Sunday, March 1, 2020

National Healthcare Decisions Day - Thursday, April 30, 2020

National Healthcare Decisions Day Program
Thursday, April 30, 2020 8:30 a.m. - Registration 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Wheaton Library and Recreation Center 11701 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD 
Free of charge. Online registration required. 

"Healthcare Decisions Day is a national campaign to raise awareness about the needs of those with serious illness. Events are held annually across the country following Tax Day. As Ben Franklin famously said, "In this world, nothing is certain but death and taxes."

Keynote Address: 
Stephen B. Thomas, PhD University of Maryland Center for Health Equity "Health Equity and End-of-Life Care" Dr. Thomas' current research focuses on the translation of evidence-based science on chronic disease into community-based interventions designed to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care.

Break out topics
• The impact of culture on advance care planning (ACP), both personal and provider perspectives
• Culturally-appropriate resources for ACP

Who Should Attend
• Anyone concerned about, serving or touched by serious illness
• Caregivers and patients
• Healthcare providers
• Hospice and palliative care staff
• Payers

For more information, visit mccelc.org 
Or, contact: Jackie Ogg, jackieo@rcn.com, 301-537-5627 
Tina Purser Langley, tina.purserlangley@montgomerycountymd.gov, 240-773-8290 
Allison Stearns, allisons@caringmatters.org, 301-869-4673 

Free of charge. Online registration required. 

Providers: https://conta.cc/2GTd4TU 
Community Members: https://conta.cc/37rK6VN


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