Advance Care Planning (ACP) Medical Assistant Licensed Practical Nurse Class
2020-10-06 00:30 - 16:30 (Pacific/Honolulu) | Hawaii Pacific Health, 793 S Hotel Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813
Classroom is limited to 9 attendees onlyMask and physical distancing required during class

See flyer for latest details (June 2020)

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.Identify the Hawai‘i requirements of Medical Aid in Dying, Our Care, Our Choice Act.

Hawai‘i Pacific HealthLearning Resource Center, Room 101793 S. Hotel St.

Select one date
to attend:

October –Tuesday, 10/6/2020 Afternoon class: 12:30 – 4:30 pm

Registration:

HPH employees: Manager’s approval is required prior to registering AND register online through HPH Learning Center (HLC). Type in catalog: ACP, or MA; Select course: HPH – Advance Care Planning (ACP) Medical Assistant/Licensed Practical Nurse Class

Non HPH participants: Contact Michelle Cantillo, RN, HPH ACP Coordinator at 808-535-7874 or via email michelle.cantillo(at)hawaiipacifichealth.org for any questions.

Kokua Mau (Virtual) Training
2020-10-10 00:00 - 23:59
Hali’a Café on Zoom is a support group for caregivers of memory impaired loved ones, asking for more information on Advance Care Planning.

Not open to the public

Kokua Mau (Virtual) Training Catholic Charities
2020-10-22 00:00 - 23:59
Catholic Charities support group 10/22 1st session. This support group meets monthly online during the pandemic and want to learn more about Advance Care Planning (ACP) for themselves and their loved ones.

Not open to the public.

Kokua Mau Virtual Monthly Meeting Oct 2020
2020-10-29 15:00 - 17:00 | Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin, 1727 Pali Highway, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, United States
Please note that October 2020 has 5 Thursdays (and a blue moon)!

Please join us for our monthly meeting, to learn, laugh, mingle and network.

We hope that you can join us for the Kōkua Mau meeting this Thursday October 28. Given all that is going on, thought this would be an excellent time to check in with the other wonderful people in Kōkua Mau.

Please join us to hear updates, check in with each other and get together with nice people!! Bring along suggestions for good movies, Netflix binges, play lists, favorite recipes from quarantine, and suggestions for stress relief. We look forward to seeing you in zoom on Thursday.

Register in advance for our monthly meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email how to join the zoom meeting.

For people who cannot join us in person, please send Jeannette an email to get the handouts. Hope to see you all there!

2020-11-18 17:00 - 19:00
Virtual Palliative Pupus is our exciting local networking and clinical education opportunity. Participate in an interactive interdisciplinary story from the cutting edge of hospice and palliative care. If you are involved with palliative care cases or want to know more about what palliative care is, you are invited. Please tell your colleagues and friends.

Wed. Nov 18, 2020 5:15 to 7:00 PM

Register in advance for Palliative Pupus to get the zoom log-in information instantly.

Palliative Pupus (virtual) Nov 2020
2020-11-18 17:15 - 19:00
Virtual Palliative Pupus is our exciting local networking and clinical education opportunity. Participate in an interactive interdisciplinary story from the cutting edge of hospice and palliative care. If you are involved with palliative care cases or want to know more about what palliative care is, you are invited. Please tell your colleagues and friends.

This month we will hear about more challenges in delivering hospice care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wed. Nov 18, 2020 5:15 to 7:00 PM

Register in advance for Palliative Pupus to get the zoom log-in information instantly.

Kokua Mau (Virtual) Training Catholic Charities
2020-11-19 00:00 - 23:59
Catholic Charities support group on zoom, 2nd session. This support group meets monthly online during the pandemic and want to learn more about Advance Care Planning (ACP) for themselves and their loved ones.

Not open to the public.

