Past Events
Grand Opening of the Equity Center
Train the Advocate: Advance Care Planning
Corene Davis Graham Cancer Telethon
6/19/25 - We manned a table at the new Equity Center, a space for free expression, strategic planning, and community engagement. Serving BIPOC Alaskans, the Center has a commercial kitchen, gathering and office spaces, and associated programming.
Corene Davis Graham Cancer Telethon
Train the Advocate: Advance Care Planning
Corene Davis Graham Cancer Telethon
6/8/25 - We were posted up at the Loussac Library in Anchorage to honor cancer survivors. June is National Cancer Survivors' Month.
Train the Advocate: Advance Care Planning
Train the Advocate: Advance Care Planning
Alaska Faith Community Nurse Resource Center
4/30/24 - 12/10/24 - Because community providers know how to best support and advocate for their neighbors, Alaska End-of-Life Alliance hosted an educational series to train community-level professionals in leading ACP conversations within their respective communities. Generously supported by the Mat-Su Health Foundation.
Alaska Faith Community Nurse Resource Center
Alaska Faith Community Nurse Resource Center
9/23/24 - Meeting with the Faith Community Nursing group to discuss possible avenues for collaborative opportunities including nurse education and developing curriculum for CEUs.
IMPROMPTU END-OF-LIFE CHAT FEATURING DR. LYNN NAUMAN
7/23/24 - Dr. Nauman is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine, serving patients in New Mexico. We very much enjoyed our impromptu community chat about:
- Prioritizing multidisciplinary palliative care
- Demystifying death, respecting patients where they are
- Trusting our experience to educate
- Rural access to end-of-life care
COCO Health pilot
2024 - AKEOLA supported the UW-based COCO team in piloting COCO Health for Alaska-based caregivers, alongside UAA, Hospice of Anchorage, and HealthTIE.
COCO combines conversational AI technologies with evidence-based therapies and insights from care professionals to tailor support for caregivers.
This collaboration is now extending to include the Alaska Dementia Action Collaborative, in the hopes of improving support for Alaskan caregivers.
End-of-Life Doula Panel
End-of-Life Doula Panel
End-of-Life Doula Panel
11/14/23 - In an installation of the Alaska Nurse's Association Tuesday Talks series, AKEOLA moderated a discussion panel with area end-of-life doulas. These discussions are for nursing and other medical care professionals. End-of-life and deathcare is often inextricably linked with medical care. Alaska nurses do it all.
Alaska Public Media
End-of-Life Doula Panel
End-of-Life Doula Panel
11/29/23 - Our very own Julie Raymond-Yakoubian was featured in this short piece from Alaska Public Media. Julie is a death doula based out of Girdwood. It is her job to help people plan, prepare for, and celebrate death.
Read the story or watch the recording here!
ANA State Conference
End-of-Life Doula Panel
Advance Care Planning Workshop
10/14/23 - We discussed the past, present, and future of end-of-life care for an amazing group of Alaskan nurses as part of the Alaska Nurse's Association conference on Trending Topics in Nursing.
Advance Care Planning Workshop
Advance Care Planning Workshop
4/15/23 - Advance Care Planning is important as it can help ensure that you receive the medical care that you want in the event you're not able to make your own medical decisions. We spent an awesome afternoon with Rona Johnson, an Adult-Geriatric Nurse Practitioner and Palliative Care Specialist in the Tribal Health System.
Hometown Alaska Radio Program
If you missed the live show, click here to listen to the recorded replay.
Kick-Off Event at SEED Lab
Thank you for attending our Kick-Off event at the SEED Lab. It was great to meet you!
Denise, Linda, Julie, and Rachel.
Once again, thanks to Anchorage Museum for sharing your space.