Today is a good day to renew your membership or join Kokua Mau as an individual member.  Details below and thank you for your support. 





Greetings!

 

We hope you can join us for this great conference with Dr. Christina Puchalski, an internationally known pioneer in the field of spirituality and health care:


Making Health Care Whole



January 12, 2017

7:15 am to 3:30 PM

Queen's Conference Center

1301 Punchbowl Street Honolulu, HI 96813



The day will be divided into two sections, which can be attended separately:



In the morning, Dr. Puchalski will lead us on a journey towards creating healing environments for the people we are called to serve. In the afternoon, she will facilitate small group discussions on how our organizations can increase our effectiveness in providing spiritual care.



Morning Session: "Integrating Spirituality and Health Care"

(7:15 am to 12:15 PM



The Role of spirituality in healthcare. Dr. Christina Puchalski



Listening to a patient's story. Moderator: Reverend Al Miles



Creating healing environments attending to spiritual needs of patients. Dr. Christina Puchalski



Closing Remarks: Dr. Daniel Fischberg



Afternoon Session: "Witness to Suffering: The Art of being Present" (1:30 to 3:30 PM)



Introduction To health care standards regarding spiritual care, measurement, evaluation and research. Dr. Christina Puchalski



Table Groups Discussion Topics:

* How does your organization provide spiritual care?

* What do you envision for the future; how will you get there and how do you measure outcomes and quality?



Summary: Dr. Christina Puchalski



Half day registration $50, full day $100. Please register by January 3, 2017.



For program details and to register please download the PDF file.



If you have any questions, please call Anke Flohr at (808) 591-6556 or JP Sabbithi at (808) 791-8003.



As a result of attending this conference, spiritual care and healthcare providers will have a deeper understanding on the relevance of spirituality to the overall well-being of patients and their loved ones. Connections will be bridged between the work of medical professionals and religious/spiritual care providers.



This conference is with Dr. Christina Puchalski, MD in collaboration with Pacific Health Ministry and Hospice Hawai'i.



Christina Puchalski, MD, MS is a pioneer and international leader in the movement to integrate spirituality into healthcare in both the clinical setting and in medical education.



Palliative Pupus: Jan 11, 2017



Palliative Pupus: Come participate in an interactive interdisciplinary story from the cutting edge of hospice and palliative care and mingle with colleagues.



The first Palliative Pupus of 2017 is one week earlier than usual, on the second Wed. of the month January 11, 2017.



For the rest of the year we meet as usual bi-monthly on the 3rd Wed. of the month.

 

March 15

May 17

July 19

September 20

November 15

5:15 to 7:00 PM

The Queens Conference Center (QCC) Room 200

510 S. Beretania Street, Honolulu, HI 96813



If you are unable to attend and would like to call in, please contact us for details.



Please bring some pupus to share and invite your colleagues. This is a great chance for people who wonder what palliative and hospice care really looks like as we describe and discuss a real person and their journey.



Please note Palliative Pupus participants: There is FREE parking after 4 PM in the municipal lot on South Beretania, just Diamond Head of Queen's. See our website for a map.
"The" Conversation and the Holiday Season



As your loved ones gather from far and wide don't miss the opportunity to have a real conversation about your wishes for end-of-life care. Here are 5 great resources to get you started to talk about advance care planning over the holiday gatherings.



1. Starter Kit from The Conversation Project - download the PDF file or visit our website for more information.  This easy to follow Kit can get you talking about decision making and following wishes, providing a way to get conversations going before you get to the Advance Directive or POLST. The Starter Kit is also available in Chinese, Korean and Spanish.



2.  Contribute to  'Story Corps' - "The great Thanksgiving Listen 2016" StoryCorps worked once again with teachers and high school students across the country to preserve the voices and stories of an entire generation of Americans over a single holiday weekend. The app based stories can of course also be collected at any date and there are many resources and short videos on how to get started on their web page.



3. Discuss and Complete an Advance Directive with your loved ones - all the materials are on the KM website.  Notice we now have buttons on each webpage for Advance Directives and POLST for easy and quick access! The documents are available in 10 languages this year!



4. Laugh a bit with Pallimed's compilation of advertisements again designed to get you talking. Remember as you celebrate the holidays, there is no better time to have the conversation.



5.  Watch some movies and play some games to get the conversations going.  We created a (PDF) handout with a compilation of some suggested key resources. 

Aloha United Way Campaign & Kokua Mau



It is that time of the year: The Aloha United Way Campaign started, which supports important organizations in our community. 


For the second year we are honored to be part of it.  You can make a contribution specifically to Kōkua Mau by using our designation number 80410 on the Donor Designation Form (or the online version).  


Please tell your colleagues, friends and loved ones who might be part of an AUW campaign as well. The coconut wireless is still the best way to spread the word about this wonderful opportunity to support Kōkua Mau.
Best wishes and Happy Holidays. Please share your updates with us, 




Jeannette Koijane

Executive Director
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