Bassett Healthcare Network and Helios Care Offering Public Town Hall About Advance Directives Featuring Author Sallie Tisdale on April 6
March 28, 2023Categories: Press Releases, Bassett News
Cooperstown, NY – Bassett Healthcare Network and Helios Care are pleased to invite community members as well as their own employees to a conversation with Sallie Tisdale, best-selling author of Advice for Future Corpses (and Those Who Love Them) on Thursday, April 6, 2023, at 6:00pm. The town hall event will take place in Bassett Medical Center's Clark Auditorium in Cooperstown. Participants may also attend via Zoom.
Ms. Tisdale will be holding an upbeat discussion about the importance of establishing advance care directives such as a Health Care Proxy or a Living Will - and how to approach these conversations with loved ones.
Details
Event
- A Town Hall Discussion with author Sallie Tisdale
When
- Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 6:00pm
Where
- In-person at the Clark Auditorium at Bassett Medical Center (1 Atwell Road in Cooperstown)
- Virtual via Zoom (see details below for the Zoom link and toll-free dialing information)
National Healthcare Decisions Day
Bassett and Helios are offering this event in anticipation of National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD), which is April 16. On NHDD, people of all ages are encouraged to establish, review, or update their advance care directives to ensure that their wishes are accurately reflected in these important documents.
People sometimes avoid establishing advance care directives because they think they may lead to emotionally difficult decisions and discussions. Using kindness and wit, Ms. Tisdale will cover why these documents are too important to put off and offer suggestions about how to overcome any reluctance.
To learn more about NHDD and advance directives, visit:
- https://theconversationproject.org/nhdd/
- https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/conditions/dementia/adv_care_planning.htm
To learn more about Sallie Tisdale, visit:
Zoom Information
Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device:
https://bassett.zoom.us/j/94401096279?pwd=ZTdTZ3JGQ1pZblVEamI0UzByaDhDUT09
Passcode: 667971
Join by phone:
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Webinar ID: 944 0109 6279
Passcode: 667971
International numbers available:
https://bassett.zoom.us/u/aSxkS0vZP
Videoconferencing Room System:
162.255.36.11
Meeting ID: 944 0109 6279
Password: 667971
SIP: 94401096279@zoomcrc.com
Password: 667971
About Bassett Healthcare Network
Bassett Healthcare Network is an integrated health system that provides care and services to people living in a 5,600 square mile region in upstate New York. The organization includes five corporately affiliated hospitals, over two dozen community-based health centers, more than 20 school-based health centers, two skilled nursing facilities, and other health partners in related fields. To learn more about services available throughout the Bassett Healthcare Network, visit www.bassett.org. Follow Bassett on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Bassett Healthcare Network is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
About Helios Care
Helios Care, formerly known as Catskill Area Hospice & Palliative Care, exists to make life easier for patients and families facing serious illness or end-of-life circumstances by providing choices, dignity, and compassionate care. Learn more by visiting www.helioscare.org
