Kokua Mau

KM professional development training for Pacific Health Ministry
2019-01-14
Professionals Development Training

This training by Kōkua Mau’s Let’s Talk Story Program is requested by and tailor made for Pacific Health Ministry. (Not open to the public.)
Kōkua Mau’s Let’s Talk Story Program’s goal is to start and carry on the conversation in familiar settings, breaking the ice to get people talking about uncomfortable but important topics. These conversations encourage and empower people to take action around their own health care wishes and our trained ambassadors allow participants to get answers to questions and understand decisions they may need to make.
The Let’s Talk Story program encourages groups to have two sessions. The two- session approach ensures good opportunities for sharing information, reflections, questions and time to talk with loved ones in-between. The two-session model allows time to evaluate follow-up actions.

KM Presentation Our Lady on the Mount Filipino Catholic Club
2019-01-13
Community Presentation – Postponed

This is a community presentation requested by and tailor made for Our Lady on the Mount Filipino Catholic Club. Closed to the public.
Kōkua Mau’s Let’s Talk Story Program’s goal is to start and carry on the conversation in familiar settings, breaking the ice to get people talking about uncomfortable but important topics. These conversations encourage and empower people to take action around their own health care wishes and our trained ambassadors allow participants to get answers to questions and understand decisions they may need to make.
The Let’s Talk Story program encourages groups to have two sessions. The two- session approach ensures good opportunities for sharing information, reflections, questions and time to talk with loved ones in-between. The two-session model allows time to evaluate follow-up actions.

2019-01-02 08:00 - 17:00 (Pacific/Honolulu) | Hawaii Pacific Health, 793 S Hotel Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813
This class is offered for medical assistants, licensed practice nurses and other clinicians to promote ACP introductions and will review key elements and processes related to ACP, advance directives and Provider Orders Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) in the clinic.
Course Objectives:

Apply ACP resources to promote advance care planning discussions
Promote patients’ knowledge of advance directives including health care power of
attorney designation
Describe the differences between the an Advance Directive and Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) and implement correct documentation of these documents
Implement and standardize ACP processes in the clinic

Hawai‘i Pacific Health
Learning Resource Center, Room 101
793 S Hotel Street (Next to Straub Medical Center)
Select one date to attend:
July – Wednesday, 7/24/2019 from 8am-12pm
October –Thursday, 10/10/2019 from 8am-12pm
Registration:
HPH employees: Manager’s approval is required prior to registering AND register online through HPH Learning Center (HLC). Type in catalog: ACP, MA or LPN; Select course: HPH – Advance Care Planning (ACP) Medical Assistant/Licensed Practical Nurse Class
Non HPH participants:
Register online: https://www.hawaiipacifichealth.org/health-wellness/continuing-education/ Contact Michelle Cantillo, RN, HPH ACP Coordinator at 808-535-7874 or via email michelle.cantillo@hawaiipacifichealth.org for any questions.

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World AIDS Day Ceremony 2018
2018-12-01 17:30 - 19:00 | Church of the Crossroads, 1212 University Av., Honolulu, HI, 96826, United States
December 1st, 2018
5:30 – 7:00 PM
Church of the Crossroads
12 12 University Avenue
Keynote Address: Dr. Arthur ‘Ace’ Johnson
Suzanne Richmond-Crum Award – DOH

Kananiokeakua School of Hula
Hawaiian music by Kūpaoa
Gay Men’s Chorus of Honolulu

