2014 Conference Highlights Largest Body of Research in Spiritual Care in Health Care Released at First Global Conference First Empirical Data on Role and Effectiveness of Chaplaincy Care Interventions New Field of Interdisciplinary Research in Spiritual Care in Health Care Launched The consensus of the 325 health care professionals who attended in person or Webcast […]
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HealthCare Chaplaincy NetworkTM’s 2015 Conference: A Great Success! The 2nd annual Caring for the Human Spirit® Conference was a tremendous success. The nearly 400 participants attending the three-day event in person participated in keynote addresses, plenaries, workshops and considerable opportunities for peer-to-peer networking that truly advanced the integration of spiritual care in health care. “HealthCare
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Third Annual Caring for the Human Spirit Conference April 11-13, 20166 San Diego, Calif. “I’ve been a chaplain for 16 years, and this was the best conference I’ve attended.” –a participant More than 300 in-person attendees and thousands via webcast from 13 countries – chaplains, physicians, nurses, social workers, researchers, educators and others – participated
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More than 300 people attended the 4th annual Caring for the Human Spirit Conference that took place March 13 – 15, 2017 at the Sheraton Grand Chicago. The conference included over 30 dynamic presentation and cutting-edge posters. There were over 20 exhibitors and a record breaking turn out for the Renewal ceremony of commitment. The
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Keynote Speaker: Michael W. Rabow, M.D., FAAHPM Helen Diller Family Chair, Palliative Medicine Professor, Clinical Medicine and Urology Division of General Medicine, Dept. Medicine University of California, San Francisco Presenting: Spirituality and Meaning in the Context of Relationship-Centered Care Here are a few key points from the keynote address by Michael Rabow MD FAAHPM: How
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2019 Keynote Monday, May 20, 2019 Keynote Dr. Kathleen Foley, M.D. Attending Neurologist Emeritus Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Presenting: Advancing Spiritual Care through Palliative Care Globally: Opportunities and Challenges Definition of palliative care is the one definition in health care that has spirituality in it. Role of spirituality in the United Nations where
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HealthCare Chaplaincy Network™ (HCCN), founded in 1961, is a global health care nonprofit organization that offers spiritual care-related information and resources, and professional chaplaincy services in hospitals, other health care settings, and online. Its mission is to advance the integration of spiritual care in health care through clinical practice, research and education in order to improve patient experience and satisfaction and to help people faced with illness and grief find comfort and meaning – whoever they are, whatever they believe, wherever they are.
