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Short Takes continued from previous page LIVE Without Pain: Free Resources for Pain Awareness Month September is “Pain Awareness Month,” an excellent time to remind referral sources and consumers of your expertise in pain management. To help raise awareness, use some of these free resources, developed as part of the LIVE Without Pain consumer campaign funded by Purdue Pharma, LP. Display Ad — Ready to Personalize A display ad to promote pain awareness is available in three sizes (full-page, half-page and poster-size), with space available for your organization logo and/ or contact information. There are also two versions, one bearing the “Pain Awareness Month” banner (shown on the opposite page), and an evergreen version (without the banner). Visit www.nhpco.org/ outreach. Banners for Your Social Media Facebook and Twitter banners have also been created for use in your social media. Visit www.nhpco.org/outreach. Tip Sheets You can also share the following four tip sheets with consumers to help them understand the many aspects of pain and support loved ones who may be in pain: • • • • P hysical Pain at End of Life U nderstanding Pain for Improved Quality of Life C aring for Someone in Pain P ain at the End of Life – Common Questions You can make as many copies as you wish. Or you can purchase multiple copies through NHPCO’s Custom-Print Marketplace — with the option of adding your organization logo and a message. • o download a copy of each tip sheet, visit T LIVE Without Pain > Resources on the Caring Connections website. • o order personalized copies, visit CustomT print Marketplace. (If you are a first-time user, you must register first and will then receive an immediate email confirmation with your access information.) To learn more about LIVE Without Pain, visit www.caringinfo.org/pain. Facebook Banner Reminder: LIVE Without Pain at September’s CTC With funding support from Purdue Pharma, LP, a preconference session on “Advanced Pain Management” will be presented on September 25 (from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.) by Dr. Russell Portenoy of New York’s Beth Israel Medical Center. To learn more, visit 2013 Clinical Team Conference. 30 NHPCO NewsLine http://www.caringinfo.org/files/public/brochures/EOL_Quality.pdf http://www.caringinfo.org/files/public/brochures/EOL_Quality.pdf http://www.caringinfo.org/files/public/brochures/EOL_Caring.pdf http://www.caringinfo.org/files/public/brochures/EOL_Questions.pdf http://www.caringinfo.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3515 http://www.nhpco.org/outreach http://www.nhpco.org/outreach https://insite.master-print.com/Site/Pages/login.aspx?SessionTimeout=False&Brand=NHPCO https://insite.master-print.com/Site/Pages/login.aspx?SessionTimeout=False&Brand=NHPCO http://www.nhpco.org/outreach http://www.caringinfo.org/pain http://www.nhpco.org/conferences/2013-clinical-team-conference

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

Hospice of Hope's Expansion into LTC
A Message From Don
VSED and Hospice Care: A Case Study
A Q&A With Judith Fox
Glatfelter Healthcare (display ad)
Simione Consulting (display ad)
2013 Circle of Life Honorees
Quality Reporting: A Look Back at the First Year
GSA Scientific Meeting (display ad)
HAN Intensive Participants
New Report on WHV Partner Achievements
Free Resources for Pain Awareness Month
Member News and Notes
Compliance Tip
Virtual Conference: Nov 4-8 (display ad)
Videos Worth Watching
Links to Resources on the NHPCO Website

NewsLine - September 2013