Advance Care Planning (ACP) Medical Assistant/Licensed Practical Nurse Class KAUAI
2020-11-19 12:00 - 16:00 | Wilcox Memorial Hospital, 3-3420 Kuhio Hwy, Lihue, HI, 96766, United States
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 discussionsPromote patients’ knowledge of advance directives including health care power of attorney designationDescribe the differences between the an Advance Directive and Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) and implement correct documentation of these documentsImplement and standardize ACP processes in the clinicBecome familiar with the requirements for Medical Aid in Dying, Our Care Our Choice Act

Nov 19, 202012:00 – 4:00 p.m.Wilcox Medical Center3-3420 Kuhio HwyConference Room B/C

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 – Kauai

Non HPH participants:Contact Michelle Cantillo, RN, HPH ACP Coordinator at 808-535-7874 or via email michelle.cantillo[you know what goes there}hawaiipacifichealth.org for any questions.

download the flyer

Kokau Mau Monthly (virtual) meeting Dec 2020
2020-12-03 15:00 - 17:00
Kōkua Mau Virtual Monthly Meeting – Last one of 2020

Thur Dec. 33-5 PM

We will be sharing a Keynote address from Dr. Ira Byock at the recent national CTAC meeting. Dr. Byock, who has spoken in Hawai‘i for many years, made an excellent presentation about the crises in which we currently find ourselves and the changes that must come to address equity, health disparities and the need for all health workers to get a living wage.

Following this excellent presentation, there will some other short videos from various national leaders at the C-TAC meeting that is a national coalition to improve care for those with serious illness.

Then we will give some updates on palliative care in Hawai‘i and how you can get involved, bereavement in the holidays and other activities. Additionally, there will be a chance for small breakout rooms to discuss with colleagues for this last meeting of the year.

Register in advance for our monthly meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email how to join the zoom meeting.

Hawaii State of Reform Health Policy Conference
2021-01-14 08:00 - 14:00
Like many things in Hawaii, health care is different from the mainland. The 2021 Hawaii State of Reform Health Policy Conference will foster a dialog about the opportunities and challenges facing health care in one of the nation’s most unique regions at a time of increasing change. This conference will bring together industry experts and policymakers from across the state.

State of Reform pulls together practitioners, thought leaders, and policymakers – each working to improve our health care system in their own way – into a unified conversation in a single place. It is sure to be one of the most diverse gatherings of senior health care leaders in Hawaii, and one of the most important statewide events in Hawaii health care.Join their virtual conference and engage in an ongoing discussion around some of most important health care activity taking place today.

There is a 20% discount for Kōkua Mau members registering with this link.

Palliative Pupus January 2021
2021-01-20 17:00 - 19:00
We’d like to invite you to our virtual Palliative Pupus

Our exciting local bi-monthly networking and clinical education opportunity. Come participate in an interactive interdisciplinary story from the cutting edge of hospice and palliative care and mingle with colleagues. If you are involved with palliative care cases, you are invited. Please tell your colleagues and friends.

Palliative Pupus switched to an online meeting via Zoom since March 2020. We will continue to meet virtually on zoom in 2021 until at least tier 4

Register in advance for this zoom meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpdeuorz8jHdR4ZSrO17zIZXDxQKs68HTP

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Tentative Dates for 2021:

January 20 (Inauguration Day!!)March 17May 19July 21September 15November 17

Third Wednesday of every second month 5:15 PM – 7:00 pm

Kokua Mau Monthly Virtual Meetings January 2021
2021-01-28 15:00 - 17:00
Please join us for our 2021 Kōkua Mau Monthly Virtual Meetings on Zoom

Come and celebrate with us on Thursday January 28. Our first Kōkua Mau meeting of the year will celebrate a new year, a new administration and vaccine roll out. We invite the whole Kōkua Mau coalition to come and share what you are planning (and hoping) for in 2021 as well as sharing any issues that we should be aware of and/or can help with. Sharing with friends and colleagues is crucial in these times and we look forward to checking in. There is certainly lots going on!!

If you have something in particular you want to share, please let Hope or Jeannette know so we can be sure to include you in the agenda.

