BROOKINGS – Registration is now open for “Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness Needs and Communication of the Dying,” a seminar hosted by Brookings Health System Hospice.
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BROOKINGS – Registration is now open for “Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness Needs and Communication of the Dying,” a seminar hosted by Brookings Health System Hospice.
The event will start at noon Thursday, Aug. 30, with the presentation running from 12:30-4 p.m. at the Community Life Center, located at the corner of Sixth Street and Seventh Avenue in Brookings. Cost is $50 and includes lunch.
The seminar features Maggie Callanan, R.N., a world-renowned speaker on topics relating to the care of the dying, as well as coping strategies for hospice staff and volunteers. She is the co-author of the book “Final Gifts: Under-standing the Special Awareness Needs and Commun-ication of the Dying.”
Since becoming a hospice nurse in 1981, Callanan has studied, taught and written about death and dying. This includes the unique and symbolic communication of the dying, which is often labeled as “confused language” and consequently often ignored by professional and family caregivers.
Addressing medical, personal, emotional and spiritual aspects of life’s final journeys, Callanan delivers practical, no-nonsense answers to difficult questions tempered by humor, wisdom and compassion.
Opening for Callanan is internist Dr. Rick Holm, medical director for Brookings Health System Hospice. He will present “Fearing Death is Dangerous to Your Health.”
Registration deadline is Aug. 23. To register, contact Home Health & Hospice Director Lynne Kaufmann at 696-8090 or lkaufmann@brookingshealth.org or visit www.brookingshealth.org/FinalGifts.
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