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In the News
| Trial Evaluates "Concurrent Care" in Hospice
A new three-year trial
project will allow Medicare patients at fifteen U.S. hospice-care sites to
enroll into hospice, while receiving "concurrent care", a combination of curative efforts and hospice care.
The
goal of the trail is to test the financial impact on Medicare and the
overall impact on patients. By enrolling patients into hospice earlier,
they have access to needed services which will allow them to make the
best decisions possible regarding their health. Read the full article here.
Colorado Passes HB10-1122 Implementing MOST
"The bill provides that a
medical orders for scope of treatment form (MOST form) that is properly
executed and signed by an adult's physician, advanced practice nurse,
or, if under the supervision or authority of the physician, physician's
assistant shall have the same force and effect as a physician's order
with respect to medical treatment of the adult who is the subject of the
MOST form. An adult with decisional capacity or an authorized
decision-maker for an adult who lacks decisional capacity may execute a
MOST form." Read bill here.
- Excerpt taken from HB10-1122
Helping Caregivers Fight Loneliness
The Vail Daily News (article) recently featured a story on the stresses of caregiving. This issue has become an increasingly studied topic in America. With 67 million informal, unpaid caregivers, we have allowed ourselves to establish a scary and dangerous trend in caregiving.
Creating Communities of Care makes it possible for caregiving to be shared across a platform of friends, family and others from various personal networks. Don't let yourself fall suspect to the numbers of unidentified informal caregivers. Take a stand. Learn more about Creating Communities of Care here.
Doctoring Award
Congratulations to Brad Nelson, MD,
recipient of this years Doctoring Award. Each year The University of Colorado
School of Medicine and Life Quality Institute join together to recognize a graduating medical student
who demonstrates
compassion, humanity, and respect for personhood in medicine. To determine the winner of this award, a
panel reviews student essays submitted as part of their course work. Among the
many outstanding writings, the panel selected Brad's as the one that best reflects the spirit of
the Doctoring Award. Read Brad's writing here.
Caring Chatters
We all need a place to go where we can be refreshed; a place to breathe, to read, and to feel understood. If you are a caregiver, sometimes that can be hard. We invite you to join the conversation at Caring Chatters where we will explore and discuss topics and issues related to caregiving. Grab some tea and join in the conversation. Tell us what's going on with you today. Visit Caring Chatters here.
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Meet Our Staff
| Daniel Johnson, MD, FAAHPM
Director
Cheryl Siefert, MNM
Executive Director
Jane Barton, MTS, MASM
Director of Education
Lindsay Vassar
Program Coordinator
Dave Nowels, MD
Physician
Educator
Jeff Manuel, MD
Physician
Educator
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Voices of Palliative Care 2010
| We are the Medicine:
Mark your calendars!
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Called to Care by: Jane Barton, MTS, MASM
|  "My mother is the person who taught me
the art of listening. Mom and I would sit around the kitchen table of
our neighbors sipping hot tea....sharing stories....and listening. Mom
rarely said anything. Instead, she honored the person before her by
being present to their joys and sorrows. She resisted the temptation to
"fix" or judge people. Instead, she allowed them the safe space to give
voice to their LIFE, the good and the bad. When my mother died in 1981,
countless people reflected on the gift my mother had given them over the
years. They said, "Your mom always made me feel like the most important
person in the world. I knew if I came to your mom, she would hear me.
She would listen. Your mom helped me more than I can ever say. She
changed my life." Listening. Transformational? Memorable? Absolutely!!!
For those of us called to listen, listening is like breathing. Natural.
Needed. Life-sustaining." Read More
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Upcoming Events
|  June 10, 2010
Grief: Out of the Closet
We live in a society that grieves well and mourns poorly. We have become
experts at stuffing our emotions, avoiding the pain of our losses, and
diverting our attention through addictive behaviors. There comes a time
when we need to air out our losses, experience and express the intensity
of our emotions, and understand that our losses must be integrated into
our lives, not avoided. More
June 22, 2010
How is it with Your Soul?
What is existential suffering, and why is it so often a concern at the
end of life? Explore the relationship between spirituality and
existential suffering in order to determine appropriate assessment tools
and subsequently effective interventions. More
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