Topic: Advance Care Planning: What Is It? And Why Is It Important?

Advance care planning involves discussing and preparing for future decisions about medical care and what is important to individuals if they become seriously ill or unable to communicate their wishes. Research shows that individuals are more likely to get the kind of care they want when they have had conversation with loved ones and health care providers as well as put a plan in place, such as completing documents called advance care directives. Social Workers are often in a position to help guide and facilitate these valuable conversations. It is important to have an understanding of advance care planning and why it is important for ourselves as well as those we serve.
 

Presenters: Elizabeth L. Golding, DO and Risa Hanau, LCSW.

Dr. Golding is the Medical Director for Palliative Care Services at Cone Health. She is board certified in Internal Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. She is leading a vibrant and collaborative community of professionals who are working at the front lines to improve
care for our sickest and most complex patients.Dr. Golding has special interests in clinical empathy, complex patient-provider communication, population health and serious illness management. She mentors internal medicine residents and provides several highly interactive teaching sessions using role play and video performance feedback on how to have difficult conversations with patients and families. Dr. Golding currently serves on the North Carolina Institute of Medicine Serious Illness Task Force and is leading state and local initiatives to make patients’ advance directive documents and preferences for treatment easily accessible across health care settings.

Risa Hanau, LCSW, is the Clinical and Community Educator at AuthoraCare Collective. Risa is a seasoned presenter and teacher in the area of end of life and ethics. She is a member of the Cone Health Ethics Committee. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker by training and holds a Master of Social Work from The University of Pennsylvania.

Cost:

NASW Members: FREE

Students: FREE

Non-members: $15

CE: 1 hour. Proof of attendance for CE will be distributed via email within one week after the event. Those registering as students will not receive CE for this event.

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