End-of-life/Bereavement

Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA

	development of a model bereavement program for families and caregivers of long-term dialysis patients
	training to improve communication between caregivers and patients and families at the end-of-life, particularly at transition points in the continuum of care

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA — model bereavement program for families of deceased patients and their caregivers at BIDMC

Children's Hospital, Boston, MA — development of an advanced course in pediatric palliative care at Harvard Medical School Center for palliative Medicine for physician, nurses and social workers

Covenant Health Systems, Lexington, MA — training for caregivers to cope with their grief when a patient dies

Deborah Dokken, Initiative for Pediatric Palliative Care (IPPC), Newton, MA – strengthen the involvement and role of family members as educations at “Families as Educators” IPPC retreats

Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Boston, MA — research to improve end-of-life care

Home Health Care Association, Boston, MA — development and implementation of a training program for paraprofessionals (home health aides and personal care workers) to enhance end-of-life care

Home Health Foundation, Lawrence, MA — development and implementation of an educational program to cross-train Home Health VNA and Merrimack Valley Hospice clinicians in their different approaches to patient care as a first step to developing a palliative care program

Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA – a two year palliative medicine curriculum (22 sessions) for interdisciplinary providers focusing on medical content of palliative care, communication skills, administration and systems, ethics and personal awareness

Massachusetts Compassionate Care Coalition, Boston, MA — matching grant to develop a statewide model for communicating on end-of-life issues

Partners Home Care, Waltham, MA – training home health aides who are continuing to provide care to patients as they transition from home care to hospice care

Partners Home Care, Rockland, MA — training for home care staff on the psychosocial and spiritual dimensions of end-of-life care and to support them in their roles

Partners Hospice, Waltham, MA — training for home health aides to better care for hospice patients

Saint Joseph Manor Health Care, Brockton, MA — training for volunteers as companions to dying patients who would otherwise be alone

Smith College School for Social Work, Northampton, MA — Post Masters Certificate Program in End-of-Life Care for clinical social workers

Urban Medical Group, Inc., Jamaica Plain, MA — development of a replicable model that uses electronic medical records to promote the use of advance directives and trains nurse practitioners to have conversations with patients about advanced directives