In-Service Educational Presentations Available for Your Group
We regularly make educational presentations to professional, community, and church groups. We offer our presentations at no charge to you. We are honored to share some of what we have learned from helping people. We can tailor the presentation to your time frame. Whether you want a 15 to 30 minute presentation…or an hour or more of training…let us know how we can serve your group.
Presentation Topics
Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Advanced Directives: Living Wills, MPOA, End of Life Issues, OOHDNR, and Understanding Medical Treatment
Alzheimer’s/Dementia: Diagnosis, Facts, Common Behavioral Symptoms
Care at the End of Life
Caregiver Issues/Caregiver Stress
Caring for the Cognitively Impaired
Comfort Feeding
Common Mental Disorders
Communicating with Effective Skills/Customer Service
Cultural Aspects of Death and Dying
Dying and the Home Health Aide Role
Financial Benefits of Hospice Medicare/Medicaid
First Aid for Choking Victims
Grief, Loss and Bereavement
Grief During the Holidays
Hand Hygiene/Universal Precautions
HIV/AIDS
Hospice Care in Assisted Living/Nursing Homes
Infection Control (Staph/C-Diff)
Introduction to Hospice and Frequently Asked Questions
Pain Management/Symptom Control
Proper and Effective Morphine Administration
Specific Diseases: Heart, Lung, Liver and Renal, Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Stroke, Debility, ALS, HIV/AIDS, Failure to Thrive and Cancer
Spiritual Care at the End of Life
Strategies for Timely and Effective Hospice Discussions
Time Management
Veteran Issues at the End of Life
Volunteer Opportunities in Hospice
Weight Loss in the Nursing Facility Patient
What to Expect as Death Approaches
Wound Care in Hospice
Self Help Topics
Decision Time (How to make effective decisions)
Happiness at Work
Dealing with Stress and Burnout at Work
Stop Worrying and Start Living
Stress Management
Team Building
The Art of Giving
A Positive Start for the New Year
For more information or to schedule an in-service, please contact us at BSA Hospice of the Southwest at 356-0026 or 866-654-2941. If you would like to request an additional topic, please let us know.