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Villages of Kensington brings you a discussion with Christina Puchalski, MD, MS, FACP, FAAHPM. Dr. Puchalski is a pioneer and international leader in the movement to integrate spirituality into healthcare in both clinical settings and medical education.
(CNN) - To gather or not to gather has been the question at the forefront of the minds of today's religious leaders and their church members.
Christina Puchalski, MD, director of the George Washington University (GW) Institute for Spirituality and Health, professor of medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and medical director of professional health hospice of Washington, DC, was n
Dr. Christina Puchalski, Professor of Medicine and Health Science and Director at The George Washington University's Institute for Spirituality and Health discusses the spiritual side of palliative care in a live interview with EWTN.
In August 2017, BQO’s M. Anthony Mills visited Christina Puchalski at the George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health (GWish) in Washington, D.C. Dr. Puchalski is professor at George Washington University’s School of Medicine and founding director of GWish.
GWish recently hosted a booth at the 2014 Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM), held in San Diego, March 9th through 12th.
GWish Recommended Event: Masterfully led by three expert teachers—a physician, a clinical nurse educator and a senior international teacher in spiritual dimensions of healing—enjoy this wonderful opportunity to learn and relax at a tranquil Shaker campus near the Berkshires, complete with delicious…
We invite submissions of a 250-word abstract for a poster that addresses the issues at the intersection of spirituality and healthcare for our 6th Annual Spirituality and Health Summer Institute.
Dr. Najmeh Jafari, GWish post-doctorate scientist, recently traveled to the American Psychosocial Oncology Society Conference to participate in a book signing and present her recent work.
Friend of GWish and GWU alum Eric Lindner (GWSB BBA '81) recently published a book, Hospice Voices: Lessons for Living at the End of Life, with a portion of the proceeds being donated to GWish.