Advance Care Planning Clinics for 2010

The public is cordially invited.  Come learn about the advance care planning process, Living Will and Health Care Power of Attorney. Receive help in completing your documents.         

Mon, Mar 15 at 5:30 p.m. - Williams Education and Counseling Center, Hospice & Palliative CareCenter campus

Wed, Apr 14 at 11:00 a.m. - Walkertown Library, 2969 Main Street, Walkertown

Tues, Apr 20 at 1:00 p.m. - Lutheran Church of the Epiphany, 5220 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem

Mon, Apr 26 at 5:30 p.m. - Williams Education and Counseling Center, Hospice & Palliative CareCenter campus

Wed, May 12 at 11:00 a.m. - Southside Branch Library, 3185 Buchanan Street, Winston-Salem

Wed, May 19 at 5:30 p.m. - Williams Education and Counseling Center, Hospice & Palliative CareCenter campus

Tues, June 8 at 11:00 a.m.  - Mt. Tabor United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 3543 Robinhood Road, Winston-Salem

Tues, June 29 at 5:30 p.m. - Williams Education and Counseling Center, Hospice & Palliative CareCenter campus

Hospice & Palliative CareCenter staff will explain these documents, and you will receive a free copy of each. A notary will be present to assist in completing the documents.
There is no charge for this service. Donations are welcome.
To reserve a seat, or for further information, please call 768-6157, ext. 622.  Please click here for a flyer listing the April - June 2010 schedule and location addresses.  

You are invited to attend the Hospice Foundation of America's Annual National Teleconference for 2010.  The teleconference will be broadcast live on Wednesday, March 24, from 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.  

Continuing Education credits are available for a wide range of professions.

You may choose from two viewing locations in the Winston-Salem area: (1) WFU Outpatient Comprehensive Cancer Center, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center; or (2) Derrick L. Davis Forsyth Regional Cancer Center, Forsyth Medical Center.

Click here for a flyer providing details for each location. Please note registration instructions for the teleconference (space is limited). 

Dr. Hammes, an international authority on advance planning for end-of-life care, will offer presentations at three Winston-Salem locations on Wednesday, March 10.  You are cordially invited to attend.

At Hospice & Palliative CareCenter and Forsyth Medical Center, he will discuss "Why Families or Physicians Keep Treating:  Lessons Learned from 600 Ethics Consults."

At Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, his topic will be "Creating Advance Care Plans:  What's Worked?  What's Failed?"

Please click here for a flyer providing details for each location, including times, locations, and contact information. 

Free event. To be held at Senior Services, 2895 Shorefair Drive, Winston-Salem, NC.  For anyone caring for a loved one at home or in a facility.  You may attend your choice of one of these sessions:
  * Pain and Symptom Management
  * Dementia and Mental Illness
Lunch will be served at noon.  Care for your loved one is available on site during the program, but you must reserve a space when you RSVP.  For RSVP information and other details, please click here.

Advance Care Planning Course for Facilitators
Tuesdays, April 13 and 20, 2010
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.