NHPCO NewsLine Spring 2022 - 5

Message from Edo
As this issue of Newsline comes out to the membership, we
will have just wrapped up the 2022 Leadership and
Advocacy Conference, our first in-person event since 2019.
More than 850 people will have been part of the
conference at the Gaylord National just outside of
Washington, DC. I want to remind people that part of the
conference includes a library of curated on-demand
content that will be available through May 31, 2022. So,
even if you missed the onsite conference, you can still take
advantage of the professional development available as
part of LAC22. Learn more and register for the ondemand
access at www.nhpco.org/lac2022.
A central theme of the conference was the
acknowledgment of the 40th anniversary of the creation
of the Medicare hospice benefit. And in looking back, we
also were looking forward with a focus on innovation that
might be necessary for the next 40 years of person- and
family-centered serious illness care. In fact, our lead article
in this issue of Newsline, " The Experience Model, " shares
insight from a pioneering hospice leader who is no longer
with us but whose insight continues to inform us today.
Within the pages of this issue of Newsline, we celebrate
some of the accomplishments from our community that I
want to share with you. First, I pass along my
congratulations to the provider members that have
earned rings in the first year of NHPCO's innovative
Quality Connections program - you'll find an update on
Quality Connections with a list of program achievement
beginning on page 22. On page 39, you'll find the
recipients of the 2022 Volunteers are the Foundation of
Hospice Awards that were presented at LAC22 the first
week of March. During LAC22, we also presented Rafael
Sciullo with the Galen Miller Leadership Award at our
annual National Hospice Foundation Gala. And, don't
miss the Congressional champions who were recipients of
the 2021 Hospice Action Network Angel Award.
Recognition within our community would not be complete
without offering my deepest appreciation to all those
providers who have renewed their NHPCO membership
for 2022. The success of this organization is grounded in
the engagement and commitment of our members. We
work collaboratively towards our strategic goals which I
share with you on page 4 of this issue of Newsline. Please
take a look at the Strategic Plan that will guide our
organization from 2022 through 2024. You are at the
heart of all that we are working on.
For your dedication, I thank you.
Edo Banach, JD,
President and CEO
http://www.nhpco.org/lac2022
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