Media release
Date: February 06, 2003
Making the final decision
Preparing for death isn’t easy, but help is available. That’s
the message UVic’s centre on aging will impart during its 2003 Community
Forum “End of Life: Looking Forward” on Thursday, February
20.
The forum is part of the centre’s commitment to involve members
of the community in its research process and share the results of its
varied projects. Among the workshop topics being presented by UVic researchers
at the 2003 forum are:
Ethics at the End-Of-Life—UVic nursing professor
Dr. Jan Storch will talk about what matters to people
in their final years.
Representation Agreements as Advanced Medical Directives—UVic
sessional law lecturer Fiona Hunter and Victoria lawyer
and centre on aging board member Mark Horne will discuss
living wills.
Ethical Dilemmas in Case Management— Dr.
Elaine Gallagher will address how case managers insure that they
have sufficient funding to keep pace with growing demands while also managing
client waitlists.
Bereavement from a Bereaved Person’s Point of View—Valued
Elder Recognition Award winner John F. Tomczak will talk
about his personal experience of loss and the future of bereavement care.
Intervention and When to Intervene—Researcher Ingrid
Kirk and Dr. Peter Kirk, interim clinical coordinator
for the Island Medical Program, will lecture on palliative care and its
role in cases of terminal illness, different kinds of possible interventions,
and which interventions are appropriate at various stages of illness.
Self-Management Strategies that Enhance Quality of Life—UVic
centre on aging research affiliate Dr. Patrick McGowan
will illustrate how people with a chronic health condition can use self-management
techniques to increase their quality of life.
Toxic Information: How Prescription Drugs and Pharmaceutical Misinformation
Affects the Quality Of Drug Use for Seniors—UVic drug policy
researcher Alan Cassels will show how the value and type
of information seniors receive about medication affects the quality of
their care.
A First Nation Perspective on End-Of-Life Issues—UVic
social work assistant professor Jacquie Rice Green will
give a First Nations perspective on palliative care issues and making
end-of-life decisions.
The February 20 forum runs from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in room C103 of
the David Strong Building. Cost, including lunch and refreshments, is
$35, $15 for seniors/students. For more information, or to register, visit
www.coag.uvic.ca or call (250) 721-6369.}
Lois Edgar (centre on aging) at (250) 721-6290
Maria Lironi (UVic Communications) at (250) 721-6139; lironim@uvic.ca
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