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July 2019 Newsletter

Jul 31, 2019

In this Issue:

  • Share your Personal Serious Illness Care Stories
  • Making community outreach a priority helps Care Dimensions promote advance care planning
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June 2019 Newsletter

Jun 26, 2019

In this issue:

  • Opening the Cultural Door to Encourage Advance Care Planning
  • Health Affairs Blog Examines Effect of Opioid Crisis on Serious Illness Care
  • Revisiting the Summit
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Post 2019 Summit

May 30, 2019

In this issue:

  • Our 4th Annual Summit!
  • Photo Gallery
  • Video Shown at Summit
  • Thanks to Our Generous Sponsors
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April 2019 Newsletter

Apr 01, 2019

In this issue:

  • Fourth Annual Summit of the Massachusetts Coalition for Serious Illness Care
  • Helping Older Adults Keep the Right to Make their Own Decisions About their Care
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March 2019 Newsletter

Mar 01, 2019

In this issue:

  • Join us at Our May 16 Summit!
  • End Game Screening
  • The Proven Benefit of Meaningful Conversations
  • Normalizing Advance Care Planning: Bethel AME Church's Planning Ahead Program
  • National Healthcare Decisions Day: April 16
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February 2019 Newsletter

Feb 01, 2019

In this issue:

  • Join US at Our May 16 Summit!
  • Create a Path Towards Better Advance Care Planning
  • Faith Leaders Explore Advance Care Planning
  • Empowering Nurses to Advocate for Patients and Families
  • National Healthcare Decisions Day: April 16
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January 2019 Newsletter

Jan 01, 2019

This issue covers:

  • Recent TRIO Summit Focused on Care for Underserved
  • Closing the Gap between Cancer and Mental Health
  • Faith Leaders Explore Advance Care Planning
  • NHDD Community Call: February 20 at 3-4 PM ET
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When Patients Can't Be Cured: Mass. Med Schools Teaching More End-Of-Life Care

Dec 04, 2018

Medical Schools are teaching students to care for seriously ill patients, especially near the end of life.

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Toughest talk: Medical students learn to discuss patients' wishes for end-of-life care

Dec 04, 2018

Medical Students learning how to have difficult conversations with seriously ill patients and their families.

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Maureen Bisognano wants to change the way that we die

Dec 03, 2018

Coalition co-chair Maureen Bisognano discusses her career and experience working to improve health care quality and encourage patients to engage in advance care planning.

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