"Being Mortal" Awareness Campaign

Description

Sponsored by South Bay Hospital, Sun Towers Retirement Community and Lifepath Hospice. Of medical and healthcare professionals in the Being Mortal audiences, 100 percent report that the event will help them talk with their patients about matters related to advance care planning and end-of-life care. Perhaps more importantly, close to 90 percent of these professionals say that they are now more likely to talk with patients about care options and preferences earlier in the course of serious illness or the aging process. Light refreshments provided. Open to All - The events include a screening of the PBS FRONTLINE film, Being Mortal, followed by a guided and reflective audience discussion that ends with participants understanding the concrete steps they can take to start having conversations with their loved ones and healthcare professionals. The Emmy-nominated film is based on the best-selling book of the same name by Atul Gawande, MD.

Panelist Speakers:
Jose M. Fernandez, MD., Staff physician at Chapters Healthcare, Fellowship: Palliative medicine at University of Alabama at Birmingham.  
Kyle J. Belz, Esq., Attorney, All Life Legal, P.A., Riverview, Florida 
Kathy Bridges, Director of Case Management, South Bay Hospital, Sun City Center, FL
Michelle Sprow, BSW, MPH with Lifepath Hospice
Stephanie Rogers, GCCA-C, CT, Grief Counselor and Thanatologist, End of Life Educator
David R. Allman, Pastor, Ordained Clergy in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Currently serving as Pastor of Redeemer, SCC. Past Chaplain (2009-2013) Suncoast Hospice, Pinellas County.