Elevate Podcast: Susan Dulczak, Director and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, RWJBarnabas Health

This episode explores the myriad challenges that pediatric patients and their families face when coping with a serious or terminal illness. Hospice News uncovers some of the biggest hurdles and opportunities in pediatric palliative and hospice care delivery with Susan Dulczak, director and pediatric nurse practitioner of the Valerie Center and Pediatric Medical Day Stay. […]

Elevate Podcast: Arlen Gaines, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Director of Hospice Social Services, JSSA Hospice

On the Frontline of Hospice Care: The Social Worker Perspective In this episode, Hospice News Senior Reporter Holly Vossel speaks with Arlen Gaines, licensed clinical social worker and director of hospice social services at JSSA Hospice, about the turnover and retention factors among hospice social workers, a core part of the interdisciplinary team. Listen to […]

Elevate Podcast Episode #32: Domestic Violence, Abuse, Trauma in Hospice

This episode features a discussion about the ways that pervasive experiences of domestic violence, abuse and trauma affect hospice and palliative care patients. Hospice News Reporter Holly Vossel speaks with Carole Fisher, president of the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI), and Dr. Cameron Muir, chief innovation officer at NPHI, about the different […]