HFA’s 2011/2012 “Lunch 'n Learn” programs begin October 5, 2011. Each program will examine a different topic to meet the diverse need of hospices and communities around the country. Then each one will be available for up to a year after its initial live air date. The cost is $85 per program for hospice (or other) organizations and $35 per program for individuals. CEs are available at a cost of $10/person. Register now to make sure you don’t miss out on these timely and helpful topics!
- The Hospice Appropriate Patient
This program goes beyond the older concepts of the typical hospice patient to explore a wider array of hospice appropriate diagnoses and indicators. Additionally, the program will discuss barriers to hospice care and the ways in which a hospice and the surrounding community can work together to overcome them. Using this information, hospices and communities will be able to identify and serve more patients facing life-threatening diagnoses and prognoses. View the list of board approvals. Panelists are Hank Willner, MD and Jennifer Carlson, RN, CHPN, and they will be joined by Phil Carpenter, MDiv, from HFA.
Available October 5, 2011, 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET | Board Approvals | Register - Talking with Dying Patients and Their Families This Lunch 'n Learn segment focuses on the difficult conversations that take place, or need to take place, with a dying patient and his or her family. Topics will include how to begin a conversation, what issues need to be discussed, how to cope with barriers to open communication and other approaches that can assist a dying patient and their family. View the list of board approvals. Panelists are Hank Dunn, MDiv and Diana Davis, RN, and Geoff Coleman, MD, and they will be joined by Phil Carpenter, MDiv, from HFA.
Available December 7, 2011, 12:00 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET | Board Approvals | Register - Grieving Children: How You Can Help
In this program, clinicians will be offered proven approaches and techniques that can support and comfort the sometimes invisible population of grieving children. Participants will have a chance to hear discussions of time-tested literature as well as newer research, and at the same time hear from clinicians who have a wealth of experience in counseling grieving children and their families. View the list of board approvals. Panelists are: Ken Doka, PhD, MDiv, and David Crenshaw, Ph.D., and they will be joined by Phil Carpenter, MDiv, from HFA.
Available May 9, 2012, 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET | Board Approvals | Register - Caregiver Burnout/Compassion Fatigue: How It Affects Professionals – and How to Beat It
This program explores the themes of caregiver burnout and compassion fatigue. In looking at the subject from both the layperson and professional point of view, participants will gain deeper understanding of not only what creates burnout and fatigue, but crucially, what can be done to cope with it and reduce its impact.
Available June 13, 2012, 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET | Board Approvals | Register
