The Florence Schorske Wald Lectureship on Hospice and Palliative Care Lectureship was established in 1997 to honor Florence Schorske Wald, who is credited with bringing the hospice movement to the United States from England. The lectureship is sponsored by Derry Ann Moritz and Charles Shepard who wanted to create a "public forum for drawing together ... the community to reflect on the care of persons who are dying" and to "stimulate dialogue and collaboration between academia and practice, and the university and the community."
This year was the 10th annual Wald Lecture, where internationally known ethicist and scholar Cynda Hylton Rushton, PhD, RN, FAAN spoke on "The Other Side of Caring: Caregiver Suffering."
Relevant to caregivers who are professionals or family members, Dr. Rushton's presentation explored the paradox of providing humane care to others while struggling to maintain a healthy life balance for oneself. Her suggestions for addressing this issue shed light and offered hope for caregivers for others experiencing serious illness or facing death.
Dr. Rushton is Associate Professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, and Program Director, Harriet Lane Compassionate Care Program, the pediatric palliative care program of the Johns Hopkins Children's Center.
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