University of Maryland Memorial Hospital Foundation will host an informative seminar, “The Importance of Advance Directives and the Maryland MOLST Form,” on Saturday, April 11 from 10 a.m. until noon at the Nick Rajacich Health Education Center, located at University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton, 219 South Washington Street.
Guest presenters will be Charyl (Sam) Ricketts, BSN, RNC, CHPN, regional community educator, Post-Acute/Transitional Care Services, UM Shore Regional Health; Maddie Steffens, BSN, RN, CHPN, program coordinator, UM Shore Regional Health Palliative Care; Sharon Stagg, DNP, MPH, RN, FNP-BC, COHN-S, nurse practitioner, UM Shore Regional Health Palliative Care; and Elizabeth Todd, BSN, RN I-V, CRRN, nurse navigator, UM Shore Regional Health Comprehensive Rehabilitation.
This informational seminar will explore how health care providers will care for patients based on their Advance Directive selections and how those directives are translated at the bedside. Additionally, the new Maryland MOLST (Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) form will be discussed and an explanation offered of who needs a MOLST form and why, and how it differs from traditional advance directives. Ample agenda time is planned for questions and answers.
For more information or to register for the seminar, please contact Janet Andrews at (410) 822-1000, ext. 5792 or by email at [email protected]. This event is free and open to the public. However, seating is limited and therefore pre-registration is required. Light refreshments will be served.
UM Memorial Hospital Foundation is a private, nonprofit organization serving the fundraising needs of UM Shore Medical Center at Easton and UM Shore Regional Health. Through its philanthropic efforts, the Foundation supports UM Shore Regional Health’s ability to provide quality healthcare to the local community by contributing to hospital programs and services.
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