Register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUuduiuqzwrGtBsalN5ZpuLif0qgOz75YFJ

Please join us for our Virtual Monthly Meeting on zoom, to learn, laugh, mingle and network. Subscribe to our eNewsletter for the most up-to-date information and zoom log-ins.

Last Thursday of the month* from 3 to 5 pm (on zoom)

Each month we have updates about events in the community and one or more guest speakers.Meetings are open to all.Each month’s topic is announced in our eNewsletterCurrent meetings are listed under event on the right and in the calendar

* Please note that there are always months with five Thursdays. The meeting is on that last (5th) Thursday of that month (except November & December when we have a combined meeting after Thanksgiving).

Our meetings in person at our permanent meeting space in person are cancelled for the (un)foreseeable future at least until we reach tier 4.

Kokua Mau Monthly Virtual Meetings February 2021
2021-02-25 15:00 - 17:00
Please join us for our February 2021 Kōkua Mau Virtual Meetings on Zoom

Please join us for our Virtual Monthly Meeting on zoom, to learn, laugh, mingle and network. Subscribe to our eNewsletter for the most up-to-date information and zoom log-ins.

Come and join us on Thursday February 25 for an introduction to FOREST THERAPY through a 45-minute, remotely guided experience…You may have heard of this innovative wellness practice, also known as “forest bathing,” that helps you relax by connecting with others, yourself, and the natural world. Phyllis Look, founder of Forest Bathing Hawaiʻi and our islands’ first certified forest therapy guide, will lead the live, online session and offers this to Kōkua Mau in appreciation of the amazing work all of you are doing in the pandemic. You’re welcome to participate from an indoor or outdoor space near you – if indoors, access to fresh air and a view of the outdoors is recommended. PLEASE BRING TO THIS SESSION CLEAN WATER IN A BOWL OR CONTAINER LARGE ENOUGH TO SINK ONE OF YOUR HANDS INTO.

Learn more about Forest Bathing Hawai‘i at their website.This meeting is limited to 30 participants. Register in advance and you will receive a confirmation email with details on how to join the zoom meeting as well as further details about the session.

If you have something in particular you want to share, please let Hope or Jeannette know so we can be sure to include you in the agenda.

Last Thursday of the month* from 3 to 5 pm (on zoom)

Each month we have updates about events in the community and one or more guest speakers.Meetings are open to all.Each month’s topic is announced in our eNewsletterCurrent meetings are listed under event on the right and in the calendar

* Please note that there are always months with five Thursdays. The meeting is on that last (5th) Thursday of that month (except November & December when we have a combined meeting after Thanksgiving).

Register in advance for this zoom meeting:

Subscribe to our eNewsletter for the most up-to-date information and zoom log-ins.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Our meetings in person at our permanent meeting space are cancelled for the (un)foreseeable future at least until we reach tier 4.

Heart to heart a novel - in Chinese
2021-03-13 08:00 - 10:00
Join the Chinese American Coalition for Compassionate Care to play Heart to Heart – a novel, culturally tailored, community-based advance care planning tool for Chinese Americans. There are sessions in Chinese and English. Learn more (flyer) or register here

Conducted in Mandarin/CantoneseSat 3/138:00am-10:00am HSTConducted in EnglishSat 3/208:00am-10:00am HST

Palliative Pupus March 2021
2021-03-17 15:15 - 17:00
We’d like to invite you to our virtual Palliative Pupus

Our exciting local bi-monthly networking and clinical education opportunity. Come participate in an interactive interdisciplinary story from the cutting edge of hospice and palliative care and mingle with colleagues. If you are involved with palliative care cases, you are invited. Please tell your colleagues and friends.

Palliative Pupus switched to an online meeting via Zoom since March 2020. We will continue to meet virtually on zoom in 2021 until at least tier 4

Register in advance for this zoom meeting: After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Subscribe to our eNewsletter for the most up-to-date information and zoom log-ins.

