Sponsored by the MMS
Committee on Senior Physicians
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
MMS Headquarters, Waltham, MA
Agenda
6:00
p.m.
Check-in and Networking Dinner
6:15 p.m.
Welcome
Luis
Sanchez, MD
Chair, MMS Committee on Senior Physicians
6:25 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Medical
Conditions & Key Challenges for Physicians in Preparing for End-of-Life
Care for Themselves
Asif Merchant, MD, FACP, CMD, CPE
Chair, MMS Committee on Geriatric Medicine
End-of-Life Care Options and
Impact on Family
Christine McMichael
Executive Director, Hospice & Palliative Care Federation of
Massachusetts
Medical Aid in Dying: Massachusetts
Law and MMS Position
Brendan Abel, JD
MMS Director, State
Government/Legislative Counsel
Be Prepared: Legal Resources and Healthcare Planning Toolkit
Ellen DiPaola, JD
President & CEO, Honoring Choices Massachusetts
7:30
p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Q&A Panel with Speakers and Networking
8:30 p.m.
Adjourn
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