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
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
The Cunniff-Dixon Foundation is pleased to introduce its newest video series, Influencer Interview, showcasing compelling stories of influential figures from diverse backgrounds who are shaping the landscape of end-of-life care. Each uniquely stylized short video unveils the impactful journeys of these influencers highlighting their pivotal contributions. The premiere episode features Jeanne Twohig, an unsung hero,
The Hastings Center and The Cunniff-Dixon Foundation are pleased to announce six recipients of awards that honor physicians for exemplary care provided to patients nearing the end of life. The awards are based on technical competence, personal integrity, empathic dialogue with patients, active engagement with the family and loved ones, practical and heartfelt communication regarding
I recently had the opportunity to participate in the launch of an award honoring nurses in end-of-life care. I invited the executive director of the Cunniff-Dixon Foundation, Andy Peters, to share his perspectives on this award. - Betty Ferrell, PhD, FAAN, FPCN, CHPN JHPN Editor-in-chief RECOGNIZING "GOOD NURSING" In January of 2005, Andy Baxter, founder
It is with great sadness we announce the death of CDF Founder Matthew (Andy) Baxter. The Cunniff Dixon Foundation sorely misses our visionary and leader who transitioned quietly, surrounded by family, and in peace on February 21, 2022. A compassionate champion of quality end-of-life care, Andy was also our dear friend and mentor. It
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