ELNEC-Core at DLSHSI (August 17-18, 2017)

A great wave in Philippine palliative health care is growing, with the DOH administrative policy and other exciting developments taking shape. We were so glad to have over fifty participants join us for our End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium – Core Course last August 17 & 18. More people need to know how much comfort and peace palliative care offers those with declining health. 

A big thank you again to our partners at the De La Salle Health Sciences Institute & College of Nursing for their invaluable help during this two-day course.

More photos are available at our Facebook page.

From L-R: Speaker Dr. Rumalie Corvera, Executive Director & Founder of The Ruth Foundation; Speaker Dr. Ruth Chi; Guest Speaker Ayda Nambayan, RN, PhD; Speaker Carlo Quilaton, RN

Speaker Dr. DJ Pedro

From L-R: Speaker Lita Bongcaron, RN, PhD; Speaker Dr. Ara Ofina; DLSHSI College of Nursing Dean Resty Tan, RN, PhD; Speaker & Host Carlo Quilaton, RN

Vice Chancellor of Academics at De La Salle Health Sciences Institute, Dr. Juanito Cabanias, gives the closing remarks

Co-organizers from De La Salle Health Sciences Institute College of Nursing and The Ruth Foundation pose for a picture

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Stage Zero Community Forum 2016

Written by Niki Guloy

Last Oct. 21, The Ruth Foundation partnered with Project Pink to host the Stage Zero Community Forum at the Filinvest Tent, as part of the Filinvest City #UnityInPink October breast cancer awareness campaign. Over 330 guests dropped by.

We had wonderful talks from speakers, including international trainer & grief therapist Liese Groot-Alberts; motivational speaker Miriam Quiambao-Roberto; executive director of the Philippine Cancer Society, Dr. Rachel Rosario; business & personality coach Dr. Roel Tolentino; singer Samantha Chavez-Que; Pinoy laughter yoga founder Paolo Trinidad; and many others.

Thank you to everyone who came!

For more coverage shots, visit the Stage Zero by Project Pink and The Ruth Foundation Facebook pages for more photos. You can also view the same-day edit video at the following link:

https://www.facebook.com/stagezerobyprojectpink/videos/1151601374876899/

Photo credits: Photos with Stage Zero logo care of Stage Zero by Project Pink Facebook page

[Promo] Join the StageZero Community Forum 2016!

click the poster to visit the official website (stagezero.ph).

Sonoran Winds Stakeholders Symposium

“Because every day matters.”

This is the company slogan of Sonoran Winds Hospice, a hospice center based in Buena Park, California that began operations in 2014. Last May 17, in partnership with The Ruth Foundation, Sonoran Winds held a dinner symposium at the Palms Country Club. Invited heads from hospitals, insurance and pharmaceutical companies, hospice centers, and others in the healthcare business sat down and exchanged ideas on the promising future of palliative and hospice care in the Philippines.

Distinguished guests got to enjoy a sumptuous dinner for the evening.

Smile! Friendly volunteers and staff greeted the guests as they arrived.

A buffet line was set-up outside, along with information on each of the foundations.

The program began with a series of opening messages from well-known palliative care and cancer care specialists in the Philippines. They spoke of the current situation of hospice care in the country.

The president of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Council of the Philippines, Dr. Agnes Bausa, spoke on the burden of hospice in the Philippines.

Dr. Rachel Rosario, executive director of the Philippine Cancer Society, speaking on the evolution of hospice care in the Philippines over the past 20 years.

Dr. Rumalie Corvera, president & CEO of The Ruth Foundation, opened the event and gave a talk on the Filipino response to the burden of hospice care.

The evening culminated in a presentation by the president, chairman & CEO of Sonoran Winds Hospice, Anthony J. Ferrio, and an open forum with all the speakers.

President, chairman and CEO of Sonoran Winds Hospice, AJ Ferrio

Open forum with all our speakers

Closing remarks by Dr. Rhodora Ocampo

More pictures are available online on Facebook. You may also learn more about Sonoran Winds Hospice at the links below.

Sonoran Winds Hospice

WEBSITE: sonoranwindshospice.com
FACEBOOK PAGE: facebook.com/sonoranwindshospice

ELNEC for Pediatric Palliative Care

Last April 18 and 19, The Ruth Foundation held the ‘End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium for Pediatric Palliative Care’ or ELNEC-PPC at Asian Hospital and Medical Center. This is the first time the foundation has offered this specialty course for young patients.

Proper care for our children and their families is a growing need. Over 20 nurses, doctors, social workers, therapists and volunteers are now more equipped to be agents of change in their own organizations.

Just like its parent course, ELNEC-Core, attendees went through eight modules over the course of two days.

Our distinguished lecturers (from L-R): Ayda Nambayan, PhD.; Dr. Lilian Lim; and Dr. Mae Corvera.

Participants were encouraged to participate and share their own insights during the training.

More pictures are available online on our Facebook page.

ELNEC and ELNEC-PPC are offered under The Ruth Foundation’s education program ‘Leadership for H.O.P.E.’.