An introduction to military culture and how and which questions to ask Veteran patients as well as the importance, steps, and examples of honor ceremonies and how the interprofessional team and family unit can be included.
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CNH Initiative: Identifying and Addressing Sources of Suffering
Information on how to identify common symptoms and sources of suffering, the role of the Nursing Assistant/Caregiver and interventions to palliate symptoms, and supporting those who may be suffering even if you can’t fix it.
CNH Initiative: Ceremonies to Honor and Remember
This resouce can help you see the importance and process of a pinning ceremony through various video examples and recognize the role of the interprofessional team and others in honoring Veterans, their loved ones, and ceremonies of remembrance.
CNH Initiative: Caring for Veterans in their Final Hours
Use this resource to learn how to identify the common signs and symptoms of the dying process, find examples of supportive comments for Veterans and their families, and gain insights into appreciating the fulfillment from quality care at end of life.
CNH Initiative: Addressing Trauma and its Impacts
This resource provides an overview of the impact of military service, gender, and age including methods of therapeutic communication with Veterans and their families. This module also addresses how staff can deal with manifestations of trauma or moral injury.
WHV Webinar: Stress, Secondary Trauma, and the Caregiver Brain with Opus Peace
Join Opus Peace’s Deborah Grassman and Angie Snyder as they cover stress, secondary trauma, and the caregiver brain!
WHV Webinar: Comparing Quality of Hospice Care in VA Nursing Homes and VA-Paid Community Nursing Homes
Webinar presented by Dr. Melissa Wachterman on understanding differences in hospice care quality provided by VA Nursing Homes and VA-Paid Community Nursing Homes
VA and WHV Building Community Connections Webinar
Watch this webinar to learn more about resources that came out of VA’s “Building Community Connections” Initiative including connecting with the right staff, Hospice-Veteran Partnership tools, and referral guidance for telemental healthcare for Veterans on hospice.
WHV Webinar- Veteran Psychosocial Issues at End Of Life
Dr. Elizabeth Holman, presented what you need to know about Veteran Psychosocial Issues at the End Of Life. Dr. Holman serves as the palliative care psychologist at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center.
Opus Peace Webinar, Veteran Care: Untold Stories, Untold Needs
Opus Peace and We Honor Veterans hosted a webinar to share experiences using different techniques to help hospice providers serve their Veteran patients.
Supporting Military Veterans with PTSD at the End of Life: Video Illustrations: LIVE Webinar
After watching the video, the presenters would love to receive feedback on the video presentation. The survey is here: https://novisurvey.net/ns/n/PTSDVideo.aspx
Training videos on supporting PTSD at the end of life.
These three videos detail ways to support military Veterans experiencing PTSD at the end of life. The videos were made by the support of VHA Office of Rural Health. Each…