Please join us for education, fellowship, and networking at this month's Palliative Pupus, Hawaii's state-wide, interdisciplinary, hospice and palliative care case-conference. 

This month brings us another story from the cutting edge of hospice and palliative care.  One team walks the walk, insisting that everyone deserves a good end of life; a story of compassion and redemption providing hospice care to a man with a violent past.

Wed. Sept. 18
5:15 to 7 PM
The Queens Conference Center (QCC), Room 200
510 S. Beretania Street, Honolulu, HI 96813
 

Congratulations Linda! Our own Kōkua Mau and board of directors member Dr. Linda Axtell-Thompson was conferred in August 2013, the degree of Doctor of Bioethics with a concentration in Organizational Ethics from the Loyola Chicago University, Stritch School of Medicine, Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics.  This builds on her previous graduate degrees of Master of Arts in Bioethics (2003, Medical College of Wisconsin) and Master of Business Administration (nonprofit emphasis; 1987, Yale School of Management). 

Loyola describes the degree as: "Our professional doctorate in bioethics (D.Bioethics) is a first of its kind and meets the growing need for advanced training in bioethics for those professionals that have increased responsibilities related to bioethics and health policy at their institution. Such individuals may serve as chair of a hospital's ethics committee, perform clinical ethics consultations, have administrative oriented ethics work or are a steward for issues central to your institution's mission and values."

The next Bereavement Network of Hawaii (BNOH) meeting, hosted by Islands Hospice, will be:

Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013
The speaker for the meeting is Pastor Kekapa Lee. His talk is titled, "One Hawaiian's Perspective on Dying, Death, and Grieving."

More about Pastor Kekapa Lee on our website.

Please RSVP by September 18 to Luisa C. O. Wyant, L.C.S.W. for the lunch.

Please see the current BNOH Listing on the bereavement resources page of the Kōkua Mau website. Send your revisions to Luisa by September 18.

An Intergenerational Retreat sponsored by the End·of-Life committee, Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawai'i - All are invited!
 
For family and friends to listen and reflect on our elders' wishes and concerns - health, religious, cultural - to support them as they enter the twilight of their lives.
 
Saturday, September 28, 2013           
8:30A.M. -2:00P.M.
Wahiawa Hongwtniji Mission
1067 California Avenue
           
Cost: $20/$10 (students) includes refreshments & lunch
 
Presentations will be given by Bishop Eric Matsumoto, Rev. Earl Ikeda, Rev. Tatsuo Muneto (Hongwanj ministers), Chaplain Sherman Thompson (Kamehameha Schools), Chaplain Clarence Liu (formerly with Hospice Hawai'i), Dr. Aki Morita (Hospice Hawaii family), Jeannette Koijane, MPH (Kōkua Mau), Dr. Darcy Ing (Counseling and Spiritual Care Center of Hawai'i).

Breakout sessions will follow with discussions on various end-of-life concerns followed by lunch and further discussion.

The Fine Art and Science of Pain and Palliative Care
The Queen's Medical Center Conference on Pain & Palliative Care

November 11, 2013 (Veteran's Day)
Ko'olau Ballrooms & Conference Center
45-550 Kionaole Road
Kaneohe, O'ahu, Hawai'i 96744

• Ample complimentary parking is available

Hot off the press is the brochure for Hawaii's premiere pain and palliative care conference. 

"Meeting patients' pain and palliative care needs demands a balance of the best of the art and science of caring. Do challenges such as safely and effectively managing pain, navigating difficult conversations with those facing serious illness, and compassionately and competently serving the bereaved, sometimes leave you with the feeling of staring at a blank canvas? This conference has gathered a multi-talented faculty to share the state of both the art and the science of pain management and palliative care, to inspire you with their creative presentations, and take you from that blank canvas to a larger palette of care options to create your masterpiece in meeting these vital patient needs.

This conference has broad appeal to physicians, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals."

For a full agenda and the conference registration form,  see our website or contact: The Queen's Office of CME at (808) 691-7009 or cme@queens.org

The State of Hawaii's Executive Office on Aging is pleased to announce that registration is now available online for the 2013 Hawaii Home and Community Based Care (HCBS) Conference. The site also features links to the agenda and exhibitor/sponsor prospectus.

As a result of the depth and breadth of the content, this conference will be valuable for all professionals working the fields of aging and disability: planners, direct line workers, clinicians, policy makers, supervisors, executive directors, program specialists, administrators, evaluators, policy analysts.

An amazing line-up of national experts give presentations on national trends and innovations in aging and disability policies and programs, including:

• Dr. Ronald C. Peterson, MD, Chair, National Advisory Council for Alzheimer's Research Care & Services, Mayo Clinic
• Kathleen Kelly, Executive Director, Family Caregiver Alliance
• Elaine Ryan, Vice President, AARP
• Sandy Markwood, CEO, National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
• Kelly Buckland, Executive Director, National Council on Independent Living
• Martha Roherty, Executive Director, National Association of States United for Aging and Disabilities
• Barbara Bent, Director of State Policy, National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services
• W. June Simmons, President/CEO, Partners in Care Foundation
• Randi Chapman, Director, State Affairs, Alzheimer's Association
• Julie Beckett, Co-founder, Family Voices

Full details on being a sponsor or exhibitor are on the website

"No One Has to Die Alone: How to Change the End of Life form Fearful to Hopeful"

Thur. Sept. 12
5:00 - 6:30 PM
15 Craigside Place, Solarium
Honolulu HI 96817

Kōkua Mau's own Lani Leary, Ph.D., Psychotherapist and author will identify ways that we can make a difference in the end of life care of a loved one. Checkout her TEDx Honolulu presentation online.

The session is limited to 80 attendees. Please RSVP to Felicia Marquez Wong by Sept. 5.

Save the date: Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013 for the 2013 Conference on Long-Term Care "Powerful Practical Partnerships". More on our website.

Hale Koa Hotel
2055 Kalia Road
Honolulu, HI 96815

• Download flyer 
• Download poster submission form 

Sponsored by: The Department of Geriatric Medicine; JABSOM-UH; Pacific Islands Geriatric Education Center; The John A. Hartford Foundation Center of Excellence; The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation Training Grant; and the Hawaii Medical Directors Association.

Jeannette Koijane, MPH

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