Dates for 2021:

January 20 (Inauguration Day!!)March 17May 19July 21September 15November 17

3rd Wednesday of every second month 5:15 PM – 7:00 pm

Heart to heart a novel - in English
2021-03-20 08:00 - 10:00

Kokua Mau Monthly Virtual Meetings March 2021
2021-03-25 15:00 - 17:00
Please join us for our 2021 Kōkua Mau Monthly Virtual Meetings on Zoom

In March we will hear from our colleagues in Hilo about the innovative programs Hawaii Care Choices offers for those with serious illness. They have developed unique palliative care programs to provide support and reduce suffering for people. They continue to provide excellent hospice care for those at the very end of like and have a well developed bereavement program.

Register in advance. Each month there is a new registration link for our monthly meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email how to join the zoom meeting.

Please join us for our Virtual Monthly Meeting on zoom, to learn, laugh, mingle and network. Subscribe to our eNewsletter for the most up-to-date information and zoom log-ins.

Last Thursday of the month* from 3 to 5 pm (on zoom)

Each month we have updates about events in the community and one or more guest speakers.Meetings are open to all.Each month’s topic is announced in our eNewsletterCurrent meetings are listed under ‘upcoming events’ on the right and in the calendar

* Please note that there are always months with five Thursdays. The meeting is on that last (5th) Thursday of that month (except November & December when we have a combined meeting after Thanksgiving).

Register in advance for this zoom meeting:

Subscribe to our eNewsletter for the most up-to-date information and zoom log-ins.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Our meetings in person at our permanent meeting space are cancelled for the (un)foreseeable future at least until we reach tier 4.

Kokua Mau Monthly Virtual Meetings August 2021
2021-04-09 08:00 - 17:00
Please join us for our 2021 Kōkua Mau Monthly Virtual Meetings on Zoom

Please join us for our Virtual Monthly Meeting on zoom, to learn, laugh, mingle and network. Subscribe to our eNewsletter for the most up-to-date information and zoom log-ins.

Last Thursday of the month* from 3 to 5 pm (on zoom)

Each month we have updates about events in the community and one or more guest speakers.Meetings are open to all.Each month’s topic is announced in our eNewsletterCurrent meetings are listed under ‘upcoming events’ on the right and in the calendar

* Please note that there are always months with five Thursdays. The meeting is on that last (5th) Thursday of that month (except November & December when we have a combined meeting after Thanksgiving).

Register in advance for this zoom meeting:

Subscribe to our eNewsletter for the most up-to-date information and zoom log-ins. Each month has its own log in, published in our newsletter.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Our meetings in person at our permanent meeting space are cancelled for the (un)foreseeable future at least until we reach tier 4.

Kokua Mau Monthly Virtual Meetings April 2021
2021-04-29 15:00 - 17:00
Please join us for our 2021 Kōkua Mau Monthly Virtual Meetings on Zoom

Please join us for our Virtual Monthly Meeting on zoom, to learn, laugh, mingle and network. Subscribe to our eNewsletter for the most up-to-date information and zoom log-ins.

Our April meeting features an update on the Our Care Our Choice Act after the first 2 years. We will have presentations from Department of Health, HPH, Kaiser and Compassion and Choices.

Register in advance for April 29. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email how to join the zoom meeting.

Last Thursday of the month* from 3 to 5 pm (on zoom)

Each month we have updates about events in the community and one or more guest speakers.Meetings are open to all.Each month’s topic is announced in our eNewsletterCurrent meetings are listed under ‘upcoming events’ on the right and in the calendar

* Please note that there are always months with five Thursdays. The meeting is on that last (5th) Thursday of that month (except November & December when we have a combined meeting after Thanksgiving).

Our meetings in person at our permanent meeting space are cancelled for the (un)foreseeable future at least until we reach tier 4.

Palliative Pupus May 2021
2021-05-19 17:15 - 19:00
Our exciting local bi-monthly networking and clinical education opportunity. Come participate in an interactive interdisciplinary story from the cutting edge of hospice and palliative care and mingle with colleagues. If you are involved with palliative care cases, you are invited. Please tell your colleagues and friends.

