Photo: Dr. Helen Kao The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) named Helen S. Kao, MD, as its 2022 Clinician of the Year. Dr. Kao, who is Medical Director of Clinical Innovations at Lumina Hospice & Palliative Care (based in Corvallis, Oregon), and Adjunct Professor at UCSF School of Medicine, will be honored at the AGS 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting, May 12-14 in Orlando. “Our 2022 Clinician of the Year, Dr. Helen Kao, is an exceptional physician who provides exemplary care through many different care settings with a holistic, patient-centered focus,” said AGS President Peter Hollmann, MD, AGSF. Dr. Kao, a board-certified
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The National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) Announces New President and CEO, Jason Resendez Jason Resendez is the incoming President and CEO of the National Alliance for Caregiving, where he will lead research, policy, and innovation initiatives to build health, wealth, and equity for America’s 55 million family caregivers. Prior to joining NAC, Jason was the founding executive director of the UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Center for Brain Health Equity and was the principal investigator of a $1.5 million Healthy Brain Initiative cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While at UsAgainstAlzheimer’s, Jason pioneered the concept of Brain Health Equity
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Photo: Care Dimensions volunteer Trish Cannon offers a comforting presence to hospice patients. When you meet someone in the United States, the conversation typically includes the question, “What do you do?” Our culture defines us by what we do for a living. After I retired from work as a licensed mental health counselor, I spent 10 years in Mexico, where it wasn’t about “doing,” but all about “being.” Who was I, besides what was on my resume? What did it mean to just be? After 10 years of looking at myself – and those around me – differently, I returned
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The MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care is pleased to offer a free interdisciplinary webinar series, with live and on-demand courses, delivered by frontline experts. Here are two offerings coming up in May 2022 not to miss. Registration is open now. May is cystic fibrosis month… Mental Health and Palliative Care in Cystic Fibrosis Through the Lifespan Thursday, May 5, 2022, 12:30 PM ET Current Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Foundation guidelines recommend mental health and palliative care screening at routine clinical visits for individuals with CF. New treatments that correct the underlying cause of CF, highly effective Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane
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Photo: Hope Healthcare Shine fundraiser guests (L to R) Craig Hansel, Lizbeth Benacquisto, Vanessa, Tyler, and Brandon Tyler. Shine Event Raises $477,000 for Hope Hospice and Hope Kids Care The second annual Shine fundraiser raised $477,000 to benefit Hope Healthcare. On April 1, more than 400 guests gathered at Edison Ford Winter Estates to support Hope’s mission to provide care for those who are in life’s closing chapter, for all who are grieving, and for seriously ill children and their families. At the sold-out event, guests enjoyed riverside cocktails, dining, entertainment, and a live auction. President and CEO of Hope
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After a strong year for the Home Health & Hospice M&A market, dealmaking in the first quarter of 2022 slowed, with 30 publicly announced transactions, according to data from LevinPro HC. Home Health & Hospice M&A market activity fell in the first quarter of 2022, with 30 publicly announced transactions, compared with 41 acquisitions in the fourth quarter of 2021, based on new acquisition data from LevinPro HC. However, this quarter was still busier than first quarters have historically been. Compared to the first quarter of 2021, which only saw 26 deals, and the first quarter of 2020, which had
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Recent articles in the media are raising awareness of the valuable role that End-0f-Life Doulas can play in the provision of hospice care in the U.S. Separate articles published on April 11, 2022 in USA TODAY and HOSPICE NEWS provide helpful insight. USA TODAY focused on the overall increasing awareness of death and dying and explored some of the ways the experience at the end of life is becoming more normalized. In the article, “From virtual reality afterlife games to death doulas: Is our view of dying finally changing?” journalist Sara M Moniuszko emphasizes the support that can be found
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