Advance Care Planning – 5 Wishes & Go Wish Game (CNE)

Zoom meeting. Login information will be sent via email after you register. 12:00-1:00pm and 2:00-3:00pm Advance directives are documents that indicate our care preferences if we were to become seriously ill. Come to this session to talk about why Living Wills are important. We'll learn about the Go Wish card game and other tools you...

Free

Event Series Cancer Care at End of Life (CNE)

Cancer Care at End of Life (CNE)

Zoom meeting. Login information will be sent via email after you register. May 13, 6:00-7:00pm May 25, 12:00-1:00pm May 25, 2:00-3:00pm Register by clicking HERE or below under Details (website link). Transitions LifeCare is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing...

Free
Event Series Cancer Care at End of Life (CNE)

Cancer Care at End of Life (CNE)

Zoom meeting. Login information will be sent via email after you register. May 13, 6:00-7:00pm May 25, 12:00-1:00pm May 25, 2:00-3:00pm Register by clicking HERE or below under Details (website link). Transitions LifeCare is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing...

Free

Social Isolation and Loneliness

The impact of social isolation and loneliness can be devastating to the health of anyone but especially to those who are aging. In this presentation we will discuss strategies to maintain social connections and discover resources that are available for the isolated and lonely. In a time when we are socially distanced from others we...

Understanding and Caring for Alzheimer’s Patients at End of Life (CNE)

This class will describe the most common forms of dementia. It will explain how to use the FAST scale to assess when they would qualify for hospice care. You will also learn methods and techniques to help effectively care for Alzheimer’s patients at end of life. After registering here (12:00-1:00pm or 2:00-3:00pm) you will be...

Understanding and Caring for Alzheimer’s Patients at End of Life (CNE)

This class will describe the most common forms of dementia. It will explain how to use the FAST scale to assess when they would qualify for hospice care. You will also learn methods and techniques to help effectively care for Alzheimer’s patients at end of life. After registering here (12:00-1:00pm or 2:00-3:00pm) you will be...

LGBTQ Care at End of Life (CNE)

As we celebrate Pride Month, we will take this time to focus on how to support members of the LGBTQ+ community as they navigate the paths of serious illness and/or the end of life - as patients, as family members, and as caregivers. We'll talk about the unique challenges that this group faces and how...

Caring for Children at End of Life (CNE)

To effectively care for pediatric patients and families, it is essential that a care team has an understanding of what to expect in the care of the child, as well as what additional resources may be needed. We will review the multifactorial needs of children and their families at end of life using an interdisciplinary...