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SUMMARY:Midwest Townhall:  Navigating End-of-Life Care in the New Normal
DESCRIPTION:Please join Compassion & Choices President and CEO Kim Callinan on May 31 at 4:30 p.m. CT for an update on the end-of-life care options movement in the Midwest and across the country. \nIn June 2020\, Kim Callinan joined Midwest volunteers for an update on how Compassion & Choices responded in the early days of COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of the pandemic on our work. \nMuch has changed in the nearly two years since that first townhall\, and Compassion & Choices remains committed to ensuring Midwesterners are able to access the end-of-life care they want. Join Kim on Tuesday\, May 31\, for an update on our national movement and the work in the Midwest to expand and protect end-of-life care options and navigate end-of-life care and planning. \nHere are the webinar details: \nWHAT: Midwest Townhall: Navigating End-of-Life Care in the New Normal with Kim Callinan\nWHEN: Tuesday\, May 31\, 4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. CT\nWHERE: Online or by phone\, wherever you are! \nClick or tap here to RSVP. \nKim will provide an inside look at the end-of-life care care and options movement and discuss what lies ahead. We will also provide updates about our advocacy efforts in the Midwest. \nI hope you’ll register to join Kim on May 31 for this special Midwest event.” \n 
URL:https://finaloptionsillinois.org/event/midwest-townhall-navigating-end-of-life-care-in-the-new-normal/
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SUMMARY:Goodbye New York:  Musical Benefit for Compassion & Choices
DESCRIPTION:Note:  this event was originally scheduled for Monday\, January 3\, 2022\, but has been re-scheduled to May 9\, 2022 due to COVID. \nPlease join the cast of Goodbye New York for an online concert celebration debuting songs for this theatrical production! This one-night-only chance benefits Compassion & Choices. \nPlease purchase your tickets today to experience this amazing event. \nWe can’t wait for you to celebrate the release of our new Broadway Records album produced by Compassion & Choices. Join our cast and orchestra for a concert of Goodbye New York\, a contemporary epic composed by Andrew Beall (Song of Solomon\, Platinum Girls)\, with lyrics by Evan McCormack (Song of Solomon)\, and a book by David Don Miller (Why You Beasting). \nOur story follows a spirited young woman with a terrible secret who is reunited with the one who got away one day before she must leave New York forever. Will they get a second chance at love or will fate step in? Is it worth it to pull someone closer…only to say goodbye? \nThe score is equal parts sophisticated and catchy: the kind you won’t get out of your head. Our Broadway cast stars the leading lady of three Tony Award®-winning shows\, Arielle Jacobs (Disney’s Aladdin\, Wicked\, In the Heights)\, Brad Standley (Waitress\, In Transit) and Ben Jeffrey (Disney’s The Lion King) in an exhilarating night of new theater music. \nThe all-star cast features: \n\nArielle Jacobs (Disney’s Aladdin\, Wicked\, In the Heights)\nBrad Standley (In Transit)\nBen Jeffrey (Disney’s Aladdin\, Disney’s The Lion King)\nLora Nicolas (Miss Saigon Regional)\nEmilio Ramos (West Side Story)\nLevin Valayil (The Jungle Book US/CA Tour)\nDanicah Waldo\n\nIf you’d like to take a behind-the-scenes look at the show\, please click here! \n 
URL:https://finaloptionsillinois.org/event/goodbye-new-york-musical-benefit-for-compassion-choices/
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SUMMARY:Living and Dying According to Your Conscience
DESCRIPTION:From Maria Otero\, Latino Engagement Director\, Compassion & Choices: \n“I’m the Latino Engagement Director at Compassion & Choices and I know firsthand the importance of reaching diverse communities on end-of-life planning and options. As a Catholic\, I want my community to know that Compassion & Choices has resources for everyone. \nThat’s why I’ve joined Catholics for Compassion\, a group of practicing Catholics who understand how crucial end-of-life planning and options are to our communities. We are committed to helping others learn how their faith can guide them through those tough decisions. \nPlease join me on Monday\, May 2\, 2022\, the Feast Day of Saint Antoninus – the patron saint of compassion\, social ethics\, and choice – for “Living and Dying According to Your Conscience\,” a virtual event introducing Catholics for Compassion and sharing the perspectives of three Catholic members. \nPlease click here to register … \nMy faith teaches me to respect everyone’s individual relationship with God. We have a freedom to speak directly to God and decide on the best care for ourselves and our families. It’s okay to ask for end-of-life care options that fit our needs.”
