PPT-Epidemiology and Risk of Infection in Home Health and Hospice Settings

Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology SPICE UNC School of Medicine Module C Objectives Discuss the infectious process through review of the chain of infection Review methods for controlling transmission of . On the 2. nd. of July. By y6 . Bury Hospice help terminally ill people feel comfortable, safe and happy. . They may have looked after your family members or helped friends. . What Bury Hospice Do For us.. Why is . IT IMPORTANT FOR US TO UNDERSTAND HOSPICE?. Our care and services overlap. Continuity . of Care. Passing the baton. What is Hospice Care?. Hospice is a philosophy and type of care that provides comprehensive, loving support for people with illnesses that have progressed beyond a doctor’s expectation for cure. Laura S. . Meiki. , LMSW, Doctoral Student. LNHA Social Services . Designee / Director Workshop. June 21, 2012. It's . strange that they fear death.. Life hurts a lot more than death.. At the point of death, . Deborah Randall, Esq.. Law Office of Deborah Randall. www.deborahrandallconsulting.com. 1. 2013 copyright Deborah Randall. Extent of Hospice Care. Of 2,513,000 deaths in 2011 in the USA, as reported by the Centers for Disease Control, 1,059,000 persons died in hospice care, according to estimates of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. This is 44.6%. Rebecca Van Vorst, MSPH. Pennsylvania Homecare Association . 2012 Annual Conference. State College, PA. May 16, 2012. Objectives. Describe the current regulatory requirements of the hospice quality reporting program.. www.deutscher-kinderhospizverein.de. The . supply of life-shortening diseased . children, youth and young grown-ups. Children's hospitals and . pediatricians. SAPV-Teams (. s. pecialized ambulant palliative care). TOC. Click on This Arrow to Advance to the Next Slide. Using the navigation tools. . Forward and backward arrows are in the . lower margin of each page. . Click on Next arrow to advance to the next . Grace Varas, DO. UT Health . Division of Geriatric & Palliative Medicine, . Department of Internal Medicine. 90 million . Americans are living with serious illness, and this number is expected to more than double over the next twenty-five . June 26, 2018. Colleen C. Brown, MD. Adult and Pediatric Supportive Care Program. St. Vincent Hospital. Dr. David Mandelbaum, MD. Medical Director, Palliative Care Services. Co-Director, Franciscan VNS Hospice. Tristan L. . Prescher. Capstone Presentation 2013. Recognition of a problem. Early exposure to pediatric hospice process. Case example: Mario*. Communication issues. Role and task confusion. Lack of a uniform process. Sarah Marlow, R.N.. Executive Director/Administrator. Ambercare. Las Cruces, NM. This presentation is free of all commercial bias.. I have no financial relationships or conflicts of interest to disclose.. Sally Coldrey. Hospice Senior Nurse: Clinical Educator. Hospice origins. “You matter because you are you and you matter until the last moment of your life. We will do all we can not only to help you die peacefully but to live until you die.”. Esther Velásquez, ScD, MSW, MPH. Social Epidemiologist & Public Health Social Worker . Identify Learning Objectives. The goal of this slide deck is to help you “befriend” the science of epidemiology and to appreciate its usefulness. At the end of this presentation, you will be able to: . Be familiar with the basic eligibility criteria for hospice care. Be familiar with what . are the hospice benefits a patient will receive. OBJECTIVES. Interdisciplinary care that aims to relieve suffering, improve quality of life, optimize function, and assist with decision making for patients with advanced illness and their families .