More at: worldaidsdayhawaii.org

Kōkua Mau Monthly Meeting November 2018
2018-11-29 15:00 - 17:00 | Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin, 1727 Pali Highway, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, United States
Join us at our monthly meetings at our new meeting place at the Hongwaji at the Pali.
In November we will have and interesting hands on presentation about TFT or Thought Filed Therapy by Dr. Caroline Sakai. We hope you can join us for this special presentation.
Caroline E. Sakai, PhD is a clinical psychologist in private practice, who was formerly chief psychologist at Kaiser Hawaii Behavioral Health Services. She’s deployed on trauma relief missions to New Orleans and Rwanda. She has published articles on Thought Field Therapy, EMDR, and domestic violence, and her book “Overcoming Adversity: How Energy Tapping Transforms Your Life’s Worst Experiences – A Primer for Posttraumatic Growth”. See her website at www.tftcenter.com
Thought Field Therapy (TFT) is the original energy tapping methodology developed by clinical psychologist Roger Callahan. It is a self-treatment that utilizes the acupoints used in acupuncture and acupressure. TFT has been used effectively with posttraumatic stress, trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, chronic pain, phobias and many other conditions and symptoms. It can be done by tapping or massaging the acupoints, and can be also be done by mentally focusing on the points once the treatment protocols are mastered. It is beneficial for practitioners who do the treatment on themselves while the client does the treatment on themselves, and both experience the benefits. Caretakers can do the treatments as bilateral massage of the acupoints on the patient. TFT protocols can be adapted for very young children, people with cognitive or other serious challenges, as well as infants and animals.
While there are various levels of treatment, the basics can be learned readily and Caroline will demonstrate and teach examples focused on our ‘Ohana working in palliative care settings.
Thurs. Nov 29, 2018
3pm-5pm
Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin
Multi-purpose Room, downstairs
1727 Pali Highway
Honolulu, HI 96813
Please access to the temple campus is from driveway off Lusitana Street, not the Pali Highway. There is plenty of free parking all around the buildings on campus but it is suggested to park in the top parking lot. Map on our website.
Take the first right on the Pali Highway after the merge with the H1 turn-off. Take a right on Lusitania and the driveway into the temple campus is to your right. There is a second entrance on the makai side, right after the bus stop, if you missed it. We are grateful for the temple to host our meetings.

Postponed Palliative Pupus Nov 2018
2018-11-21 | The Queens Conference Center (QCC) Auditorium, 510 South Beretania Street, Honolulu, HI, 96813, United States
We hope you can join us for Palliative Pupus. Topic will be announced in the Kōkua Mau eNewsletter
We hope you can join us January 2019 for Palliative Pupus. The November meeting would have been in the same week as Thanksgiving, so we postponed it. In 2019 participate in an interactive interdisciplinary story from the cutting edge of hospice and palliative care and mingle with colleagues.
See you: Wed. January 16, 20195:15 to 7:00 PM
The Queens Conference Center (QCC) Room 200
510 S. Beretania Street, Honolulu, HI 96813
If you are unable to attend and would like to call in, please contact us for details. We are so glad that our neighbor island colleagues can join us virtually!
Calling in? Call 808-691-5114 to ask for the bridge line.
Please bring some pupus to share and invite your colleagues. This is a great chance for people who wonder what palliative and hospice care really looks like as we describe and discuss a real person and their journey.
Please note Palliative Pupus participants: There is FREE parking after 4 PM in the municipal lot on South Beretania, just Diamond Head of Queen’s. See our website for a map.

Advance Care Planning (ACP) Kauai
2018-11-14 09:00 - 11:30
Attendees and their health care power of attorney or loved one are encouraged to participate. Seating is limited. Register online HawaiiPacificHealth.org/ACP-Registration or call 808-245-1205 for more information. Work session led by Advance Care Planning (ACP) Facilitators who will guide you on completing your Hawai‘i Advance Health Care Directive.
Nov. 14, 2018 (Wednesday):
9 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.
Wilcox Memorial Hospital, Kaua‘i
3-3420 Kuhio Hwy
Conference Room B & C
A notary will be available for those who want to complete their advance directive with a valid picture ID. There is no cost for notary services.
Obtain and review a copy of the Hawai‘i Advance Health Care Directive prior to class.

