Nov. 5, 1998 Conference: "Good Dying: Is It Possible?"
August 27, 1998 - Several prominent ethicists, pain specialists and
legislative analysts will lecture and run panel sessions at the Thursday,
November 5, 1998 conference, "Good Dying: Is It Possible?" at
the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University in Brookville, NY. The event
will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Gold Coast Room.
The conference, sponsored by the new Long Island Center for Ethics at
C.W. Post, is designed to help caregivers improve end-of-life care by bringing
to light the ethics and practice of care for those with life-limiting illnesses.
A distinguished panel - consisting of ethicists, doctors, administrators,
nurses, social workers and policy experts - will offer analysis of current
end-of-life issues, examine collaborations between hospice programs and
nursing homes, consider the role of pain control and symptom management,
describe the role of state initiatives in improving end-of-life care, and
identify the psychosocial and spiritual needs of patients and families.
Guest speakers include:
- Carl H. Coleman, J.D., Executive Director, New York State Task Force
on Life and the Law.
- Dr. Robert C. Cassidy, Director of Medical Ethics, Long Island Jewish
Medical Center.
- Amber Jones, President and Chief Executive Officer of the New York
State Hospice Association.
- James T. D'Olimpio, M.D., Director of Palliative Medicine, North Shore
University Hospital.
- Stephen Unger, Chaplain, Chaplaincy Services, Stony Brook University
Hospital.
- Mary Gravina, C.S.W., Director of Bereavement, Hospice Care Network.
- Cella Strow, R.N., M.P.S., Administrator, Grace Plaza Comprehensive
Care Center.
- Marianne Gillan, Executive Director, St. Charles Hospice.
- Connie Raffa, J.D., Arent Fox.
The event is designed for administrators, patient advocates, bereavement
counselors, dietitians, hospice team members, nurses, pastoral caregivers,
psychologists, ombudspersons, and social workers.
An educational resource and interdisciplinary initiative, the Center
for Ethics sponsors seminars and workshops on ethical issues in today's
society. Led by experts and scholars, the Center will become a forum where
Long Islanders - from students to corporate leaders - can tackle ethical
issues in a variety of arenas. Conferences and round table discussions,
led by C.W. Post faculty and representatives from the Long Island medical,
business, communication and education communities, support public awareness
and understanding of ethical concerns and enhance moral sensibility. Long
Island Center for Ethics is based within the College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences at the C.W. Post Campus. The director of the center is Dr. Ellen
M. McGee, an adjunct professor of philosophy at C.W. Post, and a recognized
expert on medial ethics, including end-of-life care rights and enhancement
technologies.
Sponsors of the November 5 event include: Arent Fox; Center on Aging
- C.W. Post; Friends of Hospice; Hospice Care Network; New York City Long
Term Care Ombudsman Program; Ombudsman Program of Nassau County; Ombudsman
Program of Suffolk County; Parker Jewish Geriatric Institute Hospice; the
Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program - C.W. Post; the College of Management
- C.W. Post; New York State Hospice Association; the New York Citizens'
Committee on Health Care Decisions; and St. Charles Hospice.
The public is invited to attend the November 5 conference. The cost
is $20; $25 after October 7, 1998. Checks should be made out to LIU - College
of Arts and Sciences, and mailed to Long Island Center for Ethics, Long
Island University, C.W. Post Campus, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville,
NY 11548-1300 For additional information, contact Dr. Ellen M. McGee at
(516) 299-2341 or email emcgee@liu.edu
For more information call the C.W. Post Public
Relations Office at (516) 299-2333 or e-mail cwpostpr@aurora.liunet.edu
or send mail to: Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus, 720 Northern
Blvd., Brookville, New York 11548-1300.
