or
call 415-331-9600. Inspired by the Buddhist tradition, the Alaya
Institute encourages the integration of living, dying and transformation
through professional training, educational programs and materials. The
one-year EOL Counselor course is designed to provide essential clinical
competencies, strengthen individual capacity for compassionate service,
and enhance spiritual development. Graduates join a national network of
dedicated peers encouraging creative solutions as educators, advocates,
and guides to the dying. This comprehensive program includes almost 350
hours of instruction utilizing several learning modalities. |
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New Fentanyl Warnings: More Needed to Protect Patients
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from Medscape -- this will require a login or free
registration |
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Diminishing Pain by Distraction |
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Using Video Games to Manage Pain |
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Ethical Perspectives on Pain and Suffering
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from Medscape -- this will require a login or free
registration |
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Sugar-Free Fentanyl Citrate Lozenge (Actiq) for
Breakthrough Cancer Pain
On Sept. 9, the FDA approved a sugar-free formulation of oral
transmucosal fentanyl citrate (Actiq, made by Cephalon, Inc.) for the
management of breakthrough pain in patients with malignancies who are
already receiving and are tolerant of opioid therapy for their
underlying persistent cancer pain.
The formulation is bioequivalent to the currently available lozenge of
the same name, which it will be replacing on the market. |
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Migraine Pain Location: A Tertiary Care Study of 1283 Migraineurs
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from Medscape -- this will require a login or free
registration |
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EPERC Fast Fact and
Concept #050: Disaster: Coping with Tragedy |
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Submission of workshops deadline
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The deadline for submission of workshops for the 7th
International Symposium on Pediatric Pain is
September 30th. The Meeting will be held in Vancouver Canada from Sept
26-29th 2006. All submissions are
electronic. See the website to
submit your workshop. Feel free to
contact us by e-mail if you need any additional information or
assistance. |
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Palliative Care Leadership Survey
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The AAHPM College of Palliative Care (CPC) was formed in
2005 with the mission of developing and supporting leaders in
interdisciplinary palliative care research and education.
We would appreciate your participation in a survey to ascertain the
perspectives of current and future palliative care leaders regarding key
priority areas for the CPC.
Please open
the survey, which will take approximately 5 minutes |
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Medical end-of-life decisions for children in the
Netherlands |
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Children's Project on Palliative/Hospice Services
(ChiPPS)
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The Children's Project on Palliative/Hospice Services is
working to concretely enhance the science and practice of pediatric
hospice and palliative care, and to increase the availability of state
of the art services to families. |
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St. Jude Medical Announces IDE Approval to begin ESCAPE
Migraine Study |
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Telehealth in hospice care, or telehospice: a new
frontier of telehealth service delivery |
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Systemic Training for Healthcare Professionals: The
Chicago Center for Family Health Approach |
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Reflux Esophagitis in Persons With Neurodevelopmental
Disorders |
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Employment Opportunity:
Director for the American Alliance for Cancer Pain
Initiatives (AACPI) |
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EPEC Trainer Conference
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The deadline for the early registration fee for the
'Become an EPEC Trainer' conference in Charleston, South Carolina, is
September 16, 2005. For more information, visit our
Calendar page. |
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David Weissman, MD has started a blog!
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Dr. Weissman hopes you will visit and contribute to the
discussion of palliative care education, clinical care issues, health
organizational change and health policy. |
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GrowthHouse
Blogging Portal |
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Researching Medical Literature on the Internet -- 2005 Update |
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Methadone as an analgesic for cancer pain management |
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CancerNursing.org
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CancerNursing.org provides free, professional online cancer
care courses that aim to enhance the knowledge and skills of health
professionals and anyone concerned with the care of cancer patients. |
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Our newest course is on
Palliative Care Nursing. |
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New Online Continuing Education Series on Complementary and
Alternative Medicine |
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Medical Marijuana and the Supreme Court
(New England Journal of Medicine, August 18,
2005) |
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Medicare Hospice Eligibility, Hospice Manual, & EPERC
Fast Facts for your PDA available at
Infingo |
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Today’s Education, Tomorrow’s Quality Care
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NHPCO’s 7th annual clinical team conference will be held
in San Diego, California April 26-28, 2006.The Call for Presentations
for the 2006 Clinical Team Conference and Scientific Symposium is now
open! The deadline has been extended until September 6, 2005. We would
like to highlight your pediatric palliative expertise at the conference. |
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If you have any questions regarding pediatric palliative
care submissions, please contact
Jennifer Tymon or visit the
NHPCO Submissions Page. |
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Death of Dame Cicely Saunders, Founder of the Hospice
Movement
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Dame Cicely Saunders, founder of the modern
Hospice/Palliative Care movement, died on July 14, 2005 at the age of
87. She embodied the essence of palliative care, training as a nurse,
social worker, and doctor, and practicing empathy, compassion, and
devotion.
