Community Hospice hosts a number of continuing education courses during the year for local clinicians. Topics range from pain management trends to the latest in psychosocial wellness in hospice care.

Community Hospice provides ride-along opportunities for nursing professionals and social workers. We also offer internships for registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses, social workers and home health aides.

For more information on our continuing education courses, please contact:

Carlene Bettencourt, Clinical Educator
209.578.6346

Email for more info


Educational Events & Workshops Schedule

2008

Saturday, November 1, 2008
Shelter from the Storm
Clinical education symposium on timely end-of-life issues
Topics/Speakers:
WITHOLDING AND WITHDRAWING LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT FROM PATIENTS WITH TERMINAL CONDITIONS OR IN VEGETATIVE OR MINIMALLY CONSCIOUS STATES — Presented by Ben A. Rich, J.D., Ph.D.,
Professor of Internal Medicine and Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine Alumni Association Endowed Chair of Bioethics, University of California, Davis

TOO CLOSE TO HOME: A HEALER’S PERSPECTIVE ON COMMUNICATION, EMPATHY AND COMPASSION — Presented by Paul Rousseau, M.D., Associate Chief of Staff for Geriatrics and Extended Care, VA Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona

COMPASSION FATIGUE: BEING IN Harm’s Way — Presented by Miriam E. Sleven, RN, MSN, OCN, Consultant


THE QUALITY OF DYING: PATIENT PERSPECTIVES AND NURSING RESPONSIBILITIES — Presented by Karen Stanley, RN, MSN, AOCN, FAAN, Nursing Consultant and Immediate Past President of the Oncology Nursing Society

Cost:
$75 per participant and includes handouts, breakfast and lunch
 
Location:
Community Hospice Patient Services Center
4368 Spyres Way, Modesto, CA 95356

 
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