South West End-of-Life Care Network

The Share The Care™ Campaign for South West Ontario is excited to announce the appointment of Eugene Dufour as Campaign Coordinator effective August 17, 2009.

Eugene is a clinically-trained individual, marital and family therapist, bereavement specialist, compassion fatigue educator and therapist, and a critical incident debriefing facilitator. He received his Bachelors and Masters Degree from King’s University College at The University of Western Ontario and has been working in palliative care, mental health, and the HIV/AIDS movement for 25 years.

In 2002, Eugene was presented with the Commemorative Medal for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee by the Governor General of Canada for his work in hospice palliative care.

In his role as Campaign Coordinator, he will lead a focused effort to encourage the creation of Share The Care™ groups across South West Ontario.

ShareTheCaregiving’s Share The Care™ is a caregiving model that shows how ordinary people can pool their talents, time and resources to assist a friend or loved one facing a health or medical crisis.

It’s an approach that can help regardless of the situation - whether the person is in need of short-term rehabilitation, suffering from long-term or terminal illness, or is just facing the increased difficulties associated with aging. Developed in the U.S., Share The Care™ has been endorsed by the ALS Association and the National Family Caregiver Association.

The South West Health Integration Network (LHIN) is funding an eighteen- month campaign to make caregivers in this region aware of this powerful model.

For more information, contact:
Paul Cavanagh  Paul.Cavanagh@sw.ccac-ont.ca

Or visit: www.sharethecare.org

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