Through her work and experiences as a medical social worker and
volunteer, she "realized that we needed not only better pain control but
better overall care." With that goal in mind, she studied medicine and
became a doctor in 1957, and established the first modern hospice, St.
Christopher's Hospice in London, in 1967.
Though she was a giant, a paradigm shifter, an awarded and
internationally recognized figure, Cicely Saunders retained a modest yet
sophisticated charisma that radiated to colleagues and strangers alike.
She lived and died with dignity and grace, and by her life's work and
example, enabled others to do the same. |
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BBC News |
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BBC Obituary |
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New York Times International |
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Thinking about “Allow Natural Death” Orders |
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Palliative Pain Management: When Both Pain and Suffering
Hurt |
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New Developments in the Realm of Complementary Medicine |
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Contemplative End-of-Life Care - A Certificate Program
for Healthcare Professionals
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A comprehensive training in end-of-life care that brings
together the ancient wisdom of the Buddhist tradition as presented in Sogyal
Rinpoche's The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying with the knowledge, skills
and best practices of hospice and palliative care. |
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The training starts September 2005 and will end May 2006. It
includes 3 residential sessions, for a total of 16 days, and
weekly on-line lectures between the residential portions. |
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Hospice Referral - Moving from Hospital to Home |
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Grief in Children and Developmental
Concepts of Death |
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ABMS/ACGME
Recognition of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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Pediatric Pain Letter
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Pediatric Pain Letter (PPL) provides peer-reviewed
commentaries on pain in infants, children and adolescents. Book reviews
and announcements of events related to pediatric pain are also accepted.
Links are provided to Medline abstracts for articles reviewed in PPL. |
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Pediatric Pain -
Science Helping Children
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The Pediatric Pain Research Lab is located in the IWK
Health Centre and the Psychology Department of Dalhousie University in
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. |
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Caring Connections
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Launched in late March, the Web site's focus is "Public
awareness of advance care planning, hospice and other
end-of-life topics has increased dramatically over the past months and
people are eager to learn more about
how to ensure their wishes are honored." Free state-specific advance
directives are downloadable. |
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Stoppain.org
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The Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care at
Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, is pleased
to announce the redesign of their website. |
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Parenting a Dying Child
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BC Children's Hospital and Canuck Place Children's
Hospice has created a new set of resources for families and individuals
involved in pediatric palliative care. This packet is called "Parenting
a dying child" and has found worldwide interest and acclaim. It has won
the 2004 award for excellence in Patient/Family Education Materials with
the Association of Pediatiric Oncology Nurses and has been sold
worldwide.
You can
purchase this item here |
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Medical College of Wisconsin Nursing Tool Kit
(new May 2005) |
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American Pain Foundation's New Web Site |
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The American Hospital Association's "Put It In Writing"
Web site
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This site
contains resources to help people put their wishes about end-of-life
care into advance directives |
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End-of-life care in a children's hospice program |
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Epocrates puts continuing medical education courses on
handhelds |
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Timing of hospice referral and families' perceptions of
services: are earlier hospice referrals better? |
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"Celebrate Change" - Caregiver Tips June 2005 |
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Managing Conflict at the End of Life
(N Engl J Med 2005;352(23):2371-3)
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The EPEC Project Receives Funding from the National
Cancer Institute
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The EPEC Project was recently awarded a five year grant
from the National Cancer Institute. This generous award will help EPEC
continue to provide train-the-trainer programs that aim to reach all
healthcare professionals with education about palliative care. EPEC
plans to update its existing Curriculum, further evaluate the impact of
our conferences, and enhance teaching and leadership skills for EPEC
Trainers, especially those who attend the Professional Development
Workshop. EPEC will also continue to expand collaborations with
specialty societies as well as with healthcare delivery organizations in
which EPEC teaching is adapted and implemented. Please check
here for updated
project information. |
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End-of-Life Care Curriculum for Medical Teachers
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With support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The
Stanford Faculty
Development Center (SFDC) developed a 16-hour faculty development
course incorporating basic material designed to be used by physicians in
any area of expertise. This
web-based curriculum is an adaptation of materials developed for
that course. |
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Human brain
mechanisms of pain perception and regulation in health and disease |
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CAPC-HPNA Audio
Conference to Highlight Role of Nurses on Palliative Care Teams
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1.2 Nursing Educational Contact Hours Available |
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A Midwife to the Dying
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The Terri Schiavo case earlier this year raised ethical
and medical issues that remain with us today. But missing in that debate
was a real attention to the quality and the meaning of death. Joan
Halifax tells us what she's learned and how she lives differently after
three decades accompanying others to the final boundary of human life. |
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Quotes from
Victor Frankl & Woody
Allen |
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Caregiver Tips |
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Central nervous system aspergillosis in an
immunocompetent patient:
cure in a hospice setting with very high-dose
itraconazole
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Just as
palliative care can be given to patients receiving curative treatment,
curative treatment may come to those receiving only comfort care. |
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Palliative Care Leadership Center Initiative
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Six institutions with exemplary palliative care programs,
the Palliative Care Leadership Centers (PCLCs) offer training to help
you start or expand your own palliative care program |
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Pediatric Palliative Care: Online courses with Mount Ida
College
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May 16 - June 10, 2005
Special Topics in Pediatric Palliative Care: Innovative Approaches to
Program Development
Stacy Orloff, Ed.D., LICSW
Annie Rini , MS, ARNP-C
September 19- October 7, 2005
Children's Grief
Stacy Orloff, MSW, Ed.D.
