Giving Care, Taking Care: A Caregiver Conference Series

Are you a caregiver? Could you use some help? Giving Care, Taking Care: A Caregiver Conference Series is an MVES-sponsored series of informative talks designed to help caregivers more easily deal with their caregiving responsibilities. The series is organized by Kathy Learned, MVES’ caregiver support coordinator, and its goal is to help caregivers identify important resources and supports.

The featured speaker for each topic is Samir Patel, M.D. Dr. Patel is a geriatric psychiatrist and is the associate medical director of the Inpatient Medical Psychiatric Program of Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford/Hallmark Health. All conference sessions are free and will be held from 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. at Lawrence Memorial Hospital/School of Nursing, Classroom A.

The Series:

Medical Disease and Behavioral Changes (February 11, 2004)
Many medical diseases can cause behavioral changes. This lecture will focus on behavioral manifestations that can be caused by various medical diseases or the treatment of these diseases.

Health Insurance Maze for the Elderly: Medicare versus Medicare HMOs (February 25, 2004)
This lecture will focus on the benefits and challenges of being enrolled in Medicare or Medicare HMOs, with emphasis on the importance of understanding that added benefits come at a price — including control and flexibility.

Second Opinion Consultations: Why, When, How (March 10, 2004)
Second opinion consultations are generally underutilized, particularly in the elderly population in which the complexity of underlying medical and psychiatric illnesses can present diagnostic and treatment challenges. The effective use of second opinion consultations will be discussed.

End of Life and Quality of Life Issues (March 24, 2004)
Definition of these two very important concepts and healthcare will be provided and the ethical, moral, legal, and medical issues related to these concepts will be discussed.

 

Please RSVP to Kathy Learned at MVES at 781-324-7705.