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	<title>WELC &#187; Hospices</title>
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		<title>Questions about Hospice and Palliative Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:53:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hospice is a concept of health care that provides holistic services for the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of terminally ill patients and their families. The goal of hospice is not to cure illness nor hasten death, but to ease a patient's passage from life.]]></description>
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		<title>Register with the Coalition</title>
		<link>http://westchesterendoflife.org/join/register-with-the-coalition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Coalition offers those who register&#8230;
•  access to a network of others concerned with end-of-life issues
•  information about programs related to the end of life in Westchester
•  awareness of current topics in the end-of-life field
There is no fee to register but we encourage those who register to make a voluntary (tax-deductible) contribution.
Please complete the Registration [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Patient Care and Affiliate Volunteers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our affiliate organizations need patient care volunteers and other services.  Contact us and tell us your volunteer goals in the end-of-life field. We will help you fulfill them!
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		<title>Questions about Pain and Symptom Management</title>
		<link>http://westchesterendoflife.org/faqs/questions-about-pain-and-symptom-management/</link>
		<comments>http://westchesterendoflife.org/faqs/questions-about-pain-and-symptom-management/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:11:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is meant by “pain”?
How can a patient get relief from suffering and pain?
If pain continues despite treatment, where can we turn?
What are common physical symptoms at the end of life?
Who manages the pain and symptoms of a terminal ill patient?]]></description>
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		<title>Speakers&#8217; Bureau</title>
		<link>http://westchesterendoflife.org/programs/speakers-bureau/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 19:41:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Westchester End-of-Life Coalition can bring end-of-life education to your community group.

We will help you find speakers and discussion facilitators who will come to your agency, community center or congregation to talk about end-of-life issues.]]></description>
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		<title>Nursing Committee</title>
		<link>http://westchesterendoflife.org/programs/nursing-committee/</link>
		<comments>http://westchesterendoflife.org/programs/nursing-committee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This committee offers educational programs and networking opportunities for palliative care and/or hospice nurses. If you want to become involved, please contact us.]]></description>
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		<title>Local Hospices</title>
		<link>http://westchesterendoflife.org/resources/local-hospices/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:21:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Calvary Hospital Hospice
Calvary Hospital
1740 Eastchester Road
Bronx, NY 10461
718-279-2586

Hospice Care in Westchester &#038;
Putnam
Rose Rosenberg, R.N.
Vice President for Hospice]]></description>
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		<title>Useful Web Sites</title>
		<link>http://westchesterendoflife.org/resources/useful-web-sites/</link>
		<comments>http://westchesterendoflife.org/resources/useful-web-sites/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:39:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[End of Life: Topics and Organizations Links
Hospice and Palliative Care Links

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		<title>Understanding Hospice &#8211; An Underutilized Option for Life&#8217;s Final Chapter</title>
		<link>http://westchesterendoflife.org/articles/understanding-hospice-an-underutilized-option-for-lifes-final-chapter/</link>
		<comments>http://westchesterendoflife.org/articles/understanding-hospice-an-underutilized-option-for-lifes-final-chapter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 21:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Introduced in the United States as a grassroots movement more than 30 years ago and added as a Medicare entitlement in 1983, hospice care is now considered part of mainstream medicine, as evidenced by growing patient enrollment and Medicare expenditures (see table). In 2005, more than 1.2 million Americans received hospice care, and between 2000 and 2004, the percentage of Medicare decedents that had been enrolled in hospice programs increased by almost 50%. But despite its increased use, many aspects of hospice care are still misunderstood by both physicians and patients.]]></description>
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