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Quality of Life Hospice & Palliative Care PodcastHow Hospice Works in a Hospital SettingOur host, Dr. Millicent Burke Sinclair sits down with Dr. John Bryant, Vice President of Operations and Support Services at UNC Health Pardee, to discuss how a hospice and hospital work together. Four Seasons works with many hospitals in our 14-county area, and this is just one example of how working together to serve our community benefits our neighbors. For more information, visit FourSeasonsCare.org or PardeeHospital.orgIf you live in Western North Carolina and are in need of Hospice or Palliative Care, please call Four Seasons, The Care You Trust toll free at 866.466.9734 o...2025-05-0626 min
Quality of Life Hospice & Palliative Care PodcastThe Difference Between Palliative Care and Pain ManagementOur host, Dr. Millicent Burke-Sinclair, Ed.D, sits down with Emily Stamey, Regional Director of Palliative Care at Four Seasons, to discuss what Palliative Care is and how it's different from Pain Management. Emily Stamey has been a palliative care nurse practitioner at Four Seasons since 2020. She is board certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner and is an Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse. Emily serves patients in our Western most counties and works as the regional director of the West palliative care team. She began as a nurse in 2010. She started her nurse practitioner career in pri...2025-04-0125 min
Quality of Life Hospice & Palliative Care PodcastHow a Foundation Supports a Nonprofit HospiceOur host, Dr. Millicent Burke-Sinclair, sits down with Four Seasons Foundation Executive Director Paige Wheeler to discuss how a community can support a nonprofit hospice through a foundation. Paige Wheeler has served as the Four Seasons Executive Director since January of 2020. Her background is in fundraising and leadership having served in various roles in philanthropy and raising millions of dollars to support education and health care. Paige is dedicated to her role at Four Seasons because she has had several family members in our care and wants to assure everyone has access to the excellent care of Fou...2025-03-0417 min
Quality of Life Hospice & Palliative Care PodcastHow Compliance Measures Positively Impact Care for Hospice PatientsDr. Millicent Burke-Sinclair sits down with Annette Kiser, Chief Compliance officer with Teleios Collaborative Network to talk about how Compliance measures enhance Hospice and Palliative Care and positively impact our community. If you live in Western North Carolina and are in need of Hospice or Palliative Care, please call Four Seasons, The Care You Trust toll free at 866.466.9734 or visit us online at FourSeasonsCare.org. Thank you for listening!2025-02-0419 min
Quality of Life Hospice & Palliative Care PodcastHow NPHI Brings Nonprofit Hospices Together to Educate, Innovate, and Benefit our WNC CommunityOur host, Dr. Millicent Burke-Sinclair, and National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation President Carole Fisher discuss how NPHI helps foster innovation and education for nonprofit hospices.Carole Fisher serves as President of the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI), one of the nation's largest membership organizations focused on advanced illness care. Utilizing her previous experiences and deep expertise with not-for-profit, community-based hospice and palliative healthcare, she is charged with leading a wide range of activities for the membership organization. With an emphasis on developing strategic partnerships, meaningful collaborations, and transformational innovations, Carole helps support...2025-01-0723 min
Quality of Life Hospice & Palliative Care PodcastHow Hospice Can Enhance Quality of Life During the HolidaysJoin us as host, Dr. Millicent Burke-Sinclair converses with Four Seasons Chief Innovation Officer Ryan Cannon about how Hospice can enhance quality of life for the patient and family and provide much needed support to the caregiver during the holidays. We know that some people think they should wait until after the holidays to call hospice, but involving hospice before may help decrease stress, provide comfort, decrease hospitalizations and allow you all to be at home for the holidays. For more information, visit FourSeasonsCare.org.If you live in Western North Carolina and are in need of...2024-12-0319 min
Quality of Life Hospice & Palliative Care PodcastThe Way Forward: Moving Through GriefOur host, Dr. Millicent Burke-Sinclair, sits down with Four Seasons Grief Services Coordinator Daniel Tipton, and Four Seasons Child and Adolescent Grief Coordinator Jay Wilson to talk about moving through grief in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, and in every day life.If you live in Western North Carolina and are in need of Hospice or Palliative Care, please call Four Seasons, The Care You Trust toll free at 866.466.9734 or visit us online at FourSeasonsCare.org. Thank you for listening!2024-11-0545 min
