What: Franklin Memorial Hospital hosting a conference titled End of Life Care: Having the Conversation

 

When:  Wednesday, April 8, at 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (Press Release attached)

Where: Bass Room, Franklin Memorial Hospital

 

Background:   Franklin Memorial Hospital is hosting a conference titled End of Life Care: Having the Conversation on Wednesday, April 8, from 8:30 a.m.−3:30 p.m. in the Bass Room. One hundred thirty health care providers, funeral directors, students, and community members are registered for the event.

 

AGENDA

 

We suggest media attend the afternoon session starting at 1 p.m. when an hour-long documentary will be shown called Consider the Conversation: A Documentary on a Taboo Subject. This video explores commonly held beliefs and attitudes about death and encourages dialogue about death among patient and physician, husband and wife, and parent and child.

 

A panel discussion takes place from 2−3:30 p.m. featuring: Rhonda Wiles-Rosell, FSL, past president of Western Maine Palliative Care and Hospice Coalition; Shauna McElrath, DO, medical director of Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice; Kathy Amsden, MSW, Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice social worker; Ed David, Esq., past secretary Western Maine Palliative Care and Hospice Coalition; and James Schneid, MD, medical director of Hospice and Palliative Care at VA Maine Healthcare.