If the unexpected happens, who would speak for you?

Join us for an Advance Care Planning presentation by Kōkua Mauʻs very own Hope Young for AARP.

Fri Sept 30

10:00am

One of the best gifts family members can give to one another is the gift of advance care planning. Taking the time to do this can help avoid family in-fighting and prevent families from having to guess what a loved one wants during a health crises or serious illness. 

• Learn how to document your wishes in an Advance Health Care Directive.
• Get tips on how to engage in family conversations around this issue.   

Register for this free event with AARP at https://events.aarp.org/care9-30

New Videos on our Kōkua Mau YouTube Channel

In case you missed our meetings we add new videos to our YouTube channel:

• Palliative Care – Extra Support for People with Cancer
• A Caregivers Journey with Palliative Care
• VA Resources for Seriously Ill Veterans in Hawaii
• More

Join or renew your membership now

Thank You supporters and members for keeping Kōkua Mau strong and serving our community. Since 1999, Kōkua Mau has been a voice for outstanding care and services in Hawaiʻi supporting those with serious illness, their loved ones and those who care for them. 

Now is a great time in 2022 to renew your membership or join Kōkua Mau as a first-time member. Your support is what makes Kōkua Mau possible. We thank you for being part of our movement to improve care. Wondering when your membership runs out? Just send Jeannette an email and she can let you know. 

Membership of individuals and organizations empower us to do our work. Your financial support is crucial: we raise every penny we spend (with your help). Our Organizational and Individual members supporting us are listed on our website.

5 easy options to support us

We have a rolling membership system so if you join now, your membership will last for the next 12 months. Click here for membership levels

1. Donate with PayPal Giving Fund and 100% of the amount will be donated to Kōkua Mau with a few clicks. Click here for the dedicated PayPal link
2. Go online using Network for Good and donate with a credit card (with a fee). You can set up a monthly recurring donation, by spreading payments out throughout the year and making it easier for us to plan.
3. Through Aloha United Way – Designation Code 80410
4. Benevity – please check if your employer (like United HealthCare) offers matching donations through the Benevity platform. 
5. A check in the US postal mail – 3 steps:

• One: Payable to ‘Kōkua Mau‘ and put ‘membership‘ in the memo field
• Two: Address to: Kōkua Mau • PO Box 62155 • Honolulu HI 96839
• Three: Stick on a stamp and put in the mailboxdroppable-1654552997787

Wed 9/21 Palliative Pupus

You are invited to join us Palliative Pupus, our exciting local networking and clinical education opportunity. If you are involved with palliative care cases or would like to learn what palliative care actually is, you are invited.

This month our colleagues at Kapiʻolani will present a pediatric case. Details about the case for Palliative Pupus will be announced in the next newsletter.

Wed. Sept 21

5:15 pm – 7:00 pm

Register in advance for Palliative Pupus zoom meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

9/29 Prognostication at our Kōkua Mau (zoom) Meeting

Our very own Kōkua Mau Board president Dr. Daniel Fischberg will present about Prognostication

Thur Sept 29

3:00-5 PM

Estimating and communicating prognosis, while often challenging, is often an essential part of care for those living with serious illness. Patients, family members, and providers, all need good prognostic information on which to base important decisions. In this introductory presentation on the subject, we will cover the following learning objectives:

• Describe aspects of prognostication
• Review general guidance when discussing prognosis
• List tools and special considerations for a variety of situations

Register here in advance. After registering, you immediately receive a confirmation email with details on how to join the zoom meeting.

Join our monthly Kōkua Mau Meeting to network with colleagues, share your updates and hear about what is happening across the state to improve care for those with serious illness. 

If you have announcements to share, please let Jeannette know

Downtown Arts Center Event Sept

The Downtown Arts Center (DAC) announces the DAC Art Show from:

Aug 30 to Sat Sept 10, 2022

Tues-Sun, 11a.m-6p.m.

In addition, it features the launch of the new DACArts Magazine and the DACʻs new book: Courage Poured Into My Heart: Stories of Grief, Hope and Love. Look for Felicia Marquez-Wong, who is instrumental in these creative projects. The book signing was Sept 4 during the First Sunday Special Reception: Courage Poured Into My Heart

We've all grieved - felt loss, longing, regret, things done, things undone. Were companions. We've all been there. We share often familiar yesterdays and todays ... and maybe even tomorrows.

Let's recall, cope, and heal. These stories, art and insight will offer new horizons as we look back ... and forward.

• Order your copy now: download the flyer

Downtown Arts Center (and parking information)

1011 Nuʻuaan Ave, Second F, Honolulu, Hawaii

Thur 9/15 Quarterly Training for the Bereavement Network of Hawaii (BNOH)

The September Bereavement Network of Hawaiiʻs (BNOH) quarterly training will feature Dr. Bob Baugher, during our Zoom meeting. More: download PDF file

Thur Sept 15

1:00-2:00 PM

Register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwtdOCupj8rG9WKA1zGV0XQ2tBM_Xdaqfr8 

You are welcome to attend and to tell others who may be interested. BNOH is open to all who are interested and connected to helping people who are grieving and experiencing bereavement.

