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AHCH and The Dempsey Center host “Consider the Conversation”

March 4, 2015

Lewiston, Maine – Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice and The Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing at CMMC have joined together to host, Consider the Conversation, a film to inspire person centered care. The event is scheduled for Monday, March 30, 2015 beginning at 6:00 PM at The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing, 29 Lowell Street, Lewiston, ME 04240. To register, call    207-795-9407 or e-mail moriah.boutin@ahch.org.

Consider the Conversation is a documentary that has three goals in mind: Change the current American attitude from one that views end-of-life as a failed medical event, to one that sees it as a normal process rich in opportunity for human development; inspire dialogue between patient and doctor, husband and wife, parent and child, minister and parishioner; and encourage medical professionals, healthcare organizations and clergy to take the lead in counseling others.

 “Consider the Conversation is a remarkable, thought-provoking film that looks at many of the issues that we will all face at the end-of-life. It opens the floodgates of thought and conversation on this most difficult and often taboo subject,” shares James Roberts, MD.

 Following the 1 hour film - A panel of Palliative and Hospice professionals will facilitate community discussion and answer any questions from the audience. This includes Karen Flynn, RN/CHPCA - Director of Hospice - Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice - moderator, Jackie Fournier, NP - Palliative Care Team - CMMC, Elizabeth A. Keene, ACC, FT - Vice President, Mission Integration, St. Mary’s Health System, Kathy Amsden, LCSW - Palliative Care Social Worker - CMMC & Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, Miles Hunt, Elder Care Attorney with Dows Law Office, Norway ME, Bruce Condit, MD, Medical Director, Palliative Care Team, CMMC, Nichole Erickson, MD, Medical Director, Chief Medical Oncologist, Central Maine Comprehensive Cancer Center and Kerry Irish, LCSW, OSW-C, Manager of Psychosocial Services, Dempsey Center.

 Established in 1966 Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice has been providing residents of Maine with high quality home health, hospice, and supportive care services for more than 49 years. In 2005 AHCH opened Maine’s first in-patient hospice facility in Auburn. AHCH is Medicare certified and accredited by The Joint Commission. Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice is Maine’s largest independent home health and hospice agency with a service area that encompasses 122 municipalities, plantations and unorganized territories.  In 2014, Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice cared for over 10,200 patients and their families, providing more than 1.2 million in free care to those in need.

 The agency will also be celebrating two milestones in the coming year. AHCH’s Hospice House in Auburn will be celebrating its 10 year birthday in November of 2015; the agency will be celebrating its 50 year Anniversary beginning in 2016. To learn more, visit their web site at www.AHCH.org

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