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

Name: How to Get Your End of Life Wishes Respected / Cómo Lograr que Nuestros Deseos de Fin de Vida sean Respetados
Start: 2018-09-11T11:00:00-04:00
End: 2018-09-11T12:00:00-04:00
Location: PSS Parkside Senior Center

September 11, 2018 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

EOLCNY Latino Outreach Coordinator Aydasara Ortega will present “How to Get Your End of Life Care Wishes Respected and Receive Good Quality Care” in Spanish and English at PSS Parkside Senior Center.

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:: September 11, 2018
Time:: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Venue

: PSS Parkside Senior Center
: 644 Adee Avenue
Bronx, new york 10467 + Google Map