Palliative Pupus switched to an online meeting via Zoom since March 2020.We will continue to meet virtually on zoom in 2021 until at least tier 4

Register in advance for this zoom meeting: After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Subscribe to our eNewsletter for the most up-to-date information and zoom log-ins.

Dates for 2021:

January 20 (Inauguration Day!!)March 17May 19July 21September 15November 17

3rd Wednesday of every second month5:15 PM – 7:00 pm

Kokua Mau Monthly Virtual Meetings May 2021
2021-05-27 15:00 - 17:00
Please join us for our 2021 Kōkua Mau Monthly Virtual Meetings on Zoom

In our May meeting we welcome Amy Vandenbroucke, Executive Director for National POLST, with her presentation about what is happening with POLST nationally, including new guidance documents and the new National POLST form. All are invited.

Register in advance for May 29 zoom meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email how to join the zoom meeting.

Last Thursday of the month* from 3 to 5 pm (on zoom)

Please join us for our Virtual Monthly Meeting on zoom, to learn, laugh, mingle and network. Subscribe to our eNewsletter for the most up-to-date information and zoom log-ins.

Each month we have updates about events in the community and one or more guest speakers.Meetings are open to all.Each month’s topic is announced in our eNewsletterCurrent meetings are listed under ‘upcoming events’ on the right and in the calendar

* Please note that there are always months with five Thursdays. The meeting is on that last (5th) Thursday of that month (except November & December when we have a combined meeting after Thanksgiving).

Register in advance for this zoom meeting:

Subscribe to our eNewsletter for the most up-to-date information and zoom log-ins. Each month has its own log in, published in our newsletter.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Our meetings in person at our permanent meeting space are cancelled for the (un)foreseeable future at least until we reach tier 4.

June 22 and 23 2021 our Virtual Summit
2021-06-22 08:30 - 13:00
Working Together: Forging the Future of Serious Illness Care

Kōkua Mau is collaborating with our partners in California and Arizona putting on a virtual summit for those who are working to improve care for those with serious illness. Join us for two inspirational days of information, rejuvenation, and connection!

Healthcare professionals, patients, caregivers, and all others interested in serious illness best practices and policy advancements are encouraged to attend this premier conference on palliative care and advance care planning. Attendees will hear from inspiring speakers, get the latest information on the state of serious illness care from thought leaders, connect with colleagues and friends in breakouts and group discussions, and have the opportunity to rejuvenate the mind and spirit with a variety of activities.

June 22 & 238:30 am – 1:00 PM HST

We have secured a special rate for residents of Hawai‘i. This special rate is exclusive to our registration process and is not available at the Summit website.

Register by June 15 to allow us to plan for the virtual meeting and send you all the log in information on time.

Register here for the 2021 Summit

We offer a discount for Kōkua Mau members. If your employer is a Kōkua Mau member you qualify for the discount as well. Please check our membership list for current members.

Kokua Mau Member rate: $149Non-Member rate: $199

Please note: registration closes Friday June 18. (No, you can not register and get a log in link after Friday!)

This will be a great chance for us to learn about what is happening in other states, share about what is happening in Hawaii and grow our movement together. If anyone would like to be on the program committee, please let us know.

Our partner the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California (CCCC) maintains the website for the summit. For program, a list of speakers, Summit details or CEU information please visit the dedicated website Summit 2021 | Working Together: Forging the Future of Serious Illness Care

Confirmed Keynote Speakers:

Louise Aronson, MD: Geriatrician, professor of medicine at UCSF, and author of Elderhood: Redefining Age, Transforming Medicine, and Reimagining Life

Jennifer Ballentine, MA: Executive Director of the California State University Shiley Institute for Palliative Care

Michelle Maldonado, JD: Founder and CEO of Lucenscia, a firm dedicated to human flourishing and mindful business transformation

2021-06-22 08:30 - 2021-06-23 13:00
Kōkua Mau will be collaborating with our partners in California and Arizona to put on a virtual summit for those who are working to improve care for those with serious illness.

