Education Offerings

Are you interested in learning more about serious illness? HopeHealth is committed to providing education to our patients, their families and the clinicians in our community.

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Courses and Workshops

As part of our mission as a community-minded, not-for-profit organization, HopeHealth provides education for people with an interest in hospice, palliative, home care and grief support. Our rich curriculum is designed for:

Professional Education

Our professional education courses empower and equip clinicians with the depth of knowledge on serious illness, dementia care, palliative care, hospice, home health and grief support for clinicians in our community.

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Caregiver Education

Are you a caregiver looking for resources to better support your caregiver journey? Our team is here to help! Our workshops are designed to provide you with a safe and supportive space to share your experiences, support one another, and learn effective strategies for caregiving.

All Caregiver Workshops

Resources for our Community

- Healthcare professionals. Our courses cover the latest trends and research in dementia and Alzheimer’s, advance care planning, symptom management, complex care conversations, and end-of-life care and planning.
- Members of the community. If you are caring for an aging parent, spouse, sibling or friend with a chronic illness, or if you’re dealing with the loss of someone dear to you, we can help.
- Students in our community. HopeHealth is proud to offer internships in nursing, social work, grief support, spiritual care and in many other areas. We partner with the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Salve Regina, Rhode Island College, University of Connecticut, University of Rhode Island, Walden College, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and more for clinical rotation placements. To learn more, contact us at Information@HopeHealthCo.org.

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Complex Care Conversations

Communicating About Serious, Progressive Illness

Complex Care Conversations is a full-day training designed to help clinicians become more comfortable and effective in their conversations with patients facing serious illness.

With the right tools and training, our goal is to have important conversations sooner, more frequently, and more meaningfully throughout the course of a patient’s illness.

In interactive, small group sessions, participants learn:

Tools for navigating emotional topics with patients and peers
A framework for goals of care conversations that honor a patient’s wishes and preferences
A guide to “words that work,” helping introduce difficult topics earlier, more often, and more effectively

Participants also gain expert advice for other aspects of caring for the seriously ill. That includes sessions on assessing a patient’s decision-making capacity, working with surrogate decision-makers, and formulating and discussing a prognosis.

CME and CE credits are available for physicians, NPs, PAs, nurses and social workers.

Who should attend?
Clinicians working with people facing serious illness, including physicians, nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, social workers, chaplains, and mental health counselors, will benefit from this course.

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Complex Care Conversations is held at 1085 North Main Street, Providence, RI.

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Attendee Testimonials

“It's one thing to be taught the theory about it, which is very important, but then to be able to take it and even just role play it. The more you do something, for me at least, my comfort level grows. By the end of the eight hours of training, we have done such a good number of role-playing what we were being trained and educated on. I felt a lot more comfortable being able to do that in a clinical setting.”

“I really think that they had an excellent curriculum. They really laid out not just theory, which was important in of itself. I always appreciate having theory behind why we do what we do. They also gave really practical hands-on tools like easy-to-follow steps, also handed out--I forget the word I'm looking for here, but not handouts, because they're like little guides on plastic that we can carry with us just to look at in the midst of a busy day. That's hands-on practical tools that they gave us. We really appreciate it.”

“The training taught me how to make a recommendation that is really based on what the patient values, that is aligned with their core values in life, so that you really understand what’s going on with them from a patient story perspective.”

Speaker's Bureau

HopeHealth leads educational talks that can be held at community organizations, senior centers, schools, faith communities and area businesses.

Led by our community educators, these presentations deliver informative, thought-provoking information and can be tailored to the specific audience. We offer general topics relate to hospice, dementia and Alzheimer’s and other subjects.

Learn more or sign up

If your group is interested in learning more, please email Information@HopeHealthCo.org.

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Caregiver Confidence Education Series

We are pleased to offer a series of virtual workshops designed to provide education, support, and resources for those caring for loved ones with a life-limiting illness. Offered on Zoom, the workshops are free and open to the public. There will be time for Q&A following each presentation.

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Educational Programs