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MEDIA RELEASE
CONTACT:
Cindy Ficorelli
Phone: (810) 606-6270
Fax: (810) 606-6279
caficorelli@genesys.org |
03/13/2009
Grief teleconference focuses on diversity and end-of-life care
(GENESEE COUNTY, MI) "Living with grief: diversity and end-of-life care" is the topic for the 16th annual Living with Grief teleconference Wednesday, April 29, from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., at Hurley Medical Center's Merliss Brown auditorium on the Hurley campus in Flint.
The free teleconference will focus on how diversity influences end-of-life decisionmaking, and the impact culture has at the time of death and during bereavement. One of the goals of this teleconference is to increase sensitivity and improve the skills necessary to work with culturally diverse individuals in end-of-life care. The program also will cover the challenges faced when cultural considerations may impact ethical concerns.
"Living with grief" is open to health care professionals and families interested in learning about issues that affect end-of-life care. It also provides an opportunity for a wide range of professionals - physicians, nurses, funeral directors, psychologists, educators, social workers and bereavement
coordinators - to share their experiences and ideas, while obtaining continuing education credits. The conference is free; participants requesting CEUs will pay $25.
After the teleconference, a live panel discussion will take place from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Local experts serving on the panel are:
John Desmond, LFD, CFSP, funeral director for Pixley Funeral Home in Rochester and former vice president of AJ Desmond and Sons Funeral Directors
Purushottam Naik, MD, geriatrician in Flint and medical director of Heartland Hospice and Willowbrook Manor Skilled Nursing facility
Michael Rucks, EdD, professor at Baker College of Flint where he teaches psychology and sociology including the psychology of death and dying, and cultural diversity
Carolyn Stubbs, LMS, ACSW, bereavement coordinator and social worker for McLaren Visiting Nurse Hospice
Moderator of the national teleconference is Frank Sesno, professor of Media and Public Affairs at The George Washington University, and special correspondent with CNN. He will lead this panel:
Samira Beckwith, LCSW, CHE, president and CEO of Hope Hospice and Community Services in Fort Myer, Florida
Sandy Chen Stokes, RN, PHN, MSN, geriatric nurse specialist, and founder and executive director of the Chinese American Coalition for Compassionate Care
Kenneth Doka, PhD, MDiv, professor of Gerontology with the Graduate School of the College of New Rochelle, widely published author and an ordained Lutheran minister
Reverand Wanda Henry-Jenkins, MHS, bereavement services manager with Vitas Innovative Services in Chicago, bereavement counselor, educator, minister and inspirational speaker
Richard Payne, MD, director of the Institute on Care at the End of Life with Duke University, and internationally known expert in the areas of pain relief, palliative medicine, oncology and neurology
Paul Rosenblatt, professor with the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota
Reverand Carlos Sandoval-Cros, MD, Episcopal priest, pastor and psychiatrist in Miami
Closed captioning will be provided during the teleconference for the hearing impaired.
The teleconference is produced and presented by Hospice Foundation of America. Local sponsors are: Genesys Home & Hospice Care, Heartland Home Health Care & Hospice, Hurley Medical Center, McLaren Visiting Nurse and Hospice, Avalon Hospice, Brown Funeral Home, Hill Funeral Home and Reigle Funeral Home.
To sign up or for more information, call Genesys Hospice at 810-636-5010. Toll free number is 1-888-943-9690, ext. 5010.
Merliss Brown auditorium is on the main floor of Hurley Medical Center adjacent to the lobby. Parking is available in the parking ramp.
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Genesee County: Burton, Clio, Davison, Fenton, Flint, Flushing, Gaines,
Goodrich, Grand Blanc, Lennon, Linden, Montrose, Mount Morris, Otisville, Otter
Lake and Swartz Creek.
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Columbiaville, Deerfield, Dryden, Elba, Goodland, Hadley, Imlay City, Imlay,
Lapeer, Marathon, Mayfield, Metamora, North Branch, Oregon Township, Otter Lake
and Rich.
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Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Clarkston, Clawson, Farmington Hills, Farmington,
Ferndale, Franklin, Hazel Park, Holly, Huntington Woods, Keego Harbor, Lake
Angelus, Lake Orion, Lathrup Village, Leonard, Madison Heights, Milford,
Northville, Novi, Oak Park, Orchard Lake Village, Ortonville, Oxford, Pleasant
Ridge, Pontiac, Rochester Hills, Rochester, Royal Oak, South Lyon, Southfield,
Sylvan Lake, Troy, Walled Lake, Wixom and Wolverine Lake.
Livingston County: Brighton, Howell, Pinckney and Fowlerville.
Tuscola County: Akron, Caro, Cass City, Fairgrove, Gagetown, Kingston,
Mayville, Millington, Reese, Unionville and Vassar.
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