Fall 2023 | Issue 10 | Page 4
Palliative Care Organization Highlight : Georgia Hospice & Palliative Care Organization ( GHPCO )
For more than 30 years , the Georgia Hospice and Palliative Care Organization ( GHPCO ) has been serving the people of Georgia and the organizations that provide care to those with life-limiting illnesses , their family , friends and loved ones . GHPCO strives to ensure every Georgian has access to excellent pain and symptom management , and that their physical , spiritual and emotional concerns are addressed . With their members , the GHPCO works to ensure every family receives the support they need for themselves and their loved one .
Currently , the " Hospice GHPCO and , under the leadership of the Executive Director
Palliative
, Paula Sanders
Care Policy
, is focused on the planning and
Challenges in the production Southern of a number States " of educational events focused on the
following topics : 1 . Home and Community based Palliative Care and the details of developing a valuable program , Paula Sanders
2 . Hospice clinical documentation from referral to Executive Director recertification , 3 . Ethics at End-of-Life , 4 . Developing a successful volunteer program post-COVID 5 . Developing our 2024 Annual Conference content for our theme “ What ’ s the Score in
2024 ” focusing on regulatory compliance in our changing landscape . Post-COVID they have struggled with getting fully back to successful , in-person education events . The GHPCO has not yet offered any hybrid events , but they are aware that many individuals have found Zoom to be more efficient than in-person events . However , they are strongly encouraging everyone to attend on site , rather than virtually , as they believe inperson events are ultimately more successful than virtual interaction . Their in-person events have still been fairly well attended , but not to the volume of pre-pandemic events .
To find out more about the educational offerings by the GHPCO please check out their website here .
Paula Sanders is pictured ( second from the right ) during a bill being signed by Governor Deal of Georgia a few years ago . Governor Deal signed the bill to appoint a Georgia Palliative Care and Quality of Life Advisory Council a state board under the Department of Community Health .