Foundation News
Influencer Interview: Betty Ferrell, Ph.D., M.S.N., R.N., CHPN, FAAN, FPCN
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
Andy Baxter’s Visionary Tool
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
Call for 2025 Nursing Award Nominations
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
CDF Influencer Interview Announcement
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
Physicians Recognized for Providing Exceptional End-of-Life Care
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
Recognizing Good Nursing
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
Remembering Andy: Letter From Dr. Peter Dixon
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
Influencer Interview With Dr. Lydia Dugdale
Influencer Interview Series With Dr. Lydia DugdaleDescribe Your Path Within Medicine That Led You To Examine Modern Attitudes Towards Death And Dying?I remember as a medical student standing in the intensive care unit (ICU) in total awe at how our technology can thwart and even reverse death.
Physician Awards: 2022 Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Awards
Physicians and Nurses Recognized for Providing Exceptional End of Life Care The Hastings Center and The Cunniff-Dixon Foundation are pleased to announce nine recipients of awards that honor clinicians for outstanding care provided to patients nearing the end of life. The awards are based on technical competence,
Influencer Interview with Dr. Lynn Hallarman
In 2007, a year after Palliative Medicine became an approved medical subspecialty, you started an award-winning palliative care program at Stony Brook University Hospital. Can you walk us through that experience as an innovator? During the first six months of starting Stony Brook's first palliative care consultation