Name: We Wish We Knew That! A Roundtable Discussion
Start: 2024-05-20T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-05-20T20:00:00-04:00
Location: 3S Artspace

We Wish We Knew That! A Roundtable Discussion

A Roundtable Discussion: Insights and Ideas for Saying What Matters, When it Matters Most.
JOIN US for a thought-provoking roundtable discussion between healthcare professionals and caregivers about the roles we all play when it comes to our health, especially when navigating a diagnosis that significantly impacts daily living or life expectancy and receiving whole person care. (Tickets are $10/person + $2.51 Eventbrite fee)
GOAL OF THIS EVENT is to inspire and activate us to develop more effective strategies when it comes to healthcare conversations regardless of the role we each play in those conversations.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND? “We Wish We Knew That!” is intended for a diverse audience of individuals, their families, friends and caregivers as well as members of the broad healthcare community. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own, “we wish we knew that” story that will contribute to the discussion.
DURING THIS EVENT, real-life stories and personal insights revealed by both caregivers and members of the healthcare community will illuminate the things they wish they had known during healthcare conversations. They will also share suggestions to inspire and encourage each of us to take an active role in our own care coordination and explore strategies for having meaningful and clear discussions about our health and what is important to us, especially when navigating a diagnosis that significantly impacts daily living or life expectancy.
ROUNDTABLE GUESTS INCLUDE: Shannon Calabro, Licensed Medical Social Worker; Michele Gravelle, Difficult Conversations Consultant & “Reluctant Caregiver”; Dr. Sarah MacDuffie, Palliative Care Physician; and Patricia O’Connor, Hospice/Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner & Author of Navigating Life’s Final Journey: Conversations, Choices, Resources. The group will be facilitated by Laura Cleminson, Pre-Dead Social Club Founder and 2024 TedxPortsmouth speaker.

“Our various healthcare providers each own a ‘piece’ of our medical care, but who owns the responsibility to ask the important questions, coordinate the care and connect all the dots—the patient, a spouse, a child, a social worker, your primary care physician? The answers come as a surprise to many,” said Cleminson. “Michele, Shannon, Sarah and Pat will convey relatable stories and insights, which we believe attendees will want to share with family, friends and co-workers.”
The Pre-Dead Social Club cultivates multi-generational communities interested in having compassionate conversations about death, dying and end-of-life, making it a bit easier, less burdensome, and more tenderhearted long before a life-limiting or terminal diagnosis arises.