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Welcome to Virginia Association for Hospices & Palliative Care (VAHPC)
The Virginia Association for Hospices and Palliative Care advocates for quality care for all persons with life limiting illnesses. VAHPC promotes hospice and palliative care education and ethical practices, and serves as a united voice and resource for its members.
Our primary responsibility is to the citizens of the Commonwealth. We hope that you will find this site useful and that you will return frequently for information and support when facing the challenges of a life-limiting disease.
VAHPC Legislative Day at the Virginia General Assembly, held at the Virginia State Capitol.
üMeet with your legislators.
üLearn about the happenings at the Capitol.
üMake a difference in the lives of your patients by talking about hospice and palliative care.
NEW MEMBER BENEFIT FOR 2012
Techno-Talks, A Forum for Hospice Leaders
VAHPC is happy to announce the implementation of Techno-Talks, an opportunity for hospice leaders across the Commonwealth to participate in peer- to-peer conversations about current topics and concerns in hospice care. Using the latest technology to bring participants together, the conversations will be open to voting delegates of VAHPC hospice provider members and will require registration through the association website.
The registration process will ensure that we have a closed forum in which members feel safe to engage in an open discussion on all topics. Some topics will be linked to efforts ongoing by VAHPC, others will focus on newsworthy issues and we will also schedule sessions based on your requests.Register for the first Techno-Talk here , to be held February 7, 2012 You may also register for March, April and May events.Participation is limited to the first 15 registrants.
KEEPING OUR PROMISE: ASSURING OUR FUTURE
Save the Date:
Our 2012 Annual Clinical Conference:
"Keeping our Promise: Assuring our Future"
We are delighted to have Gary Gardia as our keynote speaker. Gary is an MSW, certified thanatologist, NHPCO Heart of Hospice award winner, author, trainer and, in the best sense of the word, an agitator. Gary does not shy away from controvertial issues and loves to stir up hospice audiences by exploring new ways to "do hospice". This event will be held May 11, 2012 . Learn more about Gary by checking out his website.
We also have a full day of pre-conference seminars scheduled for May 10, 2012. First, based on its success last year, we are repeating our day-long program for new hospice interdisciplinary team members, called Hopsice Fundamentals (Gary Gardia will be teaching the section on bereavement).
In addition, we have a 4-hour morning session for Billers and those interested in the billing process, conducted by our fiscal intermediary CGS.
In the afternoon, we have a Skills Intensive for social workers, counselors, chaplains and bereavement specialists conducted by Gary Gardia, a 4 hour session not to be missed.
All events will be held at the Richmond Marriott West and CE credits will be available for nurses and social workers.
Mark your calendars now!
Virginia Veterans and Hospice
At last year's VAHPC Annual Conference: Kaleidoscope of Care, many of you were fortunate enough to experience our keynote speaker, Deborah Grassman, honoring attending Veterans with a special Hospice Veterans Partnership pin. The Virginia Association for Hospices and Palliatve Care has partnered with Florida Hospices to bring these exclusive pins to our hospice and palliative care provider members.
Today, one-in-four dying Americans is a veteran. Now, through our new partnership you can conduct a simple, yet meaningful ceremony to honor veterans associated with your hospice, including patients and their families, volunteers, and hospice staff.
Honored Veteran Pin
Pins are available in packets of 20-units at the low cost of $45 (which includes shipping and handling). Please contact VAHPC at info@virginiahospices.org or call (804) 740-1344 to place an order.
Stay involved in advocating for quality end-of-life care.
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