Many of the most supported palliative care programs struggle to provide spiritual care for palliative care patients, an issue that has become more significant as patients have increasingly diverse ...

On his first day training as a chaplain at UC San Diego Health, Rev. Matthew Valdez was embedded with the palliative care team. His very first patient died. Shaken by the experience, Valdez ...

Palliative care aims to improve the quality of life of patients and their families facing problems associated with life-threatening illnesses. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that each ...

The first time Dr. Jessica Zitter, a critical care and palliative care physician at Oakland’s Highland Hospital, was asked to join in prayer around a patient’s bedside with Chaplain Betty Clark, she ...

DOVER – Wentworth-Douglass Hospital palliative care chaplain Michele Guest Lowery chaired a subcommittee, and offered the closing prayer, at the recent Association of Professional Chaplains (APC) ...

There are many ways to die. Alone and spiritually bereft is among the most painful. As a hospice chaplain, I help people grow stronger in spirit as their bodies grow weaker. Our work is powerful and ...

Professionally trained chaplains are building sustainable systems — and freely sharing tools and education with volunteer ...

The benefits of strong training in palliative care for oncologists cannot be overstated. Evidence and experience indicate that a significant proportion of patients in a medical oncology office have ...