ON OUR COVER:
Helping Your Patients Leave a Legacy
Hospices have always recognized the value of helping patients share the stories of their lives. Now a new initiative, StoryCorps Legacy, provides tools and training to help you assist patients in recording and preserving those memories.
Commit to a New Friend a Continent Away
While it may be tempting to draw inward during challenging times, outreach can reenergize organizations as well as individuals. See why 93 providers now partner with programs in Africa—and why you may want to do the same.
PLUS:
Short Takes…
• Make NDL Part of Your November Outreach • WHV Honors Stellar Hospice Partners • Just Revised—Valuable Physician Tool • Hospice PSA Reaches 154,000 Viewers in 21 States
The Voice of NCHPP
Sherri Weisenfluh and Ellen Csikai share findings from a national survey of social workers conducted by NCHPP’s Social Worker Section.
A Message From Don Member News and Notes Regulatory Tip of the Month PREVIEW OUR NEW EDUCATION CATALOG
Educational Catalog
Partnering With 3 Hospitals to Provide Palliative Care
In 2010, Hospice and Palliative Care of St. Lawrence Valley entered into a partnership with three local hospitals to provide palliative care. Executive Director Brian Gardam shares insights, plus some of the promising results.
National Hospice and Palliative Care Month is Here! Thank You for All You Do Every Day of the Year.
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NewsLine - November 2011