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Spirituality and Health: The Art of Compassionate Medicine

Primary Author: Christina M. Puchalski, GWish: The George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health

This 2001 article published in the journal Hospital Physician discusses:

- Issues of spirituality and religion as they relate to medical care
- Initiatives to expand the coverage of spirituality in medical education
- Spirituality in clinical practice, including the FICA tool for spiritual assessment

Date Last Modified 03/01/2001 Article

Spirituality and Medicine: An Overview Pertinent to Medical Providers

Primary Author: Stephen King, University of Washington

The "Spirituality and Medicine" submission includes a 60 minute lecture (a verbatim lecture along with PowerPoint slides) and information about the use of panelists (40 minutes) found in the Instructors Guide. There is also an abbreviated study guide and a brief recommended reading list. The lecture addresses factors that research has shown impacts the likelihood medical providers will be attentive to patients spirituality/religiosity, e.g., first, becoming aware of its importance to the patient and to the patients health care and then, second, understanding how to be more attentive to the spirituality/religiosity of their patients including how to encounter some potential barriers.

The lecture further helps the providers to be aware of chaplains as a resource in helping them be more attentive to the spirituality/religiosity of their patients. The presentation by the panelists is not included but information is included in the Instructors Guide about the panelists that will potentially help the reader in appropriately selecting and guiding the panelists.

Date Last Modified 12/06/2011 Lecture presentation, Manual/guide

Spirituality in Patient Care: Why, How, When, and What

Primary Author: Harold G. Koenig, Duke University Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health

From the publisher, Templeton Press, this paperback book offers:

- A practical handbook for physicians, medical students, and residents seeking guidance on integrating spirituality into patient care in a clear easy-to-use format

- A multifaith approach to integrating spirituality into patient care

- Key resources for medical professionals to develop further skills in this significant area

- A ten-session model course curriculum on spirituality and healthcare for medical students and residents, with suggestions on how to adapt it for the training of nurses, social workers, and rehabilitation specialists.

Date Last Modified 09/01/2007 Book, Course curriculum

The Unbroken Circle

Primary Author: James L. Brooks, M.Div., Duke University Institute on Care at the End of Life

This is already listed on your SOERCE page.

Date Last Modified 03/31/2009 Book

The Unbroken Circle: A Toolkit for Congregations Around Illness, End of Life, and Grief

Primary Author: James L Brooks, Duke University

The Unbroken Circle: A Toolkit for Congregations Around Illness, End of Life, and Grief is a new resource filled with practical tools and guidance to help congregations care for people facing illness, dying and bereavement. Developed by the Duke Institute on Care at the End of Life and written by Rev. James L. Brooks, it provides clergy, lay leaders, parish nurses and chaplains with an inspiring vision, easy-to-use tools, specific tips, and hundreds of additional resources.

The Toolkit starts with a call to action and provides templates for congregations to plan a discussion of these issues. It also includes guidelines for support groups, information on how to offer spiritual support to families, and outlines for educational programs and liturgical services. The Toolkit is designed to be in sync with the self-organization of congregations, including organizing illness, death, and grief information specifically geared towards adult and child education, congregational care, and worship, facility, and clergy leadership.

Published in the summer of 2009, The Unbroken Circle has been embraced by congregationally-based clergy and nurses, chaplains in health care settings, educators in seminaries and clinical pastoral education programs, and students interested in spiritual dimensions of caring for those with advanced illness.

Date Last Modified 03/31/2009 Manual/guide, Book, On-the-job tool