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Facilitating End-of-Life Discussions: Advance Care Planning

Our society is rapidly aging, while simultaneously technological advances create the possibility of extending life as never before. Making difficult end-of-life decisions is increasingly important but is often delayed or ne-glected. Advance care planning is an organized approach to initiating discussion, reflection, and understanding regarding an individual's current state of health, goals, values, and preferences for future treatment decisions. In this course, we will cover:

  • the history of advance directives
  • language, concepts, and tools related to advance care planning
  • legal and ethical issues
  • how to apply advance care planning facilitation skills to improving end-of-life discussions with patients and families

Carol Schoneberg is the Volunteer and Bereavement Program Manager at the Hospice of Southern Maine. She is also the producer and a performer in the play B.O.A.T.I.N.G. which is about End-of-Life decision-making and care, and which has been performed throughout the country.


Monday, October 5, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

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$75 (3 contact hours/ 0.3 CEUs)
Abromson Center, 88 Bedford Street, USM Portland campus

 

Register for both Advance Care Planning and The Art of Comforting for a reduced fee of $135. You must call 780-5900 to register with this discount.