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What Does it Feel Like to Die? The video is a companion to author Jennie Dear’s book "What Does It Feel Like to Die?: Inspiring New Insights into the Experience of Dying" (Kensington Books...

Three weeks remaining to register for our 5th year palliative care conference 11/1/19, Portland, OR! Please share before time runs out!

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Register for our 2019 Palliative Care Conference in Portland, OR 11/1/19!

5th Annual Portland Palliative Care Conference ~ November 1st, 2019 We ar

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5th Annual Portland Palliative Care Conference ~ November 1st, 2019 We ar

Please join us for our 5th professional Portland Palliative Care conference!!

Transitions Professional Center
&
Patient/Family Support Services of the Knight Cancer Institute

http://transitionspc.com/palliative-care-conference-registration/

Present:
5th Annual
Portland Palliative Care Conference

November 1st, 2019

Keynote: Keynote Speaker: JAMES TULSKY, MD
~Chair, Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
~Chief, Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
~Co-Director, Harvard Medical School Center for Palliative Care
~Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
James A. Tulsky, MD, has a longstanding interest in doctor-patient communication and quality of life in serious illness, and has published widely in these areas. His current research focuses on the evaluation and enhancement of communication between oncologists and patients with advanced cancer; identification of clinical, psychosocial, and spiritual trajectories of patients at the end of life; development of self-management interventions for patients with life-limiting illness; and evaluating the role of palliative care in congestive heart failure.

He is a Founding Director of VitalTalk, a non-profit devoted to nurturing healthier connections between clinicians and patients through communication skills teaching.

SHERATON PORTLAND AIRPORT HOTEL
PORTLAND, OREGON

Abstract submission period: April 8th to June 14th, 2019
(no later than 5pm on June 14th)

Registration Registration Fees (Includes Breakfast,

These Were the Biggest Icons and Stars We Lost in 2018 — TIME The world lost Aretha Franklin, Barbara and George H.W. Bush, among other this year

Alan Alda Reveals He Has Parkinson’s Disease “I thought it’s probably only a matter of time before somebody does a story about this from a sad point of view; but that’s not where I am,” the M*A*S*H actor said.

Looking forward to watching....

End Game | Netflix Official Site Facing an inevitable outcome, terminally ill patients meet extraordinary medical practitioners seeking to change our approach to life and death.

An app that reminds you of your mortality five times per day. What do you think?

Need a reminder you're going to die? The WeCroak app can help. Death had already been on Hansa Bergwall's mind before he came up with the idea for an app that would remind him of it.

I'm curious what people think of this. My thought is that it would be more useful for the patients who are not ready to consider palliative care, rather than the providers. But then, maybe it would even be harmful for those patients....

A New Algorithm Identifies Candidates for Palliative Care by Predicting When Patients Will Die End-of-life care can be stressful for patients and their loved ones, but a new algorithm could help provide better care to people during their final months.

New Recognition for Chronic Fatigue A major shift is underway as far as how to approach treatment of a condition once met with skepticism.

10/13 - Last day to register for our 3rd annual palliative care conference in Portland, Oregon, taking place 10/20. Don’t miss keynote, Ira Byock, MD! Transitionspc.com

Home Transitions Professional Center Psychologists in Portland, Oregon serve those facing life-threatening illness or terminal illness, as well as clients facing loss of a loved one.

last two days for the early bird registration rate. Don't miss this year's keynote, Ira Byock, MD!
October, 20, 2017.
Portland, Oregon

Registration To Register: Registration Fees (Includes Breakfast, Lunch and Refreshments): Please note that the deadline for registration is October 13, 2017. Payment in full must accompany all registrations. Early Registration: Through August 31 – $195 Standard Registration: September 1 – […]

Opinion | Should I Help My Patients Die? OpinionShould I Help My Patients Die?SHAREShare on FacebookPost on TwitterEmailLog in to SaveRead Laterhttps://nyti.ms/2v7o7UtShare on LinkedInShare on WhatsappShare on Google PlusShare on RedditShareCancelChris Silas NealBy JESSICA NUTIK ZITTERAugust 5, 2017OAKLAND, Calif. — I WAS leafing through a...

Are you registered for this year's palliative care conference yet? Looking forward to a great day!

Registration   To Register: Registration Fees (Includes Breakfast, Lunch and Refreshments): Please note that the deadline for registration is October 13, 2017. Payment in full must accompany all registrations. Early Registration: Through August 31 – $195 Standard Registration: September 1 – […]

Save the Date!!

Our 3rd annual Palliative Care Conference!

Transitions Professional Center
co-sponsor: Patient/Family Support Services of the Knight Cancer Institute

Keynote speaker: Ira Byock, MD
http://irabyock.org

October 20th, 2017

SHERATON PORTLAND AIRPORT HOTEL
PORTLAND, OREGON

Call for abstracts coming soon!!

Home - Ira Byock

In Palliative Care, Comfort Is the Top Priority Some patients avoid this specialty, which provides relief from pain and discomfort, because they mistake it for end-of-life care.

SAVE THE DATE! Our next palliative care conference is in Portland, Oregon, Friday, October 20th, 2017.

Depression and Anxiety Tied to Cancer Deaths The associations were particularly strong for colon and re**al, prostate, pancreatic and esophageal cancers, and for leukemia.

Exercise Can Be a Boon to People With Parkinson’s Disease An exercise regimen, while not a cure, can alleviate Parkinson’s symptoms and slow progression of the disease.

Palliative care conference, Portland, OR, October 21, 2016.
Registration is open until 10/10! Spread the word!

Palliative Care Conference ~ 2016 Palliative care is patient and family-centered care for patients with life-threatening, life-limiting, or terminal illness that optimizes quality of life by anticipating, preventing, and treating suffering. Palliative care throughout the continuum of illness involves addressing physical, intellectua...

Our second annual palliative care conference is this October 21st. Registration closes 10/10! Pass it on....
Keynote: Harvey Chochinov (Dignity Therapy)
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We have two open positions at Transitions Professional Center! One is for a clinical psychologist and one is for a neuropsychologist. Enquire within....

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Thoughts?

A Father, a Dying Son, and the Quest to Make the Most Profound Videogame Ever Ryan Green is making a game that is as broken—as confounding, unresolved, and tragically beautiful—as the world itself.

Finally moving on....

Death Panels: An Obituary On January 1, Obamacare starts paying for end-of-life conversations, and a scare story finally dies.

Anyone read this?

Review: In ‘When Breath Becomes Air,’ Dr. Paul Kalanithi Confronts an Early Death This memoir tells how he adjusted his attitude and life before dying of cancer at 37.

braver than me I am fiercely protective of my wife - any man would be. With all she's going through, I only want her to be seen in a good light...

Mothering My Dying Friend When you take care of someone helpless, the constant thrum of doing often drowns out the bigger existential story.