Program areas at Hospice Foundation of America
4a. HOSPICE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS HOSPICE FOUNDATION OF AMERICA HFA WORKS NATIONALLY TO IMPROVE CARE FOR THE TERMINALLY ILL AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY PROFESSIONAL AND PUBLIC EDUCATION TAUGHT BY HIGHLY REGARDED ACADEMIC AND CLINICAL EXPERTS. HFA PROGRAMS FOR PROFESSIONALS FOCUS ON A WIDE VARIETY OF CLINICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL TOPICS AND ARE APPROVED FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION BY MULTIPLE PROFESSIONAL BOARDS, INCLUDING NURSING, COUNSELING, SOCIAL WORK, CLERGY, AND PHYSICIAN BOARDS. HFAS PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS INCLUDE PRESENTATIONS AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL ABOUT HOSPICE AND GRIEF, WHERE HFA PROVIDES FREE, UNBIASED INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE ABOUT CAREGIVING, TERMINAL ILLNESS, HOSPICE CARE, AND BEREAVEMENT CARE. IN ADDITION, HFA PROVIDES A FREE SERVICE FOR THE PUBLIC BY ANSWERING THEIR QUESTIONS ABOUT HOSPICE CARE AND GRIEF THROUGH ITS ASK AN EXPERT SERVICE, WHICH IS STAFFED 365 DAYS A YEAR.
Special programs hfa is currently working on several projects funded by other entities. The project talk trial is a national institutes of health-funded research project awarded to penn state university psu college of medicine hfa is the sub-awardee through psu. The project seeks to test the efficacy of several advance care planning tools in underserved populations. A second project is autismandgrief.org, a website for autistic adults who have experienced loss and grief, their families, care providers, and professionals. This project is funded by the nlm family Foundation.
Publications hfa produces various publications for the benefit of Hospice professionals, caregivers, volunteers, patients, and their families. These publications include a monthly newsletter journeys a newsletter to help in bereavement and an annual book that each year examines a new, relevant topic related to end of life care.