Publications

“Healing the Dying Person,” (with Jody Gyulay) American Journal of Hospice Care, Fall 1984.
“The Spiritual Moment of Death,” American Journal of Hospice Care, Sept/Oct 1987.
"Gone From My Sight: The Dying Experience" (booklet) 1987.
"My Friend, I Care: The Grief Experience," (booklet) 1991.
"A Time to Live: Living with a Life-threatening Illness," (booklet) 1994.
“An Expressed Concern,” American Journal of Hospice Care. March/April 1997.
The Final Act of Living: Reflections of a Longtime Hospice Nurse. Depoe Bay, Oregon: Barbara Karnes Books, Inc. 2003.
"The Eleventh Hour: A Caring Guideline for the Hours to Minutes Before Death," (booklet) 2008

Training Videos

DYNAMICS OF DYING
GRIEF: EXPLORING THE PROCESS

PRESENTATIONS:

Speaking Fee: $2,000 Plus Expenses

GENERAL PUBLIC:
DYING IT’S SO SIMPLE! Why Do We Make it so Hard? (2 HOURS)
DYNAMICS OF GRIEF: The Normal Process (1 HOUR)

STAFF/VOLUNTEER TRAINING:
DYING, IT’S SO SIMPLE (3 HOURS)
DYNAMICS OF GRIEF (1 HOUR)
PEACE OF MIND, JOY, and FULFILLMENT: Taking Care of Yourself (1 1/2 HOURS)

VOLUNTEER TRAINING:
ONE DAY PROGRAM: Hospice; Dynamics of Dying; Grief; Why Do You Want To Be Involved With Hospice? Spirituality; Role of the Volunteer (6 HOURS)

PRECONFERENCE OR ALL DAY WORKSHOP:
DYING IS SO SIMPLE!; GRIEF; PEACE OF MIND, JOY FULFILLMENT (6 HOURS)

NATIONAL & STATE CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:

1993: National Hospice Symposium; Salt Lake City, UT 2001: W. NC Area Hospice of Carolinas; Ashville, NC
1995: Arkansas State Hospice Conference
1995: Minnesota Regional Hospice Conference Modesto, CA
1995: Oklahoma State Hospice Conference
1995: National Hospice Symposium; Phoenix, AZ San Francisco, CA
1996: Wisconsin State Hospice Conference
1996: Missouri State Hospice Conference Portland, OR
1996: Colorado State Hospice Conference
1996: National Hospice Symposium; Chicago, IL
1997: Kansas State Hospice Pre-conference
1998: Pennsylvania State Hospice Conference
1998: Florida State Hospice Conference West Illinois; St Louis, MO
1999: Florida State Hospice Conference
1999: Maryland State Hospice Conference
2000: California State Hospice Conference
2001: Hospice Network of Maryland Oceanside, WA
2001: Hanover Hospital, Hanover PA
2001: Sepulveda GRECC/Extended Care Hospice Conference; San Pedro, CA
2002: Holton KS Com. Hospital; all day workshop
2002: Shelter from the Storm, Community Hospice;
2002: Community Hospice; Modesto, CA; ½ day workshop
2003: California State Regional Conference;
2003: California Regional Conference, San Francisco, CA, ½ day workshop
2003: St Vincent Hospice, Portland, OR; all day workshop
2003: St. Vincent’s Hospice Vol. Coalition;
2003: Wiregrass Hospice Workshop; Dothan, AL; all day
2004: ScienceCare, Phoenix, AZ ½ day workshop
2004: 22nd Annual Hospice Conference of SW IL; ½ day workshop
2005: Greater St Louis Hospice Organization; St Louis, MO all day
2005: Barnes Jewish Hospital, St Louis, MO all day
2005: South West Regional Hospice, Vancouver, WA
2005: Mercy Medical, Daphne, AL all day
2005: ScienceCare, Phoenix, AZ ½ day workshop
2006: ScienceCare, Denver, CO ½ day workshop
2006: Newport Community Churches, Newport, OR; 2 day workshop
2006: Idaho State Hospice Conference, Post Falls, ID, ½ day workshop
2006: Washington State Hospice Conference, Oceanside, WA, 2 hour workshop
2006: Washington State Home Health Conference, Vancouver, WA 2 hour workshop
2006: Idaho State Hospice Conference; Post Falls, ID
2006: Newport OR Community Churches
2007: Mercy Medical Center; Roseburg, OR;
2007: 15th Annual Hospice & Pall Care Conf; San Pedro, CA
2007: NE.State Hospice Conf; Lincoln, NE
2007: Canadian Hospice Pall Care Conf; Toronto, Canada;
2008: Hospice of Good Samaritan, Mt Vernon,IL
2008: Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, Largo,FL
2008: Southwest WA Medical Center,Vancouver, WA
2008: Southwest WA Medical Center Hospice, Vancouver, WA
2008: Alegent Health Care, Omaha, NE
2008: Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
2008: Samaritan Health System, Newport, OR
2009:  Rogue Valley Manor Retirement Com, Medford, OR
2009: Hospice VNA of St Luke's, Bethlehem, PA
2009: Mary Lanning Mem Hospital, Hastings, NE
2009: IL Home Care Council, Chicago, IL
2009: Hospice Conf. of SW IL, Alton, IL
2009: Hospice of Little Traverse Bay, Petoskey, MI
2009: Sparrow Hospice, Lansing, MI
2009: Samaritan Health System, Newport, OR
2010: Genlife, Phoenix, AZ
2010: Methodist Hospital Chaplaincy No One Dies Alone Program, Houston, TX
2010: Heartland Hospice, Santa Rosa, CA
2010: VNA/Hospice/Pocono Med. Center, E. Stroudsburg, PA
2010: Hospice of Central Peninsula/Hospital of Central Peninsula, soldotna, AK
2010: Science Care, Phoenix AZ
2010: Hospice of Central Peninsula/Hospital of Central Peninsula, Soldotna, AK