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Welcome
Dear Hospice and Palliative Care Colleagues
Honoring the work of a hospice and
palliative care team can be a humbling
experience. Through the years my team and
teams across our Pennsylvania Hospice and
Pennsylvania HosPice Palliative Care Network have entered the
patient’s circle of care in partnership with
and Palliative care network
Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care others. The stories we share are stories of
the heart, stories of success and at times
significant challenges. I bow humbly to our
Lonna H. Donaghue, MGA work and to our commitment to teamwork. I
Executive Director am excited to be connecting with our larger team as we gather
Pennsylvania Hospice and for this years PHPCN conference.
Palliative Care Network This years’ exciting 3-Day event will find hospice and
palliative care team members from across the state gathering
to share knowledge and build on our strong team foundation.
PHPCN CONFERENCE Attendees are sure to leave the conference feeling empowered
PLANNING COMMITTEE by their abilities, supported by their greater team, and
energized to bring the spirit of our team back to their respective
areas of the network.
Rev. Jim Ingalls, BA, MA Mis There are many moving parts involved in the work we
Chair, PHPCN Conference do each day. We are called to establish and maintain best
Planning Committee practices in pain and symptom management, measure the
Chaplain quality of our work and compare it to others. We are asked to
VNA Hospice of Philadelphia step into the story of our patients and recognize their potential
Temple University Hospital for past trauma all while navigating an increasingly intense
Palliative Care regulatory environment. We are collectively called to create
everyday excellence during moments that matter most.
Cynthia Campbell-Samuels, Our teams are asked to take on the task of learning to lean
RN, BSN, RUR into each other; to recognize our individual strengths and play
Care Manager into them creating our collective strength. We are asked to
Lebanon VA Medical Center be vulnerable every day! This does not happen by accident.
This kind of teamwork requires hard work and an ongoing
Rev. Anne G. Huey, commitment to each other.
MDiv, MSHS, BCC Join us this year May1-3, 2019 and learn to step into the
Spiritual Services Manager story of you patients armed with passion, courage and the
St. Luke’s Hospice collective knowledge and skill of teamwork. Come to learn,
connect and play with your PHPCN team.
Paige E. Payne, MS, MSW, I take great honor in sharing this profession with all of you
LSW, ACHP-SW and know that It Takes A Team to deliver the level of care and
Director of Home Hospice compassion we all strive for every day.
Hospice & Community Care With much respect and appreciation for our unique connection,
Jeannie
Jeannie M. Vogt, RN, MSN, Jeannie Vogt, RN, MSN, MBA, CHPN
MBA, CHPN President, Pennsylvania Hospice and Palliative Care Network
Clinical Director Clinical Director
Lehigh Valley Hospice Lehigh Valley Hospice
“I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice
for it, because the team, not the individual is the champion”. Mia Hamm
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