Charles A. Corr, Ph.D.
October 24- November 18, 2005
Ethical Decision-making for Pediatric End of Life Care
Susan Huff, RN, MSN
Marcia Levetown, M.D.
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Non-Oral Hydration in
Palliative Care |
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E-mail a great office tool, but sometimes you need to
talk |
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Hike for Hospice
Palliative Care (Canada) |
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Employment: Pediatric Palliative Care Physician -The
Dalhousie University & IWK Health Centre |
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EPEC Update - Patient Safety |
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The Sound Covenant Foundation -
Using music to help relieve pain and suffering |
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Two Key Resources in Palliative Care
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The Journal of Palliative Medicine is the official
publication of the AAHPM. It is the leading peer-reviewed journal in its
field to provide the latest information and protocols that enable you to
give optimal care to your patients. To view a complimentary online
issue, and to subscribe,
visit the website here. |
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The fully revised and expanded UNIPAC Series:
Hospice/Palliative Care Training for Physicians, developed by the AAHPM
and published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., is a convenient self-study
program where you will learn the concepts and clinical skills to help
you better care for your terminally ill patients. For information on how
to earn CME credits and to order the series,
visit the
website here. |
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Canuck Place Children's Hospice M.D. Fellowship in
Pediatric Palliative Care
(posted March
2005) |
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Applications for MayDay Fund Fellowships
(February 28, 2005) |
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Pediatric Palliative Care: On line courses with Mount Ida
College
(new February 2005) |
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Phoenix Children's Hospital is
seeking a director of Pediatric Pain Management
(2/22/2005) |
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Communicating With Realism and Hope: Incurable Cancer
Patients' Views on the
Disclosure of Prognosis
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RESULTS: Ninety-eight percent of patients wanted their
doctor to be realistic, provide an opportunity to ask questions, and
acknowledge them as an individual when discussing prognosis. Doctor
behaviors rated the most hope giving included offering the most up to
date treatment (90%), appearing to know all there is to know about the
patient's cancer (87%), and saying that pain will be controlled (87%).
The majority of patients indicated that the doctor appearing to be
nervous or uncomfortable (91%), giving the prognosis to the family first
(87%), or using euphemisms (82%) would not facilitate hope. Factor
analysis revealed six general styles and three hope factors; the most
strongly endorsed styles were realism and individualized care and the
expert/positive/collaborative approach. A range of demographic,
psychological, and disease factors were associated with preferred
general and hope-giving styles, including anxiety, information-seeking
behavior, expected survival, and age. |
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Harvard Medical School Center for Palliative Care -
Program in Palliative Care Education & Practice |
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End-of-Life Nursing
Education Consortium
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ELNEC Courses Offered in 2005: Nurse faculty may choose
from four different ELNEC courses in the coming year, including the Core
Course, Graduate Course, Pediatric Palliative Care, and Oncology. |
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Conquering Your Child's Chronic Pain: A Pediatrician's
Guide to Reclaiming a Normal Childhood
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A nationally recognized leader in the field of pediatric
pain management, Dr. Lonnie K. Zeltzer, offers an invaluable guide to
control the pain that plagues your child, from headaches to arthritis,
irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, and more. |
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Spiritual development and the dying child: the pediatric
nurse practitioner's role |
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New Information on
Oral Mucositis (mouth sores) |
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Children's Cancer Association |
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Untapped power: A physician's handheld
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Doctors are buying personal digital assistants, although
not necessarily for clinical purposes. But new technology and a federal
push to e-health could change that.
