2021 A Conversation About COVID and the End-Of-Life Experience Watch this informative, helpful, and inspiring program on how serious illness and end of life is different during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this 90-minute presentation you will hear experts talk about, palliative care during COVID, good communication with doctors and family, how families are coping with a loved one with COVID, sorting through your feelings when someone is sick, how to cope with

2020 Coping with Grief During the Holidays Program This year's program includes a special segment on exploring how to make our limited gathering opportunities meaningful. In this 90-minute presentation you will hear experts talk about grief and loss, especially as we remember those we are missing. Presenters: Joy Smith, RN, MSN – CHOMP and Papillon Center for Loss & Transition Ruth Shapiro, LCSW – Coastal Kids Home Care Jennifer Allen, LMFT, ATR-BC

2018 Hospice Giving Foundation Annual Symposium, Beyond Opioids: Alternative Treatments & Medical Cannabis. Introduction to the Use of Medical Cannabis presentation by Dr. David Dansky, MD, FACEP, Emergency Department, Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. View all our Videos Recent News Recent Educational Videos

2018 Hospice Giving Foundation Annual Symposium, Beyond Opioids: Alternative Treatments & Medical Cannabis. Introduction by Siobhan Greene, President/CEO HGF. Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM) presentation by Melanie Santos RNIII, BSN, OCN, CMSRN, Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System, and Five Branches University Student. View all our Videos Recent News Recent Educational Videos

2018 Hospice Giving Foundation Annual Symposium, Beyond Opioids: Alternative Treatments & Medical Cannabis. Mindfulness as Complementary Medicine presentation by Meika Hamisch, LMFT, Co-founder of the Monterey Center for Mindfulness and Compassion, Certified Teacher in Compassion Cultivation Training, and Certified Teacher in Cultivating Emotional Balance View all our Videos Recent News Recent Educational Videos

2018 Hospice Giving Foundation Annual Symposium, Beyond Opioids: Alternative Treatments & Medical Cannabis. Energy Medicine and Massage (Therapeutic Massage, Reiki, Therapeutic Touch, and Healing Touch) presentation by Gail Robbins, RN, Health Care Coordinator, Energy Practitioner, Volunteer with Hospice of the Central Coast. View all our Videos Recent News Recent Educational Videos

2018 Hospice Giving Foundation Annual Symposium, Beyond Opioids: Alternative Treatments & Medical Cannabis. Medical Cannabis: How We Can Apply Our Knowledge for the Relief of Suffering presentation by Dr. Kyle Youngflesh, DO, Hospitalist, Natividad Medical Center. View all our Videos Recent News Recent Educational Videos

Annual Tree of Life Celebration December 10, 2017 Video of Hospice Giving Foundation's Annual Tree of Life Celebration held on Sunday, December 10, 2017 at the Portola Hotel and Spa in Monterey featuring musical performances by the Defense Language Institute Choir and the Carmel Middle School Choir, inspirational poetry reading by Dale Meyer of poems by Lenore Meyer, commentaries, and our Master of Ceremonies, Ben Beesley. View all our Videos