Lores Vlaminck, RN, BSN, MA, CHPN, is a consultant for home care, palliative care, hospice, and assisted living providing education, training, mock surveys, and mentoring for staff development. Lores’ extensive professional nursing experiences span clinical practice in cardiac and intensive care, outpatient clinical services and as a founder/director of a Medicare certified home care/hospice director in greater MN. Her role in the 'trenches' gives her a unique understanding of the challenges and opportunities professionals and volunteers face in accompanying the patient and family facing a serious or life-limiting illness.
Lores offers state and national education on palliative and hospice care and is certified trainer of the ELNEC (End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium) modules, EPEC (Education on Palliative and End-of-life Care) modules and the HPNA's (Hospice and Palliative Care Nurses Association) curriculum. She is a member of MHCA (Minnesota Home Care Association), MNHPC (Minnesota Network for Hospice and Palliative Care), Leading Age MN, NHPCO (National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization), HPNA (Hospice Palliative Nursing Association-MN Chapter) and Sigma Theta Tau. Additionally, Lores also serves on two not-for-profit long-term care boards.
Through a blend of both grief and joy filled patient stories, clinical expertise and referenced materials, Lores will be sure to engage you at both an intellectual and heart level. Participants across the country have consistently shared that Lores' humility, honesty, humor and genuine compassion allow for permission to 'feel what is felt.'

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial: Lores Vlaminck is receiving a fee for speaking at today's educational activity.

Nonfinancial: Lores Vlaminck has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.