News & Announcements

• CBC Radio feature: Alzheimer's hidden victims (Oct 01.08) A new documentary about Alzheimer's is giving hope to family members and caregivers of people with the disease. The dccumentary is called Hope In Action.
• Visit their site to listen to the interview or stream it below: http://www.cbc.ca/afternooneditionsask/

• Fall 2008: New "Hope in Action" video has been added to the website
• Abstracts 6, 7, 8, & 9 have been updated.
• Three new abstracts have been added to the website
  • Abstract 10 - The experience of Hope of Palliative Care Registered Nurses
  • Abstract 11 - Using Ethnodrama to Disseminate Research Findings on the Hope Experience of Primary Caregivers of Persons with Alzheimers Disease
  • Abstract 12 - Living with Hope: Developing a Psychosocial Supportive Program for Rural Older Women Caregivers of Spouses with Advanced Cancer

• November 2007: Powerpoint slides from the recent presentations given in Toronto are now available for download in PDF format:
  • Reconstructing Hope: The Experience of Family Members Caring for Persons with Dementia, CAG 36th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting
  • Lessons Learned in Developing a Successful Hope Program for Palliative Home Care Patients, Canadian Hospice and Palliative Care Conference Nov. 2007 Toronto (~ 12 Mb)

• Fall 2007: Abstract 5 publications have been updated and three new abstracts have been added to the website:
  • Abstract 7 - The Experience of Hope in Bereaved Caregivers of Palliative Care Patients;
  • Abstract 8 -The Hope Experience of Continuing Care Assistants.
  • Abstract 9 -A Pilot Study of the Discourse of Hope of Older Advanced Cancer Patients and their Caregivers at the End of Life. .

• January 2007: New abstract on The Experience of Hope in Bereaved Caregivers of Palliative Care Patients has been added to the Abstracts page >>

• September 29, 2006: Nurturing Hope at the End of Life Workshop,
  16th International Congress on Care of the Terminally Ill, Montreal
  Handouts: Presentation | References

• Fall 2005: "Living With Hope" received Honorable Mention in the Physical Health Division/Death and Dying Category at The 2005 Columbus International Film & Video Festival, a.k.a. 'The Chris Awards.'  More details >>

• Spring 2005: "Living With Hope" received first place, the Gold Camera Award, in the category of Medicine, Health: Research Documentation, at the U.S. International Film and Video Festival in Los Angeles. Over 1300 entries were received in total, competing in an array of 81 categories. Recognition at the Festival represents one of the world's highest honors in audiovisual competition. The Gala Awards Presentation and Screenings took place on Saturday, June 4, 2005, in Los Angeles.

• Fall 2004: An article about the Living With Hope project was printed in the 2004 College of Nursing Newsletter at the University of Saskatchewan. Read article in PDF format >>

• Fall 2004: View the Living with Hope Video launch party announcement with photos from the event.  Click here >>

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