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Hospice and Palliative Care Council of Vermont 10 Main Street, Montpelier, VT  05602 802-229-0579 Email:  director@hpccv.org Hospice and Palliative Care Council of Vermont is committed to assuring access to high quality palliative and end-of-life care including caregiver support and bereavement services for all Vermonters. Diana Peirce, RN CHPN, President Virginia Fry, MA,  Director and Newsletter Editor Hospice and Palliative Care Council of Vermont is a member of ExCEL, a coalition of the Vermont Medical Society, Vermont Ethics Network, government agencies and individuals committed to excellent collaboration in end-of-life care. ExCEL is a committee of VPQHC. HPCCV is a member of the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization * * * * * * * * * * * * HPCCV creates Hospice Partnership with rural Palliative Care Program in Tanzania. (click here for article) * * * * * * * * * * * * MARK YOUR CALENDARS THE HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE COUNCIL OF VERMONT Thursday, June 12, 2008 17^th Annual Conference Partners in Quality—Building Caring Communities With Keynote Speaker Ira Byock, MD The conference will again be held at the Lake Morey Inn. View this year’s conference schedule in HTML format. Download a PDF copy of the conference brochure here. * * * * * * * * * * * * HPCCV 2008 Meeting Dates HPCCV Quarterly Board Meeting, Clinicians & Volunteer Coordinators - April 3^rd in Berlin. HPCCV Bereavement Coordinators - June 11^th , 1:30pm at Lake Morey. HPCCV Volunteer Coordinators - June 11^th , 11:30am at Lake Morey. HPCCV Quarterly Board Meeting - June 11^th , 5:30pm at Lake Morey. HPCCV Quarterly Board Meeting - September 18^th in Berlin. * * * * * * * * * * * * Virginia Fry’s visit to Germany Lazarus Hospiz, Bernauer Str., Mitte English Version German Version * * * * * * * * * * * * * Other News and Information: For Legislative News and Updates go to www.VNAVT.org. The Sudden Infant & Child Mourning Outreach Network www.SimonProject.org NHPCO "New Research Finds Patients Do Live Longer Under Hospice Care" For this and other National Hospice & Palliative Care News and Information go to www.nhpco.org For more information on Palliative Care go to www.getpalliativecare.org. For more information about Home Care in Vermont go to www.vnavt.com. * * * * * * * * * * * * * HPCCV donates copies of the award-winning book Part of Me Died Too, by Virginia Fry, to bereaved families attending the annual Camp Knock Knock, sponsored by the VNA & Hospice of Chittenden & Grand Isle.  HPCCV is also the recipient of a portion of the profits from sales of this book.  Copies are $20 each plus shipping costs and can be ordered by emailing director@hpccv.org. * * * * * * * * * * * * * If you would like to help, you can send your tax deductible contribution to: Hospice and Palliative Care Council of Vermont 10 Main Street Montpelier, VT  05602 Our heartfelt thanks for your generosity. (last updated March 27, 2008)