[New post] Ep. 350 Meeting the End-of-Life Needs of Your Community with Elizabeth Johnson and Erin Collins RN
kwyattmd posted: " Learn how this non-profit organization is working to solve gaps in end-of-life care in their community. My guests Elizabeth Johnson and Erin Collins are the founders and creators of the non-profit Peaceful Presence Project with a mission of helpin"
Learn how this non-profit organization is working to solve gaps in end-of-life care in their community.
My guests Elizabeth Johnson and Erin Collins are the founders and creators of the non-profit Peaceful Presence Project with a mission of helping communities live well, age well and die well by reimagining the way we talk about, plan for and experience the last stage of life. They have created Endnotes, a roadmap for end-of-life planning an will discuss the genesis of their organization and how they take a community-based approach in their work by meeting the gaps that exist in end-of-life care. Learn more at their website:
How Elizabeth and Erin were inspired to start this organization
The Compassionate Communities model of care that informs their work
The importance of integrating palliative care into daily life
How to reclaim deathcare as a social event with a medical component
Surveying the community for strengths and weaknesses around end-of-life issues to determine areas of need
Thoughts on improving the medical model to move from a curative focus to a healing focus by increasing education around palliative and end-of-life care
Reasons why our advance care planning has not been "successful" so far
High quality conversations about EOL choices are essential and they should start outside of healthcare first
Why advance care planning is important for those experiencing homelessness
The needs for increased access to palliative care in rural communities
Check out the Series I've recorded in the past here
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