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MaryCarol Reeder

A clinical director of palliative medicine and leader in the growth of palliative care in San Diego has been named the 2023 recipient of the Doris A. Howell Award for Advancing Palliative Care, presented annually by the CSU Shiley Haynes Institute for Palliative Care.

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To recognize National Health Care Decisions Day (April 16), the California State University Shiley Haynes Institute for Palliative Care is offering $19,000 in scholarships to San Diego County health professionals seeking convenient, high-quality, online palliative care education.

For the first time in the award’s 6-year history, a hospital chaplain, spiritual care educator, researcher, and leader has been named the 2022 recipient of the CSU Shiley Haynes Institute for Palliative Care Doris A. Howell, MD, Award for Advancing Palliative Care.

Doris A. Howell Award

Nominations are sought for annual award recognizing a health professional whose contributions, dedication, and compassion have helped advance palliative care in San Diego County.   

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To recognize National Hospice and Palliative Care Month in November, the California State University Shiley Haynes Institute for Palliative Care is offering $25,000 in scholarships to San Diego County health professionals seeking convenient, high-quality, online palliative care education. 

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Few physician assistants are working in palliative or hospice care. But this is changing.
PAs are in high demand, and having a palliative care skill set offers them a significant advantage.

Darlene Marcos Shiley and Karen Haynes

On July 13, the California State University Board of Trustees voted and approved renaming the CSU Shiley Institute for Palliative Care as the CSU Shiley Haynes Institute for Palliative Care, honoring Karen Haynes, President Emerita of CSU San Marcos.

Ami Doshi, MD

A palliative care physician, educator, and leader whose work has helped to expand access to pediatric palliative care for seriously ill children across the San Diego region has been named the 2021 recipient of the CSU Shiley Institute for Palliative Care Doris A. Howell, MD, Award for Advancing Palliative Care.

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Sixteen San Diego County healthcare professionals were recently awarded a total of $25,000 in scholarships to cover the full cost of tuition in any of the Institute’s online courses.

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The California State University Shiley Institute for Palliative Care has launched a new online palliative care certificate program for physician assistants, the first of its kind in the country.

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The California State University Shiley Institute for Palliative Care will offer its self-paced Self-Care and Resilience course at no cost in February to support frontline health professionals in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A November report by the

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To recognize National Hospice and Palliative Care Month in November, the CSU Shiley Institute for Palliative Care is offering $25,000 in scholarships

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AUG. 25, 2020 (SAN MARCOS, CA) – The CSU Shiley Institute for Palliative Care has been awarded the 2020 Compassionate Care Leadership Award for Organizations, presented today by the Coalition of Compassionate Care

COVID-19 palliative care resources

The CSU Shiley Institute for Palliative Care announced this week it is making more than 20 online palliative care courses and resources

Jill Mendlen

A longtime nurse, hospice innovator, and nationally recognized leader in improving care for people with serious illness has been named the 2019

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The California State University Shiley Institute for Palliative Care recently awarded $25,000 in scholarships for palliative care education to 13 San Diego

To honor National Hospice and Palliative Care Month in November, $25,000 in scholarships are being offered to San Diego County healthcare professionals

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The Supportive Care Coalition and the California State University Shiley Institute for Palliative Care have joined forces in a powerful collaboration designed