July 31st, 2008
The UAB Center for Palliative Care has been named a recipient of a 2009 Circle of Life Citation of Honor from the American Hospital Association.
The Circle of Life Award honors programs that:
- are striving to equitably provide effective, patient-centered, timely, safe, and efficient palliative and end-of-life care
- are striving to implement the preferred practices for palliative and hospice care quality identified by the National Quality Forum consensus report
- show innovation and serve as models for the field
- support hospitals’ and health organizations’ efforts to improve palliative and end-of-life care
- build awareness of the importance of serving patients near the end of life well and supporting those close to them
- are actively working with other health care organizations and the community across the continuum of care
Additional information can be found at www.aha.org. A printer-friendly version of the press release can be found here.
June 18th, 2008
The UAB Center for Palliative Care is offering an ELNEC (End of Life Nursing Education Consortium) course July 21-22, 2008. The course will be held at UAB Hospital in the Margaret Cameron Spain Auditorium. For more information visit this link.
May 15th, 2008
Dr. Rodney Tucker, Medical Director of the UAB Palliative and Comfort Care Unit, was recently featured in a Washington Post article on the impact of technology and life and death decisions.
Download the entire article here: Washington Post Article - April 24, 2008.
December 31st, 2007
The Sixth Annual UAB Center for Palliative Care Cocktail Buffet and Auction is a salute to Jane Webb, whose generous spirit personifies the event’s theme of “care, comfort and compassion.” The event is Thursday, January 24th at B&A Warehouse. Bidding on silent auction items starts at 6:30pm!
For more information about the event, as well as a preview of auction items, visit this link.
December 31st, 2007
The Division of Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Care has multiple job openings. For more information visit this link.
November 19th, 2007
The Sixth Annual Cocktail Buffet and Auction benefiting the UAB Center for Palliative Care will be held on Thursday, January 24th, at B&A Warehouse. This year’s event will honor Jane Webb for her leadership and dedication to the Center. Stay tuned for more information!
November 14th, 2007
The UAB Center for Palliative Care has received funding from the Health Resource and Services Administration (HRSA) for the Alabama Geriatric Education Center Grant Program. This program will train health professionals in medicine, nursing, physical therapy, psychology, dentistry and social work in the following Institute of Medicine identified priority areas: advanced illness, frailty, care coordination, symptom management, medication management, ethnogeriatrics, and health literacy/self management. Detailed information about the program can be found here.
November 14th, 2007
The UAB Center for Palliative Care has been selected as one of eight training sites for the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Clinical Scholars Program. This program is designed to provide a focused clinical experience in hospice and palliative medicine to physicians. Read the full press release.
November 14th, 2007
Dr. F. Amos Bailey, Director of the Birmingham VMAC Safe Harbor Palliative Care Unit and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, has been named to the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM). The Academy is the professional organization for physicians committed to improving the quality of life for patients and families facing serious illness. Click here for the full press release.
November 14th, 2007
The UAB Center for Palliative Care is currently accepting proposals for the Palliative Care Intramural Research Grant Program. This mechanism will fund 1-2 awards for $2,000-$10,000 over a one-year period. The Center is eager to encourage new basic, translational, clinical, social and behavioral, or public policy research that will be synergistic with ongoing research in palliative care at UAB. The deadline for proposals is November 30, 2007. Please visit this link for more information.