With Charlotte Jacobson

Hospice of Dayton Senior Medical Director Dr. Jules Sherman recently marked 25 years of service to the hospice mission. He received a standing ovation from his hospice colleagues when presented with a pin for 25 years of service during the recent Heart of Our Hospice staff celebration. Jules began his association with Hospice of Dayton during his tenure as a partner in a Dayton oncology practice. He became a strong advocate of hospice care for patients and helped spearhead the development of hospice services in Dayton.

He began serving as medical director of Hospice of Dayton in the 1980s, and in 2002 he joined the staff full-time as clinical medical director. He continues to serve as senior medical director of the organization. Jules was recognized in 2009 by the Ohio Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (now Midwest Care Alliance) with the Friend of Hospice Award, a peer recognition award for medical leadership in hospice care, for his significant contributions to hospice and palliative medicine. He’s demonstrated leadership by mentoring clinicians in the hospice field and through his devotion to patients and families at end-of-life over the course of his career. His efforts as an advocate for patients and

families have helped frame a wider range of options for care, and his mentorship of physicians and clinicians has created a new generation of caregivers committed to the hospice and palliative care philosophy.

Jules has demonstrated strong support for Advance Practice Nurses at Hospice of Dayton, serving as a facilitator and preceptor for clinicians in their efforts to expand the horizons of nursing practice. During his tenure of medical leadership, Hospice of Dayton has become actively involved in the education and training of future hospice care providers in collaboration with Wright State University School of Nursing, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, and Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Residency rotations are offered at Hospice of Dayton for physicians from Good Samaritan Hospital, Miami Valley Hospital, Grandview Medical Center, Kettering Medical Center, and also the Clinton Memorial Hospital family practice program through the University of Cincinnati.

Jules has also led the effort to extend palliative care offerings in the communities Hospice of Dayton serves by establishing Innovative Care Solutions palliative care consulting services, extending the palliative expertise of Hospice of Dayton physicians and advanced practice nurses to local hospitals. His support and involvement have been instrumental in implementing and extending palliative care services at Kettering Medical Center, Good Samaritan Hospital, and Atrium Medical Center.

Temple Israel Administrator and Sh’liach Tzibbur (prayer leader) Alan Halpern has received the 2012 National Association for Temple Administration’s Service to Community Award at its annual conference.

In September, Florence Arnovitz Tannenbaum proudly received her 75th-year membership pin from The Order of the Eastern Star 256. Florence received the pin during a presentation at the Dayton Masonic Center.

Among the participants at the 24th Annual World Conference of Jewish Holocaust Child Survivors and Descendants, held in Cleveland Oct. 26-29, were Cherie and Stuart Rosenstein. More than 400 people attended from around the world. Cherie tells us that since conference participants from the East Coast were unable to return home because of Hurricane Sandy, the Renaissance Hotel, which hosted the conference, offered them free lodging until they were able to resume their travel plans.

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