Public Invited to Healthcare Decisions Day: Beyond Hospice - Palliative Care in Montgomery County

For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 21, 2019

A panel of local and regional experts will participate in a free Healthcare Decisions Day program planned for Tuesday, April 16 from 8:30 to 11 a.m. at the Silver Spring Civic Building. Beyond Hospice: Palliative Care in Montgomery County will address the role of palliative care in helping to sustain the quality of life during serious illness, the current status of palliative care services in Montgomery County, and key challenges in providing these important resources to patients and families.

Healthcare providers, hospice and palliative care staff, payers, patients and caregivers, and anyone concerned about, serving or touched by serious illness are encouraged to attend.

The event is sponsored by the Montgomery County Palliative Care and End of Life Coalition, a public-private partnership promoting integrated and coordinated Montgomery County programs, practices and policies for those with serious illness and their caregivers.

The Silver Spring Civic Building is located at 1 Veterans Plaza in Silver Spring. The Civic Building is accessible by public transportation and is across the street from the Ellsworth Drive parking garage.

Register online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/healthcare-decisions-day-2019-registration-55934585852 .

Sign language interpreters and other auxiliary aids or services will be provided upon request. Please request with as much advance notice as possible, preferably at least three (3) full business days before the meeting, by contacting Tina Purser-Langley at Tina.PurserLangley@montgomerycountymd.gov or 240-777-8290 (MD Relay 7-1-1). Last-minute requests will be accepted but may be impossible to fulfill.

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Release ID: 19-090
Media Contact: Mary Anderson 240-777-6534