Genesys Co-sponsors Grief Teleconference on March 24
March 9, 2010 by Contributor
Filed under Healthy Happenings
Genesee County, MI - The Hospice Foundation of America presents its 17th annual grief teleconference Wednesday, March 24, from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. This year’s topic is “Living with Grief: cancer and end-of-life care.”
The teleconference will take place at the University of Michigan-Flint in the Happenings Room of the Harding Mott University Center.
Subjects covered include: care options related to cancer diagnosis, loss and grief reactions, psychosocial aspects of cancer, pain management, and ethical issues related to cancer.
This teleconference is designed for professionals working with end-stage cancer patients and families transitioning to hospice and palliative care; and for family members dealing with similar issues.
Following the teleconference, a live panel discussion will take place from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., featuring the following experts in grief: Stuart Weiner, DO, medical director of Genesys Hospice and the Genesys Inpatient Palliative Care program; Sue Wedda, social worker who specializes in areas of mental health as they relate to grief and loss; and Carol Wikaryasz, Genesys Spiritual Care chaplain who works with cancer patients and families at Genesys.
The teleconference is free; cost to obtain continuing education credits is $25. Registration and a light lunch begins at 12:30 p.m.
The grief teleconference is sponsored by Genesys Home & Hospice Care, Avalon Hospice, Brown Funeral Home, Hill Funeral Home, Heartland Home Health Care & Hospice, McLaren Visiting Nurse and Hospice, and Riegle Funeral Home.
To register, call 1-800-664-6334.
