Suncoast Institute has developed academic partnerships with
Colleges and Universities all over the world. The Institute
attracts attention as a clear leader in education and research on
hospice and palliative care. Jump
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Academic Partners
Suncoast Hospice was
one of the founding members of The Center for Hospice, Palliative
Care and End-of-life Studies at the University of South Florida. A
unique, disciplinary partnership center that connects academic
faculty and research expertise with community provider research and
clinical expertise to identify best practices and disseminate the
latest research on a wide range of End-of-life issues.
The Center supports research collaboration, funds pilot research
grants to faculty, graduate students and provider researchers,
graduate fellowships, and sponsors national educational conferences
and seminars. The community benefits because of the access it gains
to patients and families enabling the dissemination of practical
advice on how to maximize the benefits to patients, families and
care providers.
The Suncoast Hospice and Suncoast
Institute have entered into a partnership with Duke University's
Institute on Care at the End of Life. The partners share a common
mission: to educate people about the intersection of spirituality
and health care at the end of life. Leaders from both organizations
are committed to collaborating on educational opportunities,
fellowships and co-marketing materials for end-of-life care.
Suncoast Hospice and Suncoast Institute are marketing the ICEOL
publication Jewish Ritual, Reality and Response at the End of Life:
A Guide to Caring for Jewish Patients and Families. The guide is
featured in Suncoast Institute's Resource Catalog. "We are excited
by this alliance and the prospects for a rich and lasting
collaboration with our south Florida partners." Said ICEOL director
Dr. Richard Payne. "The marketing of the guide on Jewish
end-of-life care is only the first step in what I am sure will be a
fruitful collaboration."
Affiliates
Suncoast Hospice staff and volunteers are honored
to answer the call of our founders' early mission. The Hospice was
born out of the vision of an exceptional group of people who
realized the value of hospice care and wanted it for their families
and neighbors. In 1977 they created a small, all-volunteer
organization. Today, their vision and mission remain the
cornerstones of our work and organizational soul.
The Hospice is the nation's largest not-for-profit,
community-based provider of hospice and palliative care. The
Hospice provides care for tens of thousands of people annually, and
leads innovative service delivery, social change advocacy,
technology development and other end-of-life initiatives.
Suncoast Solutions® exists to dramatically
improve quality of life across America by being the world-class
leader in hospice, palliative and home care computer technology and
support. Suncoast Hospice formed Suncoast Solutions® in early 1997
to extend its mission to provide the best possible care for
patients and families, and create what is considered to be the
premier end-of-life care software system available today.