Current Events

There is growing consensus that in order to achieve quality health care, we must improve functional health literacy. In other words, each of us needs to be educated in order to make informed health care decisions. From a patient perspective, there is a “need to know” information as well as a “need to do” something with information.

This section aims to include current events from across Upstate New York and beyond.  If you wish to post events being held in your area or collaborate to host an all-day MOLST Conference in your region, please contact us.                         

2013 Current Events:    

March

Mar 6         Integrating MOLST into a Community-wide Approach to Advance Care Planning  Watertown, NY 
                   3 Hours CME, provided by Upstate Medical University.  Free for providers in Jefferson, Lewis & St.
                   Lawrence Counties; only $40 for providers from from other counties.  5-8:30pm  Register   Flyer

April

Apr 9         Integrating MOLST into a Community-wide Approach to Advance Care Planning  Syracuse, NY
                  3 Hours CME, provided by Upstate Medical University.  FREE!!!  5-8:30pm  Register    Flyer

Apr 15      Finding the Abundant Life: Dialogue with the Divine  Amherst, NY
                  Held by Parish Nurse Ministries of New York (PNMNY.org). $45-50  8am-4:30pm  Flyer & Registration               

Apr 16      Brookdale Hospital Medical Center National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) Event  Brooklyn, NY
                Table will be available 10am-2pm with resources on health care proxies, new legislation about palliative care,
                and MOLST.  Stop by any time from 10am-2pm.  All materials are free!  Flyer

Apr 19-     Ombudsman Training at Lifespan  Rochester, NY
24              Held by Lifespan (Lifespan-Roch.org) See flyer and email Deb Frink for details.

Apr 20       Advances in Pain Management VIII  University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
                   Held by Univ. of Rochester Dept. of Neurosurgery  $30-95  7am-4:30pm  Info & Registration

Apr 26        Starting the Conversation: 2nd Annual NuHealth Ethics Conf.  Nassau Univ. Med. Ctr, East Meadow, NY
                    Held by NuHealth (NuHealth.net).  See flyer & conference schedule for details.

May

May 7         Rochester Elder Law Fair, Rochester, NY.  Held at the Rochester Museum & Science Center.
                    FREE and open to the public!  9am-12:30pm  Flyer

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