The statewide leader in the enhancement of end-of-life care through representation of and service to hospice and palliative care providers.

The Hospice and Palliative Care Association (HPCAI), formerly the Iowa Hospice Organization, is a voluntary membership association representing 69 hospice agencies providing end-of-life care through 105 locations across Iowa. The association is governed by a board of directors and has been in existence since 1981. The HPCAI office is located at 100 East Grand Avenue in Downtown Des Moines.
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Hospice Education Network Special Feature Events

HPCAI is pleased to announce a partnership with the Hospice Education Network (HEN) and the opportunity for hospice members to sign up for two complimentary programs from HEN’s extensive library of hospice-specific streaming video courses.

 

Click here to visit the Hospice Education Network website.

Getting End-of-Life Right Means Talking About It

 

It is our inability to talk about and realistically face death that often contributes to poor end-of-life care. The data from the Dartmouth Atlas Project is telling: one in three Medicare cancer patients spent at least part of their final month of life in the hospital or an intensive care unit. Click here to read more

03.16.2012
2012 Social Work Peer Group Conference
Click here for the program brochure. Click here to register for program.
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