Quality of Life Hospice & Palliative Care Podcast

Our host, Dr. Millicent Burke Sinclair sits down with Dr. John Bryant, Vice President of Operations and Support Services at UNC Health Pardee, to discuss how a hospice and hospital work together. Four Seasons works with many hospitals in our 14-county area, and this is just one example of how working together to serve our community benefits our neighbors. 

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Our host, Dr. Millicent Burke-Sinclair, Ed.D, sits down with Emily Stamey, Regional Director of Palliative Care at Four Seasons, to discuss what Palliative Care is and how it's different from Pain Management. 

Emily Stamey has been a palliative care nurse practitioner at Four Seasons since 2020. She is board certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner and is an Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse.  Emily serves patient...

Our host, Dr. Millicent Burke-Sinclair, sits down with Four Seasons Foundation Executive Director Paige Wheeler to discuss how a community can support a nonprofit hospice through a foundation. 

Paige Wheeler has served as the Four Seasons Executive Director since January of 2020.  Her background is in fundraising and leadership having served in various roles in philanthropy and raising millions of dollars to support education and he...

Dr. Millicent Burke-Sinclair sits down with Annette Kiser, Chief Compliance officer with Teleios Collaborative Network to talk about how Compliance measures enhance Hospice and Palliative Care and positively impact our community. 

If you live in Western North Carolina and are in need of Hospice or Palliative Care, please call Four Seasons, The Care You Trust toll free at 866.466.9734 or visit us online at FourSeasonsCare.org. Thank ...

Our host, Dr. Millicent Burke-Sinclair, and National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation President Carole Fisher discuss how NPHI helps foster innovation and education for nonprofit hospices.

Carole Fisher serves as President of the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI), one of the nation's largest membership organizations focused on advanced illness care. Utilizing her previo...

Join us as host, Dr. Millicent Burke-Sinclair converses with Four Seasons Chief Innovation Officer Ryan Cannon about how Hospice can enhance quality of life for the patient and family and provide much needed support to the caregiver during the holidays. We know that some people think they should wait until after the holidays to call hospice, but involving hospice before may help decrease stress, provide comfort, decrease hospitaliz...

Our host, Dr. Millicent Burke-Sinclair, sits down with Four Seasons Grief Services Coordinator Daniel Tipton, and  Four Seasons Child and Adolescent Grief Coordinator Jay Wilson to talk about moving through grief in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, and in every day life.

If you live in Western North Carolina and are in need of Hospice or Palliative Care, please call Four Seasons, The Care You Trust toll free at 866.466.9734 or vis...

This episode was recorded before Hurricane Helene devastated our region in late September. As we see so many among us who have been displaced, the concept of “home” is even more relevant. We continue to serve our community – wherever they are – including temporary housing, shelters, or a relative’s home. In this episode, Four Seasons Nurse Practitioner Brandon Jochum sits down with our host, Dr. Millicent Burke-Sinclair to discuss ...

Join our host, Dr. Millicent Burke Sinclair, as she sits down with nationally recognized hospice leader, Chris Comeaux. Chris is President & CEO of Teleios Collaborative Network and Teleios Consulting Group, host of TCN Talks and Anatomy of Leadership podcasts, and author of the book Anatomy of Leadership.

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This supplementary episode features a poem with stanzas written by members of Four Seasons Grief Services support groups. The poem is read by our Grief Services Team. Please listen and share with someone who could use encouragement. Four Seasons Grief Services are provided free of charge to the community we serve, regardless of whether they were served by Four Seasons. It's a privilege to be able to serve those in our communit...

Dr. Millicent Burke-Sinclair sits down with Four Seasons physician, Dr. Michael Barnett, and Director of West & Hospital Palliative Care, Dr. Jamie Rouse to discuss the challenges of providing Hospice & Palliative Care in remote areas. 

If you live in Western North Carolina and are in need of Hospice or Palliative Care, please call Four Seasons, The Care You Trust toll free at 866.466.9734 or visit us online at FourSeasonsCa...

Dr. Millicent Burke-Sinclair sits down with Dr. Michael Barnett, a Four Seasons physician with special focus on Pediatric and Rural Care, to discuss Pediatric Palliative and Hospice Care. The two discuss how care differs for children, why it's so very needed in our rural area, and how this program truly can make a difference in the lives of the children and their families, increasing Quality of Life.

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Our host Dr. Millicent Burke-Sinclair welcomes Director of Home Care, Mary Jo Powers, MSW, and Director of Care Navigation,  Maureen Williams, MEd, BSN, RN, CCM, CDCP who will discuss what Aging in Place means, and how we provide services that make quality of life easier for the Caregiver (or loved one who is providing care for the patient/client). They also discuss various ways that specific services can help those who are caring ...

Our host, Dr. Millicent Burke-Sinclair, sits down with Four Seasons Director of Patient & Family Services Sybil Arnold, to discuss the ways that social workers, chaplains, music therapists, grief counselors and others help to support the hospice patient and family during a difficult season.

If you live in Western North Carolina and are in need of Hospice or Palliative Care, please call Four Seasons, The Care You Trust toll free ...

This episode, host Dr. Millicent Burke-Sinclair talks to Four Seasons Chief Clinical Operations Officer Rikki Hooper about what Palliative Care is, how it's different from Hospice, and how it can help those suffering from diseases including Alzheimer's and other types of dementia, COPD, kidney failure, cancer or heart failure, among others. She discusses how Palliative Care is a supportive type of care that is provided al...

In this inaugural episode, our host, Dr. Millicent Burke-Sinclair, sits down with experienced hospice physician and Chief Medical Officer of Four Seasons, Dr. Ruth Thomson. Dr. Thomson addresses common myths about Hospice Care, what it is, the level of care that is provided, and how it can help patients and families increase their quality of life during this time.

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Join host, Dr. Millicent Burke-Sinclair as she sits down with industry leaders, medical providers, and others with unique perspectives about Hospice and Palliative Care.

Millicent is the President and CEO of Four Seasons, The Care You Trust, and is a leader and educator in Hospice and Palliative Care. 

If you live in Western North Carolina and are in need of Hospice or Palliative Care, please call Four Seasons, The Care You...