Several of us met Dr. Baugher at the Compassionate Friends Grief conference here in Hawaii this past spring. He is an excellent speaker ! He has graciously agreed to be our BNOH speaker this month while he is here in Hawaii vacationing with his family.

New Resources to Help Clinicians Cope With Moral Distress, Grief, and Trauma-Emotional PPE

The challenges of working in the U.S. health care system have been an existential threat to clinician well-being for years. The pandemic has only exacerbated the pressures health care workers face.

CAPC's new Emotional PPE toolkit provides resources that clinicians and teams can use to support well-being. Most resources in this toolkit are open to all.

What's in the toolkit?

• Whether you have 5 minutes or 60 minutes, there are tools, activities, videos, and practices to help bridge the gap if you are struggling
• Wellness planning resources for team leaders to cultivate safety and advocate for change
• Articles and research on Emotional PPE
• Relevant CAPC events

Wed 9/21 Advance Care Planning Clinic Classes

This class is offered for physicians, nurses, social workers and other clinicians. It promotes ACP introductions and will review key elements and processes related to ACP, Advance Directives and POLST in the clinic.

Course Objectives:

1. Apply ACP resources to promote advance care planning discussions.
2. Promote patients’ knowledge of advance directives including healthcare power of attorney designation.
3. Describe the differences between an Advance Directive and Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) and implement correct documentation of these documents.
4. Implement and standardize ACP processes in the clinic.
5. Identify the Hawai‘i requirements of Medical Aid in Dying, Our Care, Our Choice Act.

Select one date attend:

Wed 9/21/2022 or Wed 11/16/2022

First Insurance Center (FIC)

862 South Beretania Street, FIC 980

Honolulu

Registrations are limited. Indoor mask mandate is still require

HPH Employees: Manager’s Approval is required prior to registering AND register online through the HPH Learning Center (HLC). Type in the Catalog: ACP; Select Course: HPH – Advance Care Planning (ACP) Clinic Class.

Non-HPH Participants: Register by emailing Michelle Cantillo, RN, HPH ACP Coordinator at michelle.cantillo@hawaiipacifichealth.org.

10/11 Advance Care Planning (ACP), Advance Directives and Provider Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Facilitator Training

This training is offered for nurses, physicians, social workers and other clinicians and focuses on communication skills to improve ACP discussions. The class will review key elements and processes related to ACP, advance directives and POLST development.

Course Objectives:

• Apply advance care planning resources to promote ACP discussions
• Engage the multi-disciplinary team to patient-centered discussion addressing advance care planning
• Promote patients’ knowledge of advance directives including health care power of attorney designation
• Implement correct documentation of POLST-CPR, DNAR, full and limited treatment, time-limited trials and comfort care
• Promote correct process of ACP documents-access and utilization in your organization
• Identify end-of-life options including Hawai‘i requirements on Medical Aid in Dying, Our Care, Our Choice Act

First Insurance Center (FIC)

862 South Beretania Street, FIC 980

Honolulu

Tue Oct 11 2022

08:00-16:30

Registration: HPH employees: Manager’s approval is required prior to registering AND register online through HPH Learning Center (HLC). Type in catalog: Advance Care Planning or POLST; Select course: HPH – Advance Care Planning, Advance Directives and Facilitator Certification

Non HPH participants: Register online: https://www.hawaiipacifichealth.org/health-wellness/continuing-education/ Contact Michelle Cantillo, RN, HPH ACP Coordinator at 808-535-7874 or via email michelle.cantillo@hawaiipacifichealth.org for any questions.

10/20  Free Online Advance Care Planning Classes

Register and attend with your family and friends to learn the importance of advance care planning.

Key areas of discussion include:

• Why it is important to have early conversations on your wishes with your loved ones.
• How to complete an advance directive, understanding the role of a health care power of attorney and choosing wisely.
• Reviewing the difference between an advance directive and Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) document.
• Sharing the information with your loved ones and medical providers.

PLEASE NOTE: At this time, classes are only available via Zoom virtual classroom. Register with your email address and you will receive a Zoom link. Space is limited.

Online classes are available on the following dates and times:

Tue, October 20, 2022 from 5:30 to 7:00p.m.

Wed, November 9, 2022 from 12 to 1:30p.m.

Thur, December 1, 2022 from 3to 4:30p.m.

Register today for this free event: HawaiiPacificHealth.org/ACP-Registration. If you have further questions, email Michelle Cantillo, RN, Advance Care Planning Coordinator,

at Michelle.Cantillo@HawaiiPacificHealth.org or call 808-643-HOPE and select Option 2 to speak with a navigator to learn more about this class.