The Queen’s Medical Center Conference on Pain and Palliative Care
2018-11-12 08:00 - 16:30
The Fine Art & Science of Pain and Palliative Care Annual Conference
Meeting patients’ pain and palliative care needs demands a balance of the best of the art and science of caring. Challenges such as safely and effectively treating pain and maintaining resilience and presence can leave one with the feeling of staring at a blank canvas. This conference has gathered a multi-talented faculty to share the state of both the art and the science of pain management and palliative care, to inspire you with their creative presentations, and take you from that blank canvas to a larger palate of care options to create your masterpiece in meeting these vital patient needs.
This conference has broad appeal to physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and other healthcare professionals.
November 12, 2018 (Monday)
8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Ko’olau Ballrooms & Conference Center

Beat the crowd and register early! Brochure and registration form (editable PDF 10MB. You have to download this file into your computer, fill it out in your computer and sign it)
First-come, first-served. Sign-up soon to avoid the wait list.

CE Credits:
Physicians – Approved for 7.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
Nurses – See brochure
Social Workers – Approved by the National Association of Social Workers – Hawaii Chapter (Approval HI62792018-29) for up to 7.0 Social Work continuing education contact hours.
Others – A certificate of attendance will be provided

32nd Annual A Rose for Remembrance
2018-11-09 19:00 - 21:00
St. Francis Healthcare System invites you to a life-changing experience.
Join them for “A Rose for Remembrance”, a touching interdenominational memorial service that honors the memories of St. Francis Hospice patients and others in our community.
Friday, November 9, 2018
7 pm
Newman Center
University of Hawaii – Manoa
1941 East-West Road
This annual event is held during National Hospice and Palliative Care Month.
You’ll have the opportunity to honor your loved ones by dedicating beautiful roses in their memory. You may bring a photo of your loved one to share that evening.

For more information and details please download the PDF flyer

For more information, contact Diane Regan, LSW, St. Francis Hospice Bereavement Social Worker, at DRegan(at)stfrancishawaii.org or 547-8145.

Kokua Mau Monthly Meeting October 2018
2018-11-01 15:00 - 17:00
Please join us for our monthly meeting, to learn, laugh, mingle and network.
October Kokua Mau meeting on November 1st:
The October meeting will now be held on November 1. The topic is “A Caring Community: Jewish Rituals for End of Life” and the presenters will be Rabbi Ken Aronowitz and Alice Lachman.
Rabbi Ken Aronowitz is the Rabbi at Temple Emanu-El. Helping others feel closer to the Shechina or Divine Presence, serving God and creating a Kehillah Kedoshah (a sacred community) continue to be the focus of Ken’s rabbinate.
Dr. Alice Wahl Lachman is an educator who has helped initiate an inter-congregational Chevra Kadisha (sacred society) to honor Jewish rituals related to death and dying.
Thurs. Nov 1, 2018
3pm-5pm
Temple Emanu-El
2550 Pali Hwy
Honolulu, HI 96817
Please arrive on time in order to have time to park at the temple.
A warning form their website: PLEASE DO NOT PARK ON JACK LANE–CARS WILL BE TOWED.
Many thanks to St. Francis for hosting for many years but their campus renovations means the meeting rooms are no longer available.
NEW: We have set up a conference call for those who are unable to participate in person. Conference Dial-in Number
(712) 775-7100; Participant Access Code [REDACTED]#.
For people who cannot join us in person, please send Jeannette an email to get the handouts. Hope to see you all there!

For details and a map see our page Kokua Mau Monthly Meetings

Grief and Art Workshop
2018-10-06 08:45 - 12:00
Holiday advertisements are here and it can be challenging to grievers with tender hearts. This workshop looks at how we can prepare ourselves when triggers arrive. Together we will create a toolbox of coping skills during the holiday season.
October 6
8:45 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Arts at Mark Garage
1159 Nuuanu Avenue
8:45 Registration (refreshments)
9:00 Welcome J.P. Sabbithi, Hospice Hawaii
9:10 Creative ways to deal with the upcoming holidays, Felicia Marquez Wong, LSW, CT Self care activities are helpful when dealing with challenging moments. Let’s discover practical tools that will work for each of us.
9:45 Going down the rabbit hole, Charlie Chong
10:00 Creative Arts Experiences
11:45 Reflections, Mahalo Circle Blessings, J.P. Sabbithi
$20 includes art supplies

