Hey guys, let's get together in person with the stuff we've researched and get something together to email to Dr. Fagan so she can give us the go-ahead on our project. How's next Wed, 1015am, CDLecture Hall?
Hey Guys. Here is some info about what Hospice provides...we can use this to fine toon our project.
www.hospicenet.org/index.html
The Hospice Concept
Hospice is a concept of caring derived from medieval times, symbolizing a place where travelers, pilgrims and the sick, wounded or dying could find rest and comfort. The contemporary hospice offers a comprehensive program of care to patients and families facing a life threatening illness. Hospice is primarily a concept of care, not a specific place of care.
Hospice emphasizes palliative rather than curative treatment; quality rather than quantity of life. The dying are comforted. Professional medical care is given, and sophisticated symptom relief provided. The patient and family are both included in the care plan and emotional, spiritual and practical support is given based on the patient’s wishes and family’s needs. Trained volunteers can offer respite care for family members as well as meaningful support to the patient.
Hospice affirms life and regards dying as a normal process. Hospice neither hastens nor postpones death. Hospice provides personalized services and a caring community so that patients and families can attain the necessary preparation for a death that is satisfactory to them.
Those involved in the process of dying have a variety of physical, spiritual, emotional and social needs. The nature of dying is so unique that the goal of the hospice team is to be sensitive and responsive to the special requirements of each individual and family.
Hospice care is provided to patients who have a limited life expectancy. Although most hospice patients are cancer patients, hospices accept anyone regardless of age or type of illness. These patients have also made a decision to spend their last months at home or in a homelike setting.
sounds great, tom! i'm working on what we want to do to combine hospice with physician-assisted suicide in NJ, and I know Danny and Bryan have been working diligently on their assignments. Danny told me his research on the current hospice situation is coming along pretty well and he should be able to get a nice draft of his slides by the friday due date. Bryan has been emailing me and we'll be working together this week to combine our project areas, because he's doing history of physician assisted suicide and it fits in nicely with my describing what we want to do and the perceptions of physician assisted suicide.
We'll get our drafts done by the end of this week and then I guess we'll finish everything up and powerpoint it by Thanksgiving break?
Tom,keep up the good work with history of hospice, that's a great website.
Dr. Fagan-- Sorry we haven't been blogging as much as some of the other groups. I guess we just haven't gotten into the swing of checking another website for posts from our group because we've been communicating directly via email. We'll try to post up here more often,but I wanted to reassure you that we are working on our topics. :)
I just wanted to tell everyone that I thought that they did a great job on the powerpoint when we met. I think that it turned out great. You guys are the best group ever!!!!
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Hey guys, let's get together in person with the stuff we've researched and get something together to email to Dr. Fagan so she can give us the go-ahead on our project. How's next Wed, 1015am, CDLecture Hall?
Thanks!
do you guys want to meet at the CCC on wednesday instead of CDL..
also make sure you start researching end of life... bring with you on wed. some info on why it was made illegal so we have a starting point
That Sounds good...I have found some really good articles so far!
hi!!!! it's nice to see you all this morning! we're going to do great with all the information we have!
Hey Guys. Here is some info about what Hospice provides...we can use this to fine toon our project.
www.hospicenet.org/index.html
The Hospice Concept
Hospice is a concept of caring derived from medieval times, symbolizing a place where travelers, pilgrims and the sick, wounded or dying could find rest and comfort. The contemporary hospice offers a comprehensive program of care to patients and families facing a life threatening illness. Hospice is primarily a concept of care, not a specific place of care.
Hospice emphasizes palliative rather than curative treatment; quality rather than quantity of life. The dying are comforted. Professional medical care is given, and sophisticated symptom relief provided. The patient and family are both included in the care plan and emotional, spiritual and practical support is given based on the patient’s wishes and family’s needs. Trained volunteers can offer respite care for family members as well as meaningful support to the patient.
Hospice affirms life and regards dying as a normal process. Hospice neither hastens nor postpones death. Hospice provides personalized services and a caring community so that patients and families can attain the necessary preparation for a death that is satisfactory to them.
Those involved in the process of dying have a variety of physical, spiritual, emotional and social needs. The nature of dying is so unique that the goal of the hospice team is to be sensitive and responsive to the special requirements of each individual and family.
Hospice care is provided to patients who have a limited life expectancy. Although most hospice patients are cancer patients, hospices accept anyone regardless of age or type of illness. These patients have also made a decision to spend their last months at home or in a homelike setting.
sounds great, tom! i'm working on what we want to do to combine hospice with physician-assisted suicide in NJ, and I know Danny and Bryan have been working diligently on their assignments. Danny told me his research on the current hospice situation is coming along pretty well and he should be able to get a nice draft of his slides by the friday due date. Bryan has been emailing me and we'll be working together this week to combine our project areas, because he's doing history of physician assisted suicide and it fits in nicely with my describing what we want to do and the perceptions of physician assisted suicide.
We'll get our drafts done by the end of this week and then I guess we'll finish everything up and powerpoint it by Thanksgiving break?
Tom,keep up the good work with history of hospice, that's a great website.
Dr. Fagan-- Sorry we haven't been blogging as much as some of the other groups. I guess we just haven't gotten into the swing of checking another website for posts from our group because we've been communicating directly via email. We'll try to post up here more often,but I wanted to reassure you that we are working on our topics. :)
don't forget, guys! meeting tomorrow night at the campus center to put together the final power point!
see you then!
I just wanted to tell everyone that I thought that they did a great job on the powerpoint when we met. I think that it turned out great. You guys are the best group ever!!!!
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