BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Demco Software//Event Management System//EN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20180815T174840Z DTSTAMP:20180815T174840Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191030T144743Z DESCRIPTION:Being Mortal \;is a FRONTLINE public television documentary that explores the hopes of patients and families facing terminal illness and their relationships with the doctors who care for them. \; The documentary tells the story of physician Atul Gawande who is learning to think about death and dying in the context of being a healer. \; By sharing stories from the perspective of both physicians and the people and families he encounters\, the documentary sheds new light on how our system - so often focused on cure - neglects the important conversations that need to happen so that a person's true priorities can be known and honored at the end. \; \;\n\nConversation following the screening will be facilitated by Ellen Thomas\, a social worker and volunteer for CT \;AARP\, \;who has presented this program in the greater Hartford area numerous times. \;\n\nRegistration is appreciated. \nImage URL: https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.evanced.info/Customer/prosserlibrary/ATUL_GAWANDE_45A92277.JPG X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Being Mortal \;is a FRONTLINE public television documentary that explores the hopes of patients and families facing terminal illness and their relationships with the doctors who care for them. \; The documentary tells the story of physician Atul Gawande who is learning to think about death and dying in the context of being a healer. \; By sharing stories from the perspective of both physicians and the people and families he encounters\, the documentary sheds new light on how our system - so often focused on cure - neglects the important conversations that need to happen so that a person's true priorities can be known and honored at the end. \; \;
\n\nConversation following the screening will be facilitated by Ellen Thomas\, a social worker and volunteer for CT \;AARP\, \;who has presented this program in the greater Hartford area numerous times. \;
\n\nRegistration is appreciated.