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Awards Recognizing Quality Leadership, Outstanding State Organization, and U.S.-African Partnership Presented ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Earl Blumenauer will welcome more than 1,700 hospice and palliative care leaders and industry experts to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization's 28(th) Annual Management and Leadership Conference being held at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland....
FHSSA Launches its Latest Crowdfunding Campaign, "Make an Impact," to Raise Funds for Scholarships to Help Hospice Nurses in Sub-Saharan Africa with Advance Palliative Care Training. Alexandria, Va (PRWEB) March 22, 2013 Millions of people in Africa suffer in pain from terminal illnesses such as HIV/AIDS and cancer with too few medical workers trained in palliative care and pain management to care for them. FHSSA has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for up to five...
As baby-boomers age and the number of people with serious chronic illnesses continues to rise, the demand for experts in palliative medicine is sure to outstrip the supply, according Timothy E. Quill, M.D., professor of Medicine, Psychiatry and Medical Humanities in the Center for Ethics, Humanities and Palliative Care at the University of Rochester Medical Center. In a perspective published in today's New England Journal of Medicine, Quill, who serves as president of the American Academy...
DENVER, Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Daniel Johnson, MD, the national physician lead for palliative care at Kaiser Permanente's Care Management Institute, has been named a recipient of a 2013 Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Physician Award. The award annually honors leaders who distinguish themselves in caring for patients near the end of life. Dr. Johnson, who is also director of palliative care innovations and development for Kaiser Permanente Colorado, received the "mid-career...
NEW YORK, Aug. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Palliative care in U.S. hospitals has increased for the 11(th) consecutive year, according to a new analysis released today by the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC). The number of hospitals with a palliative care team increased from 658 (24.5%) to 1,635 (65.7%)--a steady 148.5% increase from 2000-2010. Palliative care is specialized medical care for people with serious illnesses. This type of care is focused on relief from the...
Diane E. Meier, M.D., FACP to serve as keynote speaker MARIETTA, Ga., April 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- WellStar Health System hosts Diane E. Meier, M.D. as the at the 2011 Ethics Forum, "Crucial Conversations: Optimizing Quality of Life." Dr. Meier will present the keynote speech - "Palliative Care: Transforming the Care of Serious Illness." The 2011 Ethics Forum will be held on Wednesday, April 20 at the WellStar Development Center from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. To register call...
NEW YORK, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) is pleased to announce that its director, Diane E. Meier, MD, a pioneer in palliative care, has accepted a post with the Senate HELP Committee. As one of four 2009-2010 Health and Aging Policy Fellows, Dr. Meier will have the opportunity to directly participate in the policymaking process at the Federal level. The HELP committee has jurisdiction over issues such as workforce, medical education and the...
Center to Advance Palliative Care Director, Diane E. Meier, MD, Points to Workforce and Non-Hospice Palliative Care NEW YORK, June 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nancy-Ann DeParle, Director of the White House Office of Health Reform, held the third and last in a series of White House health care stakeholder discussions with physicians on Thursday, June 18. Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) director, Diane E. Meier, MD, was asked to join the discussion focused on health reform in the...
