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We are the CSUSM campus partner institute of the CSU Shiley Haynes Institute for Palliative Care. We serve the San Marcos campus and our neighboring communities with programs, events, and educational resources promoting palliative care, advance healthcare planning, support for caregivers, and related topics. Please explore our website to learn more and find out about our activities.
Now open! Online Family Caregiver Course: Free and Open to the Public
Dr. Sharon Hamill and Dr. Judi Phillips from the CSU Shiley Haynes Institute for Palliative Care have created this no-cost online course to provide support, resources, and valuable information to all who serve as family caregivers--students , faculty, staff, and community members alike. This course contains eight modules, including an overview of the course and a resources page. Each module addresses a different aspect of the caregiving experience, providing tools and information to help caregivers manage the multiple burdens of caregiving. Enroll today!
Monthly POLST Training Webinar
Our FREE webinar provides orientation, training, and advice on how to hold an advance care planning conversation using the California Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form. Presented by the San Diego Coalition for Compassionate Care and hosted by the CSU Shiley Haynes Institute for Palliative Care at CSUSM.
Held on the second Wednesday of each month, 12 - 1 pm:
- November 12, 2025
- December 2025-No training this month
- January 14, 2026
- February 11, 2026
What Gives Your Life Meaning Resource Fair
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
University Hour, Kellogg Plaza
Join us for our annual resource fair that asks you to consider what gives your life meaning and who needs to know it, as a way to think about advance planning for future healthcare needs. What are we living for, and what does it mean to preserve and protect a quality of life that's worth living?
Stop by for free pizza and drinks! Learn more about advance care planning, resources for family caregivers, and services available to students and families facing long-term serious illness.
Interprofessional Education
Our Institute is proud to support Interprofessional Education Events each semester in partnership with the College of Education, Health, and Human Services. Twice a year we gather students from multiple CEHHS programs for a day of activities and workshops that foster and simulate interprofessional teamwork, building cooperation, interdisciplinary thinking, and mutual understanding. Students in Nursing, Social Work, Kinesiology, and Speech Language Pathology work together on projects where they use their respective skill sets and stocks of knowledge for problem-solving and creative thinking. Multidisciplinary student teams devise plans for diverse scenarios that involve topics like end-of-life care planning, family caregiver support, community health promotion and education, and other cross-disciplinary activities. Palliative Care is best provided by teams of professionals from different disciplines, and interprofessional education allows us to demonstrate the value of multidisciplinary cooperation.
The WGYLM® Campaign
With the simple question, "What Gives Your Life Meaning?", the WGYLM® Campaign promotes public awareness of palliative care and related topics. The WGYLM® Campaign provides a way for organizations and groups to educate the public about palliative care, advance healthcare planning, family caregiving, and the value of reflecting on what means most to us--and sharing those reflections with those who might care and speak for us someday.
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