Steven Oppenheim, MD, FAAHPM of San Diego Hospice and The Institute for Palliative Medicine and Joseph Caperna, MD, MPH of UC San Diego Owen Clinic present "Addressing the Spiritual and Emotional Needs of HIV Patients"

1. AIDS CLINICAL ROUNDS
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2. Addressing Spiritual Needs of
HIV Patients
Steve Oppenheim
Joe Caperna

3. OBJECTIVES
• 1) Objective: present that pastoral services are life saving,
life supportive, and give life meaning
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• 2) Spiritual counselors accompany Dr. Oppenheim to the
presentation.
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• 3) Describe the large group of chaplains at SD hospice of
many faiths who are expected to offer non-denominational
spiritual care to all of our hospice patients of all faiths.
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• 4) Describe and invite community spiritual leaders, For
those specific faiths our staff seek resources in the
community to support patients and families.

4. Be Ecumenical
Be Sensitive
• 1) Buddhism
• 2) Judaism
• 3) Hinduism
• 4) Christians_--Catholic, Episcopalian, Methodist, Baptist,
Evangelical, Unitarians
• 5) Mormons
• 6) Islam
• 7) Baha'i
• 8) Janism
• 9) Native Spirituality
• 10) Taoism
• 11) Zoroastrianism
• 12) Sikhism

5. Motivation
• June 2012 HIV Orphanage Rayond Thailand