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Executive Council Member, James Avery, MD, will be the keynote speaker at this event. Invite your pastors!

From Pulpit to Bedside:
Practical Dying
Friday, Oct. 24, 2008
8:45 a.m. – 12 noon
held at
VNSNY Hospice Care
1250 Broadway, 7th Floor
(@ 32nd Street in Manhattan)
www.vnsny.org

In observance of Pastoral Care Week 2008, VNSNY Hospice Care offers the 2nd Annual “FROM PULPIT TO BEDSIDE” Seminar for religious professionals and lay pastoral caregivers. Designed for clergy and other religious leaders, the focus on “practical dying” will explore how faith congregations can educate, prepare and support members in preparations that can reclaim dying as a natural and, ultimately, spiritual process. The 3-hour program includes a keynote address, “Dying Well Takes Practice,” by James Avery, M.D. As Medical Director of VNSNY Hospice, Dr. Avery heads a team of eight VNS Hospice physicians, all certified in Hospice & Palliative Care Medicine. He is well known locally and nationally for his engaging presentations. The Panel Presentation of local experts will explore how congregations can support realistic steps among its faith community members such as completing a health care proxy, appointing a power of attorney, developing advanced directives, having end-of-life conversations within the family, pre-planning funeral arrangements and creating ethical/spiritual wills. This 3-hour seminar will address:

• Religious leaders’ role in end-of-life preparations.

• Communication about dying, death and bereavement.

• Information about resources and partnerships for end-of-life care.

Click here for the .pdf file of the registration brochure:

It is also posted on the VNSNY Hospice Care website: www.vnsny.org/mainsite/services/s_hospice.html (scroll down to bottom right side).

If you prefer a printed copy, please call (212) 609-1979 or e-mail your mailing address.

National Pastoral Care Week was established in 1985 as an annual observance to honor all practitioners of pastoral care and to promote continuing education for clergy, laity, and institutional employees regarding the value of pastoral care.