BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//childbereavement.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:5a9b4c49-858e-43a5-bcd6-e139144cff81 X-WR-CALDESC:Hospice 101 Lunch and Learn\n \nIntroduction to Hospice Care\n - What hospice care is and who it serves.\n - Overview of services prov ided by hospice\, including medical\, emotional\, and spiritual support.\n - The interdisciplinary team in hospice care: nurses\, social workers\, chaplains\, music therapists and volunteers.\n \nCommon Misconceptions Abo ut Hospice\n - Hospice is only for the last days of life – understanding when hospice can begin.\n - Hospice hastens death – explaining the focus on comfort and quality of life.\n - Hospice means giving up – how hospice empowers patients and families.\n\nNavigating Difficult End-of-Life Discu ssions\n - Tips for starting conversations with loved ones about end-of-l ife care.\n - Approaching advanced care planning in a compassionate and c lear manner.\n - How to support families and patients in making informed decisions.\n \nAdvanced Care Planning\n - Importance of living wills\, po wer of attorney\, and other directives.\n - Encouraging early discussions about preferences for care.\n \nCultural Considerations in Hospice Care \n - Addressing cultural\, spiritual\, and individual differences in end- of-life preferences.\n - How hospice care can be adapted to honor diverse cultural beliefs and practices.\n - Respecting traditions and values whi le providing compassionate care.\n \nQ&A Session\n\nAbout our Speakers: \n \nDenise Palacios\, LCSW\, is the Director of Patient Experience at Accent Care Hospice. in hospice\, grief and bereavement\, Denise has a deep under standing of the emotional and logistical challenges families face during e nd-of-life care. She is passionate about hospice education\, advanced care planning\, and navigating difficult conversations while providing guidanc e with compassion and expertise. She is dedicated to supporting individua ls and families through life's most difficult transition. Her practice is rooted in compassion and understanding\, offering guidance and support to those navigating the complexities of dying and loss.\n \nCorey Stepeck\, M SW\, is the Manager of Volunteer Services and Community Outreach at Accent Care. With 10 years of social work experience\, Corey brings a unique blen d of expertise in medical\, geriatric\, psychiatric\, and palliative care. His personal experience with hospice\, following the loss of his mother a t 24\, fuels his passion for supporting families and caregivers through co mpassionate care and community involvement.\n X-WR-RELCALID:9f6f6b53818109ba7827a1f467b2387e X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20241103T020000 RDATE:20251102T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20250309T020000 RDATE:20260308T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:739f2ee5-7c4d-4f4e-a8e4-7893cdd96ed2 DTSTAMP:20260418T184728Z DESCRIPTION:Hospice 101 Lunch and Learn\n \nIntroduction to Hospice Care\n - What hospice care is and who it serves.\n - Overview of services provi ded by hospice\, including medical\, emotional\, and spiritual support.\n - The interdisciplinary team in hospice care: nurses\, social workers\, c haplains\, music therapists and volunteers.\n \nCommon Misconceptions Abou t Hospice\n - Hospice is only for the last days of life – understanding w hen hospice can begin.\n - Hospice hastens death – explaining the focus o n comfort and quality of life.\n - Hospice means giving up – how hospice empowers patients and families.\n\nNavigating Difficult End-of-Life Discus sions\n - Tips for starting conversations with loved ones about end-of-li fe care.\n - Approaching advanced care planning in a compassionate and cl ear manner.\n - How to support families and patients in making informed d ecisions.\n \nAdvanced Care Planning\n - Importance of living wills\, pow er of attorney\, and other directives.\n - Encouraging early discussions about preferences for care.\n \nCultural Considerations in Hospice Care\n - Addressing cultural\, spiritual\, and individual differences in end-of -life preferences.\n - How hospice care can be adapted to honor diverse c ultural beliefs and practices.\n - Respecting traditions and values while providing compassionate care.\n \nQ&A Session\n\nAbout our Speakers: \n\n Denise Palacios\, LCSW\, is the Director of Patient Experience at AccentCa re Hospice. in hospice\, grief and bereavement\, Denise has a deep underst anding of the emotional and logistical challenges families face during end -of-life care. She is passionate about hospice education\, advanced care p lanning\, and navigating difficult conversations while providing guidance with compassion and expertise. She is dedicated to supporting individuals and families through life's most difficult transition. Her practice is ro oted in compassion and understanding\, offering guidance and support to th ose navigating the complexities of dying and loss.\n \nCorey Stepeck\, MSW \, is the Manager of Volunteer Services and Community Outreach at AccentCa re. With 10 years of social work experience\, Corey brings a unique blend of expertise in medical\, geriatric\, psychiatric\, and palliative care. H is personal experience with hospice\, following the loss of his mother at 24\, fuels his passion for supporting families and caregivers through comp assionate care and community involvement.\n DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241024T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241024T133000 LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMufu2qqDkpGtMiNeM8PN0W1 R88wbct_gWC SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn: Understanding Hospice & How It Helps END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR