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2008 EVENTS:
December 6, 2008
"Miracle Mission"
CF Foundation Fundraiser, Chicago IL
October 24, 2008
UNC Nursing End of Life Conference
October 22, 2008
First Methodist Church
Cary, NC
October 20, 2008
Carolina Meadows, Chapel Hill NC
October 17, 2008
The Cedars of Chapel Hill
October 13, 2008
Carolina Meadows, Chapel Hill NC
October 6, 2008
Carolina Meadows, Chapel Hill NC
September 28, 2008
North Carolina Transplant Foundation
September 24, 2008
Sunrise Senior Services, Raleigh NC
Exact Location TBA
September 19, 2008
Carolina Donor Services Banquet
September 17, 2008
Sunrise Senior Services, Raleigh NC
Exact Location TBA
September 13, 2008
Project Compassion Conference
September 12, 2008
The Cedars Retirement Community
Chapel Hill, NC
September 10, 2008
Sunrise Senior Services, Raleigh NC
Exact Location TBA
September 5, 2008
The Cedars Retirement Community
Chapel Hill, NC
September 4, 2008
Regional Nurse Executive Conference
August 28, 2008
Carolina Meadows (Fairways)
August 21, 2008
SECU Family House
Chapel Hill, NC
August 19, 2008
Sunrise Senior Care of Raleigh
In-Staff Wine and Cheese
August 13, 2008
Duke Medical School
August 12, 2008
The Forrest at Duke
August 4-8
CFRI Adult CF Retreat
Redwood City, CA
August 1, 2008
CFRI National Conference
Redwood City, CA
July 24, 2008
Duke Palliative Care Conference
Duke Hospital South, Durham NC
July 22, 2008
Carolina Meadows (Lecture Hall)
Chapel Hill, NC
July 11 & 12, 2008
Transplant Olympic Games
Pittsburgh, PA
July 10, 2o08
Family Hospice and Palliative Care
Pittsburgh, PA
June 29, 2008
Carolina Meadows (Auditorium)
June 21, 2008
Starlight Starbright Foundation
June 11, 2008
UNC Lung Transplant Support Group
June 5, 2008
The Cedars of Chapel Hill
June 3, 2008
Duke University Medical School
June 3, 2008
UNC Nursing School
Spring, 2008
Cornucopia House Day Workshop Series
May 31, 2008
Mount Vernon Baptist Church Health Fair
Durham, NC
May 23,2008
Glenaire in Cary, NC
9am- noon
May 16,2008
Glenaire in Cary, NC
9am- noon
May 9,2008
Glenaire in Cary, NC
9am- noon
May 3, 2008
UNC Cardiothorasic Transplant Picnic
May 1, 2008
UNC Nursing and Psychology School
Dr. Theresa Raphael-Grimm
April 24, 2008
Legal Aide Conference
Raleigh, NC
April 28-30, 2008
La Crosse, WI
April 18, 2008
UNC 8th Annual End of Life Care Conference
April 15, 2008
Carolinas Center for Hospice and
End of Life Care Clinical Conference
Plenary Speaker
April 17, 2008
Carolina Meadows in Chapel Hill, NC
9:00 until noon
April 10, 2008
Carolina Meadows in Chapel Hill, NC
9:00 until noon
April 3, 2008
Carolina Meadows in Chapel Hill, NC
9:00 until noon
April 3, 2008
Spiritual Frontiers Fellowship, Raleigh NC
7:15-9:30 pm
April 7-9, 2008
Southeastern Regional Parish
Nurse Coordinator Retreat
April5-May3 2008
Duke Continuing Studies Workshop Leader
March 18th
UNC Nursing School
March 7, 2008
Project Compassion Spring Symposium
March 6, 2008
Duke Medical Center "Transplant Lab"
March 4, 2008
Cornucopia House workshop
March 3, 2008
Vance-Granville Community College
Feb. 27, 2008
Optimist Club of Chapel Hill
Feb. 26, 2008
Market Street Books
Feb. 17, 2008
Book Launch Party!!
