Today in my church, University United Methodist Church in Austin, Texas we celebrated World Communion Sunday. Along those same lines, this coming Sunday, October 8, 2011, is World Hospice and Palliative Care Day. Seldom a week goes by that I don’t hear accolades about the role of hospice in end-of-life times. For our family, hospice [...]
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World days
Posted in Featured, hospice, NHPCO, Palliative Care on October 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Healthcare Reform – An NHPCO Update
Posted in Featured, NHPCO, Palliative Care, tagged America's Healthy Future Act, Healthcare reform on November 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In previous blogs I have written about the need for accurate information on the ever-changing prospects for healthcare reform at the national level. As such, this week I wanted to pass along a recent Public Policy Update from the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) which might be helpful. No doubt additional action has [...]
New Alliance Launched To Address Urgent Palliative Care Needs
Posted in end-of-life care, Featured, hospice, NHPCO, Palliative Care, WPCA, tagged hospice, Palliative Care, WPCA on May 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Just recently the Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance (WPCA) launched a new global action network designed to focus exclusively on hospice and palliative care development worldwide. The full press announcement can be found here . More than 100 million people and their families worldwide need palliative care and support each year; however, it is estimated that [...]
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
Posted in Featured, Palliative Care, tagged hospice, Palliative Care on April 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A great resource for people interested in palliative care is the World Hospice and Palliative Care site. This year the annual day to recognize all that people are doing in hospice and palliative care is October 10, 2009. For more information go to this link.
Some definitions …
Posted in Definitions, Featured, Palliative Care, tagged end-of-life care, health care, hospice, NHPCO, Palliative Care on April 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In talking with people across the country about end-of-life care issues, oftentimes I am asked about definitions of some of the most widely-used terms in this arena of health care, including palliative care and hospice. ‘What’s the difference?’, people ask. Here’s a brief reflection: The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)(www.nhpco.org) defines palliative care as: [...]
Hospice Care Win
Posted in Featured, Palliative Care, tagged hospice, hospice funding on March 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The nation’s hospice community claimed a significant win last month after President Barack Obama signed a bill (H.R. 1 – The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) into law that includes a one-year moratorium on cuts in Medicare funding for the more than 4,700 hospice programs nationwide. The action ensures that access to quality [...]
