Spring 2013 National Hospice Foundation of America’s Living With Grief Program
20th Annual National Hospice Foundation of America’s Living With Grief Program
Improving Care for Veterans Facing Illness
and Death
Wednesday, April 17,
2013
1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., EDT
Alumni Center
Ball State University
This year's program is designed
to assist end-of-life care provider organizations and health and human service
professionals in enhancing their sensitivities and understanding of veterans
and to provide professionals with new interventions to better serve dying
veterans and their families.
(WWII, Korean War, Vietnam). Focus will also be to look organizationally
at military benefits and intersections with VA systems, as well as exploring
the traditions and sensitivities of grieving families and resources that can
assist them. CE's (3 hrs.) offered for many disciplines (clinicians and staff
working in hospice, hospitals, long-term and palliative care, assisted living
and others).
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
- Describe the unique components of military culture and experiences;
- Define Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and indicate ways
that PTSD might affect veterans at varied points within the lifecycle;
- Differentiate the unique experiences and health risks of the
following veteran cohorts – WWII, Korea, and Vietnam War military
veterans;
- Discuss different issues that might arise in end-of-life care of
veterans such as pain management, trauma and PTSD, and forgiveness;
- Discuss sensitivities and interventions, such as reminiscence
and life review, that enhance counseling to veterans and their families;
- Describe the varied systems of care that might serve veterans at
the end of life and discuss the ways that policies and systems could
enhance care;
- Describe the lessons and insights professionals may glean from
caring for veterans that might have general implications for the broader
population of non-veterans and end-of-life care.
To register on-line, click this link and hit the "submit" button at the bottom of the form.
For additional information, please call 765-285-8259.
Hosted by:
Fisher Institute for Wellness and Gerontology
Community Center for Vital Aging
Ball State University