Category Archives: nursing

Registration Open for GWish Summer Institute: Mindful, Compassionate Care for the Dying

Posted on March 20, 2012 by webmaven

  Registration Open for GWish Summer Institute Focus on practical ways to integrate spirituality and compassion into healthcare. Faculty Speakers are leaders in spiritual care, professionalism and compassion. They include: Joan Halifax Roshi, PhD; Robert D. Orr, MD, CM; Tracy Balboni, … Continue reading →

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Major Palliative Care Conference coming in October

Posted on February 28, 2012 by webmaven

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

Posted on February 26, 2012 by webmaven

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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