Hospice and Palliative Care Education
Finding Hospice and Palliative Care specific education is not always easy. Often, one must travel to national conferences incurring excessive costs that are not...
New Home for CAPC’s Clinical Training Resources
The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) has reorganized their clinical training hub. All of their clinical training resources are now located in one...
NHPCO End of Life Care for Veterans
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) has updated curriculum for nursing to care for Veterans at the end of life. The End-of-Life Nursing...
Federal Legislation That Could Impact Palliative Care and Hospice Programs
On April 19, 2023 Rep David Joyce (R-OH) as the sponsor, reintroduced the Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act (I CAN  Act) along with 13 cosponsors.  “This...
Advance Care Planning for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders
June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, worldwide, more than 55 million people are living with Alzheimer’s or another...
Effectiveness of CPR- By the Numbers
Ensuring patients have a clear understanding of the benefits and burdens of CPR will help them make an informed decision about their wishes. However,...
Friday Chalk Talk – Palliative Care
Looking for some quick education on Palliative Care? Consider Friday Chalk Talks, a weekly, live-audience, short-and-sweet, 20-30 minute presentation and discussion, for the entire...
CAPC Offers New Open-to-All Clinical Training Course
​The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) announced its new clinical training course, Introduction to Palliative Care for Health Professionals. This course is open...
Social Work Training in Palliative and End of Life Care
The Metropolitan Jewish Health System (MJHS) and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) have joined together to create a new training program for...
Core Roles and Responsibilities of Physicians in Hospice Care
A recent article was published in the the Journal of Palliative Medicine written by Ira Byock, MD on behalf of hospice and palliative medicine...
