Newsletter December 2021

Ursula Köppe, nurse at Johannes-Hospiz, had interviewed a resident of our hospice for her final test paper of her special training in palliative care on the wider subject “Giving Humanity a Face”. Afterwards, she gave Leo Bisping, head of the public relation department, the opportunity to ask some important questions. I would like to relate here two of these questions and Ursula Koeppe’s answers. ...

On the 1^st of October, the professional training in palliative care could be concluded after a ten months’ delay. The reason for being late was the outbreak of the pandemic in March last year, that is, at a point in time when the start of the course with its 160 hours of training was planned. As a certified course leader it was a special concern for me to not simply change round the weeks of training to formats of e-learning. Consequently, much patience and understanding was necessary for its continuation, and that meant for all involved: the participants, the teachers, the employers and last not least the course leader. But now the work is done, even ...

In August, I had the special opportunity to visit Moldavia for five days. Maria Herzog, palliative care professional from Dortmund and coordinator for the hospice “Gloria” in Ceadir Lunga, accompanied me and gave me the occasion to get to know the hospices and their executives in this country. Establishing partnerships with East European hospices is one great aim of academy work at Johannes-Hospiz.

The hospice Gloria is situated in the south of the republic of Moldavia in the autonomous region Gagausia. The relief organisation “Wort und Tat” (“Word and Action”) (which belongs to the Deichmann Foundation) has been maintaining ...