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Quarter 2 – 2013 FOCUS ON COMPASSION a quarterly newsletter Third Annual FHSSA Global Partnership Award Was Presented on April 25 Center for Hospice Care/Hospice Foundation of Indiana and the Palliative Care Association of Uganda are the 2013 Winners The third annual FHSSA Global Partnership Award was presented to Center for Hospice Care/Hospice Foundation of South Bend, Indiana and Palliative Care Association of Uganda on April 25 during the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s (NHPCO) Management and Leadership Conference. The Global Partnership Award is an opportunity to recognize the outstanding efforts of a partner that went above and beyond the expectations of a partnership. The award winner is selected based on creativity in fundraising, partner collaboration, staff contribution and commitment, and community outreach and involvement. The award comes with a $500 donation to the African hospice partner. “Center for Hospice Care/Hospice Foundation has shown what a tremendous impact one partnership can have. The creativity and commitment they have made to the Palliative Care Association of Uganda will have a lasting effect on the patients and families needing palliative care and also to the dedicated health care workers who work tirelessly with limited resources to provide that care,” said John Mastrojohn, executive director of FHSSA. Center for Hospice Care/Hospice Foundation, which raised over $25,000 in 2012, partners with the Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU). The review committee was impressed with CHC/HF’s award application on many levels, including their unique and creative fundraising efforts and involvement in advocacy efforts on the national level in Uganda, their dedication to finding a new home for PCAU headquarters, and their financial support for scholarships to train Ugandan healthcare workers in palliative care. “Our FHSSA partnership has been rewarding and meaningful for our staff, our board and our volunteers. It has been our privilege to be partnered Members of the Okuyamba film crew and Rose Kiwanuka during filming of the award-winning short documentary. with PCAU. But it’s so much more than a partnership. For us, faraway places have come closer, the planet has become smaller, and our own hospice family has grown in the best ways possible,” said Mark Murray, president and CEO of CHC/HF. Some of the 2012 highlights of this award-winning partnership include: • Okuyamba. In collaboration with faculty and alumni of University of Notre Dame Film, Television and Theatre Department, CHC/HF created an award-winning documentary that offers a glimpse at the astounding challenges facing terminally ill people living in Uganda and the monumental issues PCAU encounters in its daily work. The film has helped increase world-wide awareness of the suffering of patients with life-limiting illness in Uganda and throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. CHC/ HF has made the film available to hospices across the country to use in awareness-raising and fundraising efforts locally. • PCAU Building Fund. One of PCAU’s top strategic priorities for 2012 was to find a sustainable office space for its headquarters. Proceeds from CHC/HF’s World Hospice & Palliative Care day event were directed toward acquiring that space. • Partner Visits. CHC/HF provided funding for PCAU Country Director, Rose Kiwanuka to visit the U.S. In addition to meeting with CHC staff on a number of initiatives, Rose also attended NHPCO’s MLC near continued on page 2 April, 2013 | 1

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NewsLine - May 2013

Increasing Your Direct-from-Family Referrals
A Message From Don
Lighthouse of Hope Fund
The Advantages of Mobile Technology at the Bedside
Simione Consulting (display ad)
Revised State Hospice Profiles (display ad)
Dementia: A Closer Look
Differentiating Dementias
Spiritual Care for Patients With Dementia
NHF Gala Sponsors (display ad)
Make an Impact: African PC Nursing Scholarship (display ad)
ehospice USA Unveiled
Host a Screening of “Honor Flight, the Movie”
Two New Reports to Help You Evaluate Your Operations
New Report Released on Inpatient Hospital Deaths
Compliance Tip
New Online Courses from NHPCO’s E-OL
Videos Worth Watching
News From FHSSA

NewsLine - May 2013