The REACH initiative is a quality improvement project through Gulf State Pediatric Palliative Care Consortium and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. REACH stands for Regional Pediatric Education and Assistance Collaborative for Hospice Nurses. The project’s goal is to provide all pediatric hospice nurses in our community with access to expert pediatric-specific training and support. This will empower them to deliver high-quality, compassionate care to children and their families.

 
Through a partnership with Project Echo, REACH offers monthly tele-educational sessions led by pediatric palliative care and hospice medicine experts.  The 90-minute recorded sessions include a didactic presentation followed by an interactive case-based discussion and conclude with a brief mindfulness activity. Didactic topics are driven by hospice nurse recommendations.

                                                      
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YouTube Video Archives

REACH Introduction (1.19.2023)
Dana-Farber Blue Book

Navigating Difficult Conversations (2.16.2023)
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Management of Neurological Symptoms (3.16,2023)

Ethical Considerations in Pediatric Palliative and Hospice Care (4.20.2023)
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Management of Gastrointestinal Symptoms (5.18.2023)
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Management of Respiratory Symptoms (6.15.2023)

Pain Management (7.20.2023)
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Family Centered Care (8.8.2023)

Caring for the Technology-Dependent Child 
Feeding Tube Complications (9.9.2023)
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Management of Emotional and Behavioral Symptoms (10.10.2023)

Caring for an Imminently Dying Child (11.11.2023)

Grief & Bereavement (12.12.203) Audio Only