Western Washington University’s Palliative Care Institute to Host ‘Heal Without Cure: Enacting the Vision’ Work Party Feb. 19

BELLINGHAM – The Western Washington University RN-to-BSN program and various Whatcom healthcare organizations are partnering to sponsor a palliative care workshop on Thursday, Feb. 19 at Bellingham Technical College.

The Palliative Care Institute invites members of the public to attend “Heal Without Cure: Enacting the Vison,” at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 19 in Settlemyer Hall at Bellingham Technical College; pre-registration is required by Feb. 8. The event costs $5 and a buffet dinner is included. The event aims to find successful ways to promote a form of medical care that is set on improving the quality of life for those with a serious illness – to heal without a cure.

Participants will convene and review a call-to-action produced out of the summer institute. Later in the evening, smaller groups will spend the evening brainstorming project ideas, their potential outcomes and establishing a timeline to achieve their goal of spreading their message throughout the greater-Bellingham community.

Workshops include: provider training input for summer institute; complementary, alternative and allopathic provider partnerships; community-based palliative care service; website of resources; normalizing the conversation (i.e. card-making party); culture supporting those who are dying – making the journey; community awareness – bus advertisement, 60 by 65 campaign; improving end-of-life care in skilled nursing and long-term care; and caregiver support: (i.e. Bellingham At Home.)

The event is sponsored by The Palliative Care Institute (PCI) which is a partnership with WWU, Whatcom Alliance for Health Advancement (WAHA), Community Organized Group for Health, PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center Palliative Care and Whatcom Hospice. The PCI has been established to help transform palliative care in the Whatcom community and support the human responses to living and dying.

This workshop will build on work completed in previous institutes. However, new participants are always welcome. Interested parties can register online by clicking the link. The registration deadline is Sunday, Feb. 8. All paper registration applications must be received no later than Friday, Feb. 6.

Scholarships are available to those in need of financial assistance. Please contact pci@wwu.eduto request assistance. For more information, please visit https://wce.wwu.edu/bsn/palliative-care-institute.