Omega Home Network

Day 1 is officially underway!

We are so excited to welcome our incredible network of end-of-life care leaders, caregivers and advocates to the 2026 Omega Home Network National Conference!

Today kicks off with our Boot Camp & Executive Sessions — tackling the real work of organizational development, operational growth and fundraising sustainability. These are the conversations that move our mission forward.

A heartfelt thank you goes out to Santa Fe Tourism for the wonderful gift bags and to our volunteers from Inhora for their time and talents in assisting with registration today!

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The Art & Heart of Caring Conference: Speaker and Session Highlights

From Othering to Togethering: The Spectrum of Pity, Sympathy, Empathy and Compassion.

This session examines how our responses to suffering shape the care we provide at the end of life and clarifies the differences between empathy, pity and sympathy. Dr. Clark will highlight how pity and sympathy can create distance, while empathy builds connection but requires boundaries. Participants will explore how compassion moves beyond feeling into grounded, skillful action that protects dignity and offers steady presence. Attendees will leave with practical insight to provide care that is both deeply human and sustainably grounded.

https://www.omegahomenetwork.org/conference

The Art & Heart of Caring Conference: Speaker and Session Highlights

Listen Like a Poet

An interactive workshop that introduces the work of The Good Listening Project and what it means to be a Listener Poet, inviting participants into The Art & Heart of Caring through deep listening, reflection, and poetry. Participants will be guided through simple strategies for listening like a poet, experience real stories and poem examples, and have the opportunity to practice transforming conversation into creative expression.

https://www.omegahomenetwork.org/conference

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