All monthly meetings in 2008 will be held the first Wednesday of the month from 11:30am-1:30pm at:
Senior Vintage Living Golden Gate
Fine Arts Hall
1601 19th Ave
San Francisco, 94122
Events and meetings are open to non-members.
November 2008
November 5:
Network Meeting
Speaker: Pat Forman, MPH, MATP (Consultant and Coach)
Topic: Addressing Cultural Diversity at the End of Life
October 2008
October 1:
Network Meeting
Speaker: Evan Ardley, PhD, D.Min. (Spiritual Services Manager, Hospice By The Bay)
Topic: Addressing Religious Diversity at the End of Life
Update: Paid Family Leave Act
Lilian Miwa Maher (Paid Family Leave Act Outreach Coordinator)
September 2008
September 3:
Network Meeting
Speaker: Rev. Jennifer Block, MA (Public Education Director, Zen Hospice Project)
Topic: A Presentation on Compassion Fatigue
August 2008
August 27:
A Network Strategic Planning Meeting
Please contact Nate Hinerman for location and details.
August 6:
Network Meeting
Speakers: Cari Hays, MSPM, (Executor Consulting Services) and Maggie Watson (author, A Graceful Farewell)
Topic: Organizing One's Affairs at the End of Life
July 2008
July 2:
Network Meeting
Networking Meeting with Guest Speaker: Derek Kerr, MD
Topic: Proposed Changes to Laguna Honda's Hospice Unit.
June 2008
June 4:
Network Meeting
Speaker: Catherine Dodd
Topic: For profit versus nonprofit models of palliative care and end-of-life care.
June 19-21:
2008 National Geriatrics and Palliative Care Symposium
This conference brings together health care providers who are caring for the elderly and for patients with advanced illness across all venues of care to improve communication with patients, their caregivers and families.
Sponsored by Kaiser Permanente
Marriott Hotel, San Francisco
Click here for more details.
May 2008
May 7:
Network Meeting
Comparing, Contrasting, and (Re-)Imagining Models of Palliative Care
Patrice Villars, Associate Director, Hospice and Palliative Care Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Connie Borden, Palliative Care Coordinator at St. Mary’s Medical Center
Kathy Doctor, Clinical Team Manager for Pathways Palliative Home Care and IV Programs
Sandee Wishon, Clinical Outreach Director at Hospice By The Bay (Palliative Care and Pediatric Programs)
May 15:
Partners in Caring: A seminar for faith leaders on end-of-life care
This one-day program taught by physicians enhances the skills of faith leaders in supporting congregants at life’s end. Appropriate for community clergy, rabbis and priests, health ministers, congregational nurses, staff and volunteer chaplains.
Sponsored by Sacramento Healthcare Decisions & Compassionate Care Alliance
Thursday, May 15, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Sierra Health Foundation Conference Center
1321 Garden Highway, Sacramento
Registration fee of $60 includes light breakfast, lunch, and program materials.
Click here for more details.
May 14: Conference Planning Meeting Please send any ideas you have for a conference or retreat to Nate Hinerman.
May 18: Zen Hospice Project's Annual Spring Dinner
Sunday May 18, 2008 at 6:00 p.m.
Greens Restaurant at Ft. Mason, San Francisco
Click here for more details.
May 21: Steering/Events Committee Meeting
May 30: California Coalition for Compassionate Care Workgroups & Membership Meeting
Contact Nate Hinerman for more details!
April 2008
April 2:
Network Meeting
Speaker: Kate Munger
Topic: Music Thanatology
April 17:
National Health Care Decisions Day/Hospice Foundation of America National Teleconference
Living with Grief Videoconference – Children and Adolescents
Co-Hosted by Hospice by the Bay & Pathways Hospice
10:00am-1:30pm
SFSU Seven Hills Conference Center
$15.00 includes CEUs and refreshments
For more information or to register, call (415) 526-5516 or e-mail cgitelman@hospicebythebay.org
April 16: Steering/Events Committee Meeting
March 2008
March 5:
Network Meeting
Speaker: Anne Hughes, RN, PhD, Adv Practice Nurse in Palliative Care, Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehab Center
Topic: The similarities and tensions among the definition and delivery of palliative care, hospice care and end-of-life care.
March 12:
Network Strategic Planning Retreat
11am to 1:30pm
Please contact Nate Hinerman for location and details.
March 27-28: Conference
Compassion in Action: Shaping the Future of End-of-Life Care
Santa Clara University
Center for Performing Arts
Recital Hall
Click here for more details.
February 2008
February 6:
Network Meeting
Speaker: Judy Citko, JD, Exec Dir California Coalition for Compassionate Care
Topic: Updates from the California Coalition for Compassionate Care
February 21:
Steering/Events Committee
