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Why Hospice? NCHPP Chair NCHPP’s 2010 Section Leaders Look Back NHPCO’s National Council of Hospice and Palliative Professionals is comprised of 15 disciplinespecific “sections” that represent end-of-life interdisciplinary care. Under the leadership of section leaders, these sections lend expertise to NHPCO on a variety of projects within and across disciplines. Here we salute NCHPP’s 2010 section leaders, who devote significant time—on a voluntary basis—to support their colleagues and advance the field. In addition to sharing their professional backgrounds, however, we also find out what drew them to hospice, and what many of them do to find personal balance in their busy lives. Shareefah Sabur, MA, MNO, CDP Hospice of the Western Reserve Cleveland, OH Shareefah Sabur has worked for Hospice of the Western Reserve since 1993 and serves as chief strategy officer. In addition to her service as NCHPP chair, she is vice chair of the board of directors for NHPCO affi liate, FHSSA. NCHPP Vice-Chair and CEO/Executive Director Section Leader Gregory Wood, MS, LBSW Hospice of North Central Oklahoma Ponca City, OK Greg Wood has been the chief executive officer for Hospice of North Central Oklahoma since 2002, and serves on the NHPCO Regulatory and Governance Committees. “Before joining HWR, I was assistant director of health information services for a local hospital, but knew that role was not the right fit—I wanted to work directly with patients and be in a position where I could make a difference. I returned to school and earned a master’s degree in nonprofit management and, with that, felt ready to seek a position with a small nonprofit where I could meet my personal goals. HWR was just down the street from the hospital where I had worked and I thought, ‘Let me give it a try.’ Now, 17 years later, I feel I am still making a difference. This desire plays out in other parts of my life as well. I work with the elderly as a volunteer in nursing homes, I offer parenting instruction for former substance abusing mothers, and I’ve enjoyed working with my colleagues on many NHPCO projects, particularly the Inclusion and Access Toolbox. I’ve always been very aware of the many disenfranchised groups in our society and see myself as an advocate for all of them.” Shareefah on the grounds of the Apartheid Museum during a trip to South Africa in 2005. “I was drawn to hospice care after I observed how a hospice team in 1991 supported my great-aunt Helen, and how they interacted with our entire family—my great-uncle as well as my wife, my two sons, and me. I was deeply impressed with the patient and family model of care, and how the hospice team was interested in us “as the family” during her final months. As a result, I started out as a social worker with hospice care in 1995, went into full-time ministry from there, and then my journey brought me back to hospice and palliative care eight years ago as the CEO for the Hospice of North Central Oklahoma.” Greg has enjoyed playing the piano since his teenage years, and still makes time to play for his church—and, when coaxed, weddings, funerals and banquets! 58 Insights 

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Insights - Summer 2010

Insights - Summer 2010
Table of Contents
Is it Time to Diversify?
Expanding Care in Your Community
Gaining Community Physician Support
A Collaboration that's Helping ALS Patients
Physical Therapy - Premise, Present, Promise
Complementary Therapy in the Care Continuum
The Evolution of Hospice & Palliative CareCenter's CT Program
Integrating Touch Therapies into the CNA's Practice
The Circle of Care
Taking Your Volunteer Program to the Next Level
Making a Case for Complex Care Management
Helping Non-terminal Cancer Patients Cope
Advance Care Planning Education
Spanish Oaks Hospice: Doing Its Part to Improve Access
Caring for Our Loved Ones - and for Our Caregivers
My.NHPCO - Care, Share, Connect
Why Hospice?
NHPCO's Educational Offerings

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