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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: 2018-10-23T13:00:00-04:00
End: 2018-10-23T14:00:00-04:00
Location: Peter’s Church Senior Center/Lenox Hill Neighborhood House

October 23, 2018 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 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 Peter’s Church Senior Center/Lenox Hill Neighborhood House.

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:: October 23, 2018
Time:: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Venue

: Peter’s Church Senior Center/Lenox Hill Neighborhood House
: 619 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10022 + Google Map