URL:https://finaloptionsillinois.org/event/living-and-dying-according-to-your-conscience/
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SUMMARY:Barbara Coombs Lee: The Past\, Present and What You Can Do for the Future of Medical Aid in Dying
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, March 10\, join Compassion & Choices President Emerita and Senior Advisor Barbara Coombs Lee for a special presentation for Midwest supporters on the past\, present and future of the movement to expand and protect end-of-life options. \nClick here to register … \nWHAT: Barbara Coombs Lee: The Past\, Present and What You Can Do for the Future of Medical Aid in Dying\nWHEN: Thursday\, March 10\, 4:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m. CT\nWHERE: Online or by phone\, wherever you are! \nBefore her career in law and health policy\, Barbara had a 25-year career as a nurse and physician assistant\, during which she often cared for terminally ill patients. As an emergency room and intensive care nurse\, she was often obligated to perform painful and pointless interventions on dying patients. Those unforgettable experiences prompted her professional devotion to individual choice and empowerment in healthcare. \nBarbara has been interviewed by leading national media outlets. She has testified before Congress. She has spoken in hundreds of venues over the past twenty-five years. She is a seasoned traveler and tireless firebrand. \nJoin Barbara for this special event exclusively for Midwest supporters. \nWe’ll look back at the start of the national movement for end-of-life options\, discuss where we stand nationally in our campaigns to authorize medical aid in dying in 2022\, and look ahead to how we’ll work together to bring this compassionate care option to the Midwest. \n 
URL:https://finaloptionsillinois.org/event/barbara-coombs-lee-the-past-present-and-what-you-can-do-for-the-future-of-medical-aid-in-dying/
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SUMMARY:C&C Midwest "Train The Advocate" Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Please join Compassion & Choices Midwest volunteers and staff for a free “train the advocate” workshop. \nWe will be holding the workshop in two half-day sessions on Thursday\, January 13\, and Friday\, January 14. If you are interested in speaking publicly (to large gatherings or even a small group of friends) about end-of-life options\, including medical aid in dying\, this is the event for you. \nWHAT: “Train the advocate” training for Midwest-based volunteers who would like to advocate and present on behalf of Compassion & Choices\nWHEN: Thursday\, January 13\, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. CT and Friday\, January 14\, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. CT.\nParticipants are required to attend both half-day sessions.\nWHERE: These sessions are offered online on Zoom. You will receive login information upon registering via confirmation email. \nWHO: \nAmy Sherman\, Compassion & Choices’ Midwest Regional and Outreach Campaign Manager. Amy has a rich background in federal and state policy advocacy\, law and healthcare administration.\nKaren Retzer\, Compassion & Choices’ Illinois Organizer\nEric Parker\, Partner\, Stotis and Baird. Eric is an elder law attorney and leader of The Illinois End of Life Options Coalition’s Illinois Attorney Action Team.\nMerrie Star\, Chicago Action Team Co-Leader\nBrian McCurdy\, Springfield Action Team Co-Leader \nPlease note that in order to attend the workshop\, you must register as an official Compassion & Choices volunteer and sign its media and confidentiality agreements. \nClick here to register … \n  \n 
URL:https://finaloptionsillinois.org/event/cc-midwest-train-the-advocate-workshop/
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SUMMARY:City of Hope End of Life Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Compassion & Choices supporters can join this fascinating event for free with a special promotional code … the City of Hope End of Life Symposium. \nEND OF LIFE SYMPOSIUM OVERVIEW\nCaring for patients at the end of life\, whether during anticipated or sudden death is a challenging experience for everyone involved in providing care to the patient. Education and discussions around the issues faced at the end of life are critical to fostering a comfort level with clinical staff\, caregivers\, patients\, families and institutions. As science advances to provide the latest treatments\, the need for palliative and end of life care has also increased. Those working with patients should be educated on and fully informed of how they can help patients in many ways\, including psychosocial and spiritual aspects\, when they transition from curative to comfort-focused care. \nThis symposium is designed to educate healthcare professionals\, hospices\, long-term care facilities and hospitals on multiple facets in End of Life Care for patients with complex and terminal diseases. This symposium will prepare those providing care to patients in understanding the various influences that affect patients when the focus of their treatment changes from curative to comfort-focused care allowing for a life with quality even when curative treatments are no longer an option. This 3-day live symposium features an interactive workshop. \nTARGET AUDIENCE\nPhysicians\, physician assistants\, nurses\, advanced care practitioner\, social workers\, hospice clinicians\, spiritual care representatives \, hospital administrators\, hospice administrators and staff\, long-term care and skilled nursing facilities administrators and staff\, medical residents and fellows\, and all others interested in the subject matter. \nLEARNING OBJECTIVES\nExplain Options at End of Life and the role of hospice.\nDiscuss and explore grief\, bereavement\, and alternative burial options at the end of life.\nIntegrate patient values\, priorities\, and family voices in discussing end of life options.\nEffectively communicate and discuss advanced care planning\, prognostication and delivering bad news in the setting of serious illness.\nExamine cultural\, spiritual and psychosocial concerns at the end of life.\nOutline the basics of pediatric and geriatric care at the end of life.
URL:https://finaloptionsillinois.org/event/city-of-hope-end-of-life-symposium/
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SUMMARY:Prepare for a Dementia Diagnosis
DESCRIPTION:This Thursday\, November 18 at 4:30 p.m.\, please join Compassion & Choices staff\, volunteers and storytellers to learn more about dementia and how to prepare for a dementia diagnosis with use of Compassion & Choices’ Dementia Values & Priorities Tool. \nRSVP today. \nHere are the event details: \nWHAT: Finish Strong: Preparing for a Dementia Diagnosis Now (Presented by the Oak Park [IL] End-of-Life Options Coalition)\nWHO:\n– Dr. David Grube\, Compassion & Choices National Medical Director\n– Matt Whitaker\, Compassion & Choices National Director of Integrated Programs\nWHEN: Thursday\, November 18\, 4:30–6 p.m. CT\nWHERE: Online\, wherever you are! \nDid you know that dementia affects one out of three dying older adult Americans? Compassion & Choices’ Dementia Values & Priorities Tool is a free online resource that allows individuals to give their healthcare proxies and healthcare providers detailed information about their preferences at various stages of dementia progression\, taking the guesswork out and helping to ensure the person’s wishes are fulfilled. \nWe will also be showcasing a video on dementia\, which tells the story of dementia from the perspective of the people impacted by it. We hope you’re able to join us for this unique educational event. \nThanks\, \n 
URL:https://finaloptionsillinois.org/event/prepare-for-a-dementia-diagnosis/
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