April 16, 2011 is the 4th Annual National Healthcare Decisions Day
The Social Work Hospice & Palliative Care Network (SWHPN) is one of many national and international organizations supporting and promoting National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD)—a day to raise awareness about the importance of advance care planning. NHDD exists to inspire, educate, and empower the public and providers about the importance of advance care planning. NHDD [...]
Wurzweiler Palliative Care Conference Highlights Opportunities and Challenges for Palliative Care Social Work
On March 25, 2011, the Wurzweiler School of Social Work and the Social Work Hospice & Palliative Care Network (SWHPN) co-hosted Innovations in Palliative Care Social Work: Emerging Models, Effective Strategies. The conference was also co-sponsored by Columbia’s and New York University’s Schools of Social Work. Attended by approximately 185 students and professionals, the conference [...]
Reimbursement for Advance Care Planning Dropped… Again
In an unfortunate reversal at the start of this year, the Obama administration decided to drop reimbursement for physicians for advance care planning as part of the annual wellness visit for Medicare recipients. This comes as a disappointment to many hospice workers and palliative care providers who incorporate end-of-life discussions into their practice. While patients [...]
Book Review: Ethics in End-of-Life Decisions
Ethics in End-of-Life Decisions in Social Work Practice Ellen L. Csikai and Elizabeth Chaitin Lyceum Books Inc., 2006 $43.95 This book review was written by Roger Woodruff, Director of Palliative Care at Austin Health in Melbourne, Australia and originally posted on the IAHPC website. The medical social worker has always been a key player in [...]
Share your thoughts..