Download the flyer and registration form

Kokua Mau Monthly Meeting September 2018
2018-09-27 15:00 - 17:00
Please join us for our monthly meeting, to learn, laugh, mingle and network.
Among other topics, in September we will be brainstorming about how to use Art to get conversations about death and celebrating life going in Hawai‘i. We are planning to follow in the footsteps of Re-Imagine New York and Re-Imagine San Francisco. If you are interested in being on our committees, please contact Jeannette.
NEW: We have set up a conference call for those who are unable to participate in person. Conference Dial-in Number (712) 775-7100; Participant Access Code [REDACTED]#.
For people who cannot join us in person, please send Jeannette an email to get the handouts. Hope to see you all there!
3pm-5pm
Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin
Multi-purpose Room, downstairs
1727 Pali Highway
Honolulu, HI 96813
Please access to the temple campus is from driveway off Lusitana Street, not the Pali Highway.
There is plenty of free parking all around the buildings on the campus. Map on our website.
Take the first right on the Pali Highway after the merge with the H1 turn-off. Take a right on Lusitania and the driveway into the temple campus is to your right. There is a second entrance on the makai side, right after the bus stop, if you missed it.
We are grateful for the temple to invite us and host our meetings for 2018. Many thanks to St. Francis for hosting for many years but their campus renovations means the meeting rooms are no longer available.

Free Webinar End of Life Option Act Learnings from Californias Experience
2018-09-27 09:00 - 10:30
Our webinar on the California experience with the first 2 years of Medical Aid in Dying “Medical Aid in Dying: Perspectives and lessons from California” on August 28 was a big success. Over 120 people from Hawaii participated!

The recording of the webinar “Medical Aid in Dying: Perspectives and lessons from California” is now available.

FREE WEBINAR: End of Life Option Act: Learnings from California’s Experience

A Recording of the webinar is available (registration required)

The Coalition for Compassionate Care of California (CCCC), a sister organization to Kōkua Mau, is hosting a free webinar on September 27 about what they have learned from a research project that’s been conducted by CCCC, UCLA and UCSF over the past two years.
The End of Life Option Act has been legal in California for two years. While not the first state to enact physician assisted death, California is the largest and most diverse state to take this path.

What have they learned in California?
What do they know about the experience of patients and caregivers, as well as healthcare professionals and organizations?

UCSF, UCLA and CCCC joined forces to find out more by convening key stakeholders from around the state and conducting empirical research. Find out what they have learned.
Thu, Sep 27, 2018
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM HST (noon to 1:30 PM PST)

A Recording of the webinar is available (registration required)

Presenters:
Barbara Koenig, PhD, University of California, San Francisco
Neil Wenger, MD, MPH, University of California, Los Angeles
Judy Thomas, JD, Coalition for Compassionate Care of California
Cindy Cain, PhD, University of Alabama at Burlingame
Helen Stark, PhD, MPH, University of Washington
This FREE webinar is made possible by support from the California Health Care Foundation and Stupski Foundation.

KM professional development training for DOH Workplace Wellness
2018-09-26
Training for Professionals Development

This is a training for professional development requested by and tailor made for the DOH lunch and learn Workplace Wellness Program by Kōkua Mau’s Let’s Talk Story Program. (Not open to the public.)
Kōkua Mau’s Let’s Talk Story Program’s goal is to start and carry on the conversation in familiar settings, breaking the ice to get people talking about uncomfortable but important topics. These conversations encourage and empower people to take action around their own health care wishes and our trained ambassadors allow participants to get answers to questions and understand decisions they may need to make.
The Let’s Talk Story program encourages groups to have two sessions. The two- session approach ensures good opportunities for sharing information, reflections, questions and time to talk with loved ones in-between. The two-session model allows time to evaluate follow-up actions.

