Calendar of Events
Maine Hospice Event Hospice Retreat
Annual Meeting Hospice Auction
Blaine House Tea Quarterly Education Meeting
Maine Pain Initiative Special Events
The Maine Hospice Council holds several events annually both educate and raise funds in support of the cause of hospice. Below we have highlighted recently held and upcoming events:
Upcoming Events
- Special Event -
Hospice & Palliative Care: Challenges for the Future
Friday, April 2, 2010 8AM to 4PM @ Hilton Garden Inn, Freeport
Topics will include Harnessing the Power of Hospice Data: Trending & Marketing Reports & Medicinal Marijuana: Implementing the Statute. - End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium - ENLEC for
Veterans
April 8 & 9th in Washington, DC. For more information please see http://www.aacn.nche.edu/ELNEC/connections/09summer.pdf - Quarterly Education Meeting
Monday, April 5, 2010 9AM to 2PM @ Maine Health Care Association, Augusta
The topic is to be announced. - Maine Hospice Event
Saturday, August 28, 2010
The Maine Hospice Event's Dan Michaud Memorial Ride is scheduled for August 28, 2010. Changes to the fee structure and routes are being made to make it easier to register and ride. Please refer to our Event page for more information.
Highlights
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Vietnam Experience: Implications for End of Life Care
November 5, 2009 @ Hill Mansion, Augusta
Special event addressing needs of Vietnam Veterans at the end of life with Jennifer Egert, VISN-3 Clinical Psychologist, and panel discussion with professionals and Vietnam veterans. "Presentation gave me some insight into what I have observed in my brother. Thank you" attendee
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Quarterly
Education Meeting
January 5, 2010
Due to the overwhelmingly positive response at our November 5th conference addressing veterans , the Maine Hospice Council scheduled this topic for the Hospice/Bereavement Coordinators in the state. Panel members were Master Sergeant Dennis Whall, Retired US Army Combat Engineer; Robert Pfeiffer, LCPC, Pfeiffer Counseling Services; and Patrick Daly, MD, Palliative Care Physician Leader, Togus VAMC. -
Maine
Hospice Council Retreat
October 30 -31, 2009
The Annual Maine Hospice Council Retreat was held at the Sugarloaf Resort this year on Halloween weekend. As in previous years the event was well attended and all were treated to a weekend of fellowship, education, and of course fun. The theme was "Behind the Veil" Shining Light on Sensitive Matters in End of Life Care. Along with inspirational workshops attendees were offered the opportunity to enjoy the beauty of the mountains of Maine. On Halloween a costume dinner was held and very much enjoyed by all. Presentations included; A workshop to address the dislocation and isolation children often feel when a parent, sibling or other significant person in their lives is actively dying and a celebration to bring a conclusion to the weekend. In 2010 we hope to return to Sugarloaf for this very important event. -
Fall Maine Pain Initiative Symposium
- "Leadership and Quality in Pain Management: What is Your
Responsibility?"
October 5, 2010
Held at Freeport Hilton Garden Inn. A conference addressing the needs of patients dealing with pain and the responsibility of health care providers to administer relief. Topics included addressing non-terminal pain and suffering, benefits versus risk of treating pain, regulatory controversies in pain management, and personal reflections of mentors and role models. Presenters included Robert Twillman, PhD; Mark Publicker, MD; James Schneid, MD; Elizabeth Hart, MD; William Savage, Maine Attorney General’s Office; Elizabeth Hart, MD; Myra Broadway, Licensing and Registration, Board of Nursing; Angela Westoff, Maine Osteopathic Association; Gordon Smith, Maine Medical Association; and Senator Peter Mills.