LIFE Institute

Participants will learn how to have conversations regarding end-of-life care decisions and to put their preferences into actionable orders.

This session focuses on Five Wishes, the first living will that outlines personal, emotional and spiritual needs as well as medical wishes. The Five Wishes lets patients dictate exactly how they wish to be treated if they get seriously ill.

Participants will learn how to have conversations so that their choices will be honored in the event of incapacity. Planning tools will be identified and used in this session.

Participants will learn the differences between these related types of care and be able to identify who can benefit from either one.

People with dementia may be subjected to burdensome medical interventions. This session focuses on ways to promote their comfort until the end of life through best care practices.

Participants will better understand communication barriers posed by dementia and how to overcome them through listening and speaking skills.

Participants will improve their skills in assessing and treating pain in non-verbal patients.

The purpose of this activity is to learn strategies to comfort and counsel bereaved people.

Participants will learn strategies for coping with the stressors and compassion fatigue associated with caring for a loved one.

Participants will learn ways to help children who are dealing with the serious illness or the impending death of a significant person.

This presentation focuses on strategies for having conversations about care preferences including phrases to use to assess patient understanding about their health, what quality of life means to them and how they want to be cared for if they have a life limiting illness.