Feb. 13, 2008
Duke Divinity School
2007 EVENTS:
Dec. 19, 2007 Nurse Leader's Meeting, keynote speaker Title TBA
Nov. 17, 2007 Evening of Miracles Book Signing
Nov. 4, 2007 Co-Creator, Speaker: Community Pet Memorial Service "Pets as Witness"
Oct. 23, 2007 Guest Speaker for UNC Chaplain Residents " Loving Through Illness,
A Patient Perspective on How
Illness Impacts Relationships"
Oct. 22, 2007 Guest Speaker for UNC Chaplain Residents "From Diagnosis to Acceptance,
A Patient's Emotional
and Spiritual Journey"
Sept. 29, 2207 Project Compassion's Seeking Relief from Pain "Alternative Medicine and
Patient Advocacy"
Sept. 28, 2007 UNC Chapel Hill Psychiatry Grand Rounds "The Art of Good Grieving"
June 6, 2007 Duke University Medical School Panel "Healing vs. Curing"
May 24, 2007 UNC Psychiatry Residents In-Service "The Difficult Patient"
April 28, 2007 Project Compassion's Spring Symposium "PhD in Patientology"
Jan. 24, 2007 UNC Medical School talk for internal medicine residents "Practice: A Patient Perspective
on Being a Good Physician"
Dec. 4, 2006 UNC Medical School talk for alternative medicine class "The Compassionate Bedside:
A Patient Perspective"
Oct. 18, 2006 Community Home Care and Hospice "Hospice Caregivers
as Death Walker"
Sept. 26, 2006 Project Compassion's Pain Forum with Dr. Richard Payne "The 4 E's of Pain Management"
Various and Many
dates in 2006 Carolina Donor Services outreach to high school students "Organ Donation Saved My Life"
May 24, 2006 Duke University's OLLI Continuing Education "Patient Advocacy 101"
May 10, 2006 Bridges to Healing Series at UNC Hospital "Expanding Your Compassion;
Stories from an Illness Ambassador"
April 10, 2006 UNC Hospice Staff In-Service "Expanding Your Compassion;
Stories from an Illness Ambassador"
Jan. 25, 2006 UNC Hospital Lung Transplant Support Group "Making the Waiting Count"
December 6, 2008
"Miracle Mission"
CF Foundation Fundraiser, Chicago IL
October 24, 2008
UNC Nursing End of Life Conference
October 22, 2008
First Methodist Church
Cary, NC
October 20, 2008
Carolina Meadows, Chapel Hill NC
October 17, 2008
The Cedars of Chapel Hill
October 13, 2008
Carolina Meadows, Chapel Hill NC
October 6, 2008
Carolina Meadows, Chapel Hill NC
September 28, 2008
North Carolina Transplant Foundation
September 24, 2008
Sunrise Senior Services, Raleigh NC
Exact Location TBA
September 19, 2008
Carolina Donor Services Banquet
September 17, 2008
Sunrise Senior Services, Raleigh NC
Exact Location TBA
September 13, 2008
Project Compassion Conference
September 12, 2008
The Cedars Retirement Community
Chapel Hill, NC
September 10, 2008
Sunrise Senior Services, Raleigh NC
Exact Location TBA
September 5, 2008
The Cedars Retirement Community
Chapel Hill, NC
September 4, 2008
Regional Nurse Executive Conference
August 28, 2008
Carolina Meadows (Fairways)
August 21, 2008
SECU Family House
Chapel Hill, NC
August 19, 2008
Sunrise Senior Care of Raleigh
In-Staff Wine and Cheese
August 13, 2008
Duke Medical School
August 12, 2008
The Forrest at Duke
August 4-8
CFRI Adult CF Retreat
Redwood City, CA
August 1, 2008
CFRI National Conference
Redwood City, CA
July 24, 2008
Duke Palliative Care Conference
Duke Hospital South, Durham NC
July 22, 2008
Carolina Meadows (Lecture Hall)
Chapel Hill, NC
July 11 & 12, 2008
Transplant Olympic Games
Pittsburgh, PA
July 10, 2o08
Family Hospice and Palliative Care
Pittsburgh, PA
June 29, 2008
Carolina Meadows (Auditorium)
June 21, 2008
Starlight Starbright Foundation
June 11, 2008
UNC Lung Transplant Support Group
June 5, 2008
The Cedars of Chapel Hill
June 3, 2008
Duke University Medical School
June 3, 2008
UNC Nursing School
Spring, 2008
Cornucopia House Day Workshop Series
May 31, 2008
Mount Vernon Baptist Church Health Fair
Durham, NC
May 23,2008
Glenaire in Cary, NC
9am- noon
May 16,2008
Glenaire in Cary, NC
9am- noon
May 9,2008
Glenaire in Cary, NC
9am- noon
May 3, 2008
UNC Cardiothorasic Transplant Picnic
May 1, 2008
UNC Nursing and Psychology School
Dr. Theresa Raphael-Grimm
April 24, 2008
Legal Aide Conference
Raleigh, NC
April 28-30, 2008
La Crosse, WI
April 18, 2008
UNC 8th Annual End of Life Care Conference
April 15, 2008
Carolinas Center for Hospice and
End of Life Care Clinical Conference
Plenary Speaker
April 17, 2008
Carolina Meadows in Chapel Hill, NC
9:00 until noon
April 10, 2008
Carolina Meadows in Chapel Hill, NC
9:00 until noon
April 3, 2008
Carolina Meadows in Chapel Hill, NC
9:00 until noon
April 3, 2008
Spiritual Frontiers Fellowship, Raleigh NC
7:15-9:30 pm
April 7-9, 2008
Southeastern Regional Parish
Nurse Coordinator Retreat
April5-May3 2008
Duke Continuing Studies Workshop Leader
March 18th
UNC Nursing School
March 7, 2008
Project Compassion Spring Symposium
March 6, 2008
Duke Medical Center "Transplant Lab"
March 4, 2008
Cornucopia House workshop
March 3, 2008
Vance-Granville Community College
Feb. 27, 2008
Optimist Club of Chapel Hill
Feb. 26, 2008
Market Street Books
Feb. 17, 2008
Book Launch Party!!
Feb. 13, 2008
Duke Divinity School
2007 EVENTS:
Dec. 19, 2007 Nurse Leader's Meeting, keynote speaker Title TBA
Nov. 17, 2007 Evening of Miracles Book Signing
Nov. 4, 2007 Co-Creator, Speaker: Community Pet Memorial Service "Pets as Witness"
Oct. 23, 2007 Guest Speaker for UNC Chaplain Residents " Loving Through Illness,
A Patient Perspective on How
Illness Impacts Relationships"
Oct. 22, 2007 Guest Speaker for UNC Chaplain Residents "From Diagnosis to Acceptance,
A Patient's Emotional
and Spiritual Journey"
Sept. 29, 2207 Project Compassion's Seeking Relief from Pain "Alternative Medicine and
Patient Advocacy"
Sept. 28, 2007 UNC Chapel Hill Psychiatry Grand Rounds "The Art of Good Grieving"
June 6, 2007 Duke University Medical School Panel "Healing vs. Curing"
May 24, 2007 UNC Psychiatry Residents In-Service "The Difficult Patient"
April 28, 2007 Project Compassion's Spring Symposium "PhD in Patientology"
Jan. 24, 2007 UNC Medical School talk for internal medicine residents "Practice: A Patient Perspective
on Being a Good Physician"
Dec. 4, 2006 UNC Medical School talk for alternative medicine class "The Compassionate Bedside:
A Patient Perspective"
Oct. 18, 2006 Community Home Care and Hospice "Hospice Caregivers
as Death Walker"
Sept. 26, 2006 Project Compassion's Pain Forum with Dr. Richard Payne "The 4 E's of Pain Management"
Various and Many
dates in 2006 Carolina Donor Services outreach to high school students "Organ Donation Saved My Life"
May 24, 2006 Duke University's OLLI Continuing Education "Patient Advocacy 101"
May 10, 2006 Bridges to Healing Series at UNC Hospital "Expanding Your Compassion;
Stories from an Illness Ambassador"
April 10, 2006 UNC Hospice Staff In-Service "Expanding Your Compassion;
Stories from an Illness Ambassador"
Jan. 25, 2006 UNC Hospital Lung Transplant Support Group "Making the Waiting Count"
"Tiffany Christensen gave
a presentation to our
Hospice Staff. You could
hear a pin drop--unheard
of with our staff. Everyone
was in awe of her insight,
knowledge and experience
and her ability to
communicate this to our
staff. Everyone came away
with a deeper
understanding and
compassion for the people
we serve and each other."
-Mary Honeycutt
UNC Hospice
Volunteer Coordinator
a presentation to our
Hospice Staff. You could
hear a pin drop--unheard
of with our staff. Everyone
was in awe of her insight,
knowledge and experience
and her ability to
communicate this to our
staff. Everyone came away
with a deeper
understanding and
compassion for the people
we serve and each other."
-Mary Honeycutt
UNC Hospice
Volunteer Coordinator
| Upcoming and Past Events |
Date
Event Title of talk, workshop or reason for participation
Event Title of talk, workshop or reason for participation
Tiffany Christensen is
Sick Girl Speaks!
Imagine a lifetime of being poked, prodded and examined.
Through her talks, her book and the way she lives her life...this sick girl is ready to speak!
Sick Girl Speaks!
Imagine a lifetime of being poked, prodded and examined.
Through her talks, her book and the way she lives her life...this sick girl is ready to speak!
| To request a copy of Tiffany's official resume, please contact us via email and one will be sent to you within 48 hours. |
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"Living the Miracle...and Working for the Cure"
"Life in the Death Bed"
"Finding Your Voice" Mini-Workshop
"Finding Your Voice" Communicating with Medical Professionals
Patient Advocacy Program and Book Signing
"Finding Your Voice" Difficult Conversations with Loved Ones
"Finding Your Voice" Brass Tacks
"Walk and Rock!" Fundraiser
"Finding Your Voice" Communicating with Medical Professionals
Keynote Speaker: Title TBA
"Finding Your Voice" Difficult Conversations with Loved Ones
"Living with Dying When You are Alone"
Respecting Choices Advance Care Planning Facilitator Training Part II
"Finding Your Voice" Brass Tacks
Respecting Choices Advance Care Planning Facilitator Training Part I
"Battle of the Medical Mindsets: Doctor and Patient Get Real" with Dr. Tony Galanos
"Finding Your Voice" Preview
Program on Coping with Illness and Self-Care/Book Signing
"Life in the Death Bed"
"Medical Mistakes" Panel
"The Other Side of the Curtain: Patient and Dr. G Get Real"
"Rap Session" Leader and participant
"The Permanent Me" (A One Woman Show)
"Life in the Death Bed"
"Finding Your Voice" Preview
Sharing a book booth with Ana and Isa Stenzel
"Life in the Death Bed"
"Finding Your Voice" Preview
Online Chat with CF Teens
"Top 10 Things I Know Now After Having Double Doubles!"
"Advance Care Planning at a Glance" with James Brooks
"Healing vs. Curing" Panel with Dr. Mike McLeod
"Finding Your Voice as a Caring Professional"
Dr. Black has made "Sick Girl Speaks!" required reading for her nursing class!
What a great idea!
"I Am Not Illness: Finding the Way Back to Me" Dates & Time TBA
Patient Advocacy Workshops
Finding Your Voice: Advocating for Yourself or Someone Else, Communicating with
Health Care Providers--Part Three of Three Workshops
Finding Your Voic:e Communicating with Loved Ones Around Healthcare
Issues--Part Two of Three Workshops
Finding Your Voice: "Brass Tacks"--Part One of Three Workshops
Book Reading
A Patient Interview followed by Q & A
"Advance Care Planning: Communicating with Loved Ones about End of Life Wishes"
Respecting Choices Instructor/Facilitator Certification
"Mortal Musings: Life in the Death Bed"
"Remember Me: Patient Advocacy and Quality Care"
"Finding Your Voice" Advocating for Yourself or Someone Else, Communicating
with Health Care Providers--Part Three of Three Workshops
"Finding Your Voice" Communicating with Loved Ones Around Healthcare
Issues--Part Two of Three Workshops
Finding Your Voice "Brass Tacks"--Part One of Three Workshops
"The Divine Healing of Dying"
Three Day Keynote Speaker and book signing
"10 Opportunities of Illness"
"Finding Your Voice as a Caring Professional and "The Art of Good Grieving" (Two
programs back to back)
"Advocacy In Action: Being a Self-Advocate"
