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The National Center for Care at the End of Life is Home to the New Mary J. Labyak Institute for Innovation Institute Focuses on Making a Powerful Difference in End-of-Life Care Through Education, Leadership, and Outreach As part of its mission to lead and mobilize social change for improved care at the end of life, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization has created the Mary J. Labyak Institute for Innovation. The Institute, which is named after the late hospice pioneer, Mary J. Labyak, is designed to continue her legacy of listening, learning and innovating. Labyak, who died in February 2012, was one of the most widely-recognized innovators working on behalf of hospice and palliative care in the U.S. The Institute bearing her name continues her work by developing and promoting new strategies to ensure the best possible care for patients and families—and by always keeping the needs of patients and families at the center of hospice care. Institute, we take a giant step forward in ensuring that the innovation that changed the health care landscape so many years ago continues to improve the quality of health care delivered today.” The Institute is comprised of eight Centers that work collaboratively to advance the care continuum through education, leadership, and resource dissemination. Each Center will determine gaps in practice, identify resources, and develop and disseminate tools to deliver the best possible care to patients and families. The eight Centers are: • Children’s Hospice and Palliative Care • Consumer and Caregiver Engagement • Ethical Practice • Expanding the Continuum • Grief and Bereavement • Leadership Development • Spiritual Care • Veterans’ Care ADD SPECIAL MEANING TO YOUR GIFTS Show the ones you love that you really care. Each time you make a purchase from one of these vendors, they will donate $10 to the National Hospice Foundation. Make a decision today… to make a gift tomorrow. “More than 40 years ago, innovators such as Mary took the core of an idea and built the foundation upon which today’s hospice and palliative care providers serve millions Work at the Institute is well underway. The of patients and families each year,” said J. Donald Schumacher, president and CEO of recently published Pediatric Concurrent Care Continuum Briefing is the first in a series of NHPCO. “With the creation of this papers to be made available on the NHPCO website. In late January 2013, the Institute will hold a three-day event in Florida, “Creating the Hospice and Palliative Care Continuum: A Futuring Forum,” designed to stimulate the design of new programs to care for people earlier in their illness. In April of 2013, the Institute will host an Innovation Intensive in conjunction with the Management and Leadership Conference, headlined by former CMS administrator Don Berwick. The Institute was started with funding from Mary Labyak’s estate and memorial gifts in her honor, as well as an investment by NHPCO. NHF is engaged in fundraising efforts to provide additional support for the Institute and its work. For more information on the Mary J. Labyak Institute for Innovation, visit nhpco.org/Innovation, or contact Executive Director Kathy Brandt at kbrandt@nhpco.org. Or if gift cards are what you’re looking for, TisBest Charity Gift Cards allow the recipient to make a donation to one of 250 national charities, including NHF! www.nationalhospicefoundation.org/ TisBest Remember also to purchase your greeting cards through Cards for Causes, and 20% of your purchase will go to The National Hospice Foundation! www.cardsforcauses. com. They offer cards for every occasion! These programs will run through 2012 so include NHF for all holidays to add special meaning to your gift purchases. www.nationalhospicefoundation.org/Shop Learn about the opportunities to give and save — meeting your financial goals and maximizing your charitable intentions through gift planning with the National Hospice Foundation. www.nationalhospicefoundation.org/give 2 http://www.personalcreations.com http://www.nationalhospicefoundation.org/give http://www.nationalhospicefoundation.org/tisbest http://www.cardsforcauses.com http://www.nationalhospicefoundation.org/shop http://www.nationalhospicefoundation.org/give http://www.nhpco.org/Innovation

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

New Strategic Plan to Guide Us Forward
Highlights From 2012
New NHPCO Website
Meet MLC’s Stellar Plenary Speakers
The Voice of NCHPP
Social Work Leadership—a Resource to be Tapped
My.NHPCO: A Great Resource for SWs
Get the NHPCO Edge (display ad)
How Can I Help Hospice? (display ad)
Compliance Tip
A Special Thanks to Our Guest Authors
Videos Worth Watching
News From NHF

NewsLine - January 2013