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Idaho End-of-Life Pre-Conference Intensives
on July 18 at Boise State University
The Idaho End-of-Life Coalition and Boise
State University Center for the Study of Aging will host
three concurrent 4-hour intensive workshops for end-of-life
professionals and students on Sunday, July 18 from 12:30
to 4:30 pm at the BSU Student Union Building. Professionals
and advocates can register online at
www.ihca-ical.org/convention-tradeshow.
Students are free, but must
pre-register.
Check in hours are from 11:15 to 12:15 on Sunday.
Four additional CEUs may be available for these sessions. The
pre-conference intensives are an additional fee to the regular
convention and trade show registration fees. "Together, Everyone
Achieves More: Taking the Team Approach" is held July 19-21, 2010
at the Boise Centre on the Grove. Check out the full convention
program on our website. Hope you can join us for the most
exciting conference ever!
Hospice and Palliative Care 201:
Providing Excellent End-of-Life Care in Idaho
Fred Fender, MD, CMD, Certificate of Added
Qualifications in Geriatrics, Certification in Hospice and
Palliative Care, Senior Medical Director Legacy Hospice and
a panel of local experts.
Where do you turn when you want to do more for
your patient and their family or friends? Building on a basic
understanding of hospice and palliative care you will advance
your knowledge and understanding of pain, symptom management,
family dynamics, and complimentary therapies. The goal:
excellent care at the end of life.
HOSPICE: Who, When, How?
Dennis Kelly, RN, BSN, CHPN, Clinical Supervisor,
St. Luke's Hospice; Robert Ancker, MD, Medical Director, Hospice
of North Idaho.
An exploration of the system enabling access to
quality end-of-life care in the United States - the right people
on service at the right time for the right reasons.
The Many Faces of Bereavement
Panel of Experts led by Karen Martinat, LMSW,
The Visions Group and Jamie Kelly-Kinyon, LMSW, ACSW, Boise State
University, Steven J. Button, LMSW
Building on traditional concepts of grief and
loss, a panel of experts will provide "best practice" information
about Complicated Grief, Children & Adolescents, and Suicide
Survivors. Ethical issues, family dynamics, specialized groups,
individual counseling, and the use of volunteers, will be
discussed.
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Idaho End-of-Life Coalition Keynote Speaker
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David Casarett, MD
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO),Consultant Medical
Director and author of Last Acts: Discovering Possibility
and Opportunity at the End of Life
Monday, July 19, 2010
11:15am-12:15pm and 1:15pm-2:45pm
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David Casarett, MD, is a physician, researcher,
and tenured Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania
School of Medicine, where he specializes in end-of-life care.
He is the director of the VA's Comprehensive End-of-Life Care
PROMISE Center, based in Philadelphia. A sought-after, dynamic
national and international speaker, his presentations are
informed by research which enrolled over 4,000 dying patients
and their family members.
Last Acts: Discovering Possibility and
Opportunity at the End of Life: How do people choose to
use their time when that time is limited? Leaving a legacy,
strengthening relationships with family, celebrations,
revenge and altruism are just a few of the "last acts"
that Dr. Casarett's patients and many other people have
chosen. Using stories and images, Casarett weaves together
a tapestry that describes the possibilities that exist at
the end of life, and offers suggestions for ways in which
we can help others choose the last acts that are right
for them.
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Information Regarding Online Registration
IdELC Member Hospice Organizations:
You will submit 1 online registration per organization.
If you need to make changes to your registration after
it has been submitted, please call IHCA-ICAL.
If your organization is a member of IdELC, and it does
not appear that you are receiving member rates, please
call IHCA-ICAL BEFORE submitting your registration form
online. Phone: 208-343-9735.
Individual IdELC Members:
When registering online, you must choose, "Idaho End-of-Life Coalition Member"
as your Facility/Organization Name in order to register at
the member rate. If it does not appear that you are
receiving member rates, please call IHCA-ICAL BEFORE
submitting your registration form online.
Phone: 208-343-9735.
Organizational IdELC Members:
Online registrations from Organizational Members will be
processed individually (i.e. NASW member Joe Smith
will register under the Organization Name: NASW, and
will complete his individual registration). Please
enter your organization's name in the Facility/Organization
Name field and then complete the registration process.
If it does not appear that you are receiving member rates,
please call IHCA-ICAL BEFORE submitting your registration
form online. Phone: 208-343-9735.
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Regence Foundation Honors Idaho End-of-Life Coalition
Sojourns Award recognizes leadership in palliative care
BOISE - The Regence Foundation announced today it has awarded
$50,000 to the Idaho End-of-Life Coalition for its leadership
in advancing palliative care throughout Idaho.
Palliative care is an approach to care that brings holistic
relief and comfort to seriously ill patients and their families.
The award is part of The Regence Foundation's Sojourns grantmaking
program to promote hospital- and community-based palliative care
services. Through Sojourns, The Foundation aims to help people
with life-threatening and incurable illness to access high--quality
palliative care in their own community.
"The Idaho End-of-Life Coalition has successfully promoted the use
of hospice and palliative care across the state, exemplifying the
kind of leadership The Regence Foundation seeks to recognize with
this award," said Michael Alexander, Regence Foundation board
chair.
The coalition works to increase public understanding and access to
palliative care for people of all ages; facilitate earlier
palliative care referrals; expand palliative care research and
knowledge and educate physicians to help them identify patients
who would benefit from palliative care end-of-life care. Through
education and awareness the coalition increased the use of hospice
services from 17 percent of dying people in 1999 to more than
50 percent in 2009.
"As a result of their effort and effectiveness, I have witnessed
remarkable improvement in the number and sophistication of
palliative care providers throughout Idaho in a few short years,"
said Kevin Clifford, M.D., palliative care medical director at
Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center.
About The Regence Foundation
The Regence Foundation is the corporate foundation of Regence,
the largest health insurer in the Northwest/Intermountain region
and a nonprofit independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue
Shield Association. A 501(c)3 grantmaking organization, the
Foundation partners with organizations driving significant
change in health care delivery and accessibility in Idaho,
Oregon, Utah and Washington. Through its Sojourns program, the
Foundation also supports organizations advancing quality
palliative and end-of-life care. For more information visit
www.RegenceFoundation.org or
www.twitter.com/RegenceGives.
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We are changing the face of end of life in Idaho
Won't you join us?
This Web site is dedicated to
caregivers providing professional and
personal end-of-life care in Idaho and to
the people they serve. It contains a
multitude of resources about compassionate
care for people as they complete life. If
you are a family caregiver, a professional,
or are living the last chapter of life
there is something here for you.
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Idaho End-of-Life Coalition, Inc.
PO Box 496
Boise, ID 83701
Mary Ann Reuter
Phone: 208-841-1862
Fax: 413-451-3900
Email: IdELC@IdahoEndofLifeCoalition.org
Website: www.IdahoEndofLifeCoaliton.org
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