March 24, 2010
Grief Teleconference
Cancer and End-of-Life Care
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
10am - 1:30pm
Sponsored by:
Hospice
of The Gorge
Presented at: Columbia Center for the
Arts in Hood River
A free, public service event open to the general public as well as professionals. Pre-registration required.
An Educational Forum
Each year the Hospice Foundation of America (HFA) presents a nationally recognized distance learning program, live via satellite and webcast, to more than 125,000 people in 2,000 communities. For more than a decade, this annual educational program has been instrumental in educating health care professionals and families on issues affecting end-of-life care.
This year HFA’s 17th Annual National Bereavement Teleconference focuses on “Cancer and End-of-Life Care.” The teleconference provides an educational forum in which a multidisciplinary panel of experts will address care options related to cancer diagnoses as well as loss and grief reactions for patients, families and professional care-givers. The teleconference will also examine psychosocial aspects of cancer, pain management, and ethical issues related to the disease.
What You Will Learn
The program provides an opportunity for the general public as well as wide variety of professionals – including doctors, nurses, funeral directors, psychologists, educators, social workers and bereavement counselors – to share and exchange ideas and obtain continuing education credits.
Moderated by Frank Sesno, Director of the School of Media and Public Affairs at The George Washington University. Mr. Sesno will lead the panel of noted authorities that includes:
- Yvette Colón, Director of Education & Support at American Pain Foundation
- Malene Davis, President & CEO at Capital Hospice
- Kenneth J. Doka, Professor of Gerontology at The College of New Rochelle
- Richard Payne, Director, Institute on Care at the End of Life, Duke University
- Sherry R Schachter, Director Bereavement Services at Calvary Hospital/Hospice
- Brad Stuart, Medical Director at Sutter VNA & Hospice.
How to Register
LIMITED SEATING, Pre Registration Required
The program
is offered free to professionals and the general public
alike. To register, contact Christine Jones at Hospice
of The Gorge via email or phone.
- info@hospiceofthegorge.org
- 541-387-6449, ext 121
CE Credits Available
CE Credits are available to professionals. There is a $25 processing fee per certificate. To obtain credit, please remain after the event for a 30-minute discussion to be led by Dr. Tina Castañares, Medical Director, Hospice of The Gorge.
Agenda
- Check-in and refreshments served at 10:00am
- Live Webcast via satellite begins at 10:30am
- Post telecast discussion moderated by Dr. Tina Castañares, Medical Director for Hospice of The Gorge will be held from 1–1:30pm
About Hospice Foundation of America
The teleconference is produced by Hospice Foundation of America, a not-for-profit organization, which acts as an advocate for the hospice concept of care through ongoing programs of professional education, public information and research on issues relating to illness, loss, grief and bereavement.
To learn more about this satellite and webcast teleconference visit the Hospice Foundation of America website at www.hospicefoundation.org
