The document discusses how caregivers in the Mother Baby Department of Kaiser Permanente Northern California are embracing the principles of caring science. It presents an acronym for the first Caritas Process of "EMBRACE" which stands for Empathy, Mindfulness, Balance, Reaching Out, Acceptance, Caring, and Exceptional Service. These principles are incorporated into patient care and discussed at caring science meetings. The document was presented as a poster at the 2014 Caritas Consortium by Toni Halliwell from the Santa Clara Medical Center.

1. Kaiser Permanente, Northern California
Caritas in Action
How Caring Science informs and inspires KP caregivers and affirms our commitment to provide our
patients and their families exceptional care
Caritas Consortium 2014
Embracing Caritas in the Mother Baby Dept
Honoring Health, Healing &
Wholeness

2. Embracing Caritas in the Mother Baby Dept
Intent to Contribute Statement:
Exploration of the 1st Caritas Process: EMBRACE-Altruistic Values and Practice Loving Kindness with Self and
Others. Developed an acronym for EMBRACE. Empathy, Mindfulness, Balance, Reaching Out, Acceptance,
Caring, Exceptional Service.
We will make a poster depicting the various methods we employ caring science principles, what we have done at
our caring science meetings, how we incorporate caring principles into patient care.
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3. Inspired Contributor(s) :
 Toni Halliwell
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Service Area: Santa Clara
Medical Center: SCL
Affiliation: PCS
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Year Shared: 2014
Venue: Caritas Consortium
Format: Poster
ID #: E05
Keyword TAGs:
Identifier
 Consortium2014-June, Santa
Clara, Poster, Patient Care
Services, Maternal Child Health
 Culture
Descriptor
 Caritas Consciousness
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