Hospice Foundation of America E-Newsletter
June 2004
Hospice Foundation of America E-Newsletter
Volume 4, Issue 6
June 2004
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Message from David Abrams, President
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During our recent teleconference, Kenneth Doka mentioned a model program that combines adult day care for persons with dementia with daycare for children. That program was ONEgeneration. Many of our teleconference viewers have asked for more information about the program, so this month we talked with Kelly Bruno, Vice President of Intergenerational Programming, and feature more about the program below.
Work on our 2005 teleconference, "Living With Grief: Ethical Dilemmas at the End of Life," is well underway. This e-newsletter will be the first place where we will announce the date, so stay tuned!
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Focus on: ONEgeneration
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ONEgeneration Daycare provides day care services for both frail seniors (stroke victims and those suffering from Alzheimer's and Parkinson's) and children (ages 6 weeks to 6 years). The program has proven very successful, and ONEgeneration has conducted research to support the belief that this type of intergenerational programming can have a positive impact on adults with Alzheimer's disease. Read more about ONEgeneration.
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In the News
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The Hastings Center recently published an article entitled, "Enough: The Failure of the Living Will," by Angela Fagerlin and Carle Schneider. The authors purport that, "In pursuit of the dream that patients' exercise of autonomy could extend beyond their span of competence, living wills have passed from controversy to conventional wisdom, to widely promoted policy. But the policy has not produced results, and should be abandoned." (Hastings Center Report, 4-5/2004)
Read the full article. (PDF)
The University of Miami Ethics Programs have launched a web-based resource on the Terri Schiavo case, including a timeline of critical events, a selected bibliography, and streaming video of conference presentations on the case, and associated documents.
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What's New @ HFA
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For the first time, HFA is offering the full-length version of this year's teleconference on both videotape and DVD; both versions are $25. The 1-hour version will be available for $15 later this summer. These tapes and other resources can be ordered via our website or by calling us at 800-854-3402.
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Site Coordinator's Corner
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Thank you to all of the Site Coordinators who were kind enough to spend a few minutes taking our recent survey about the teleconference. To all of you who sent comments, you should have received an individualized response via e-mail. If you have not, please let us know at telecon@hospicefoundation.org, and be sure to include your name and e-mail address. Thank you for your feedback - we continue to appreciate hearing from you, and value your input and interest.
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F.Y.I.
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Applications are now available for the 2005 American Hospital Association Circle of Life Awards: Celebrating Innovation in End-of-Life Care. All organizations or groups in the United States that provide palliative or end-of-life care are eligible for the award. Nominations can be made at http://www.aha.org/circleoflife or by calling 312/422-2700. The award is co-sponsored by the American Medical Association, the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.
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