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A Report on Today’s Global Hospice Chaplain Zoom Meeting: Self-Care to combat compassion fatigue
Report by Saul Ebema, DMin. In Today’s meeting Rev. Enoch Aguilar, the Spiritual Care Counselor at Fairmont Hospice presented on the topic of “Contentment and compassion fatigue.”He reminded us about the need for self-care. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, most hospice chaplains around the country are not making physical visits, so he encouraged us to…
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A Report on Today’s Global Hospice Chaplain Zoom Meeting: A New Identity Must Emerge
Report by Saul Ebema, DMin. Before the emergence of the Hospice Chaplaincy website as we know it in 2015, in 2010 I started a website called Bedsideministry.com with the same concept of sharing my doctoral research to help hospice chaplains. In my mind then and in the minds of many healthcare chaplains, our ministry was…
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Don’t Forget to Breathe
C. James Parker, EdD, MDiv, BCC The File below contains James’ presentation at the Global Hospice Chaplain Zoom meeting on Tuesday 4/7.
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The Making of Saul Ebema the Hospice Chaplain
In this 2- hour long Episode, we get a rare look at Saul Ebema’s journey. From losing his parents at the age of 12, moving to a refugee camp, being kidnapped to fight as a gorilla soldier, escaping and living as a street kid in Kampala first and then Johannesburg. It is indeed a series…
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COVID-19 Resource and Information Guide
It’s hard to sift through the messages and information coming at us. Worse, the “unknown unknown” (not knowing what you don’t even know) can cause even greater anxiety for those of us who are panic-prone. What you can do 1. Remember that knowledge is power. Understanding the factors that affect a person’s immune response to…
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Episode 9: Cassandra Brown On COVID-19, Faith and Self-Care
About a month ago, the Hospice Chaplaincy Show booked Cassandra Brown to talk about compassion fatigue in healthcare. Since that time, a lot has happened and the world is dealing with a pandemic no one has seen before. On today’s episode, Cassandra Brown talks about her experience with COVID-19 after her husband Nic became the…
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Where does your hospice rank?
As part of our commitment to quality Hospice care, Hospice Chaplaincy has looked through the latest database from Medicare.gov to analyze the best hospice care providers in Illinois. These results are from the “Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems.” Hospice Survey asks family caregivers of patients who died while under hospice care about their…
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Victoria Storm on the transformative nature of Music Therapy in End of Life Care
We tend to take for granted the restorative and motivating power of music in our lives. In this episode, Victoria Storm offers personal and professional experiences to show how music therapy can be transformative in daily life and hospice care. Storm has a unique background that includes 25+ years of bringing music to persons in…
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Free Zoom Meeting This Friday
Hospice Chaplaincy is hosting a free zoom meeting this Friday at 10am Chicago time as a support group for hospice chaplains and also to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 on our work and lives. If you are interested to join us. Here is the login information- https://zoom.us/j/219660829 Meeting ID: 219 660 829 When you…
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