Registration is now closed. Seats are still available for our Des Moines Hospite. Please CLICK HERE to register for Des Moines Hospite
Who:
Hospice and palliative care professionals, including doctors, nurses, clergy, chaplains, lay ministers, counselors, social workers, support staff, volunteer coordinators. Invite anyone it would help!
What:
Hospite – A respite for professional Hospice caregivers is designed as a FREE annual program to provide time for reflection, networking opportunities and continuing education for Hospice professionals across Iowa.
CEU fees will be paid by Cedar Memorial and Iowa Cremation.*
PLEASE PROVIDE LICENSE INFORMATION WHEN REGISTERING
The keynote speaker for our 7th annual Hospite event is Dr. Alan Wolfelt, PhD, CT, Director of the Center for Loss & Life Transition, Fort Collins, CO, who will be presenting “Exploring the Paradoxes of Mourning: Enhancing Your Understanding of the Three Forgotten Truths."
Why:
Cedar Memorial is blessed with a staff of caring professionals, who embrace the families you have unselfishly served. It is our unrelenting mission to continue your care, with compassion and dignity. Our similar goals and challenges beg for our continued and frequent dialogue.
When:
Thursday, October 26th in Cedar Rapids. Check in at the event will begin at 8:00 a.m. Delicious food and beverages will be available during registration, lunch and the afternoon break.
Where:
Thursday, October 26th in Cedar Rapids will be held at The Doubletree by Hilton in the Cedar Rapids Convention Complex, 350 1st Avenue NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401.
Parking:
Parking is available in the Convention Center Parking Garage directly across from the hotel or in the Five Seasons Parkade Garage on the corner of 1st Avenue and 5th Street.
*CEUs:
Hospite 2016 has been approved for 0.6 CEUs / 6.0 CEHs. Continuing education certificates will be awarded by Kirkwood Community College. As an organization accredited to offer continuing education, Kirkwood Community College has approved this program in determining CEUs/CEHs for health providers. Certificates will be awarded for 100% attendance only (partial credit will not be awarded). Nursing CEUs approved through the Iowa Board of Nursing, Provider #30. All allied health professionals are reminded that they are responsible for reviewing the governing rules of their boards to determine if appropriate subject matter criteria will apply. A course evaluation will be available upon program completion. (PLEASE PROVIDE LICENSE INFORMATION WHEN REGISTERING)
Purpose and Objectives
In a society that promotes "faster and easier", our speaker, Dr. Alan Wolfelt, will teach the value of a slower and more personal grieving process.
Participants will learn the three forgotten truths surrounding grief and loss, and that “old-fashioned” customs sometimes trump “newfangled” theories, and how those who walked before us have much to teach us about the mysteries of life and death. They will learn about the wisdom anchored in the three paradoxical truths of mourning, which include the following assertions:
- You must say hello before you can say goodbye
- You must make friends with the darkness before you can move forward
- You must go backward before you can move forward
Learner Objectives
- Discuss how to use the "Three Forgotten Truths" when counseling the dying and the families facing a death loss.
- Define the concept of paradox in relationship to grief and mourning.
- Describe how different influences affect the paradoxes.
- Demonstrate the advantages of the "Slow Grief Movement."