October 27, 2010
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Ketchikan, Alaska - November is National Hospice/Palliative Care Month. Ketchikan General Hospital Volunteer Hospice is hosting a special day-long program to provide hospice information and professional CEUs at Cape Fox Lodge Friday, November 12, from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.

“Last year more than 1.4 million patients nationally were served by hospice. We wanted to do something special this year and National Hospice/Palliative Care Month seemed like the perfect time to do it,” said Rilo Weisner, Volunteer Hospice Coordinator for KGH. “Each year KGH Volunteer Hospice volunteers help about a dozen patients in SE Alaska.”

Death and grieving expert Kathy Karmid, MF, LPC, from Oklahoma City will present “Living in Search, Dying to Know,” a program that discusses the impact of death and dying on the individual and how it is handled in different cultures around the world.

The day-long event includes a workshop and luncheon at Cape Fox Lodge. Cost of the event is $20, which includes 6 CEUs for caregivers, the workshop, and luncheon.

Contact Rilo Weisner at 225-8914 to register. 

Source of News:

Ketchikan General Hospital
www.peacehealth.org/southeastalaska

 

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