March
14, 2005
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Ramapo
College to Host Hospice Foundation of America’s
Annual Teleconference
(Mahwah) – Ramapo
College of New Jersey will host the Hospice Foundation of America’s
annual teleconference on Wednesday, April 20 from 1 to 4:30
p.m. EDT in the Pavilion on the College campus. This
program is offered free and is open to the public. The
topic for this year’s teleconference is “LIVING
WITH GRIEF: Ethical Dilemmas at the End of Life.”
Moderated by Cokie Roberts, ABC news political commentator
and NPR senior news analyst, the live-via-satellite teleconference
will examine issues regarding the social perspectives of medical
ethics and how various health care settings may influence ethical
decisions in hospitals, nursing homes and hospices.
Roberts
will lead the panel of noted authorities that includes: Kenneth
J. Doka, Ph.D., College of New Rochelle;
Bruce Jennings, senior research scholar,
The Hastings Center, Charles Corr, Ph.D., professor emeritus,
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Bernice Harper,
Ph.D., board chair and president, Foundation for Hospices
in Sub-Saharan Africa; Richard Fife, Ph.D., vice president,
bioethics and pastoral care, VITAS Healthcare Corporation;
Jack Gordon, chairman and CEO, Hospice Foundation of America;
William Lamers, M.D., medical consultant, Hospice Foundation
of America; Richard Payne, M.D., director, Duke Institute
on Care at the End of Life, and Joanne Reifsnyder, R.N.,
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing.
“The monumental developments in modern medicine have
brought the need to make increasingly complex and difficult
decisions,” says Dr. Kathleen L. Fowler, a professor
at the College who is certified in thanatology
and who is site coordinator for the videoconference. “Ramapo
College is pleased to host the teleconference and to welcome
the local community into the exploration of these challenging
questions. A number of Ramapo College faculty in nursing,
social work, psychology and sociology will be present to facilitate
the on-site discussion of the teleconference topics. It
should be a rewarding experience for everyone.”
Each
year the Hospice Foundation of America presents a nationally
recognized distance learning program to more than 125,000
people in 2,000 communities. This educational program has been
instrumental in educating health care professionals and families
on issues affecting end-of-life care. Continuing Education
credits will be available in a number of
professional fields.
Ramapo
College’s School of Social Sciences and Human Services
will serve as the host site for this year’s teleconference. Sign
in is at 1 p.m. and a discussion facilitated by Ramapo College
professors will follow the teleconference. The event
will conclude at 4:30 p.m.
To
reserve a place or for more information,
please call Diana Alspach, 201.684.7625.
