About this Event
Calling All Accidental Caregivers Everywhere! Introducing The Caregivers' Action Lab, an interactive, in-person workshop designed to help you prepare for your role as a family caregiver. After a brief overview, each attendee will receive a copy of one of the foundational worksheets in The Family Healthcare Playbook. We'll work together to complete it and outline next steps. You'll leave this workshop with momentum and some helpful tips and tricks you can put into practice immediately.
Stay Ready So You Don't Have To Get Ready!
About the participants:
Karesha McGee is an award-winning global tech communications leader and sought-after public speaker with more than 20 years of experience in the high-tech industry. She is also a caregiver. Throughout her career, McGee has advised C-level and senior executives at companies including Slack (now Salesforce), Cisco, Oracle, Uber, BEA Systems and Hello Tractor. Interspersed with these high-powered professional milestones have been intense seasons of serving as the primary caregiver for her mother through significant health crises, including breast cancer and two brain aneurysms which resulted in multiple brain surgeries and other medical interventions. The dichotomy of working as a senior enterprise software tech executive while simultaneously serving as her mother’s primary caregiver has forced McGee to develop a pragmatic, systems-based approach to navigating healthcare and decision-making under pressure. Her experiences of embracing the joys and challenges of caregiving became the foundation for her book, The Family Healthcare Playbook: An Action Plan for the Accidental Caregiver, which translates hard-earned lessons and best practices into an empowering resource for families, medical professionals, business leaders, and anyone who suddenly finds themselves caring for a loved one.
Mirin Fader is a senior staff writer for The Athletic and the New York Times covering the NBA. She's also the author of the New York Times bestselling book: Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA Champion and Dream: The Life and Legacy of Hakeem Olajuwon. She is also a caregiver.
About The Family Healthcare Playbook: An Action Plan for the Accidental Caregiver:
The Family Healthcare Playbook was born out of a life-changing medical crisis Karesha McGee experienced with her mom. This book is designed to help people and their loved ones prepare for a future medical issue or manage one if they're already in it. This isn't a memoir; it's a practical guide and an empowering resource for anyone who suddenly finds themselves caregiving for a loved one. Hospitals and clinicians can also use these materials to help patients and caregivers navigate care more confidently, reducing confusion, repeated questions, and communication strain on staff.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Village Well Books & Coffee, 9900 Culver Boulevard, Culver City, United States
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