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Caregiver Project Webinar: Managing Caregiving and COVID-19

July 22, 2020 Posted By AHPCA Trenerry-Harker

This event is hosted by March of Dimes Canada. Join Rick Lauber author of Caregiver’s Guide for Canadians as he explores managing Caregiving and COVID-19. Rick will share his personal caregiving story and highlight some of the challenges that COVID-19 presents to caregivers. Rick will also talk about managing multiple responsibilities, handling different visiting rules for seniors… [More…]

Tagged With: Caregiver Support, COVID-19, online

AHPCA Virtual Roadshow – Remembering You: Self-Care During Difficult Times

June 18, 2020 Posted By AHPCA Trenerry-Harker

When the in-person AHPCA Roadshow was postponed to Spring 2021, we still wanted to get together with all of you. Join us instead at the second session of the AHPCA Virtual Roadshow Spring 2020!   The global pandemic and isolation has changed everything for us, personally and professionally. Are you taking good care of yourself?… [More…]

Tagged With: AHPCA Roadshow, AHPCA Virtual Roadshow, COVID-19, self-care

Remembering You: Self-Care During Difficult Times

June 16, 2020 Posted By AHPCA

No one can deny that as 2020 began to unfold, most of our worlds were radically changed. No need to review the details of the dramatic changes flowing from this pandemic; we are all very aware of how our lives have been affected. Previously, we have talked about the levels of grief that have resulted… [More…]

Filed Under: It's About LIfe......, Uncategorized Tagged With: COVID-19, self-care

Ten Tips on Navigating Through Global Grief and Life

April 28, 2020 Posted By AHPCA

We are experiencing grief right now—global grief. The words pandemic, coronavirus, COVID-19 and isolation are causing havoc on our world and changing life as we know it… TEMPORARILY! This is definitely a time of uncertainty and it is indeed frightening. That we cannot change. So what CAN we do?? 1. Acknowledge and allow all feelings;… [More…]

Filed Under: It's About LIfe......, Uncategorized Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, global grief, grief, pandemic

Advance Care Planning and COVID-19: Personal Directives

April 1, 2020 Posted By AHPCA Trenerry-Harker

The daily coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic reminds us all to make some very important emergency plans to care for those at greater risk for complications from the virus and to create a household emergency plan and contact list. Now that we are doing our best to “flatten the curve” and all have some extra time… [More…]

Filed Under: It's About LIfe...... Tagged With: Advance Care Planning, COVID-19, Personal Directive

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AHPCA Virtual Roadshow Fall 2020

Watch for details coming in September 2020!

It’s About Life…(AHPCA Blog)

Grief and Bereavement – Helping Yourself and Others

Remembering You: Self-Care During Difficult Times

Ten Tips on Navigating Through Global Grief and Life

Advance Care Planning and COVID-19: Personal Directives

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A recent study shows that people with cancer who sought palliative care early were less likely to receive aggressive care in their final month and die in a hospital bed compared with those who received palliative care later. ow.ly/1GY950DRF3t ... See MoreSee Less
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Major changes in bereavement care have occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, amid a flood of demand for help from bereaved people, according to new research from the University of Cambridge. ow.ly/HKxf50DP7dy ... See MoreSee Less
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