Palliative Pupus September 2018
2018-09-19 17:15 - 19:00
We hope you can join us for Palliative Pupus. Topic for September:

What happens when the providers and the patients have different views of compliance and meetings goals of care?
What happens when the providers feel they know what is best for a patient but he doesn’t comply?

Come participate in an interactive interdisciplinary story from the cutting edge of hospice and palliative care and mingle with colleagues.
Wed. Sept. 18, 2018
5:15 to 7:00 PM
The Queens Conference Center (QCC) Room 200
510 S. Beretania Street, Honolulu, HI 96813

Topic will be announced in the Kōkua Mau eNewsletter

If you are unable to attend and would like to call in, please contact us for details. We are so glad that our neighbor island colleagues can join us virtually!

Calling in? Call 808-691-5114 to ask for the bridge line.

Please bring some pupus to share and invite your colleagues. This is a great chance for people who wonder what palliative and hospice care really looks like as we describe and discuss a real person and their journey.
Please note Palliative Pupus participants: There is FREE parking after 4 PM in the municipal lot on South Beretania, just Diamond Head of Queen’s. See our website for a map.

KM Presentation Mo’ili’ili Hongwanji
2018-09-14
Community Presentation

This is a community presentation requested by and tailor made for Mo’ili’ili Hongwanji. Closed to the public.
Kōkua Mau’s Let’s Talk Story Program’s goal is to start and carry on the conversation in familiar settings, breaking the ice to get people talking about uncomfortable but important topics. These conversations encourage and empower people to take action around their own health care wishes and our trained ambassadors allow participants to get answers to questions and understand decisions they may need to make.
The Let’s Talk Story program encourages groups to have two sessions. The two- session approach ensures good opportunities for sharing information, reflections, questions and time to talk with loved ones in-between. The two-session model allows time to evaluate follow-up actions.

Medical-Legal Update: What Physicians Need to Know About the New Opioid Prescribing Laws
2018-09-11 17:00 - 17:45 | The Queens Conference Center (QCC) Auditorium, 510 South Beretania Street, Honolulu, HI, 96813, United States
Special CME presentation just prior to General Staff Meeting
This presentation will cover new legislative requirements in Hawaii that you need to know about. Join us to learn about:

Opioid prescribing requirements (took effect 7/1/2018)
“Our Care, Our Choice Act” requirements related to physician assisted suicide/medical aid-in-dying (to take effect 1/1/2019)
How to skillfully and compassionately respond to requests for medically hastened death

Featured Panelists:

Daniel Fischberg, MD, PhD, Medical Director, Pain & Palliative Care
Patti Garrett, JD, Corporate Counsel
Jared Redulla, Acting Administrator, Department of Public Safety, Narcotics Enforcement Division

Tue. Sept. 11
5:00 to 5:45 PM
Punchbowl: The Queen’s Conference Center – Auditorium
West Oahu: Command Center
Free!
For more information: cme@queens.org or (808) 691-4406

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To be rescheduled - KM Presentation Na Pu‘uwai Molokai
2018-09-09 09:00 - 13:00
Community Presentation
To be rescheduled to September or October, due to Hurricane Olivia approaching Hawaii.
This is a community presentation requested by and tailor made for Na Pu‘uwai on Molaka‘i. Open to the public.
TBA
9 am to 1 PM
QLCC conference room,
Kōkua Mau’s Let’s Talk Story Program’s goal is to start and carry on the conversation in familiar settings, breaking the ice to get people talking about uncomfortable but important topics. These conversations encourage and empower people to take action around their own health care wishes and our trained ambassadors allow participants to get answers to questions and understand decisions they may need to make.
The Let’s Talk Story program encourages groups to have two sessions. The two- session approach ensures good opportunities for sharing information, reflections, questions and time to talk with loved ones in-between. The two-session model allows time to evaluate follow-up actions.

