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Whether you’re seeking information on a specific topic, workplace support following a difficult loss, or a customized educational program for your organization, TRU Connections is here to help. Our experienced educators, counselors, and healthcare professionals can provide meaningful guidance and support tailored to your needs.
Contact us today to discuss your request and learn how we can support your community, staff, patients, or caregivers.
Education and Outreach
We are committed to partnering with community organizations to provide expert support and education regarding end-of-life issues. We offer a wide range of topics and can customize offerings based on needs and interests. Our presenters and counselors with extensive training and experience speak and offer support in schools, healthcare facilities, and community organizations.
Clinical Education Topics
- Pain/symptom management 101
- What to expect at end of life
- Difficult conversations at end of life
- Medical aid in dying
- Ethics 101
- Culturally competent practice
- Professional boundaries
- Communication skills
- Serving veterans at end of life
- Doc talks
- Working with challenging families
- Supporting staff moral distress
Grief Support Topics
- Facility memorials
- Community memorials
- Supporting child/teen grief
- Grief support for professional caregivers
- Coping with loss during the holidays
General Community Outreach Topics
- Hospice 101
- Grief 101
- Advance directives
- Caregiver stress
- Doc-to-doc talks
- Veterans
- Intimacy and illness
- PACE (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly)
KGNU Interviews
Listen to TRU’s Former Director of Community Education in a discussion of end-of-life planning. The interview also includes suggestions for grieving during the holidays and the top five regrets of dying people.
- Listen to the End-of-Life planning interview »
- Listen to the Grieving During the Holidays interview »
- Listen to the ‘Top Five Regrets of Dying People’ interview »
- Listen as TRU Medical Director and CMO Dr. John Massone and Director of Community Education Kim Mooney discuss excellence in end-of-life care »
- Listen to a discussion by TRU Director of Community Education and Porter Storey, M.D., called “TRU Dying Isn’t All About the Body.” »
We Honor Veterans
We Honor Veterans, a program of the National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance), invites hospices, state hospice organizations, Hospice-Veteran Partnerships and VA facilities to join a pioneering program focused on respectful inquiry, compassionate listening and grateful acknowledgment. By recognizing the unique needs of America’s Veterans and their families, community providers will learn how to accompany and guide them through their life stories toward a more peaceful ending.
We Honor Veterans also provides tiered recognition to organizations, known as Partners, that demonstrate a systematic commitment to improving care for veterans. There are five levels that partners can achieve in the program. Partner organizations assess their ability to serve veterans and, using resources as part of the program, integrate best practices for providing healthcare services to veterans into their organization.
TRU Community Care is proud to be a Level 5 We Honor Veterans Partner.
Grief Rituals
TRU’s Director of Community Education talks about grief rituals at the 2009 Association for Death Education and Counseling Conference. Watch on YouTube »
The Conversation Project in Boulder County
Advance care planning (ACP) is the process that supports all adults in understanding and sharing their personal values, goals, and preferences about future medical care. In the United States, 93% of adults say that talking about end-of-life wishes is important, but only 33% have engaged in these conversations with loved ones. Over half of us will be unable to make our own decisions during this critically important time.
According to the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Conversation Ready White Paper (2019), “when properly conducted, ACP has considerable benefits: better quality of life, care that is more consistent with patient preferences, and improved bereavement outcomes for the family.” Starting the conversation is never easy, but families and health care professionals report that it is a relief when the subject of how we want the end of our life to look is brought into the open and our choices can be honored because of thoughtful communication.
The Conversation Project in Boulder County fosters meaningful and effective conversations about healthcare wishes. We aim to ensure that every person’s wishes for end-of-life are expressed and respected. To reach this goal, we offer ACP presentations and workshops throughout our community. Our Conversation Coaches meet with individuals and families to help with advance directive documents and help facilitate these important discussions.
The Conversation Project in Boulder County is here to help you start or continue your personal ACP journey. All of our services are free-of-charge for anyone in our community. Families navigating serious illness may also find support through TRU’s palliative care and hospice care services, as well as helpful caregiver resources.
Frequently Asked Questions
TRU Connections provides educational programs covering a wide range of topics related to hospice care, end-of-life planning, grief support, caregiver wellness, ethics, communication skills, veteran care, and healthcare professional development. Programs can be tailored to meet the needs of specific audiences and organizations.
Our presentations are available to schools, healthcare facilities, community organizations, businesses, faith-based groups, professional caregivers, and other organizations seeking education or support on end-of-life care, grief, and related topics.
Yes. We work closely with organizations to develop customized presentations, workshops, and support programs based on their unique goals, challenges, and audience needs.