Here's What's New
4NHHPCO
in collaboration with the Palliation Workgroup of the New Hampshire
Comprehensive Cancer
Collaboration (NH CCC) has introduced a “Promoting Earlier
Access to Palliative Care Toolkit” for
healthcare professionals in all settings. For a complete list
of resources PLEASE CLICK HERE
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4The
Emerging Issues work group of the NH Comprehensive Cancer
Collaboration (NHCCC) in
collaboration with the Palliative Care work group, has
released an issue brief titled “Taking the Fear Out
of Palliative Care”. Anne Marie Winkler, an Emerging Issues
work group member, led the efforts in
creating this article to help inform readers about the
benefits of palliative care and how to be referred
for this comprehensive patient-centered care. Please share
with colleagues, patients and families. The
brief can be found at:
http://www.nhcancerplan.org/images/downloads/issue-briefs/palliativecareeibriefjuly2012.pdf”
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4Got too much
stuff? Cleaning out your closets? Moving? Redoing? Journey Home
Thrift welcomes
quality new and used items! Journey Home Thrift Shop is a
non-profit organization supporting the work
of NHHPCO. For information and store location and hours please
CLICK HERE…
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4NHHPCO
announces support for the development of POLST. The NHHPCO Board of
Directors recently
voted to support the use of Provider Orders for
Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST). A comprehensive
POLST strategy will provide an opportunity to respect the
wishes of patients and strengthen
communication between patients and clinicians and among
different health provider organizations. The
POLST document reflects current preferences of the patient
with serious illness or frailty and answers
questions for treatment that goes beyond the portable DNR.
The POLST extends patient autonomy in
multiple care settings by allowing people to document their
desire for common treatments that often
require quick decisions to administer such as antibiotics,
blood transfusions and fluids. The POLST
initiative is being led by the N.H. Healthcare Decisions
Coalition.
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4Are
you interested in becoming a hospice volunteer? Join one of the
hundreds of trained volunteers
providing this valuable support to families throughout New
Hampshire. For information on upcoming
training programs
PLEASE CLICK
HERE |
4Interested
in becoming involved in
NHHPCO activities...
committee work,
a networking group?
READ ABOUT THE OPTIONS HERE
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4BOOKS
FOR SALE! Please
CLICK HERE
for
description and
order information!
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