On Saturday, September 7 from 6– 8 pm the Bennington, VT-based Center for Communication in Medicine (CCM) will offer a SpeakSooner® community education forum, Re-defining Quality of Life: Living Fully With Illness, Disability and Aging at the MACK Performing Arts Center at Arlington Memorial High School in Arlington, VT. The program is free and open to the public.
The forum will explore the complicated issues surrounding quality of life concerns when facing the effects of illness, disabilities and aging. Panelists for the program include: patient Jim Baker, caregiver Kim Baker, family practice physician Dr. Michael Welther and Rev. Kathleen Clark. CCM founder Dr. Bernard Bandman will moderate the program.
Healthcare decisions and quality of life considerations are making an impact across all sectors of society. For the past 20 years, CCM has developed hands-on tools and educational programs that help to promote open and honest communication between patients, family caregivers and healthcare professionals, resulting in better informed decisions about care, greater patient satisfaction and reduced healthcare costs.
You can watch a short interview with Col. Baker and Dr. Bandman here.
To reserve a place please call CCM at 802-442-5800 or reserve online here. Arlington Memorial High School’s MACK Performing Arts Center is located at 529 E Arlington Rd, Arlington, VT 05250.
To learn more about CCM’s SpeakSooner® programs and communication tools visit speaksooner.org
Panelists Col. James W. Baker (Ret) – former Director of Vermont State Police,
and his wife, Kim, a retired registered nurse.