Our partner the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California (CCCC) maintains the website for the Conference. Please check the dedicated website for the Annual Summit.

Registration information and link coming soon

This will be a great chance for us to learn about what is happening in others states, share about what is happening in Hawaii and grow our movement together. If anyone would like to be on the program committee, please let us know.

June 23 Second Day our Virtual Summit
2021-06-23 08:30 - 13:00
Working Together: Forging the Future of Serious Illness Care

Kōkua Mau is collaborating with our partners in California and Arizona putting on a virtual summit for those who are working to improve care for those with serious illness.

Join us for two inspirational days of information, rejuvenation, and connection!

Healthcare professionals, patients, caregivers, and all others interested in serious illness best practices and policy advancements are encouraged to attend this premier conference on palliative care and advance care planning.

Attendees will hear from inspiring speakers, get the latest information on the state of serious illness care from thought leaders, connect with colleagues and friends in breakouts and group discussions, and have the opportunity to rejuvenate the mind and spirit with a variety of activities.

Confirmed Keynote Speakers:

Louise Aronson, MD: Geriatrician, professor of medicine at UCSF, and author of Elderhood: Redefining Age, Transforming Medicine, and Reimagining LifeJennifer Ballentine, MA: Executive Director of the California State University Shiley Institute for Palliative CareMichelle Maldonado, JD: Founder and CEO of Lucenscia, a firm dedicated to human flourishing and mindful business transformation

June 22 & 238:30 am – 1:00 PM HST

Our partner the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California (CCCC) maintains the website for the summit. For program, a list of speakers, Summit details or CEU information please visit the dedicated website Summit 2021 | Working Together: Forging the Future of Serious Illness Care

We have secured a special rate for residents of Hawai‘i. This special rate is exclusive to our registration process and is not available at the Summit website.

We offer a discount for Kōkua Mau members. If your employer is a Kōkua Mau member you qualify for the discount as well. Please check our membership list for current members.

Kokua Mau Member rate: $149Non-Member rate: $199

Register here for the 2021 Summit

This will be a great chance for us to learn about what is happening in other states, share about what is happening in Hawaii and grow our movement together. If anyone would like to be on the program committee, please let us know.

No Kokua Mau Meeting in June 2021
2021-06-24 15:00 - 17:00
No June meeting. Instead please join us for our Virtual Summit 2021: June 22 & 23Working Together: Forging the Future of Serious Illness Care and Hawaii MedQuest Virtual Palliative Care Summit this week.

Please join us for our Kōkua Mau Monthly Virtual Meetings on Zoom in July again

Please join us for our Virtual Monthly Meeting on zoom, to learn, laugh, mingle and network. Subscribe to our eNewsletter for the most up-to-date information and zoom log-ins.

Last Thursday of the month* from 3 to 5 pm (on zoom)

Each month we have updates about events in the community and one or more guest speakers.Meetings are open to all.Each month’s topic is announced in our eNewsletterCurrent meetings are listed under ‘upcoming events’ on the right and in the calendar

* Please note that there are always months with five Thursdays. The meeting is on that last (5th) Thursday of that month (except November & December when we have a combined meeting after Thanksgiving).

Register in advance for this zoom meeting:

Subscribe to our eNewsletter for the most up-to-date information and zoom log-ins. Each month has its own log in, published in our newsletter.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Our meetings in person at our permanent meeting space are cancelled for the (un)foreseeable future at least until we reach tier 4.

Hawaii MedQuest Palliative Care Summit
2021-06-26 09:00 - 12:00
Join us and provide your feedback on a future, first-of-its kind, palliative care benefit for MedQUEST members at our historic Virtual Palliative Care Summit.

A MedQUEST palliative care benefit could significantly improve how we in Hawai’i care for some of our most complex and seriously ill family, friends, and neighbors.

