Telechaplaincy and Ascension’s “On Demand” Model of Spiritual Care (1/2)
In this webinar, we will share how Ascension is seeking to address the needs of patients in the outpatient and ambulatory setting, through the development of digitally enabled programs and strategies to identify and articulate spiritual issues and concerns within the setting of Population Health. We will explore the emerging role of telechaplaincy in this […]
SpirituWell: A Digital Spiritual Care Platform for a Value-Based Era
As healthcare delivery shifts from inpatient to community settings, chaplains must provide spiritual care in new clinical contexts and adopt innovative care models. Andrew Savitz, CEO of digital spiritual care platform SpirituWell, will explore the role of this platform in value-based care, and discuss how it can help meet the increasing demand for spiritual care in community and ambulatory settings.
Meeting Patients Where They’re @: Chaplains’ Reflections on Online Spiritual Care Communities
Every year, millions of people in distress turn to large, anonymous online communities for support. Dr. Estelle Smith discussed emerging results from a Templeton-funded study investigating chaplains’ perceptions of these communities, prospective roles for chaplaincy professionals or lay users within them, and how we might intentionally design future online communities–either within or beyond clinical affiliations–for better safety, efficacy, and care.
MyInspiration: A Novel Digital Resource to Support the Spiritual Needs of Patients Diagnosed With Cancer.
Drs. Tim Pawlik and Liz Palmer Kelly shared MyInspiration, a web-based digital tool tailored to meet the spiritual needs of cancer patients throughout their care journey. They discussed its development from inception through the pilot phase and beyond.
A single-arm pilot of MyInspiration: a novel digital resource to support spiritual needs of patients undergoing cancer-directed surgery
A single-arm pilot of MyInspiration: a novel digital resource to support spiritual needs of patients undergoing cancer-directed surgery Download Purpose: This study aimed to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and satisfaction associated with the MyInspiration intervention, a digital spiritual support tool for patients undergoing cancer surgery. Additionally, we evaluated changes in spiritual well-being and the ability to […]
Expanding Spiritual Health Access to the Outpatient Clinic Setting: Providence TeleSpiritual Health
Charlie Shin and Deborah Thompson shared how Providence patients, as in many health systems, experience gaps in access to spiritual health services across the continuum of care. The TeleSpiritual Health (TSH) pilot launched on December 4, 2023, to extend chaplain support to patients seen at the Providence Heart Institute of Oregon. Charlie and Deborah introduced TeleSpiritual Health and shared learnings since the launch.
Navigating challenges in telechaplaincy: A thematic analysis of an international conference
Navigating challenges in telechaplaincy: A thematic analysis of an international conference Download Telehealth-based care models are being widely adopted by primary care providers and large healthcare institutions. Drawing on data collected at an international conference on the theory and practice of telechaplaincy, this article identifies and discusses how chaplains navigate various telechaplaincy-related challenges. A thematic […]
Walking with Wisdom – Digital Delivery of a Discernment Skills-Based Support Group
Chaplain Terry Siolkowsky (Niagara Health, Canada) shared “Walking with Wisdom”, which uses short stories from various wisdom traditions around the world. Terry discussed how this group was delivered digitally, and the telechaplaincy-related challenges encountered. A group activity was included for participants to model a sample session.
Zooming to the Scene: Higher Education Chaplaincy and Hybrid Digital Care
Zooming to the Scene: Higher Education Chaplaincy and Hybrid Digital Care This essay emphasizes the demand within higher education for hybrid residential and digital care from chaplains and the growing necessity for theological education and continuing education that offer literacy of current technological training of digital platforms. While the American religious landscape is shifting away […]
Will AI ever become spiritual? A Hospital Chaplaincy perspective
Will AI ever become spiritual? A Hospital Chaplaincy perspective With humanity’s ever-increasing reliance on, and closer integration with Artificial Intelligence (AI), the questions of AI’s agency as both potential spiritual-being and spiritual care-giver are pressing. This paper reviews these from an acute Hospital Chaplaincy perspective, utilising that sector’s broad definitions of spirituality, and case studies. […]
