SpeakSooner Community Education Program – April 26, 2016
Oldcastle Theatre, 331 Main Street Bennington, VT from 5:30 – 7:00 PM
Illness forces us to ask: what do I need and to whom do I turn?
On Tuesday, April 26, 2016 the Bennington-based Center for Communication in
Medicine (CCM) will present, “Finding Your Path Through Illness & Getting
The Help You Need,” the first in the 2016 SpeakSooner community education
series builds upon last November’s program attended by over 120 people.
As one attendee noted, “The overwhelming attendance reflected the thirst and
need for your expertise.” The program is free and open to the public.
This event will assemble a panel of experts to discuss resources available in
our region that help to support patients and loved ones facing healthcare
challenges. Learn to be better prepared to ask for the supports you need.
The panel includes: patient Lindy Lynch; SVMC hospitalist James Poole, MD;
SVMC cancer patient navigator Rebecca Hewson-Steller, RN; licensed
acupuncturist Cindy Reilly, Dipl.Ac.; Reverend Lucy Ijams; and medical
humanist Celia Engel Bandman. The program will be moderated by CCM co-founder
Bernard Bandman, PhD. There will be time for audience questions and a
reception catered by Kevin’s Sports Pub will follow.
CCM’s SpeakSooner initiative is committed to getting patients living with
serious illness, their loved ones and healthcare providers on the same page
sooner in the course of illness through timely, open and honest conversations
about risks and benefits of treatment options, quality-of-life considerations
and supports, respectful of one’s needs, values and goals.
Through the generosity of sponsors, all attendees will receive a
complimentary copy of CCM’s Difficult Conversations Toolkit.
Space is limited, so please RSVP: speaksoonerbennington2.rsvpify.com or call
802.442.5800
www.speaksooner.org
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