A life limiting illness is a challenge for every patient and their family, however it is especially so when that patient is a veteran that requires special education to recognize and react to their unique needs. Attend this session to increase your awareness of the affects of military experiences, to enhance your ability to assess and document pertinent militate experiences, and to learn how to draw specific attention to combat pain experience for veterans facing a life limiting illness.
Speaker: Charles Antoni, ACHP-SW, Palliative Care Coordinator, Veterans Administration
Charlie Antoni, is a Certified Hospice/Palliative Care Social Worker with 15 plus years of community hospice and 3 plus years as Coordinator of Palliative Care Consult Team for the Orlando CA Medical Center. Charlie is the recipient of numerous awards including the Gold Key National Honor Society, Phi Alpha National Social Work Honor Society, and the 2006 recipient of NHPCO’s Heart of Hospice Award.
Charlie has been active in the Hospice Veterans Partnership since 2003 and currently serves on the Advisory Board for the joint VA/NHPCO “We Honor Veterans” initiative. He has presented at local, state and National Conferences on a diversity of topics including Advance Directives, Cultural Diversity, Community Outreach with special populations, issues of aging and end of life, and the special needs of Veterans facing the challenges of life limiting illness. He is a member of the OVAMC clinical ethics consult team. He has completed both the End of Life Nurse Education (ELNEC) and Education in Palliative and End of Life Care (EPEC) Train the Trainer courses. Charlie is a Veteran of the USAF 1966-1970.