Compassionate Communities: Before I Die
Our keynote speaker is Dr. Jody Carrington from Olds, Alberta, and plenary speakers include LPN Pat Carlson, retired RN Rita Helmig, and a panel discussion including palliative physician Dr. Kevin Letley, Death Doula Rayne Johnson, and Bonnie Hoffman from Green Burials.
Grief pandemic: COVID-19 "is threatening every single person on Earth with myriad losses of every kind. Name something you care about or that gives your life meaning. In all likelihood, this attachment is now negatively affected or threatened in some way." www.centerforloss.com/2020/03/pandemic-of-grief/
COVID-19 is reshaping the experience of dying. A crucial part of good palliative care is close, intimate, tender support of a patient at their bedside. Yet families can't visit COVID-19 patients due to infection risk. Tablets & phones are being used to replace face-to-face contact. www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/24/britons-saying-final-goodbyes-to-dying-relatives-by-videoli...
