Announcing the Updated and Improved POLST form Hawai’i
We are very pleased to announce in June 2023 that our Hawaiʻi POLST form will be getting some improvements. After reviewing the national POLST form, Read More
Category: Events
Palliative Care Nursing Education at Chaminade University of Honolulu
Palliative Care Nursing Education initiatives at Chaminade University, including using ELNEC curricula and developing a new Palliative Care minor presented by Dan Weiss. Watch the Read More
Compassionate Care and Evidence-Based Practice: Is it possible for them to co-exist?
The video of Dr. Pat Nishimotoʻs presentation is now available on our YouTube channel. Evidence Based Practice (EVP) has come to dominate in clinical practice Read More
Recording: Advance Care Planning Billing and Coding for Billing Clinicians
We just posted a recording of our Thursday January 26, 2023 Kōkua Mau meeting. We hosted a presentation by Torrie Fields, CEO at Votive Health and Read More
VA Resources added on our Website
Thanks to Kōkua Mau board member Dr. Emese Somogyi we now have two resource pages dedicated to help professionals and families and their loved ones Read More
Prognostication and Palliative Care – recording available
If you missed Dr. Daniel Fischbergʻs presentation on Prognostication, please watch the recording. Estimating and communicating prognosis, while often challenging, is often an essential part Read More
Grief, Guilt and Man – Dr. Baugher speaks in Hawai’i
If you missed the September 2022 Bereavement Network of Hawaiiʻs (BNOH) quarterly training with Dr. Bob Baugher speaking about guilt and grief you can now watch the recording.
LymphaCare Hawaii advocates for cancer survivors who develop lymphedema on our YouTube channel now
Louise Tanswell (Ellie) RN LMT CLT-LANA and Rocky Lee, Breast Cancer Survivor from LymphaCare Hawaii presented at our August 2022 Kōkua Mau monthly meeting. LymphaCare Read More
Advance Care Planning on Hawaii Public Radio
Advanced Cared Directives and POLST was this week’s ʻThe Body Showʻ at HPR with Dr. Kathleen Kozak and Hope Young our Advance Care Coordinator. Listen Read More
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Launches July 16th 2022
Starting July 16, 2022 people in mental health crisis will have a new way to reach out for help. Instead of dialing the current 10-digit Read More