The conference will take place October 9 at the Millennium Hotel
Buffalo
West Seneca, N.Y. - P² Collaborative of Western New York will welcome acclaimed
columnist Ellen Goodman as the keynote speaker for its 2014 “Creating a
Healthier Community” Conference on October 9.
Ms. Goodman’s presentation, “Have You Had the Conversation?” will
address how to discuss one’s wishes for end-of-life care. Her keynote address
will open the conference to be held at Millennium Hotel Buffalo, 2040 Walden
Ave., Cheektowaga, N.Y. Ms. Goodman is scheduled to speak from 9 a.m. to 10
a.m., with a question-and-answer session to follow, from 10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
“We are excited and honored to have a nationally known speaker like
Ellen for this year’s P2 Conference,” said Kate Ebersole, Director
of Care Transformation and Community Health Improvement. “We consider the topic
she is speaking on to be not only timely, but also essential to creating a
healthier Western New York.”
Ms. Goodman, a Pulitzer Prize-winning, syndicated
columnist and author, co-founded The Conversation Project in 2010. The Conversation Project’s goal is to encourage families, friends and
medical practitioners to have frank discussions about end-of-life decisions.
Kathleen T. Grimm, M.D., of the Center for Hospice & Palliative Care Buffalo
Niagara and co-chair, Community Health Worker Network of Buffalo, will continue
the theme of end-of-life discussions, addressing local perspectives on the
Conversation Project. Dr. Grimm will speak from 10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
The P² Collaborative conference will also feature the following
presenters:
- Thomas Workman, Ph.D., principal communication researcher, American
Institute for Research (AIR), Washington, D.C. Dr. Workman, who leads AIR’s Center for
Patient and Consumer Engagement, will speak on the topic “Shared
Decision-Making,”
- Mindy Thompson Fullilove, M.D., Program Officer for New York State
Department of Health, Diabetes Prevention, and Lourdes Rodriquez, Dr.PH, a research psychiatrist at the
New York State Psychiatric Institute and Program Officer at the New York State
Health Foundation, will present on the topic “Urban Alchemy: Restoring Joy in
America’s Sorted-out Cities.”
- Open Buffalo, will
present a panel discussion of “Community Building.” Open Buffalo, is a civic
initiative to make major, long-term improvements in justice and equity; it is
an unprecedented collaboration among a diverse group of partners; and it is one
of three projects in the nation chosen for the Open Places Initiative of the
Open Society Foundations.
Tickets are priced
at a $125 each. For more information on the P² Collaborative 2014
conference, event speakers, the full schedule and ticket purchases, please
visit www.p2wny.org.
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About P² Collaborative:
The
P2 Collaborative of Western New York is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization dedicated to creating the healthiest community possible through
regional convening, capacity building, and data services. We drive innovations
in health and health care in the area by bringing together individuals,
community-based organizations, primary care practices, hospitals, health plans
and other unique partners to exponentially magnify their impact. We work with
individuals and organizations across the eight counties of WNY (Allegany,
Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans and Wyoming). For more
information, visit www.p2wny.org.
