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News From National Hospice Foundation The Most Important Things Hospice patient gets a chance to swim one more time When ten year-old Alex Cain's Caris Healthcare clinical team asked him what was important in his life, he told them he loved to swim and go to water parks. Realizing that time was precious, Jennifer Smith, Alex's social worker, immediately sprang to action and applied for a National Hospice Foundation Lighthouse of Hope Fund grant. In January, Alex and his family traveled to Wilderness of the Smokies, an indoor water park in Tennessee, for a weekend of fun in the water. READ MORE... NHF Gala To Raise Funds for Moments of Life: Made Possible by Hospice The theme for the National Hospice Foundation Gala being held on Friday, April 22, 2016, is "Moments of Life" and a portion of the funds raised that evening will benefit NHPCO's public awareness campaign launched in 2014. Although the campaign has been extremely successful, there are many people still struggling with end-of-life issues who don't know they can access hospice care. 50 NHPCO NewsLine | Spring 2016 The campaign's messages have been shared with tens of millions of people. There's still more work to be done and more people to reach! Guests at the NHF Gala will have an opportunity to donate to the campaign through a live appeal. The funds raised will help Moments of Life continue its mission to educate the public about hospice and palliative care. READ MORE... Spreading Hospice Awareness to Underserved Populations NHPCO diversity initiative addresses underutilization of hospice care in diverse communities An exciting new partnership between NHPCO and Morgan State University is helping further NHPCO's strategic goal to expand hospice and palliative care access to underserved populations including African American, Latino, and other diverse communities. Initially, NHPCO and MSU will collaborate on offering non-credit courses focused on educating caregivers in diverse populations throughout the Baltimore metropolitan area, the state of Maryland, and neighboring communities, to make informed decisions about end-of-life care. LEARN MORE... http://www.nationalhospicefoundation.org/sites/default/files/pdf/givingmatter_spring2016.pdf http://www.nationalhospicefoundation.org/sites/default/files/pdf/givingmatter_spring2016.pdf http://www.nationalhospicefoundation.org/sites/default/files/pdf/givingmatter_spring2016.pdf

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NHPCO NewsLine Spring 2016

Issue Table of Contents
National Hospice Foundation Gala (display ad)
A Message From Don
Diversity and End-of-Life Care
Diversity Advisory Council
Inequities in Latino Healthcare
Going Home
Collaboration between NHPCO and MSU
Sessions of Interest at MLC
Consolo Software for Hospice (display ad)
Simione Healthy Business Solutions (display ad)
NHPCO Hospice Process Maps in Marketplace (display ad)
Timely Conversations: Engaging Millennials, Too
Management and Leadership Conference (display ad)
NHPCO Edge: New Strategic Opportunities
NHPCO Edge (display ad)
NHPCO Marketplace (display ad)
Palliative Care Resource Series
Guide to Ethics in Hospice Care
Volunteer Resrouce Manual (display ad)
Honor Hospice Volunteers
Top Courses on NHPCO's E-Online
Hospice Buffalo Research
Life & Death Matters (display ad)
Hospice State Profiles (display ad)
Member News
CSU Community-based Palliative Care (display ad)
Pay It Forward, GPIC (display ad)
Interprofessional Webinar Series (display ad)
News from National Hospice Foundation
HAN Advocacy Intensive (display ad)
Beyond the Benefit (display ad)
News from Global Partners in Care
Save the Date - Virtual Conference (display ad)
Links to Helpful Resources

NHPCO NewsLine Spring 2016