Month: May 2021

The Vital Role of Community-Centered Care During a Pandemic

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe COVID-19 pandemic tested the limits of healthcare systems worldwide. In May 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a guide to help countries strengthen the resilience of community-based health services throughout the pandemic and beyond. The organization acknowledged that community-based healthcare is “an essential part of primary care at all times; in the context[…]

ACP Decisions Video Library Now Supports 22 Languages (and Counting!)

Reading Time: < 1 minuteClinicians can empower their non-English speaking patients and families to participate in goals-of-care and advance care planning conversations with the ACP Decisions Video Library. Our videos are now available in 22 languages with another (Nepali) soon to be released. To assist healthcare providers in communicating effectively with diverse patient populations, we create and produce video[…]

How Nurses Facilitate the Advance Care Planning Process

Reading Time: 3 minutesNurses impact patient care and make a difference in peoples’ lives every single day. As front-line caregivers, they advocate for their patients and use evidence-based practices to promote optimal outcomes. Many provide skilled care and comfort for patients and their families at the end of life. Nurses are the ones always present at the bedside,[…]

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