Category Archives: hospice care

Major Palliative Care Conference coming in October

The longest-running Congress in Palliative Care and the leading event in the  palliative medicine field since 1976 is scheduled for this fall in Montreal. Hospice personnel, volunteers, nurses will all benefit from the programs. The 19th International Palliative Care information center has a full … Continue reading

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Upaya Zen Center, Santa Fe, NM – Upcoming Events

I first saw Roshi Joan Halifax at the NY Open Center’s Art of Dying Conference back in 1997 or so. She spoke with great clarity and conviction at that time and was one of the incredible speakers at that conference … Continue reading

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How Things Have Changed

We may wonder why it’s not like the old times when sick and older family members could simply return home from the hospital and fit right back in. Why has caregiving gotten so difficult?  Hospitals are discharging people quicker and … Continue reading

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A Poignant Medicine Buddha Posting

This posting came through the Medicine Buddha list serve. It points out that we need to be vigilant…we never know when or how illness and death will come to us. Even those of us who think we have some kind … Continue reading

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Spirituality and End-of-Life Care Bonus Package

Spirituality and End-of-Life Care Bonus Package Just discovered this on Hospice Foundation of America’s website. This site is well worth exploring; many excellent resources.

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Caregiver Revolution Reviewed in New Perspectives Magazine

Please take a moment to check out the review in New Perspectives Magazine written by Davida Katherine Maron. Thanks to Iven Lourie  at Gateways publishing for making this happen.

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