Planning Your Comfort and Care at End of Life
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Topics Covered
- Overview of Health Care Decisions and Planning at End-of-Life
- Know Your Rights: Making Your Choices Known
- What Are Advance Directives?
- Health Care Proxy and Living Will
- Talking with Your Health Care Team and Loved Ones about Your Wishes
- Understanding Palliative Care
- Care Settings: Home, Hospital and Hospice
- Resources for End-of-Life Care
- Questions for Our Panel of Experts
Our Panel of Experts
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Charles F. von Gunten, MD, PhD
- Provost, The Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice, Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California San Diego
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Nessa Coyle, NP, PhD
- Consultant - Oncology, Pain and Palliative Care
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Guadalupe R. Palos, RN, MSW, DrPH
- Clinical Research Manager, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Division of Medical Affairs, Department of Cancer Survivorship
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Debra J. Wolf, Esq.
- Senior Attorney, LegalHealth, New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG)
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Glenn Meuche, MSW
- Coordinator, CancerCare
Brochure
You can download the brochure for this workshop
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Workshop Date
This workshop was originally recorded on May 10, 2012.
