Social Work Network in Palliative and End-of-Life Care Listserv

The Social Work Network in Palliative and End-of-Life Care is a joint effort of the Project on Death in America and the Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York. This list provides an opportunity for social workers in such fields as oncology, geriatrics, HIV, hospice, nephrology, and pediatrics to network and discuss multidimensional aspects and issues related to palliative and end-of-life care.

The goals and objectives of this email discussion group are to:

1. Establish links among social work specialists in such areas as oncology, geriatrics, HIV, hospice, nephrology, and pediatrics.
2. Enhance and encourage communication, networking, and sharing of expertise among clinicians.
3. Provide online notification of relevant research, and political and social policy issues.
4. Provide opportunity for feedback and collaboration around clinical, education, research, policy and professional issues.
5. Identify areas of commonality and unmet needs of social workers practicing in the areas of palliative care, pain, and end of life.
6. Reduce isolation of social workers practicing in settings where there is lack of opportunity for collaboration and mutual support.
7. Develop a resource list of experts for referral, teaching and joint project development.

This list is managed by Terry Altilio, LCSW, Dept. of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, Beth Israel Medical Center, NY; Wendy Walters, ACSW, Odyssey Hospice, Alabama; and Shirley Otis-Green, LCSW, City of Hope, California.

If you would like to learn more about this email discussion group, please contact Terry Altilio, LCSW, our listserv moderator, via email at taltilio@chpnet.org. To join the list, please complete and return this registration form.