Coda Alliance : Clergy Outreach : Prior Clergy Conferences

Coda Alliance 2007 Clergy Conference
October 18, 2007 at O'Connor Hospital, featured speaker Joseph Weiner, MD, PhD. "We're Waiting for a Miracle": Tools for Difficult Discussions near the End of Life.(click for full report)

Coda Alliance 2006 Clergy Conference
October 19, 2006 at O'Connor Hospital, San Jose: "...And a Time to Die: How American Hospitals Shape the End of Life." Featured speaker Dr Sharon Kaufman, followed by a panel on palliative care's impact on hospital culture.

Coda Alliance 2005 Clergy Conference
"Don't Let My Mother Die!" (click for full report)

"A Gift for Your Congregation" was presented Monday, October 18, 2004 at the O'Connor Hospital MOB Conference Room by Coda Alliance and the South Bay Areas Chaplain Association, with funding assistance from Coda Alliance, Pathways Hospice, and VITAS

Presentations included

MANY THANKS to Fr. Basil Royston and O'Connor Hospital for on-site arrangements!

Here is a overview of the schedule and speakers:

• 8-8:30 am - Networking of clergy and continental breakfast
• Welcome, introductions, and thanks - Rev. Larry Wildemuth, Chaplain, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and Coda Alliance Board President
• Introduction of Palliative care - Rev. Penny Phillips, Chaplain, Palo Alto VA Hospice
• Keynote Address: Healing Bodies and Souls at the End-of-Life: The interface between Medicine and Chaplaincy - Dr. James Hallenbeck, Medical Director, Palo Alto VA Hospice
• Insights into Islam - Imam Tahir, South Bay Islam Association
• The Living Well Interview - Dr. Elizabeth Menkin, Medical Director, Kaiser Santa Teresa Hospice
• Panel of community members: Jeanne Wun, Alma Estiva, Elder Wendell McCoy, and Father Mangini. Moderator - Rev. Larry Wildemuth
• Evaluation/Closing - Rev. Larry Wildemuth and Rev. Penny Phillips

2002 Second Coda Alliance Clergy Conference
On October 30, 2002, 50 local clergy attended the 2nd annual End-of-life care education for clergy, hosted this year by O'Connor Hospital in San Jose, CA. A variety of end-of-life topics were covered based on the Handbook for Mortals and the EPEC curriculum. Speakers included Dr. Elizabeth Menkin (Kaiser San Jose) Dr. Michael GuntherMaher (Kaiser Sacramento), Rev. Larry Wildemuth (Santa Clara Valley Medical Center) and Father Basil Royston (O'Connor Hospital). One attendee described this end-of-life conference as a 'must do' for all pastors and chaplains. Another has already shared what he learned at a joint meeting of 30 other chaplains.

End-of-life Care Education for Clergy
A One-Day Course, Thursday October 24, 2001
This conference took place in San Jose during Pastoral Care Week, on Thursday October 25, 2001, at the conference center of the Santa Clara County Medical Association.

This one-day seminar on end-of-life care was offered to assist the clergy to gain greater confidence in caring for people at the end of life. The seminar aimed to expand clergys' understanding of the medical realities faced by physicians, their patients and their families, and how their decisions can affect how a person dies.

Drawing on a curriculum* used successfully to help physicians cope with the human aspects of caring for the dying, this seminar gave insights into:
· What can be accomplished with good symptom management.
· The burdens and benefits of some medical interventions near the end of life.
· How to address difficult medical treatment decisions that arise in end-of-life care.
· How to help the medical team to assess the suffering of the patient as a whole person, including their family, social, and spiritual needs.

You may download a review of this conference from Coda by phone or fax 408-267-3922

* Curriculum materials adapted from the EPEC (Education for Physicians on End-of-life Care) Project.

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