INDIANAPOLIS,
Indiana -- Franciscan Health has partnered with the Indiana Coalition for
Patient Safety and other local hospitals to bring free screenings and
post-viewing discussions of the PBS Frontline film, Being
Mortal.
Based on the
best-selling book by Atul Gawande, MD, this documentary explores the hopes of
patients and families facing terminal illness and their relationships with the
physicians who treat them.
The
discussion will focus on what matters most to patients and families who are
facing difficult treatment decisions.
“The goal of
this project is to educate community members and stress the importance of
having end-of-life conversations ahead of a medical crisis,” said David
Mandelbaum, MD, medical director of Franciscan Health’s palliative care services and co-medical director, Franciscan VNS
St. Francis Hospice.
Franciscan
Health will host three screenings:
·
Monday,
Oct. 24, 5 p.m.-7 p.m. – Franciscan Health Mooresville-Swisher
Conference Room (1201 Hadley Road)
·
Tuesday,
Oct. 25, 5 p.m.-7 p.m. – Franciscan Health Indianapolis-Auditorium (8111 S. Emerson Ave.)
·
Saturday,
Nov. 5, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. – Franciscan Health Indianapolis-Auditorium
These events
are free, and registration is not required. Refreshments will be served.
For more
information call, 317-528-7985.
