Palliative Care Institute
I distinctly remember the day my younger brother, Wayne, first came home from the hospital. I was 4 years old and sitting on my front steps when my mom laid that little baby in my arms, and I thought: He's mine. Wayne and I were close our whole lives. I could talk to him about anything.
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WWU's Palliative Care Institute is collaborating with community partners to educate the public about chronic diseases and how to best support those affected, and PCI and the Mount Baker Foundation are now partnering to raise awareness about chronic kidney disease (CKD) in…
WWU's Palliative Care Institute is collaborating with community partners to educate the public about chronic diseases and how to best support those affected, and PCI and the Mount Baker Foundation are now partnering to raise awareness about chronic kidney disease (CKD) in…
Western’s New Palliative Care Minor Approved to Start This Fall; Open to Students in All Disciplines
Western Washington University’s Palliative Care Institute and the Department of Health and Community Studies in the university’s Woodring College of Education will offer a new minor in Palliative Care starting next fall.
According to Marie Eaton of the Palliative Care Institute,…
Health care providers are being encouraged to talk to their patients, and community members to their loved ones, about preparing advance directives for medical care.
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, with co-sponsorship from the Palliative Care Institute, Community and Health Studies, the LGBTQ Advocacy Council, and Education and Social Justice, will bring the acclaimed writer, poet, and activist Eli Clare to campus for a pair of events on…
“It’s really hard because they should be innocent. They shouldn’t have to worry about walking in a mall. They shouldn’t have to worry about walking down the street. I want my son to play like I did as a child,” said mother Gale Torres.
But today, kids live…
Practical, medical and legal issues around death and dying will be the focus of a daylong workshop for the public.
The Palliative Care Institute is sponsoring a community conversation titled "Death Happens: Let's Talk About Your Choices" Oct. 28 to help you and your loved ones make the choices that align with your wishes and values when you are faced with serious illness or…
Devyani Chandran and Hope Corbin, assistant professors in Western's Department of Health and Community Studies, had a paper published recently in the Journal of Social Work in End-Of-Life and Palliative Care. The article, "An Ecological Understanding of Caregiver Experiences in…