All are invited to attend this upcoming event. Shoreline Eldercare Alliance (SEA) is hosting Dr. Daniel Maison, MD/FAAHPM, in Branford, CT, on December 1. Dr. Maison will present “Understanding Hospice Care.” He will give a practical guide to palliative and hospice care. Light refreshments will be served.
“Understanding Hospice Care”
December 1, 2015
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Branford Firehouse
45 North Main Street
Branford, CT
Please RSVP by Nov. 25. Call 1-800-426-5086.
Dr. Maison is a national leader in the field of end of life care and works with the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. He is currently the Associate Chief Medical Officer for Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care. He has been practicing hospice and palliative care medicine for nearly 17 years, working as a full-time hospice and palliative care medicine physician since 2001.
Dr. Maison went to medical school at Georgetown University Medical School where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. He trained and served as Chief Resident in Internal Medicine at California Pacific Medical Center. He was named both Intern and Resident of the Year at CPMC. He is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
Dr. Maison is a nationally recognized consultant and speaker who has worked extensively at the local, regional, state and national level. He has given keynote addresses, chaired and conducted national workshops, and published many articles on issues relevant to Hospice and Palliative care. Other national educational activities include being a Master Facilitator for the Education for Providers of End of Life Care (EPEC). EPEC has trained thousands of health care professionals in effective, excellent end of life care.
In July 2012, Dr. Maison chaired the prominent national board review course for hospice and palliative care physicians. Most recently, he served on the exam committee for the National Hospice Medical Director Certification exam and helped to create a national certification board exam for Hospice Medical Directors. In 2006, Dr. Maison was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative medicine. In 2013, he was nominated by the AAHPM as a visionary in the fields of hospice and palliative care.
All health care professionals and the general public are invited to attend this program on understanding hospice care on December 1. Call 1-800-426-5086 for information and to make a reservation.
About Shoreline Eldercare Alliance
Assisted Living Services is proud to be an active member of the SEA. SEA is a not for profit group of ethical professionals who provide senior adults, families and community members education, resource referrals and information on healthy aging. SEA believes that life is a continuum with various stages and changes, and preparing for end of life in a cohesive and well-informed way and yes having some personal control, is “healthy aging.” A person’s life story, family and sense of meaning and hope should inform us throughout life, which includes the dying process.
