June, 2018 | Transforming Chaplaincy

Transforming Chaplaincy co-director on radio interview

June 26, 2018 News

Transforming Chaplaincy co-director Wendy Cadge was featured recently on WGVU’s Common Threads. Check out her conversation with Fred Stella at WGVU (part 1 here; part 2 here). Dr. Cadge [...]
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New study on religion and longevity

June 20, 2018 News

Via EurekAlert: A new nationwide study of obituaries has found that people with religious affiliations lived nearly four years longer than those with no ties to religion. That four-year boost [...]
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Bringing peace to patients and families

June 16, 2018 News

The Salt Lake Tribune published a story on four healthcare chaplains – Vicki Pond, Rosemary Baron, Saundra Shanti, Susan Roberts – just after our last newsletter. Bob Mims’s [...]
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2018-2019 Webinar Journal Club announced

June 15, 2018 News

As the WJC begins its 9th year we are pleased to announce its new leaders, all of whom are Transforming Chaplaincy Fellows: Marilyn J.D. Barnes (above, left), Cate Michelle Desjardins (above, [...]
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The patient is dying, please call the chaplain’: The Activities of Chaplains in One Medical Center’s Intensive Care Units

June 14, 2018 ICU

CONTEXT: Patients and families commonly experience spiritual stress during an intensive care unit (ICU) admission. Although most patients report that they want spiritual support, little is known [...]
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