Quality of Life Hospice & Palliative Care PodcastWherever You Call Home: Hospice & Palliative Care in Various Types of Home SettingsThis episode was recorded before Hurricane Helene devastated our region in late September. As we see so many among us who have been displaced, the concept of “home” is even more relevant. We continue to serve our community – wherever they are – including temporary housing, shelters, or a relative’s home. In this episode, Four Seasons Nurse Practitioner Brandon Jochum sits down with our host, Dr. Millicent Burke-Sinclair to discuss how we serve patients in various home settings. If you need Palliative or Hospice Care and are in the Western North Carolina region, please call 866.466.9734 or visit us at FourSeasonsCare.org. #WNCS...2024-10-1535 min
Quality of Life Hospice & Palliative Care PodcastThe Changing Landscape of Hospice CareJoin our host, Dr. Millicent Burke Sinclair, as she sits down with nationally recognized hospice leader, Chris Comeaux. Chris is President & CEO of Teleios Collaborative Network and Teleios Consulting Group, host of TCN Talks and Anatomy of Leadership podcasts, and author of the book Anatomy of Leadership. For more information about Four Seasons, The Care You Trust - visit FourSeasonsCare.org.To find out more about Teleios Collaborative Network or Teleios Consulting Group, visit teleioscn.orgAlso, be sure to check out Chris Comeaux's podcasts: TCNTalks and 2024-09-0339 min
Quality of Life Hospice & Palliative Care PodcastThe Way Forward: A Poem Written by Four Seasons Grief Support Group MembersThis supplementary episode features a poem with stanzas written by members of Four Seasons Grief Services support groups. The poem is read by our Grief Services Team. Please listen and share with someone who could use encouragement. Four Seasons Grief Services are provided free of charge to the community we serve, regardless of whether they were served by Four Seasons. It's a privilege to be able to serve those in our community during this season of life.If you live in Western North Carolina and are in need of Hospice or Palliative Care, please call Four Seasons...2024-08-3008 min
Quality of Life Hospice & Palliative Care PodcastHospice & Palliative Care in Rural AreasDr. Millicent Burke-Sinclair sits down with Four Seasons physician, Dr. Michael Barnett, and Director of West & Hospital Palliative Care, Dr. Jamie Rouse to discuss the challenges of providing Hospice & Palliative Care in remote areas. If you live in Western North Carolina and are in need of Hospice or Palliative Care, please call Four Seasons, The Care You Trust toll free at 866.466.9734 or visit us online at FourSeasonsCare.org. Thank you for listening!2024-08-0934 min
Quality of Life Hospice & Palliative Care PodcastPediatric Palliative and Hospice CareDr. Millicent Burke-Sinclair sits down with Dr. Michael Barnett, a Four Seasons physician with special focus on Pediatric and Rural Care, to discuss Pediatric Palliative and Hospice Care. The two discuss how care differs for children, why it's so very needed in our rural area, and how this program truly can make a difference in the lives of the children and their families, increasing Quality of Life.The Four Seasons Riversong Pediatric Palliative and Hospice program provides this care to Western North Carolina. For more information, visit FourSeasonsCare.org.If you live in Western North C...2024-07-0232 min
Quality of Life Hospice & Palliative Care PodcastAging in Place and Caring for the CaregiverOur host Dr. Millicent Burke-Sinclair welcomes Director of Home Care, Mary Jo Powers, MSW, and Director of Care Navigation, Maureen Williams, MEd, BSN, RN, CCM, CDCP who will discuss what Aging in Place means, and how we provide services that make quality of life easier for the Caregiver (or loved one who is providing care for the patient/client). They also discuss various ways that specific services can help those who are caring for loved ones with dementia. For more information, call 866-466-9734 or visit FourSeasonsCare.orgIf you live in Western North Carolina and are i...2024-06-0417 min
Quality of Life Hospice & Palliative Care PodcastThe Importance of Emotional and Spiritual Support During Hospice CareOur host, Dr. Millicent Burke-Sinclair, sits down with Four Seasons Director of Patient & Family Services Sybil Arnold, to discuss the ways that social workers, chaplains, music therapists, grief counselors and others help to support the hospice patient and family during a difficult season.If you live in Western North Carolina and are in need of Hospice or Palliative Care, please call Four Seasons, The Care You Trust toll free at 866.466.9734 or visit us online at FourSeasonsCare.org. Thank you for listening!2024-05-0715 min
Quality of Life Hospice & Palliative Care PodcastWhat is Palliative Care?This episode, host Dr. Millicent Burke-Sinclair talks to Four Seasons Chief Clinical Operations Officer Rikki Hooper about what Palliative Care is, how it's different from Hospice, and how it can help those suffering from diseases including Alzheimer's and other types of dementia, COPD, kidney failure, cancer or heart failure, among others. She discusses how Palliative Care is a supportive type of care that is provided along side other treatments and in collaboration with your other specialists. Listen to learn more.If you live in Western North Carolina and are in need of Hospice or Palliative Care, please...2024-04-0214 min