Circle of Life Award – An Inside View

Thursday, April 30, 2015: 10:15 AM-11:15 AM
Chesapeake 4-6 (Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center) - 2nd Level
Primary Presenter:
Martha Twaddle, MD, FACP, FAAHPM , Palliative Care, JourneyCare, Barrington, IL
Co-presenters:
Lori Bishop, RN, CHPN , UnityPoint at Home Corporate Office, Pleasant Hill, IA , Catherine Hamel, MA , Administration, Gilchrist Hospice Care, Marriotsville, MD and Suzi Johnson, MPH, RN , Sharp HospiceCare, La Mesa, CA
Learn about the American Hospital Association’s Circle of Life Award, which celebrates innovative programs that are making great strides in palliative and end-of-life care across the nation. Get an inside view about the award process and the significant benefit and value reported by organizations that pursue it. Hear firsthand reports from recent winners, and gain insights from the programs that have been recognized by this prestigious award. Has your organization launched an innovative program that may quality for the award? Could the award process help your program define and refine its mission and impact? Perhaps your program could be the recipient of this significant honor in the future!  (NHPCO and NHF, as well as other national organizations, are major sponsors of this award).

Learning Objectives:
1. Describe the Circle of Life Award guidelines and submission process
2. Discuss innovative programs that have received the Circle of Life Award
3. Consider the value and benefit of applying for the Award


CE/CME: Nurse, Physician and Social Worker
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