Hospice RRV
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We want everyone to understand end-of-life issues.
Education for the public and professionals.

Public education

Would your group like to learn more about our Hospice? We present to churches, service clubs, community organizations, schools, or any interested group. Topics include:
  • Overview of Hospice care
  • How to help a friend who is grieving
  • Understanding grief and loss
  • Helping children and teens cope with grief and loss
  • Dealing with the holidays and special events when grieving
  • Grief in the workplace
  • Expressing our grief through creative methods
  • Anticipatory grief
  • Sudden vs. anticipated loss
Presentations can be adapted to any size group and any time frame. There may be a charge for some presentations.

Professional education for facility staff

In all our contracted facilities, Hospice encourages staff to take advantage of our continuing education courses on end-of-life issues. Review the topics below and contact us to set up an in-service for your facility. The nursing contact hours available are listed below. In addition, several of the presentations also qualify for social worker and ministerial continuing education credit. Ask about available CE's when scheduling your presentation.

Management of Pain

Outline the management of pain through both pharmacological and non-pharmacological palliative interventions (1 contact hour - nursing)

Non-Pain Symptom Management

Outlines the management of symptoms other than pain (breathlessness, anxiety, N/V, anorexia, insomnia, constipation, diarrhea) through palliative interventions (1 contact hour - nursing)

What Does "Hospice Appropriate" Look Like?

Cover the assessment process needed to recognize Hospice appropriate residents and the Medicare/Medicaid Hospice Benefit (1 contact hour - nursing)

Partners in Care: Hospice in the Long-Term Care Facility

Outlines the coordination of care between Hospice and the LTC facility and address the benefits of collaboration for patients and families (1 contact hour - nursing)

Partners in Care: Hospice in the Assisted Living Facility

Outlines the coordination of care between Hospice and the ALF and address the benefits of collaboration for patients and families (1 contact hour - nursing)

Life's Journey: Nearing the End

Outlines what to expect in the final months of life and how the LTC facility and Hospice can collaborate to support residents and families through this time (1 contact hour - nursing)

Understanding Difficult Decisions and Assisting With Difficult Discussions

Outlines several of the difficult medical decisions that are encountered, basic advanced care planning and the discussions that occur with these topics (1 contact hour - nursing)

Focus on Comfort: Concentrated Care

Covers the basics of concentrated care (.5 contact hour - nursing)

Methadone 101

Describes the utilization of methadone for symptom management in end-of-life-care (1 contact hour - nursing)

Inside the Heart of Hospice

Covers the basics of hospice care including the Medicare Hospice Benefit, eligibility for hospice services and benefits of receiving hospice care (1 contact hour - nursing)

New Research in End-of-Life Care

Addresses many of the myths associated with hospice care, including medication use, life expectancy and cost of care (1 contact hour - nursing)

Recognizing Terminal Illness as the Missing Link

Identifies a correlation between MDS and QM/QI report data, explains how care plans manage expectations for outcomes and takes participants through how to use the QM/QI report to identify residents whose declines may be related to terminal illness (1 contact hour - nursing)

Overcoming the Silence: 'Listening' to Those Who Are Unable to Speak

Provides practical ways to enhance care for residents who are unable to communicate verbally including: Those who are confused, non-verbal due to physical disability, or are unresponsive; also addresses how to meet psychosocial and spiritual needs and maximize involvement of family members. (1 contact hour - nursing)

Bereavement Topics

Topics include: Compassion Fatigue, Anticipatory Grief, Grief in the Workplace, Professional Care Giver Grief, Healthy Boundaries and How to Help Someone Who Is Grieving. Other topics may be available as well as CEUs for social workers.
Hospice of the Red River Valley has bereavement specialists who can provide a variety of other educational presentations for your staff. Please contact us to arrange a presentation.
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