2025 Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Nursing Awards Announced The Hastings Center and The Cunniff-Dixon Foundation are pleased to announce three recipients of the 2025 Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Nursing Awards, which honor nurses who demonstrate extraordinary compassion and skill in caring for patients nearing the end of life. The Cunniff-Dixon Foundation, whose mission is to enrich the
Celebrating National Healthcare Decision-Making Day with Heart and Purpose Andy Baxter, the compassionate and loving founder of the Cunniff-Dixon Foundation (CDF), lost his beloved wife, Carley Cunniff, to metastatic breast cancer. Carley was cared for by their family physician, Peter Dixon, MD. Thanks to Peter’s gentle and expert care, Carley passed away peacefully at
CDF Awardee Featured on Duke Podcast and in Newsweek Dr. Anthony Nicholas Galanos (aka Dr. G), a CDF 2011 Mid-Career Awardee and esteemed member of our Physician Award Selection Committee, was recently featured on Duke Clinical Research Institute’s Beyond the Endpoint podcast. He shared valuable insights on navigating grief in the clinical setting. Listen
Planning My Way, Espanol: A Guide for the Spanish-Speaking Community Making decisions about your healthcare, especially at the end of life, can be tough for anyone. These conversations may be even harder for Spanish-speaking communities, due to language barriers, cultural differences, or a lack of understanding about advanced care directives. The Cunniff-Dixon Foundation (CDF)
2025 Nursing Award Nominations: Open Through January 31, 2025 The Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Nursing Awards is now accepting nominations for 2025! These prestigious awards recognize three exceptional nurses who provide exemplary end-of-life care, demonstrating outstanding compassion and service. Each award recipient will receive a $25,000 prize. Eligibility: Open to nurses at all levels
Bob Arnold, MD is a triple threat in medicine. An expert clinician, educator, and researcher, Dr. Arnold started the University of Pittsburgh Section of Palliative Care and Medical Ethics. He is now bringing palliative care education to physicians as early as possible in their careers for Mount Sinai's Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine.
Excited to share another of our Influencer Interviews featuring Betty Ferrell, Ph.D., M.S.N., R.N., CHPN, FAAN, FPCN, who has focused her clinical expertise and research in pain management, quality of life, and palliative care. One of Betty’s pivotal contributions has been in creating the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium project or @ELNEC - a national and
Andy Baxter, Founder of the Cunniff-Dixon Foundation, was passionate about the planning for end of life care while an individual was healthy. Three principles helped guide him when formulating a plan to create a free tool to help with advanced care directives : Deciding what treatment and care you want and helping you avoid
Nominations will open on October 1, 2024 for the 2025 Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Nursing Awards. Prizes of $25,000 each will go to three nurses who provide outstanding end-of-life care, based on compassionate service and merit. Nurses at all levels of practice (LVN/LPN, RN/APRN) qualify for nomination. We’ve put together a brief video regarding the nomination
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