FREE screening of the documentary “Being Mortal” followed by an expert panel discussion
Renowned surgeon and author Atul Gawande explores how the medical profession can help people navigate the final chapters of their lives with confidence, direction and purpose in his critically acclaimed book Being Mortal. Gawande teams with FRONTLINE (PBS) to bring his personal journey, and the stories of his patients and their families to life.
“You don’t have to spend much time with the elderly or those with terminal illness to see, over and over and over again, how medicine fails the people it is supposed to help,” says Gawande, who practices at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.
Two years in the making, Being Mortal shows how many doctors, including Gawande, struggle to talk honestly and openly with their patients who are dying. From the Indian hometown of Gawande’s father, whose prolonged dying process catalyzed Gawande’s quest to better understand end-of-life care, to the bedsides of patients in Boston who are navigating the ends of their lives, Being Mortal is an intimate and revealing journey with relevance to us all.
After the film screening, join us for an expert panel who will discuss end-of-life issues and answer audience questions. Moderated by Dr. Michael Rocha, Cardiologist of Hawthorn Medical, the panel will include Dr. Elizabeth Blanchard Chief Medical Oncologist of Southcoast Cancer Center, Dr. Amy Molis, Intensivist of St. Luke’s Hospital and Patricia Geggatt-Midurski, RN CDP of Community Nurse Home Care.
Being Mortal screening and panel discussion 6:30 pm on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at New Bedford Whaling Museum. Open to the public. CME and CEU credit available for physicians and nurses. For more information contact Community Nurse Home Care at (508) 992-6278.
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About the New Bedford Wellness Initiative
The New Bedford Wellness Initiative’s mission is to raise health awareness, prevent chronic disease and promote recovery from illness through healthy living. This initiative was started by local cardiologist Michael Rocha in 2014 to unite the community’s resources around a common mission of health and wellness. New Bedford Wellness Initiative is dedicated to promoting wellness around the community, including a free program each Sunday at the Boys and Girls Club with free health and wellness programs.
About Community Nurse Home Care
Community Nurse Home Care (CNHC) is an independent, not-for-profit homecare agency trusted by the communities of southeastern Massachusetts since 1916. Our vision is to
educate, engage and empower the community to better their health. Community Nurse offers award-winning, compassionate, personalized health care through a continuum of services including Visiting Nurse, Advanced Illness Management, Hospice, Wellness and Private Care Services.
Community Nurse Home Care
62 Center Street
Fairhaven, MA 02719
(508) 992-6278
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