New Physician Payment Final Rule Includes Voluntary Advance Care Planning
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) pre-posted the 2000+ page physician payment final rule and comments on the Office of the Federal Register (OFR) website. Formal publication in the Federal Register is projected to be November 29, 2010. The final rule includes reimbursement requirements for the new annual wellness/preventive care exam under the [...]
The Social Work Role in Hospice vs. Palliative Care: Is There Really a Difference?
A SWHPN Webinar Featuring Sherri Weisenfluh, LCSW, ACHP-SW Associate Chief Clinical Officer, Counseling Hospice of the Bluegrass Wednesday, November 17, 2010 12:00-1:00 PM Eastern Social workers have experienced confusion around the various terms “hospice care,” “palliative care” and “supportive care.” This webinar will discuss some of the similarities and the differences between the various settings and [...]
Important Note from CAPC on Quality Strategy
Readers, please take a moment to read the note below from Diane Meier, Director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC). This is one of the most effective notes our contributors have seen on advocating for quality palliative care. Please share this post with your colleagues and any relevant organizations you are affiliated with. [...]
Palliative Care Grand Rounds 2.10
Palliative-SW is very pleased to host the October Palliative Care Grand Rounds (PCGR). As newcomers to this kind of blogging and still learning the ropes since our summer 2010 launch, we can’t think of a better way to get our feet wet. If you’re visiting us for the first time, Palliative-SW is an emerging blog [...]
Engaging Your Students in Palliative Care Social Work
Engaging Your Students: Innovative Teaching Methods for Palliative Care Social Work A SWHPN Hear from the Experts Webinar with Barbara Head, PhD, RN, CHPN, ACSW Wednesday, October 20, 2010 1:00-2:00 PM Eastern Today’s learners respond best if teaching methods are based upon their learning styles and the content and goals of the course or workshop. [...]
NBC Nightly News Touts Benefits of Palliative Care
The recent New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) study on palliative care with early diagnosis lung cancer patients has once again garnered the attention of the national media, this time with a September 10, 2010 report by NBC’s Nancy Snyderman on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams. The brief NBC segment shows the benefits of [...]
Diane Rehm Show on Palliative Care
Like many media sources in recent weeks, NPR and WAMU 88.5 tuned public radio listeners’ ears to the topic of palliative care August 24, 2010, with a segment on the Diane Rehm Show. Rehm’s report, New Studies in Palliative Care, discussed the value of palliative care in the context of the recent study published in [...]
New Transformation Project to Improve Care at the End of Life
Leaders in end-of-life and palliative care, including SWHPN Chair Grace Christ and board member Judy Peres, convened in Washington last week to discuss The Transformation Project: A New Initiative to Substantially Improve Advanced Illness Care. The project is co-directed by Myra Christopher, President and CEO of the Center for Practical Bioethics, and Bill Novelli, Professor [...]
New York Palliative Care Information Act
The New York Times journalist Jane Brody writes Frank Talk About Care at Life’s End an article published yesterday on the New York Palliative Care Information Act. The new bill, signed by New York governor Patterson, states that New York doctors and nurse practitioners must speak with terminally ill patients about hospice, palliative care and [...]
Special Social Work Issue of Progress in Palliative Care
The August 2010 issue of Progress in Palliative Care (Maney Publishing) is dedicated to examining social work in palliative care. Guest editors Ruth Powazki, David Oliviere and Pam Firth have put together a diverse selection of articles with contributions from leading social workers in the field. SWHPN is working with Maney Publishing to give free [...]
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