Tag Archives: Palliative Care

What Is a Palliative Care Nurse? An Interview with Judith Redwing Keyssar

Palliative care specialist opens up about health care, consultation, and end-of-life
Posted on August 15, 2024 by Liz Matsushita (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

  Judith Redwing Keyssar is the Director of the Palliative Care Program at Seniors at Home, a program of the Jewish Family and Children’s Service. Her book, Last Acts of Kindness (2010), is a collection of her experiences being a … Continue reading →

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Dignified Hospice Design: Dans Arhitekti’s Hospice Facility in Ljubljana

The Power of Thoughtful, Human-Centered Design in Hospice Care Facilities
Posted on January 11, 2024 by Monica Salazar (Blog Writer) SevenPonds

Hospice care facilities present a unique challenge for architects and designers. Although they are technically medical buildings requiring functional designs to accommodate health care staff and equipment, hospices are also intimate, emotional spaces where residents spend the last moments of … Continue reading →

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“With the End in Mind” by Kathryn Mannix

A doctor's collection of end-of-life stories manifests the gift of palliative care
Posted on May 3, 2019 by Laura B Hayden (Blog Writer, Sevenponds)

“What to Expect When You’re Expecting” has been a perennial New York Times bestseller for the past 25 years, educating parents-to-be about pregnancy and birth. But no widely read book has yet to prepare us for what to expect when … Continue reading →

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What Is the California State University Institute for Palliative Care?

An interview with Jennifer Ballentine, Executive Director of the CSU Institute for Palliative Care, Part Two
Posted on December 8, 2018 by Lucas Morgan (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Jennifer Ballentine is the Executive Director of the California State University Institute for Palliative Care. The Institute primarily teaches healthcare professionals about palliative care and the nuances of the field. The main Institute is hosted by CSU San Marcos, with campus partners … Continue reading →

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Palliative Care Is Not Giving Up

Helping patients live the best life possible should always be the goal of care
Posted on December 3, 2018 by Kathleen Clohessy Editor-in Chief/SevenPonds

While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die ~Leonardo da Vinci Recently, I read an op-ed in the Washington Post written by Dr. Isaac Chan, a medical oncology fellow at the … Continue reading →

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What Is the California State University Institute for Palliative Care?

An interview with Jennifer Ballentine, Executive Director of the CSU Institute for Palliative Care, Part One
Posted on December 1, 2018 by Lucas Morgan (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Jennifer Ballentine is the Executive Director of the California State University Institute for Palliative Care. The Institute primarily teaches healthcare professionals about palliative care and the nuances of the field. The main Institute is hosted by CSU San Marcos, with … Continue reading →

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