Hospice Palliative Care Insights
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Advance Care Planning: Policy, Legal and Practical Dimensions
In this podcast, Jacquie Peden, an advanced practice nurse in Hospice Palliative Care, conducts a panel discussion on the policy, legal and practical dimensions of Advance Care Planning (in Canada) with Janet Dunbrack, Joan Rush, and Sue Grant.
You can download the Terms of Use and a written transcript of this podcast at: www.pallium.ca/infoware/ACPPanel_May2006.pdf.
You can obtain copies of the report that Janet Dunbrack references in the podcast (Advance Care Planning: The Glossary Project) at http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hcs-sss/alt_formats/hpb-dgps/pdf/pubs/2006-proj-glos/2006-proj-gloss_e.pdf.
A copy of the workbook that Sue Grant discusses during the panel discussion can be found at http://www.fraserhealth.ca/your_care/planning_for_your_care/workbook.
Note: The supplemental/companion links referenced above were verified as active on February 1, 2008. The Pallium Project is not responsible for deadlinks due to third-parties changing file locations after publishing of this blogcast entry.
You can download the Terms of Use and a written transcript of this podcast at: www.pallium.ca/infoware/ACPPanel_May2006.pdf.
You can obtain copies of the report that Janet Dunbrack references in the podcast (Advance Care Planning: The Glossary Project) at http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hcs-sss/alt_formats/hpb-dgps/pdf/pubs/2006-proj-glos/2006-proj-gloss_e.pdf.
A copy of the workbook that Sue Grant discusses during the panel discussion can be found at http://www.fraserhealth.ca/your_care/planning_for_your_care/workbook.
Note: The supplemental/companion links referenced above were verified as active on February 1, 2008. The Pallium Project is not responsible for deadlinks due to third-parties changing file locations after publishing of this blogcast entry.
Download | Duration: 01:01:41
Supporting the Bereaved Through the Holiday Season
Download | Duration: 00:46:26
In this podcast, guest moderator Beth Lipsett of Capital Health (Edmonton, Canada) interviews Wendy Wainwright, Manager of Victoria Hospice Society's, Counseling Services and co-author of Transitions in Dying & Bereavement: A Psychosocial Guide for Hospice and Palliative Care, about grief and bereavement concepts and supporting bereaved persons throughout the holiday season.You can download the Terms of Use and a written transcript of this podcast at:
http://www.pallium.ca/infoware/wainwright_15Dec05.pdf
Spiritual and Religious Care
In this podcast, Jacquie Peden, an Advanced Practice Nurse in Hospice Palliative Care, interviews Rev. Dan Cooper of Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region's, regional Palliative Care Services and Pallium Project (Phase II), Spiritual Care Development Consultant. The complete title of this podcast is Spiritual and Religious Care of the Hospice Palliative Care Client.
This session examines the inclusion of spiritual care as one element of the Canadian national CHPCA Norms of Practice, explores key ideas and concepts comparing and contrasting spirituality and religion and essential tenants and management practices of contemporary spiritual care within a responsive Hospice Palliative Care service.
You can download the Terms of Use and a written transcript of this podcast at:
http://www.pallium.ca/infoware/Cooper_24Mar05.pdf
This session examines the inclusion of spiritual care as one element of the Canadian national CHPCA Norms of Practice, explores key ideas and concepts comparing and contrasting spirituality and religion and essential tenants and management practices of contemporary spiritual care within a responsive Hospice Palliative Care service.
You can download the Terms of Use and a written transcript of this podcast at:
http://www.pallium.ca/infoware/Cooper_24Mar05.pdf
Download | Duration: 00:51:59
End-of-Life Care For Children: Adding Life to a Child's Time
In this podcast, Jacquie Peden, an Advanced Practice Nurse interviews Ms. Maria Rugg, Clinical Nurse Specialist of the Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto, Canada), Palliative and Bereavement Care Program.
This session examines a range of issues about supporting gravely-ill children and their families during illness and bereavement.
You can download the Terms of Use and a written transcript of this podcast at http://www.pallium.ca/infoware/Rugg_25Aug05.pdf
This session examines a range of issues about supporting gravely-ill children and their families during illness and bereavement.
You can download the Terms of Use and a written transcript of this podcast at http://www.pallium.ca/infoware/Rugg_25Aug05.pdf
Download | Duration: 00:59:56
Team Building: Working Effectively with Local Physicians
In this podcast, Jacquie Peden, an Advanced Practice Nurse interviews Dr. Romayne Gallagher, Medical Director, Residential Care for Providence Health (Vancouver, Canada) and Founding Director of the Division of Palliative Care at the University of British Columbia (UBC).
This session examines concepts, issues and practical responses to team building in primary-care palliative service provision, including the importance of including patients and family member in the team and strategies for effective collaboration among nursing staff and community-based, primary-care physicians.
You can download the Terms of Use and a written transcript of this podcast at
http://www.pallium.ca/infoware/Gallagher_23Jun05.pdf
This session examines concepts, issues and practical responses to team building in primary-care palliative service provision, including the importance of including patients and family member in the team and strategies for effective collaboration among nursing staff and community-based, primary-care physicians.
