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2003 Presentations / Lectures Schedule

January 7 and 8, 2003
The World of the Dying
HospiceCare in the Berkshires, Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

January 28, 2003
Three Sides to the Story: Residents, Family and Staff give their View of The World of the Nursing Home
Housing Services Council of the Coalition to Improve End-of-Life Care (CANPFA), Meriden, Connecticut.

February 16, 2003
The World of the Dying
Women's Group, Messiah Lutheran Church, Oakland, New Jersey.

February 25, 2003
Loss and Grief in Elder Care
Harboursite, a National Church Residences Community, 511 Shippan Avenue, Stamford, Connecticut.

March 7, 2003
Leadership and Crisis: I Can't Do One More Thing
One day retreat, Hebrew Home and Hospital, West Hartford, Connecticut.

March 10, 2003
Spiritual Care and the Alzheimer's Patient
The Massachusetts Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association and Mercy Medical Center, 2003 Clergy Conference: "Beyond Prayer and Ritual: The Spiritual Journey of the Alzheimer's Patient," at Mercy Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts.

March 19, 2003
Loss and Grief in Elder Care
Tower One · Tower East (New Haven Jewish Committee Council Housing), New Haven, Connecticut

March 22, 2003
The World of the Dying
St. John's Lutheran Church, Stamford, Connecticut, WELCA retreat at St. Birgitta's Convent in Darien, Connecticut.

April 2, 2003
Spiritual Care and the Alzheimer's Patient
The Massachusetts Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, 2003 Conference.

April 30, 2003
The World of the Dying
The Connecticut Council of Parish Nurses, Symposium, New Haven, Connecticut.

May 7, 2003
The World of the Dying
2:30 PM, Beacon Hospice, Boston, Massachusetts.

May 17, 2003
The World of the Dying
St. Timothy's Lutheran Church, Social Issues Circle of WELCA, Wayne, New Jersey.

May 18, 2003
The World of the Dying
The Bergen-Passaic Mission Cluster, the New Jersey Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

June 5, 2003
Loss, Grief and Faith: How Healing is Effected
Sermon at the Worship Service of Healing, New England Synod Assembly of the ELCA, Sturbridge, Massachusetts.

June 5 and 6, 2003
Three Sides to the Story: Residents, Family and Staff give their View of The World of the Nursing Home
"End of Life Spiritual Care," and "Patient Empathy for Professional Caregivers," at the New England Aging Services Conference, Sheraton Hyannis Resort, Hyannis, Massachusetts.

June 16, 2003
Loss and Grief in Elder Care
EPOCH Assisted Living at Melbourne, 140 Melbourne Road, Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Sponsored by EPOCH Assisted Living at Melbourne, HospiceCare in the Berkshires, Inc., and Berkshire AHEC, Inc. A program for Clergy.

July 15, 2003
Loss and Grief in Elder Care
Part II: Harborsite (National Church Residences), Stamford, Connecticut.

August 7, 2003
The World of the Dying
Smith School of Social Work, Northampton, Massachusetts, End-of-Life Care Program.

September 17, 2003
The World of the Dying
Spiritual Care at the End of Life Conference, HospiceCare in the Berkshires, Pittsfield Country Club, Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

September 20, 2003
The World of the Dying
Rooted for Life Workshop of the New England Synod of the ELCA, under the workshop title: "Priorities: What the Dying Teach the Living".

October 3, 2003
Spirituality
8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Presenting a workshop called, "Learning to Slow Dance While Making a Difference: A Spiritual Perspective."
Hospice Council of Connecticut, Annual Conference, Waters Edge Resort, Westbrook, Connecticut.

October 14, 2003
Leadership and Crisis: I Can't Do One More Thing
Part II: Half Day Retreat, Hebrew Home and Hospital, West Hartford, Connecticut.

October 16, 2003
The World of the Dying
Consortium for Gerontological Education, luncheon seminar, Avon, Connecticut.

November 4, 2003
The World of the Dying
Keynote speaker, Hospice and Palliative Care Federation of Massachusetts, Annual Conference.

November 6, 2003
Loss and Grief in Elder Care
"Understanding the Spiritual Turning Points of Elders and Their Families," at the National Heritage Museum, 33 Marrett Road (corner of Massachusetts Ave., and Marrett Road), in Lexington, MA, from 9:00a.m.---12:00p.m. (2 CEUs for MSWs and RNs). Sponsored by Minuteman Senior Services, 24 Third Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803, telephone 781-272-7177.

November 8, 2003
Loss and Grief in Elder Care
Lecture for the Senior Care and Activities Center, Montclair, NJ. Part 2 of "Transitions: A Pathway to Caring." 9:00a.m. -- 1:00p.m. 973-783-5589

November 11 - 14, 2003
The World of the Dying
"To Comfort Always, Compassionate Care of the Dying" conference. Minnesota.

November 19 & 20, 2003
The World of the Dying
Bristol Hospital Home Care, Plainville, Connecticut.

December 2, 2003
Leadership and Crisis: I Can't Do One More Thing
Leadership and the Dutch Model of Intervision, Hebrew Home and Hospital, West Hartford, Connecticut.







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