The Maria and William G. Spears Research Institute is a national leader in designing and conducting innovative research that draws on theories and methods from the social, behavioral and medical sciences to understand and further explore relationships between spirituality and health. Since its establishment in 1998, the Institute’s staff, working with chaplains as co-investigators, has […]
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CME/CEU Information Continuing Medical Education Rush University Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical. Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Rush University Medical Center designates this live/internet enduring material/enduring material activity for a maximum of 22 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the
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Monday May 20, 2019 Conference Introduction Rev. Eric J. Hall, DTh, APBCC President and CEO of HealthCare Chaplaincy Network™ (HCCN) and its affiliate, Spiritual Care Association 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
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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 the
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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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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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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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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.