Tiffany's Top 10 Tips and Tricks for Navigating the Medical Maze
"Navigating the Medical Maze: Advocacy and Empowerment
for the Modern Patient"
Talk for Nursing Students
Patient Advocacy and Living With Illness as a Child
Book Reading and Signing
Book Reading/Signing & Silent Auction for Project Compassion
"Finding Your Voice as a Caring Professional"
"Life in the Death Bed"
"Finding Your Voice" Mini-Workshop
"Finding Your Voice" Communicating with Medical Professionals
Patient Advocacy Program and Book Signing
"Finding Your Voice" Difficult Conversations with Loved Ones
"Finding Your Voice" Brass Tacks
"Walk and Rock!" Fundraiser
"Finding Your Voice" Communicating with Medical Professionals
Keynote Speaker: Title TBA
"Finding Your Voice" Difficult Conversations with Loved Ones
"Living with Dying When You are Alone"
Respecting Choices Advance Care Planning Facilitator Training Part II
"Finding Your Voice" Brass Tacks
Respecting Choices Advance Care Planning Facilitator Training Part I
"Battle of the Medical Mindsets: Doctor and Patient Get Real" with Dr. Tony Galanos
"Finding Your Voice" Preview
Program on Coping with Illness and Self-Care/Book Signing
"Life in the Death Bed"
"Medical Mistakes" Panel
"The Other Side of the Curtain: Patient and Dr. G Get Real"
"Rap Session" Leader and participant
"The Permanent Me" (A One Woman Show)
"Life in the Death Bed"
"Finding Your Voice" Preview
Sharing a book booth with Ana and Isa Stenzel
"Life in the Death Bed"
"Finding Your Voice" Preview
Online Chat with CF Teens
"Top 10 Things I Know Now After Having Double Doubles!"
"Advance Care Planning at a Glance" with James Brooks
"Healing vs. Curing" Panel with Dr. Mike McLeod
"Finding Your Voice as a Caring Professional"
Dr. Black has made "Sick Girl Speaks!" required reading for her nursing class!
What a great idea!
"I Am Not Illness: Finding the Way Back to Me" Dates & Time TBA
Patient Advocacy Workshops
Finding Your Voice: Advocating for Yourself or Someone Else, Communicating with
Health Care Providers--Part Three of Three Workshops
Finding Your Voic:e Communicating with Loved Ones Around Healthcare
Issues--Part Two of Three Workshops
Finding Your Voice: "Brass Tacks"--Part One of Three Workshops
Book Reading
A Patient Interview followed by Q & A
"Advance Care Planning: Communicating with Loved Ones about End of Life Wishes"
Respecting Choices Instructor/Facilitator Certification
"Mortal Musings: Life in the Death Bed"
"Remember Me: Patient Advocacy and Quality Care"
"Finding Your Voice" Advocating for Yourself or Someone Else, Communicating
with Health Care Providers--Part Three of Three Workshops
"Finding Your Voice" Communicating with Loved Ones Around Healthcare
Issues--Part Two of Three Workshops
Finding Your Voice "Brass Tacks"--Part One of Three Workshops
"The Divine Healing of Dying"
Three Day Keynote Speaker and book signing
"10 Opportunities of Illness"
"Finding Your Voice as a Caring Professional and "The Art of Good Grieving" (Two
programs back to back)
"Advocacy In Action: Being a Self-Advocate"
Tiffany's Top 10 Tips and Tricks for Navigating the Medical Maze
"Navigating the Medical Maze: Advocacy and Empowerment
for the Modern Patient"
Talk for Nursing Students
Patient Advocacy and Living With Illness as a Child
Book Reading and Signing
Book Reading/Signing & Silent Auction for Project Compassion
"Finding Your Voice as a Caring Professional"
| July Events July 10, 2008 @ 4:00pm Family Hospice and Palliative Care in Pittsburgh, PA "Life in the Death Bed" July 11 & 12, 2008 Expo Booth at the 2008 Transplant Olympics "Creative Expressions of Transplantation" booth Pittsburgh, PA July 22, 2008 10:30am Carolina Meadows Lecture Hall "Finding Your Voice" Preview July 24, 2008 @ 4:00 Duke Palliative Care Conference, Duke Hospital Durham, NC "Life in the Death Bed" |