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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

 

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HPCCV creates Hospice Partnership with rural Palliative Care Program in Tanzania.

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS

 

THE HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE COUNCIL OF VERMONT

Thursday, June 12, 2008

 17th 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.

 

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HPCCV 2008 Meeting Dates

HPCCV Quarterly Board Meeting, Clinicians & Volunteer Coordinators -  April 3rd in Berlin.

HPCCV Bereavement Coordinators  -  June 11th , 1:30pm at Lake Morey.

HPCCV Volunteer Coordinators  - June 11th , 11:30am at Lake Morey.

HPCCV Quarterly Board Meeting -  June 11th , 5:30pm at Lake Morey.

HPCCV Quarterly Board Meeting  - September 18th  in Berlin.

 

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Virginia Fry’s visit to Germany

Lazarus Hospiz, Bernauer Str., Mitte

English Version

German Version

 

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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.

 

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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.

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  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)