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How to Get Your End of Life Care Wishes Respected and Receive Good Quality Care/ Cómo Lograr que Nuestros Deseos de Fin de Vida sean Respetados

Name: How to Get Your End of Life Care Wishes Respected and Receive Good Quality Care/ Cómo Lograr que Nuestros Deseos de Fin de Vida sean Respetados
Start: 2019-07-18T11:00:00-04:00
End: 2019-07-18T12:00:00-04:00
Location: Henry Street Settlement Senior Center

July 18, 2019 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

EOLCNY Latino Outreach Coordinator Constanza Prieto Figelist will present “How to Get Your End of Life Care Wishes Respected and Receive Good Quality Care” in Spanish and English at the Henry Street Settlement Senior Center on July 18th.

This presentation will provide a guide to navigating today’s health care system, including:

What palliative care is and how and when it can benefit you
How to inform your doctors about your end of life care goals and treatment preferences
The difference between a health care proxy, a living will, and a do not resuscitate order
How hospices provide for a better quality of life and a more peaceful death

Details

Date:: July 18, 2019
Time:: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Venue

: Henry Street Settlement Senior Center
: 334 Madison Street
New York, New York 10002 + Google Map