Webinar - Care and Choices at the End of Life: A Discussion on Hawaiʻi’s new Our Care, Our Choice Act
Posted almost 5 years ago by Bradley Kuo
As we near the end of the second year of Hawaiʻi 's Our Care, Our Choice Act (OCOCA), please join us for two educational opportunities designed specifically for Registered Nurses, APRNs, Social Workers and Physicians on the implementation of the law and models for normalizing and integrating end-of-life choices into standard medical care.
The first webinar focuses on the clinical competencies, the nursing and social worker role, pharmacy role and medication protocols involved in all end-of-life choices with particular emphasis on medical aid in dying, presented by a physician, an RN, an APRN and a psychologist.
What: Care and Choices at the End of Life: A Discussion on Hawaiʻi’s new Our Care, Our Choice Act (Session One)
When: October 21, from 12 - 1:30 p.m. HT
Where: Online, from wherever you are!
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The second webinar will provide a panel discussion on how the law is working, sharing information and personal experiences from various experts including physicians, an RN, an APRN, a Licensed Social Worker, and a Pharmacist, all who have worked directly with all aspects of OCOCA/Medical Aid in Dying in Hawaiʻi.
What: Care and Choices at the End of Life: A Discussion on Hawaiʻi’s new Our Care, Our Choice Act (Session Two)
When: November 4, from 12 - 1:30 p.m. HT
Where: Online, from wherever you are!
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These trainings will provide you the tools necessary to help terminally ill individuals and their families in communities across the Aloha State understand and access the full range of end-of-life options.
There is no cost to participate in these webinars. Please RSVP for EACH session.
Continuing education credits will be available from the National Association of Social Workers Hawaiʻi. We will distribute certificates of completion after each webinar.
Sincerely,
Samantha & Caryn
Samantha Trad
Hawaiʻi State Director
Caryn Ireland
Medical Outreach Consultant
Compassion & Choices