To be rescheduled - KM professional development training Na Pu‘uwai Molokai
2018-09-09
Training for Professional Development
Rescheduled for later, due to Hurricane Olivia approaching Hawaii.
This is a training for professional development in collaboration with Na Pu‘uwai on Moloka‘i by Kōkua Mau’s Let’s Talk Story Program. Open to all health professionals.
Rescheduled for later this year:
2 Sessions
9:30 am-11:30am and
1:00-3:00 PM.
QLCC conference room
Kōkua Mau’s Let’s Talk Story Program’s goal is to start and carry on the conversation in familiar settings, breaking the ice to get people talking about uncomfortable but important topics. These conversations encourage and empower people to take action around their own health care wishes and our trained ambassadors allow participants to get answers to questions and understand decisions they may need to make.
The Let’s Talk Story program encourages groups to have two sessions. The two- session approach ensures good opportunities for sharing information, reflections, questions and time to talk with loved ones in-between. The two-session model allows time to evaluate follow-up actions.

Advance Care Planning (ACP) Medical Assistant Licensed Practical Nurse Class
2018-09-07 08:00 - 12:00
This class is offered for medical assistants, licensed practice nurses and other clinicians to promote ACP introductions and will review key elements and processes related to ACP, advance directives and Provider Orders Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) in the clinic.
Course Objectives:

Apply ACP resources to promote advance care planning discussions
Promote patients’ knowledge of advance directives including health care power of
attorney designation
Describe the differences between the an Advance Directive and Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) and implement correct documentation of these documents
Implement and standardize ACP processes in the clinic

Hawai‘i Pacific Health
Learning Resource Center, Room 101
793 S Hotel Street (Next to Straub Medical Center)
Select one date to attend:
September – Friday, 9/7/2018 from 0800 – 1200
December – Wednesday, 12/5/2018 from 0800 – 1200
Registration:
HPH employees: Manager’s approval is required prior to registering AND register online through HPH Learning Center (HLC). Type in catalog: ACP, MA or LPN; Select course: HPH – Advance Care Planning (ACP) Medical Assistant/Licensed Practical Nurse Class
Non HPH participants:
Register online: https://www.hawaiipacifichealth.org/health-wellness/continuing-education/ Contact Michelle Cantillo, RN, HPH ACP Coordinator at 808-535-7874 or via email michelle.cantillo@hawaiipacifichealth.org for any questions.

KM Presentation Koko Head Seniors Club
2018-09-05
Community Presentation
This is a community presentation requested by and tailor made for Koko Head Seniors club. Open to the public.
Kōkua Mau’s Let’s Talk Story Program’s goal is to start and carry on the conversation in familiar settings, breaking the ice to get people talking about uncomfortable but important topics. These conversations encourage and empower people to take action around their own health care wishes and our trained ambassadors allow participants to get answers to questions and understand decisions they may need to make.
The Let’s Talk Story program encourages groups to have two sessions. The two- session approach ensures good opportunities for sharing information, reflections, questions and time to talk with loved ones in-between. The two-session model allows time to evaluate follow-up actions.

No Kokua Mau Meeting August 2018
2018-08-30 15:00 - 17:00
We will not be meeting in August for the summer break but please save September 27 for our next meeting.
Next Kōkua Mau Meeting:
Thurs. Sept 27, 2018
3pm-5pm
Among other topics, in September we will be brainstorming about how to use Art to get conversations about death and celebrating life going in Hawai‘i. We are planning to follow in the footsteps of Re-Imagine New York and Re-Imagine San Francisco. If you are interested in being on our committees, please contact Jeannette.
Kōkua Mau is looking for a new space to hold our monthly meetings. We have between 20-40 people in each meeting and need a space where we can show slides and that has easy parking. Not only would you be helping out Kōkua Mau, it is a great chance to see the amazing people of our network and get easy access to the excellent speakers. Contact Jeannette with your suggestions!
Many thanks to St. Francis for hosting for many years but their campus renovations means the meeting rooms are no longer available.

