Montgomery Hospice

presents

To Life! Clinically and Culturally Reclaiming the End of Life

with

Ira Byock, MD

Friday, September 16, 2011 11:15 am - 4:30 pm

The Universities at Shady Grove, Rockville, MD

Montgomery Hospice would like to sincerely thank Dr. Ira Byock for traveling to Maryland to share his thoughts and knowledge with the over 370 participants at this conference.

Many of us also appreciated the opportunity to meet his wife and coworker, Yvonne Corbeil, who generously shared her professional expertise with us.

Thank you sponsors:

Diamond Level

The Village at Rockville (A National Lutheran Community)

Gold Level

Adventist Healthcare
Francis J. Collins Funeral Home
Joseph Gawler's Sons, Inc.
Hines-Rinaldi Funeral Home, Inc.
Pettit Family Charitable Foundation

Silver Level

Calvert Investments
Danzansky-Goldberg Memorial Chapels, Inc. (Edward Sagel Funeral Direction)
Family & Nursing Care
Robert A. Pumphrey Funeral Homes
Right at Home
Sandy Spring Bank
Visiting Angels

Description

It is time for the health care disciplines and our general culture to integrate the facts of aging, dying, death and grief within a broad vision of what a healthy last chapter of life looks like. Stories of success - brilliant and effective programs of care or people expressing a sense of wellness in the midst of difficult circumstances - often challenge our assumptions and expand the realm of what we consider possible. Dr. Byock will explore the hopeful clinical, cultural and even political implications of affirmative visions for these difficult, but normal, times in human life.

Who should attend?

Nurses, Social Workers, Psychologists, Clergy, Bereavement Counselors, Funeral Directors, Volunteers and others interested in end-of-life topics.

Speaker: Ira Byock, MD

Dr. Byock is Director of Palliative Medicine at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire and a Professor at Dartmouth Medical School. He has been involved in hospice and palliative care since 1978. Dr. Byock has authored numerous articles on the ethics and practice of hospice, palliative and end-of-life care. His first book, Dying Well, has become a standard in the field. His most recent book, The Four Things That Matter Most, is used as a counseling tool widely by palliative care and hospice programs, as well as within pastoral care. Dr. Byock has been the recipient of the National Hospice Organization's Person of the Year, the National Coalition of Cancer Survivorship's Natalie Davis Spingarn Writers Award, the American College of CHEST Physicians Roger Bone Memorial Lecture Award and the Outstanding Colleague Award of the National Association of Catholic Chaplains. He has been a featured guest on numerous national television and radio programs, including NPR: All Things Considered and Fresh Air, ABC Nightline, CBS 60 Minutes and PBS News Hour.

Conference Objectives

At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will be able to:
I. Discuss the current social landscape with regard to aging and dying in America.
II. Describe the orientation of mainstream American culture toward aging, dying, death and grief.
III. Discern core values surrounding dying, death, end-of-life and ethnic diversity of contemporary American society.
IV. Describe innovative programmatic approaches to assisted living and care for frail elders and people with chronic and advanced illness.
V. Discuss practical approaches to desired change involving professional quality improvement and response.
VI. Identify opportunities for the field of hospice and palliative care to contribute to cultural maturation.

Continuing Education Units:

Board of Social Work Examiners of the State of Maryland: 3 CEUs, Category I
Maryland Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists: 3 CEUs, Category A
Maryland State Board of Morticians: 3 CEUs
American Nurses Credentialing Center: 3 contact hours
This continuing education activity was approved by the Maryland Nurses Association an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

In order to receive your continuing education credits, you must be present for the entire session.