NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2015 - (Page 24)

Short Takes We Honor Veterans Celebrates 5th Year Anniversary, New Report and New VA Contract Five years ago, NHPCO in collaboration with the Department of Veteran Affairs launched We Honor Veterans to address the growing need for Veteran-centered care as our servicemen and servicewomen age and need access to hospice and palliative care. Today, more than 3,800 hospice and community-based healthcare organizations across the United States are committed to understanding and addressing the unique needs of Veterans with advanced illness as WHV partners. Recent WHV accomplishments include: * WHV 5th Year Anniversary Report was published and is available online. * NHPCO has been awarded a two-year contract with the VA to further develop and expand the WHV program. WHV provides education, resources, and technical assistance to educate hospice and other health care organizations caring for veterans whose military service, combat experience, or other traumatic events may resurface or play a pivotal role in their end-of-life experience. To learn more about We Honor Veterans, join as a Partner and/or support this important work via a secure online donation, please visit www.wehonorveterans.org. WHV Wins ASAE Power of A Summit Award In addition to the activity surrounding the fifth anniversary of We Honor Veterans and the accomplishments noted in this edition of NewsLine, the program received the highest honor from the American Society of Association Executives. We Honor Veterans was awarded the ASAE Power of A Summit Award. * To celebrate We Honor Veterans 5th year anniversary, NHPCO awarded the WHV Award of Excellence to Gentiva Hospice Evansville/Jasper during a special celebratory event held at NHPCO's 16th Clinical Team Conference and Pediatric Intensive in Grapevine, Texas. The WHV Team from Gentiva Hospice Evansville/Jasper at the awards event. 24 NHPCO NewsLine | Winter 2015 "Congratulations to NHPCO for helping to make the world a better place," said Hugh "Mac" Cannon, MPA, CAE, the 2015 chair of ASAE's Power of A Awards Judging Committee. "Their story exemplifies how associations make a difference every day - not just to the industry or profession they represent, but to society at large." NHPCO is one of only six associations to receive the award this year, which recognizes outstanding efforts of associations to enrich lives, http://www.wehonorveterans.org/sites/default/files/public/WHV_5AnniversaryReport.pdf http://www.wehonorveterans.org http://www.wehonorveterans.org/we-honor-veterans-program-awarded-excellence http://www.wehonorveterans.org/we-honor-veterans-program-awarded-excellence http://www.wehonorveterans.org/we-honor-veterans-program-awards-gentiva-hospice-evansville-extraordinary-practices http://www.wehonorveterans.org/we-honor-veterans-program-awards-gentiva-hospice-evansville-extraordinary-practices

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2015

Issue Table of Contents
Management and Leadership Conference 2016 (display ad)
A Message From Don
Hospice Care in America: A Look at the Past Six Years
Hospice State Profiles (display ad)
ACHC Accreditation in your Field (display ad)
Simione Healthy Business Solutions (display ad)
Hospice Medical Director Certification
NHPCO Marketplace (display ad)
Helping You with Your Professional Development
Consolo Software for Hospice (display ad)
NHPCO 2016 Webinars (display ad)
We Honor Veterans 5th Anniversary
NHPCO Leadership through Comment Letters
Learning Collaborative to Relieve Caregiver Fatigue
ICU Toolkit form AHA
Volunteers Honored at CTC
Notes from NHPCO
2015 Creative Arts Contest
Member News
Life & Death Matters CE for Nursing Assistants (display ad)
Thanks to CTC 2015 Supporters
News From National Hospice Foundation
More from Moments of Life
Moments of Life T-shirt (display ad)
News From Global Partners in Care
Pay It Forward, GPIC (display ad)
NHPCO Career Center (display ad)
Links to Helpful Resources

NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2015