Learn more about PROGNOSIS – notes on living and watch the trailer.
PANELISTS
Michael J Welther
MD
John Whalen
Attorney
Nancy Iserman
MSW
Jenna Peeler
Patient
MODERATOR
Dr. Bernard Bandman
CCM Executive Director
Comfort or Conflict in End-of-Life Care: A Discussion About What’s Missing with Advance Directives
This SpeakSooner® Community Education program will be live at the Bennington Performing Arts Center and streamed through our website on May 24 at 6pm. Please check the registration box for your attendance preference.
The program will include a documentary film, PROGNOSIS – notes on living, a panel discussion and Q&A.
In recent years there have been initiatives urging people to complete an advance directive. But, do advance directives stand the test of time?
The award-winning film, Prognosis, provides a valuable example of how end-of-life care can look. This film will be the springboard for our panel to offer multiple perspectives on this critical community conversation about what matters at the end of life.
Our panelists: Michael J Welther, MD; attorney, John Whalen; Nancy Iserman, MSW; and patient, Jenna Peeler bring their personal and professional experience to a discussion about issues surrounding these important decisions. CCM Executive Director, Bernard M Bandman, PhD will moderate.
The event is free and open to the public.
Program Registration
Panelists
Nancy Iserman received her MSW from the University of Connecticut. She has 25 years experience working as a medical social worker and is currently employed at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center.
Jenna Peeler had lived an active lifestyle until 2014 when she contracted myalgic encephalomyelitis, a chronic disease that affects multiple body systems and causes severe fatigue. Since that time she has often been bedridden. Jenna has had to learn to be her own best advocate in navigating the healthcare system.
Michael Welther received his MD from the University of Wisconsin and completed a residency in family medicine at the University of Arizona. He has been a primary care physician in Arlington, VT for over 35 years.
John Whalen received his Juris Doctorate from Vermont Law School and has practiced in Arlington and Manchester, VT for 25 years. His focus is on estate planning, trust and estate administration and real estate matters.
Moderator
Bernard Bandman, PhD is co-founder and Executive Director of the Center for Communication in Medicine (CCM). Since 2001, CCM has developed programs and tools to improve communication between patients facing serious illness, their loved ones and healthcare providers.
Comfort or Conflict in End-of-Life Care: A Discussion About What’s Missing with Advance Directives
This SpeakSooner® Community Education program will be live at the Bennington Performing Arts Center and streamed through our website on May 24 at 6pm. Please check the registration box for your attendance preference.
The program will include a documentary film, PROGNOSIS – notes on living, a panel discussion and Q&A.
In recent years there have been initiatives urging people to complete an advance directive. But, do advance directives stand the test of time?
The award-winning film, Prognosis, provides a valuable example of how end-of-life care can look. This film will be the springboard for our panel to offer multiple perspectives on this critical community conversation about what matters at the end of life.
Our panelists: Michael J Welther, MD; attorney, John Whalen; Nancy Iserman, MSW; and patient, Jenna Peeler bring their personal and professional experience to a discussion about issues surrounding these important decisions. CCM Executive Director, Bernard M Bandman, PhD will moderate.
The event is free and open to the public.
Program Registration
Learn more about PROGNOSIS – notes on living and watch the trailer.
PANELISTS
Michael J Welther
MD
John Whalen
Attorney
Nancy Iserman
MSW
Jenna Peeler
Patient
MODERATOR
Dr. Bernard Bandman
CCM Executive Director
Panelists
Nancy Iserman received her MSW from the University of Connecticut. She has 25 years experience working as a medical social worker and is currently employed at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center.
Jenna Peeler had lived an active lifestyle until 2014 when she contracted myalgic encephalomyelitis, a chronic disease that affects multiple body systems and causes severe fatigue. Since that time she has often been bedridden. Jenna has had to learn to be her own best advocate in navigating the healthcare system.
Michael Welther received his MD from the University of Wisconsin and completed a residency in family medicine at the University of Arizona. He has been a primary care physician in Arlington, VT for over 35 years.
John Whalen received his Juris Doctorate from Vermont Law School and has practiced in Arlington and Manchester, VT for 25 years. His focus is on estate planning, trust and estate administration and real estate matters.
In perhaps her bravest act, Oscar-winning documentarian and LGBTQ+ activist Debra Chasnoff responds to her diagnosis of a deadly disease by turning the camera on herself, her wife and their chosen family. Clear-eyed and unsentimental, what results is an emotionally raw, funny, and profoundly intimate present-tense diary of a life fiercely lived, and a love worth fighting for.
Learn more by visiting the official PROGNOSIS – notes on living website.