End-of-Life University

Ep. 530 Six Pillars of Care for Palliative Care Providers with Meina Dubetz RN

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Learn about a training course for professionals entering the palliative care field to prepare them for the emotional and spiritual demands of this work.

My guest Meina Dubetz is a registered nurse specializing in Palliative and Oncology Care and also a Certified Grief Educator and Reiki Master. She is the author of the book When Death Comes Knocking for Your Patients: A Guide for Nurses and Palliative Caregivers, which became a #1 bestseller on Amazon in the US and Canada. Recently she has developed a course for professionals entering the palliative care field in an institutional setting titled 6 Pillars of Care that we discuss today. Learn more at her website:

meinadubetz.com

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This episode includes:
  • How Meina was first called to work with the elderly and dying at the age of 17
  • How her path was shaped as well by the deaths of her father and her son
  • The healthcare system is not prepared or trained to cope with grief and help people at the end of life
  • Healthcare providers are affected by every death they experience whether they realize or not
  • The importance of our history with death, dying and grief when we serve others at the end of life
  • Why we should practice having difficult conversations before we engage in them
  • Why we need to share our struggles with our peers
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