UPCOMING EVENTS
ELNEC Train-the-Trainer Program for nurses/healthcare professionals in all DE Hospitals
July-November, 2008
Understanding Developmental Disabilities and End-of-Life Issues Conference
Riverfront Conference Center
October 10, 2008
Physician Excellence Award in Hospice/Palliative Care Dinner
November 5, 2008
Nomination form now available (click here to make a nomination)
10th Annual Survivors of Suicide Day Program
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Registration opens September 30, 2008
PAST EVENTS
Grief Exploration in Children & Teens
and Living with Grief: Children and Adolescents
April l6, 2008, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Three statewide locations:
• University of Delaware, Newark
• Bayhealth Medical Center, Dover
• Delaware Technical & Community College, Jack F. Owens Campus, Georgetown
ARCHIVED PROGRAM >>
9th Annual Survivors of Suicide Day Program
Saturday, November 17, 2007, 10:30am - 2:30pm
Delaware Biotechnology Institute, Newark, DE
INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION >>
Registration deadline: November 10, 2007
Dr. Madeline Lambrecht, President, DEOLC interview with
Comcast Newsmakers
Click here to view video >>
Advance Directives: What you need to know!
Presented by the DEOLC in partnership with the DHSS/Division of Servies for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities
Three dates/locations:
- May 30, 2007, 1:00pm
New Castle Senior Center, 400 South St., New Castle, DE
Presenter: Drew Biehl
- June 7, 2007, 7:00pm
St. Matthews By the Sea Church, Ocean Hwy. at Dagsboro St., Fenwick Island, DE
Presenter: Murt Foos
- June 21, 2007, times TBD
Modern Maturity Center, 1121 Forrest Ave., Dover, DE
Community Education and Health Fair
Presenter: Andrea Holecek
Living with Grief: Before and After the Death
March 22, 2007, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Three statewide locations:
• University of Delaware, Newark
• Bayhealth Medical Center, Dover
• Delaware Technical & Community College, Jack F. Owens Campus, Georgetown
ARCHIVED PROGRAM >>
Dying, Death and Bereavement: A Conference for Clergy, Lay Ministers, Members of Religious Orders & Parish Nurses
September 13, 2006, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., The Deerfield Golf and Tennis Club, Newark, DE
INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION >>
Registration deadline: September 8, 2006
An Evening with Bill Colby
September 13, 2006, 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. The Deerfield Golf and Tennis Club, Newark, DE
Networking 5:00 p.m. -5:45 p.m., hors d'oeuvres and cash bar, and presentation by Bill Colby, 5:45 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
"From Cruzan to Schiavo: What Have We Learned?" will examine some of the difficult choices families must face to learn more about the current legal and political climate surrounding end-of-life decisions and how to discuss critical issues within their community. Bill Colby is the attorney who represented the family of Nancy Cruzan in the first right-to-die case heard by the United States Supreme Court and is currently a Senior Fellow of the National Hospice and Palliative Care. He travels the country speaking about the complicated issues society faces at the end-of-life. He has appeared on CNN, Larry King Live, Good MOrning America, MSNBC, Today, Hardball, CBS This Morning, and other similar programs, and is the author of two books, Unplugged: Reclaiming our Right to Die in America (2006) and Long Goodbye: The Deaths of Nancy Cruzan (2002).
For information about nursing continuing education contact hours, call (302) 831-4549.
FLYER · REGISTRATION FORM
Registration deadline: September 8, 2006
A Public Forum with Bill Colby
September 14, 2006, 9:00 a.m. Modern Maturity Center, Dover, DE
To register, call Bayhealth Medical Center Education Department at (302) 744-7135.
Presentation by Bill Colby, "From Cruzan to Schiavo: What Have We Learned?" For info, see above.