By Tyler Chin, AMNews staff. Jan. 17, 2005 |
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Medical Director Opportunities:
Acute Care, Home Care, and Long Term Care |
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New Book:
Telehospice: A Resource Manual for Program Development &
Implementation |
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Senator introduces two bills that aim to improve terminal
illness care and hospice care |
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Applications
invited for
RWJ Clinical Scholars Program
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Application
Deadline: Feb 15, 2005 |
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Request for
Applications for Awards to Palliative Care Fellowship Programs
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The American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) invites
proposals from new and established palliative care fellowship training
programs for funding support of individual fellowships in palliative
care. Funding support for this program is provided by the Hearst
Foundation. Funding is open to palliative care fellowship training
programs, not to individual applicants.
Deadline for applications: December 15, 2005 |
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American Nurses Credentialing Center Announces New Certification for
Pain Management Nurses
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ANCC is introducing this important nursing certification in
collaboration with the American Society for Pain Management Nursing (ASPMN),
the nation's leading organization for nurses committed to improving the
way pain is managed. The certification is available to licensed,
registered nurses, whose clinical practice whose clinical practice
includes work with diverse patient populations experiencing pain. |
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Mount Sinai Integrated Fellowships in Hematology- Oncology/Palliative
Medicine and Geriatrics/Palliative Medicine |
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Medical Student
Project Makes Advanced Directives Easy and Accessible |
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The school
functioning of children with chronic and recurrent pain |
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The American Pain Society Peds membership has elected Steven Weisman,
MD, as their new chair
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Dr. Weisman currently holds the Jane B. Pettit Chair in
Pain Management at the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, where he is the
Medical Director of the Jane B. Pettit Pain and Palliative Care Center.
In addition, he is Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics at the
Medical College of Wisconsin.
A special thanks to all the candidates who ran in this year's election,
as well as those members who voted in this very important activity.
American Pain Society National
Office |
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The Program in Palliative Care - Education & Practice
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April 25–May 2, 2006 and November 8–14, 2006, at the Royal Sonesta
Hotel, Boston |
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For more information,
view their website |
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Hospice/Palliative Care Training for
Physicians (pdf file) (more
information and ordering) |
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Myth Buster #3 Education changes practice - David Weissman, MD |
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Children with Cancer Can Plan Own Treatment |
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When a Child Is Dying: A Psychologist's Advice |
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November is National Hospice Month |
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There are
a great many care options for the last days of life |
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Chronic Pain Management Resource System
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The Chronic Pain Network (CPN) has made available two resource kits to
help health care professionals improve chronic pain outcomes in the
clinical setting and deal with the legal and regulatory aspects of pain
management. |
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Decision-Making Capacity Guidelines |
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Treatment decisions regarding infants, children and
adolescents |
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The
Laughter Effect |
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Extra Nerve Fibers May Heighten Female Pain Perception |
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Terminal care: the last weeks of life |
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Providing hospice care in rural areas: challenges and
strategies |
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Learning to Provide End-of-Life Care: Postgraduate
Medical Training Programs in Michigan |
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Can 40 Seconds of Compassion Reduce Patient Anxiety? |
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New and Lingering Controversies in Pediatric End-of-Life
Care |
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Radiation May Wipe Out Shingles' Effects |
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Children and adolescents with advanced cancer can make
complex end-of-life care decisions |
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Pediatric Psychology Position at the Children's Hospital
of Philadelphia |
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Baby Doe Redux? The Department of Health and Human
Services and the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of 2002: A Cautionary
Note on Normative Neonatal Practice |
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Pediatric Use of Complementary Therapies: Ethical and
Policy Choices |
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CME: The Last Chance for Comfort: An Update on Pain Management at the
End of Life
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Learning from the Dying (New
England Journal of Medicine Vol. 353, 9/29 2005, Number 13
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UCSF Postgraduate Certificate in Pain Management / Online
Program
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This curriculum has been designed to improve patient
outcomes globally by providing clinically relevant postgraduate
education in the sciences, concepts, and procedures for pain management
within the context of today's multidisciplinary patient care team, and
is based on the Core Curriculum for Professional Education in Pain
created by the International Association for the Study of Pain's Task
Force on Professional Education in Pain. |
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Do NOT Resuscitate
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from Medscape -- this will require a login or free
registration |
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