Webinar - Medical Aid in Dying: Perspectives and lessons from California
2018-08-28 09:00 - 10:30
Our webinar on the California experience with the first 2 years of Medical Aid in Dying on Tuesday August 28 was a big success. Over 120 people from Hawaii participated!
Please not that you need to sign up to access the webinar recording.

The recording of the webinar: link here.
Click here for the slide presentation

Preparing for Medical Aid in Dying: Perspectives and lessons from California
We have asked our colleagues at the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California, a sister organization to Kōkua Mau, to share their experiences and suggestions as Hawaii moves towards a January 1, 2019 start date for our law. The laws are very similar and their experiences are very relevant. They will be sharing data from the first two years, information on provider and community education as well as the experiences from a Kaiser physician that is assisting in implementing the law in their region.
Tue. August 28
9 am to 10:30 AM Hawaii time
About the Presenters:
Lael Duncan, MD, is the Medical Director for the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California. She is an expert educator on Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST), end-of-life communication between patients and providers, advance care planning, and legislation that impacts end-of-life care in California. Dr. Duncan consults with health care organizations, medical providers and communities to improve access to care that honors patient values.
Dr. Duncan is a licensed California physician with more than 15 years of clinical practice in internal medicine, infectious disease, and long term acute care for patients with multi-system disease. After graduating with honors from the University of Washington Medical School in 1991, Dr. Duncan did her residency training at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. She is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases. Dr. Duncan has practice experience with in-patient and out-patient care, hospital epidemiology and infection control, long term care, and rehabilitation following critical illness.
Dr. Bates D. Moses, MD, MA, FHM, FAAHPM is a palliative medicine physician and the physician director of bioethics for Kaiser Permanente in Southern California. He has received awards in pain management, published the “Palliative Medicine Pocketbook” as part of the popular Tarascon medical book series and just completed his MA in Bioethics. Last year he published an article entitled “Incorporating the Goals of Medicine with the Goals of Care” for the American Society of Clinical Oncology POST (June 25, 2017).
He spends the majority of his time in direct patient care working closely with his palliative care colleagues in caring for seriously ill hospitalized patients and supporting their loved ones. He enjoys collaborating with Southern California Kaiser Permanente’s eleven full-time ethicists and various task forces, including for California’s end-of-life option act, in developing or reviewing regional policies and ethics quality improvement projects.
Judy Thomas, JD, is CEO of the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California, a statewide partnership of healthcare providers, non-profit organizations and associations, state agencies and individuals working to ensure all seriously-ill Californians receive quality, compassionate care. The Coalition brings together multiple organizations, often with divergent interests, to develop, implement, and promote improved health care practices and standards across the continuum of care.
Judy is an attorney with over 20 years in healthcare. Before law school, she worked in the early field of managed care as a computer programmer for the nation’s first preferred provider organization. Later, as a lobbyist for LeadingAge of California and the California Hospital Association, she focused on aging and long-term care issues. Formerly a partner in the Sacramento-based law firm of Hunter, Richey, Di Benedetto & Brewer, Judy specialized in healthcare law and took an interest in issues affecting people with serious illness. She is a graduate of the University of California, Davis, where she received both her Juris Doctorate and her Bachelor of Science degree.
Today, Judy chairs the National POLST (Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment) Paradigm Task Force and serves on the Donate Life California advisory board. She was recently named a Practice Change Leader by the John A. Hartford Foundation.

KM Presentation Palolo Chinese Home
2018-08-22
Community Presentations
This is a community presentation requested by and tailor made for Palolo Chinese Home. (Not open to the public).
Kōkua Mau’s Let’s Talk Story Program’s goal is to start and carry on the conversation in familiar settings, breaking the ice to get people talking about uncomfortable but important topics. These conversations encourage and empower people to take action around their own health care wishes and our trained ambassadors allow participants to get answers to questions and understand decisions they may need to make.
The Let’s Talk Story program encourages groups to have two sessions. The two- session approach ensures good opportunities for sharing information, reflections, questions and time to talk with loved ones in-between. The two-session model allows time to evaluate follow-up actions.

