This conference will focus on improving end of life care and delivering services in the most respectful manner for both patients and family members. Sessions will focus on developing competence and training for end of life care planning; improving compassion at the end of life; and exploring ethical and regulatory compliance issues for professionals.
Conference Objectives
Conference attendees will be able to:
Conference Objectives
Conference attendees will be able to:
· Identify patient, family and professional barriers to meaningful conversations about advance care planning and end of life care.
· Explain the importance of advance care planning and end of life care to consumers/patients and their family members.
· Employ strategies for implementing and improving communication about advance care planning and end of life care.
· Describe key legal and ethical issues surrounding advance care planning; including documentation and determining competency.
· Advocate for quality advance care planning and compassionate end of life care that meets consumer/patients’ wishes.
· Exemplify the role of advocate for the provision of physical, psycho-emotional and spiritual care in the context of advance care planning and end of life care.
This conference is intended for:
Behavioral Health Professionals
Healthcare Professionals Emergency Services Personnel Higher Education Institutions Human Service Organizations Clergy and Faith Leaders Spiritual Care Personnel |
Human Resource Officers
Attorneys Insurance Advisors Professional Caregivers Hospital-Based Professionals Case Managers Governmental Representatives |
Suicide Prevention Coalitions
Social Services Personnel Home-Health Nurses and Aides Social Workers Funeral Home Directors Aging Service Providers Long-Term Care Facilities |
Continuing Education Hours
(Full attendance is required; partial credit is not given for partial attendance)
NY Social Workers: Offered in collaboration with the UB School of Social Work Office of Continuing Education, recognized by NYSED’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0001. 6.5 live in-person contact hours are approved.
NY Mental Health Counselors: Offered in collaboration with the UB School of Social Work Office of Continuing Education, recognized by NYSED’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0008. 6.5 live in-person contact hours are approved.
To Register
Cost is just $45/individual or $40/person for groups of 3 or more! For further information, to review our full conference agenda and speakers’ bios, and to register; please visit us online at Care and Choice at the End of Life Conference or print the attached Conference Brochure and submit to:
Ardent Solutions, Inc.
85 North Main Street, Suite 4
Wellsville, New York 14895
For further information or learn about ways your organization can co-sponsor this event, please contact Helen Evans, Associate Director, at 585-593-5223, ext. 1011.