You can download the Terms of Use and a written transcript of this podcast at
http://www.pallium.ca/infoware/Gallagher_23Jun05.pdf
Download | Duration: 00:50:05
Building Cultural Competence
In this podcast, Jacquie Peden, an Advanced Practice Nurse conducts a panel interview with P. Gaye Hanson, CEO of Hanson & Associates and President of the Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada (2005/06) and Dr. Adrienne Wiebe, Coordinator, Multicultural Services for Capital Health's, Royal Alexandra Hospital site (Edmonton, Canada).
This session explores a working definition of cultural competence and compares and contrasts a range of issues in providing Hospice Palliative Care services for Aboriginal and multicultural patients and families.
You can download the Terms of Use and a written transcript of this session at http://www.pallium.ca/infoware/HW_27Oct05.pdf
This session explores a working definition of cultural competence and compares and contrasts a range of issues in providing Hospice Palliative Care services for Aboriginal and multicultural patients and families.
You can download the Terms of Use and a written transcript of this session at http://www.pallium.ca/infoware/HW_27Oct05.pdf
Download | Duration: 00:43:13
Using - A Caregiver's Guide
In this podcast, Jacquie Peden, an Advanced Practice Nurse and co-author of A Caregiver's Guide conducts a round table discussion about using A Caregiver's Guide: A Handbook About End-of-Life Care with collaborators Ms. Carleen Brenneis of Capital Health's, Regional Palliative Program (Edmonton, Canada) and Mr. Bob Clarke, Publisher of A Caregiver's Guide.
A Caregiver's Guide is distributed nationally in Canada to Hospice Palliative Care programs and services in English, French and Inuit (Nunavut) languages through the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association's, CHPCA Marketplace, which is accessible at www.chpca.net.
This session explores the origins of A Caregiver's Guide, including the book's use as a tool in helping co-manage care with families. It also examines effective uses for A Caregiver's Guide across settings of care (i.e., home, hospital, hospice, long-term care/continuing care).
You can download the Terms of Use and a written transcript of this podcast at
http://www.pallium.ca/infoware/BC_28Apr05.pdf
A Caregiver's Guide is distributed nationally in Canada to Hospice Palliative Care programs and services in English, French and Inuit (Nunavut) languages through the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association's, CHPCA Marketplace, which is accessible at www.chpca.net.
This session explores the origins of A Caregiver's Guide, including the book's use as a tool in helping co-manage care with families. It also examines effective uses for A Caregiver's Guide across settings of care (i.e., home, hospital, hospice, long-term care/continuing care).
You can download the Terms of Use and a written transcript of this podcast at
http://www.pallium.ca/infoware/BC_28Apr05.pdf
Download | Duration: 00:37:59
Supporting Family Caregivers
In this podcast, Jacquie Peden, an Advanced Practice Nurse interviews Dr. Priscilla Koop of the Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta (Edmonton, Canada).
This session, entitled Family Caregiver: How To Provide Support? examines three typical end-of-life scenarios and how those influence engaging family caregivers, key risk factors to the family caregiver's own personal health status and the paramount importance of broad, thoughtful, flexible approaches to supporting family caregivers.
You can download the Terms of Use and a written transcript of this podcast at
http://www.pallium.ca/infoware/Koop_24Feb05.pdf
This session, entitled Family Caregiver: How To Provide Support? examines three typical end-of-life scenarios and how those influence engaging family caregivers, key risk factors to the family caregiver's own personal health status and the paramount importance of broad, thoughtful, flexible approaches to supporting family caregivers.
You can download the Terms of Use and a written transcript of this podcast at
http://www.pallium.ca/infoware/Koop_24Feb05.pdf
Download | Duration: 00:47:55
Initiating A Dialogue with Family (Hospice Palliative Care)
In this podcast Jacquie Peden, an Advanced Practice Nurse in Hospice Palliative Care, interviews Barry Ashpole, a communications consultant, Hospice Palliative Care educator and former President of the Ontario Palliative Care Association (OCPA) about Initiating a Dialogue with Family.
This session examines several key issues and strategies for the primary-care provider to consider when engaging in dialogue with family members about life-threatening and life-limiting illness.
You can download the Terms of Use and a written transcript of this podcast at
http://www.pallium.ca/infoware/Ashpole_22Sep05.pdf
This session examines several key issues and strategies for the primary-care provider to consider when engaging in dialogue with family members about life-threatening and life-limiting illness.
You can download the Terms of Use and a written transcript of this podcast at
http://www.pallium.ca/infoware/Ashpole_22Sep05.pdf
Download | Duration: 00:53:32
Magnifying Hope - Shrinking Hopelessness
In this podcast Jacquie Peden, an Advanced Practice Nurse interviews Wendy Edey, a Chartered Psychologist and Director of Counselling for the Hope Foundation of Alberta, on recent understandings about Hope and Hope as a resource during life-threatening and life-limiting illness.
This session examines contemporary concepts of Hope, a functional definition, common influences of Hope and issues and strategies in using Hope as a resource to support patients and families experiencing life-threatening and life-limiting illness.
You can download the Terms of Use and a written transcript of this podcast at:
http://www.pallium.ca/infoware/Edey_26May05.pdf
This session examines contemporary concepts of Hope, a functional definition, common influences of Hope and issues and strategies in using Hope as a resource to support patients and families experiencing life-threatening and life-limiting illness.
You can download the Terms of Use and a written transcript of this podcast at:
http://www.pallium.ca/infoware/Edey_26May05.pdf
Download | Duration: 00:45:56