Events
Please see our calendar below for more details. Some are held online while others are in-person.
Our interactive online calendar allows you to view events by month, week or day. Click on each event title for more information, including description and details about how to RSVP. Hospicare has a list of online grief resources that may be of assistance.
Throughout the year, Hospicare holds many events and programs, including ongoing grief support groups and special one-time or limited-time sessions. Hospicare also holds fundraising activities and outreach and educational events.
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Palliative Care Informational Webinar
October 20, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Palliative Care Informational Webinar with Hospicare
Hosted by Lifelong TCSCC
What is palliative care and how can it benefit you or your loved one? Palliative care is specialized medical care that focuses on relieving symptoms and stress at any stage of a serious illness. The goal of palliative care is to improve quality of life for both the patient and the family. Learn more about palliative from Dr. Lucia Jander and the Hospicare team and bring your questions about services in Cortland and Tompkins counties. Webinar is one hour and is offered for free.
Registration is required and details about signing on to Zoom webinar will be emailed with registration. To register or for questions call 607-272-0212 or email events@hospicare.org.
Dr. Jander Bio:
Dr. Lucia Jander joined Hospicare as Medical Director in January 2020. Born in Bratislava and educated in Prague, Dr. Jander came to the United States at the age of 24 for her residency at Boston University. She and her husband later moved to Ithaca, where she juggled parenting four children with practicing medicine at local nursing and assisted living facilities. Many in the community know Dr. Jander through her work at Primary Care Internal Medicine of Ithaca, where she continues to attend to her patients. Dr. Jander believes strongly in the value and philosophy of hospice and palliative care and wishes that all of health care used this interdisciplinary model as it gives patients the best chance of having their social, medical, and spiritual needs met.
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Hospicare & Palliative Care Services uses an interdisciplinary team approach to providing care to patients, families and caregivers in Cortland and Tompkins counties. We provide emotional, medical and spiritual support, and patients have access to care from physicians, nurses, social workers, grief counselors, home health aides and volunteers.
It’s never too early to ask questions.
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