Joyful Palliative Care

The Joyful Palliative Care Guide is available below.

If you're a clinician who cares for ill or aging people, at work, at home or both, you know how tough it can be. You recognize how meaningful and important the work is but also, you're tired.

You may have a sense that it could be going better, but you're not sure how to make that happen. Would it help if you had:

• More evidence-supported tools to help your patients (or your loved one) reduce their pain, nausea, fatigue, and other distressing symptoms 
• Guidance for tough conversations at work and at home
• Skills for living a happy life while you do heavy work in a frustrating healthcare system
• A community of clinicians who see the world like you do
• Practical non-pharmacologic tools that will help your patients manage their stress, anxiety, and pain
• Techniques for dealing with difficult families
• Strategies for finding wellbeing, balance, joy, and meaning in your work and your life 

You can embody the true spirit of patient-centered serious illness care without losing yourself in the process.

The Program:

Module 1: Taking Stock - Who are you, what do you struggle with, and what are you hoping will happen? You can't get to a destination if you don't know where you want to go so we start the program with some powerful self-reflection.

Module 2: Expand Your Treatment Toolbox - Learn which evidence-supported integrative symptom management tools to use and when to use them. 

Module 3: Develop Your Healing Presence - Become a centered and powerful healing presence for your patients, their families, and your own ill loved ones.

Module 4: Master Heart-Centered Communication - Get comfortable handling tough conversations and strong emotions.

Module 5: Map Your Inner Landscape - Figure out how you inadvertently rob yourself of joy and what to do instead.

Module 6: Fill Your Cup - When you're depleted, hard things are harder. Create a clear and actionable plan to keep your "cup" full even when life is stressful.

FAQs:

Do I have to be a palliative care physician or provider to take this program? Nope. Anyone who cares for ill or aging patients or clients is welcome, e.g., oncologists, geriatricians, oncology nurses, death doulas, PAs, NPs, and of course palliative care physicians.

Who will be leading the program? Delia Chiaramonte, MD is a Board-certified palliative care physician who is also certified by the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine. 

How does the program work? The course is recorded and you can consume it on your own time. I know how busy you are and showing up live might not fit into your life. No problem. 

On the other hand, if you like live connection, I'll be there every other week on Zoom. One of the sessions will be an experiential learning session and the other will be a case discussion/Q&A.

These will all be recorded so if you can't make it live, don't worry.

How long will I have access to the courses? You'll have access for a year, so there's no pressure to get it all done quickly. If you need more time to get through it all, just let me know and I'll be happy to grant it.

What if I don't like the program? If I'm not your cup of tea, it's no problem at all. Just ask for your money back within 30 days of the program starting and I'll refund it with no questions asked.

What if I'm too busy right now? I get it. Your life is overpacked. If this is a particularly busy time I suggest that you purchase the program and simply start it whenever you have the time. There's no rush. But at least you'll have the info at your fingertips for when you're ready. The price will go up in the future, so you might was well get the course now even if you don't plan to start it until next year.