PALLIATIVE CARE: YESTERDAY’S PROMISES, TODAY’S CHALLENGES

AND SOLUTIONS

MAY 2, 2014

THE WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHY AND HOW OF PALLIATIVE

CAREPatty Hagen, CTRS, BS, MBA/MHA, DCCCP,

Director of Memory CareCharles E. Smith Life Communities

Mrs. Helen E. Luban• Daughter, Sister, Wife, Mother, Grandma,

Great- grandma

• Born & raised in NY

• Red-headed French-Italian

• Independent, determined

• Raised 4 children while husband in the Military – world traveler

• Survivor of horrific traffic accident, 10 brain hemorrhages, TIA’s and Strokes

• Lived with Vascular Dementia for over 7 years until her passing in 2013.

Comfort and Care•Who – who is involved, patient, family, friends, care

providers?•What – what are the needs of everyone involved?•When – when can Palliative Care be implemented?•Why – why would you implement Palliative Care what does it mean?• How – how is Palliative Care initiated? care provided? individual’s desires know, shared and followed?•Where – where can Palliative Care occur?

The Panel Experts• Dr. Danielle Doberman, MD, MPH

Director of Palliative Medicine Program, George Washington University Hospital; Assistant Professor of Medicine, GWUSOM

• Ann Kline, MA, BCC

Chaplain, Jewish Social Service Agency Hospice

• Carolyn Eichberg Greenstein, PhD

Clinical Psychologist, Consultant

Charles E. Smith Life Communities

Open Discussion Questions at the End

•A basket will be sent around with paper and pencils.

• Please write down questions you would like the panel to try and answer for you regarding Palliative Care.

•Unfortunately, we might not have time to answer all questions in this forum.

• The panelist will be available for a limited time after the program.