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Responding to Suffering at the End of Life: When Patients Make Difficult Choices, Sept 13

9/1/2019

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We are pleased to help publicize this upcoming event hosted by The Northeast Kingdom Palliative Care Initiative.

PCV board member Dr. Diana Barnard and Peggy Stevens, who is featured in PCV videos, will be among the speakers.

Date: Friday, Sept. 13 from 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM

Location: Eastside Restaurant , 47 Landing Street on the shore of Lake Memphremagog in Newport, Vermont

Featuring:
  • Diana L. Barnard, MD
  • Sara Wyllie Fitts, CPNP, LCMHC NCC
  • Peggy Stevens, M.Ed.
  • Rev. Michel Richards, MA, CPE II

This seminar will explore the physical, emotional, and spiritual suffering that may accompany the end-of-life journey and choices that patients might pursue to end this suffering. Come prepared to learn about how to listen and how to respond to requests to hasten death – What is the dying person really asking? What are the ethical and legal options to stopping treatment or nutrition? This seminar is appropriate for healthcare professionals of all disciplines and of all levels, as well as educators, social workers, clergy members, interested community persons, and anyone involved personally or professionally with the care of the seriously ill.

Registration required by Monday, September 9, 2019
(click above for a brochure with mail-in registration form PDF)
or send a check for $15 (includes lunch) made payable to
Northeast Kingdom Palliative Care Initiative, Inc. and mail to:

Lyne Limoges, MSN, RN
Orleans Essex VNA & Hospice
46 Lakemont Road
Newport, VT 05855

Please include the following information with your registration:

Name:
Profession:
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2 Comments
Carol Sackett RN CHPN
9/4/2019 11:28:30 am

Please sign me up for this conference 9-13-19. Thanks C Sackett

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Betsy
9/6/2019 03:55:53 pm

Please follow the directions here: https://www.patientchoices.org/news-events/responding-to-suffering-at-the-end-of-lifewhen-patients-make-difficult-choices-sept-13 ...to register by postal mail (before Sept 9) including your $15 fee which includes lunch.

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