The year of 2021 was a roller coaster for sure, and it was filled with challenges, heartaches, growth, opportunity, new inspiration, and powerful stories. Our team was busy pulling together materials to support you in leading advance care planning conversations in your community. From a myriad of updated and brand-new guides to blog compilations offering a plethora of resources (ours and other groups) all in one place, we have a little something for everyone. Before we take on the new year at full speed, we want to reflect on some of the resources and materials we produced or were involved in creating in case you missed any! Below are some of our audience favorites of 2021.
Most Read Blogs of the Year: Old Favorites
- 10 Must Reads About Death and End-Of-Life Care
- With Dementia, More is Needed than a Boilerplate Advance Directive
- The Farewell: Culture’s Role in How We Approach End-of-Life
- 12 Additional Must Read Books About Death and End-of-Life Care
- Ten Best Quotes From Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
- 6 Fun Games to Help You Talk About End-of-Life Care
Most Read 2021 Blogs of the Year: Personal Stories About Care through End of Life
- Dying Well
- Ahead of All Parting
- Living in the Moments: End-of-Life Conversations with a Person in Denial
- How A Stroke Brought Me Wisdom
- In Search of A Good Death
- Embracing Fear and Grief: A Death Midwife Navigates End-of-Life Planning with Her Mom
TCP Resources Produced or Updated in 2021
- Our Conversation Starter Guides (updated and new content in February 2021)
- Your Conversation Starter Guide
- Your Guide to Choosing a Health Care Proxy
- Your Guide to Being a Health Care Proxy
- Your Guide for Talking with a Health Care Team
- Your Conversation Starter Guide for Caregivers of a Child with Serious Illness
- Your Conversation Starter Guide for Caregivers of People with Alzheimer’s or Other Forms of Dementia
- Our Conversation Starter Guides, English audio versions (new in November 2021)
- Your Conversation Starter Guide
- Your Guide to Choosing a Health Care Proxy
- Your Guide to Being a Health Care Proxy
- Your Guide for Talking with a Health Care Team
- Your Conversation Starter Guide for Caregivers of a Child with Serious Illness
- Your Conversation Starter Guide for Caregivers of People with Alzheimer’s or Other Forms of Dementia
- Workbook for People with Serious Illness, in partnership with Ariadne Labs (updated and new content in November 2021)
- Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Age-Friendly Guide for Clinicians on Talking with Older Adults about ‘What Matters’ (TCP team involved in creation, new in December 2021)
- Guides and resources for engaging with your community
- Getting Started Guide for Communities (updated and new content)
- Tips for Facilitating and Teaching about The Conversation Project (new)
- TCP Standard Slide Deck (updated and new content)
- TCP Standard Slide Deck in Spanish (updated and new content)
Popular New Recordings and Community Calls in 2021
- Getting Started with The Conversation Project (TCP): Orientation to TCP Resources and Common Questions: 30-minute recorded session
- Community Planning 101: 35-minute recorded session
- Speaker Training: 45-minute recorded session
- Inspiring Conversations Through the Power of Film and Virtual Theater: recording & slides
- National Healthcare Decisions Day 2021 and New Community Resources: recording & slides
New Resource Compilations in 2021
- 10 Things to Watch Together to Jumpstart Conversations
- 4 Stories from the Heart to Inspire You this Father’s Day
- 6 Moving Stories for Mother’s Day
- 6 Steps for Introducing The Conversation Project to Your Community
- Inspiring Conversations: 5 Ideas for National Healthcare Decisions Day 2021
- One Size Does Not Fit All When It Comes to Tools to Help Jump Start Conversions
- New Resources! A Road Map for Those Just Starting Off or Anyone Needing a Refresher
- Resources for Students Interested in Conversations, Advance Care Planning and End of Life
- Introducing New Guides!
New TCP-specific articles and podcasts of 2021
- The Conversation Project: How to Talk About End of Life, Now
- Talking Aging Episode 6: The Conversation Project with Kate DeBartolo (host Meeka Marsolais)
- Bringing Life to Hospice Episode 6: Let’s “Start The Conversation(s)” with Patty Webster (hosted by Hospice of Southern Illinois)
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