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The Texas Partnership, American Cancer
Society and the Nurse Oncology Education Program Announce
2008 Conference for Social Workers, Nurses and Other
Professionals: A Common Thread
2008 Conference - Cinical and Practical Tools
for Supporting Human Resilience – December 5-6, 2008 at
the Westin DFW Airport Hotel in Dallas. Registration
available on this site after April 15.
Exhibitors, please see prospectus. |
Aetna and the Aetna Foundation Awards TxPEC and EIA Grant
We are very pleased to announce and thank the AETNA Foundation
for their faith in our project, “Let’s Talk, Texas!”. In a joint
application with TAHSA’s Educational Institute on Aging(EIA), the
$239,000 award allows TxPEC to pilot systems change in advance care
planning over a three year period. We will solicit applications from
hospitals, physician practices and long term care facilities that
want to become one of the pilots to demonstrate the benefits of
integrating and improving the “planning” process for healthcare
decision-making. Research demonstrates that completing the advance
directive forms are not enough to assure that wishes are honored and
followed. Because of this, patients are often given intrusive or
unwanted treatments at the end-of-life. This may reduce the quality
of life of these patients and result in increased costs for the
patient and the healthcare entity. Partnering with Gunderson
Lutheran Hospital and Respecting Choices, our project will work
intensely with the pilots to integrate a more effective planning
process. Other outcomes include a Texas-specific advance care
planning document and data collection and dissemination on the
results of the interventions, and a “how-to manual” on replicating
the process of the pilot sites.
Educational Offerings to learn more about this opportunity for
your hospital, physician practice or long term care facility are
outlined in the "Let's
Talk, Texas!" brochure. These free educational seminars take
place in four cities in January and February of 2007.
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The Politics of Pain: Balancing
Vigilance and Compassion
Report of the Texas Pain Summit – Improving Pain Care in
Texas 2007 This document contains key
information and data from the Texas Pain Summit as well as
surveys of Texas households and healthcare practitioners. It
offers insights into a broad spectrum of issues surrounding
the experience of pain by Texans. It also sheds light on the
attitudes and knowledge of Texas healthcare professionals
regarding pain and its treatment. Read and share this report
with others. It is a useful reference in talking about pain
in Texas.
http://www.aspi.wisc.edu/documents/pdf/PoliticsofPain2007TXPI.pdf |
Texas Academy of Palliative Medicine (TAPM) offers Physician
Education
11th Annual
Interdisciplinary Approach to Symptom Control, Palliative and
Hospice Care Conference -- September 28, 29 & 30, 2007
TxPEC Mission
To improve End-of-Life Care for people of all cultures and communities
in Texas.
TxPEC members will achieve the mission by:
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Raising public awareness and expectations
for individually directed end-of-life care. |
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Enhancing professional knowledge and practice
in end-of-life preparation and care. |
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Encouraging dialogue among individuals and
families, health professionals, communities, clergy, experts
in legal and ethical issues, insurers, policy makers on
end-of-life issues. |
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Promoting best practices and disseminating
information to extend implementation at the patient, community,
and state level. |
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