Community Education and Outreach

Community Education  —  Isn’t It Time We Talk?

If you’d like to have someone from Hospice & Palliative CareCenter speak to your church, school or community group, please call us at 336-768-6157, ext. 1622.

Speaking topics include:

• What hospice REALLY is
• How to talk to your family and physician about end of life care planning
• More about Living Wills and Health Care Powers of Attorney
• Benefits and burdens of various treatment options
• How to find a speaker for your church or community group
• How to build an end of life care support system in your faith community

The Community Partnership for End of Life Care

Hospice & Palliative CareCenter created the Community Partnership for End of Life Care in 1999 to improve the quality of end of life care throughout the community.

Do you know...

• When it is time to call hospice?
• How to discuss and document your end of life care wishes?
• What happens when choices are made in times of crisis?
• How to approach the subject with family and physicians?
• Who will speak for you if you can’t speak for yourself?

View a calendar of Community Partnership events.

Contact us to request a speaker.

Education for Healthcare Professionals

We help educate healthcare professionals by providing the following services.

On the Hospice campus:

• CME events — a wide variety of topics (see Medical Staff Services list?)
• Community forums
• Workshops and classes on a variety of topics

At Medical Centers:

• Speakers for Grand Rounds
• CME sessions for MDs, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, and RNs
• Presentations for hospital department staff meetings

In Physician Practices, Long Term Care, Assisted Living, CCRC, and Human Service agencies:

• Education on the MOST (Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment) form
• Medical Ethics classes
• Assistance for patients, families, and staff with making and documenting healthcare wishes

To learn more or arrange a presentation on any end of life care topics, call 336-768-6157 ext 1622, or 1-888-876-3663, or contact us via email.

Our clinical and community educators provide ongoing events and presentations, either on our campus or at your site.