12th Death Cafe in Honolulu
2018-08-15 18:00 - 20:00
All are invited to attend the 12th Death Cafe Honolulu, a free event with tea, cake and conversation about death, dying, and all things related.
Wednesday, August 15th
6-8pm
Temple Emanu-El Library
2550 Pali Highway
Honolulu.
Facing the Temple entrance, the library will be on the right. There is parking available in the lot attached to the Temple. Please feel free to bring snacks.
The conversation is steered by the participants, and has previously touched on topics such as medical decision-making, teaching youth about volunteering in hospice, natural burial and so much more.
Please RSVP. If you plan on attending, please arrive by 6pm. Late arrival disrupts the conversation, and makes it harder for you to participate. RSVP to groundgivesway(at)gmail.com or on www.meetup.com/Honolulu-Death-Cafe-Meetup

KM Presentation Foster Grandparents second session
2018-08-14
Community Presentations
This is the second of two community presentation requested by and tailor made for Foster Grandparents. (Not open to the public).
Kōkua Mau’s Let’s Talk Story Program’s goal is to start and carry on the conversation in familiar settings, breaking the ice to get people talking about uncomfortable but important topics. These conversations encourage and empower people to take action around their own health care wishes and our trained ambassadors allow participants to get answers to questions and understand decisions they may need to make.
The Let’s Talk Story program encourages groups to have two sessions. The two- session approach ensures good opportunities for sharing information, reflections, questions and time to talk with loved ones in-between. The two-session model allows time to evaluate follow-up actions.

KM professional development training for Lanai Community Health Center
2018-08-12
Training for Professionals Development
This is a training for professional development requested by and tailor made for Lanai Community Health Center by Kōkua Mau’s Let’s Talk Story Program. (Not open to the public.)
Kōkua Mau’s Let’s Talk Story Program’s goal is to start and carry on the conversation in familiar settings, breaking the ice to get people talking about uncomfortable but important topics. These conversations encourage and empower people to take action around their own health care wishes and our trained ambassadors allow participants to get answers to questions and understand decisions they may need to make.
The Let’s Talk Story program encourages groups to have two sessions. The two- session approach ensures good opportunities for sharing information, reflections, questions and time to talk with loved ones in-between. The two-session model allows time to evaluate follow-up actions.

KM Presentation Pearl City Lions
2018-08-08
Community Presentations
This is a community presentation requested by and tailor made for Pearl City Lions. (Not open to the public).
Kōkua Mau’s Let’s Talk Story Program’s goal is to start and carry on the conversation in familiar settings, breaking the ice to get people talking about uncomfortable but important topics. These conversations encourage and empower people to take action around their own health care wishes and our trained ambassadors allow participants to get answers to questions and understand decisions they may need to make.
The Let’s Talk Story program encourages groups to have two sessions. The two- session approach ensures good opportunities for sharing information, reflections, questions and time to talk with loved ones in-between. The two-session model allows time to evaluate follow-up actions.

2018 Virtual Conference - Turning Points - Mastering Transitions in Care
2018-07-19 06:30 - 12:00
Save the Date: July 18 & 19, 2018 Virtual Conference – Turning Points – Mastering Transitions in Care

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We are once again hosting a virtual conference in 2018 with the title: “Turning Points – Mastering Transitions in Care”. Hosted by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) this time 2 half days on July 18 and 19, 2018.
2018 Virtual Conference Objectives:
At the completion of this conference, participants will be able to:

Identify key points of transition from patients’, families’ and professionals’ perspectives;
Discuss improvements in continuity, communication and provision of care;
Describe two or more interdisciplinary strategies to provide high quality hospice and palliative care during key points on transition.

This is a great chance to earn continuing education credits from national experts without having to leave home.
As we have done in the past years, we meet at a central location in Honolulu for both days to watch the streamed live presentations together, starting at 6:30 am HST (12:30 PM EST).
We will send details via email to register soon.
