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2nd ANNUAL End-of-Life AWARENESS SYMPOSIUM

Saturday, November 3, 2007; 8am-2:45pm,
 Northshore Harbor Center, Slidell, La. 

PROGRAM AGENDA

TIME    

PROGRAM AGENDA

GUEST SPEAKER

8-8:30am

Registration 
Continental Breakfast

8:30-9:00

Welcome


Ice Breaker Activity

Jennie Robinson, RN, MSHCM, CHPN
Administrator / DON Good Will Hospice

 
Lee Balinas

9-10:00

Medical Acupuncture and Pain Management- Applications for Adults and Children 

Carl Robinson, MD, MPH, FAAP-
Medical Director of Good Will Hospice; 
Certified Medical Acupuncturist

10:10-11:10

End-of-Life: A Crossroads to Medical, Ethical & Legal Decision Making

Atty. Joanne Marier
Director of Program Health Law & Medical Ethics LSU School of Medicine

11:20-12:20pm

Palliative Care in the Hospital Setting: A Local Perspective

Ms. Debbie Bourgeois, RN, CHPN
Director Palliative Care Ochsner Hospital

12:20- 12:30
12:30- 1:30

Sponsor Awards/Recognition  
Lunch & Exhibits

Lunch courtesy of Merck Pharmaceuticals

1:30: 2:30

Breakout Sessions:
  (Choose One)

 

 

  • Death is Not Like Sleeping: Talking to Children about Living & Dying

Sharon Gancarz-Davies, LCSW
Infant Mental Health Specialist
Children’s Bureau of New Orleans

 

  • 12 Step Spirituality: Help for Life and Death

Sr. Barbara Breaud
Carmel Spirituality Center

 

  • Pediatric Palliative Care

Carl Robinson, MD

2:30-2:45

Q& A 
Evaluations 

Speaker Panel

*Speakers may be subject to change.