MedQUEST is soliciting community input about their analysis and benefit design concepts. Your opinions and feedback can influence how this benefit is designed and implemented and we hope you will participate.

Palliative care, when done well, is of high value to people with serious illness, their loved ones, and the professionals who treat them. Importantly, in addition to the improvement in quality of care, health outcomes, and overall satisfaction with care, palliative care is cost effective, rendering it a comprehensive win for any community.

We hope to see you at the summit.

Please register as TODAY June 24 – space is limited

Please make sure you download the 10 Page PDF file with agenda, speakers and background

Contact huipohala(at)huipohala.org for more information.

This Summit is co-sponsored by MedQuest and Hui Pohala, a growing coalition, collaborating to improve access to high quality palliative care in Hawaii.

Palliative Pupus July 2021
2021-07-21 17:15 - 19:00
We’d like to invite you to our virtual Palliative Pupus

Our exciting local bi-monthly networking and clinical education opportunity. Come participate in an interactive interdisciplinary story from the cutting edge of hospice and palliative care and mingle with colleagues. If you are involved with palliative care cases, you are invited. Please tell your colleagues and friends.

Palliative Pupus switched to an online meeting via Zoom since March 2020.We will continue to meet virtually on zoom in 2021 until at least tier 4

Register in advance for this zoom meeting: After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Subscribe to our eNewsletter for the most up-to-date information and zoom log-ins.

Dates for 2021:

January 20 (Inauguration Day!!)March 17May 19July 21September 15November 17

3rd Wednesday of every second month5:15 PM – 7:00 pm

Focusing on Transformation: the 2021 Virtual Conference from NHPCO, AAHPM and HPNA
2021-07-29 07:00 - 11:30
We watched the streamed conference together. The conference organizers, NHPCO, AAHPM and HPNA, recognize the profound and historic impact of the global health pandemic. That is why the 2021 Virtual Conference is focusing on transformation.

July 29, 20217:00 am to 11:30 AM HST. (The room is available 6:30am to 12:30pm.)

Our world is reshaping before our eyes

How do we rework the system?How do we measure success?What innovations will remain?How do we bridge the divide between administration and clinical?How do we address workforce issues?How do we improve the patient and family experience?How do we continue to connect to purpose?

Visit NHPCO’s dedicated webpages for speakers and the agenda.

We meet first thing in the morning on July 29 at Chaminade University – socially distanced of course. The room can seat up to 50 people safely, so please register early. Since this will be a rare opportunity for us to meet each other, we can use the room for an additional hour after the conference to talk story.

Registration open now for 50 participants

We offered a discount for Kōkua Mau members. If your employer is a Kōkua Mau member you qualify for the discount as well. Please check our membrship list for current members.

CANCELLED: Kokua Mau Monthly Virtual Meetings July 2021 due to conference the same day
2021-07-29 15:00 - 17:00
Please join us instead for Focusing on Transformation: the 2021 Virtual Conference from NHPCO, AAHPM and HPNA

Please join us – this year in person! – to watch the streamed conference together. The conference organizers, NHPCO, AAHPM and HPNA, recognize the profound and historic impact of the global health pandemic. That is why the 2021 Virtual Conference is focusing on transformation.

July 29, 20217:00 am to 11:30 AM HST. (The room is available 6:30am to 12:30pm.)

Our meetings in person at our permanent meeting space are cancelled for the (un)foreseeable future at least until we reach tier 4.

We Honor Veterans
2021-08-18 16:00 - 17:00
Wed. 8/18:

21 Gun Salute: The military culture and traditions surrounding death.

Wed August 184pmAt the Bristol Hospice Hawaii Conference room or on zoom with the meeting ID 81942763791

Kōkua Mau’s own Dr. Pat Nishimoto will discuss Military Culture on zoom in the context of caring for veterans. Dr. Nishimoto has decades of experience as an oncology nurse specialist with Tripler Army Medical Center and is a nationally known teacher.

Email Dr. Joseph Eppink for more information
