Free Community Screening of Consider the Conversation - a documentary on a taboo subject

To celebrate National Healthcare Decisions Day,  April 16, Hope Hospice invites the community to a free screening of Consider the Conversation: a documentary on a taboo subject. 

Seating is limited, so reserve your seat online at www.HopeHospice.com or call 925-829-8770.

This powerful and inspiring, award winning film highlights the American struggle with communication and preparation at the end-of-life.  The goal of the screening is to jump-start the conversation on end-of-life care between husband and wife, doctor and patient, minister and parishioner, parent and child; and inspire and empower people to make their wishes known in writing.

Following the screening, Hope Hospice is hosting a panel discussion featuring Lisa Krieger, Science/Medicine Writer, San Jose Mercury News/Bay Area News Group and author of the “Cost of Dying Report;” Peter P. Wong, MD, board certified physician in Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology and Hospice and Palliative Care, and Hope Hospice Medical Director; and Mary Lee Gates, Palliative Care NP, MS, Director of Education and Outreach, Alameda-Contra Costa POLST Coalition.  Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and share their views.  Advance healthcare planning tools will be available to take home.

A recent survey, Final Chapter: Californians’ Attitudes and Experiences with Death and Dying, released by the California HealthCare Foundation found that 60 percent of Californians say that it is extremely important to make sure their family is not burdened by tough decisions about their care, yet 56 percent of people had not discussed end-of-life wishes with their loved ones. The survey also found that while 82 percent of people say it is important to have end-of-life wishes in writing, only 23 percent say they have done so, reinforcing the importance of National Healthcare Decisions Day.

 Dinner and refreshments may be ordered ahead of time at the Vine Cinema, vinecinema.com or by phone at (925) 447-2545.