In recognition of American Heart Month, St. Francis Medical Center presents a special educational opportunity:
Women & Heart Disease Featuring presentations by:
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Michael Langiulli, MD Board Certified* Interventional Cardiologist
Katherine M. Roberts, RN, MSN, CCRN Clinical Educator
Friday, Feb. 14 • 11:30 am – 1 pm
St. Francis Conference Center
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Catering for All Occasions From Light Hors d’Ouerves to Elegant Seated Dinners Plate Lunches Served Daily 1608 Stubbs Avenue • Monroe, LA • 318.387-7848
418 Jackson Street, Monroe, LA (Valet parking will be available.)
A heart healthy lunch will be served.
ADVANCED HEART DISEASE:
Please RSVP to (318) 966-7355 by February 13th. St. Francis is a proud supporter of:
Join us in celebration of Go Red by wearing red! Continuing Education Opportunity For Healthcare Providers!
“The Beat Goes On…Cardiac Symposium” Friday, Feb. 28th West Monroe Convention Center Call (318) 966-4583 for more information *American Board of Internal Medicine.
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Living with the symptoms and how hospice can help. Chest pain. Shortness of breath. Fluid build-up. Fatigue. These are just a few of the serious symptoms that affect patients with advanced heart disease. In many cases, even with proper medical care, medications, and treatments, these symptoms can be severe enough to affect daily living and can even lead to unwanted emergency room visits and hospitalizations. Hospice can help prevent these unwanted hospitalizations for patients by bringing care to them, in their home (even if home is the nursing home or assisted living facility), and by identifying symptoms early and communicating with the patient’s physician for treatment orders. Hospice can help prevent unwanted hospital visits by aggressively managing symptoms and having a patient specific crisis plan in place. With Hospice Compassus, every patient has a dedicated RN that works with him or her, and the rest of the hospice team including the patient’s physician, to develop an individualized plan of care. This means that patients and their families help decide how many times each week the nurse, home health aid, social worker, and chaplain visit. Hospice can help patients and their families with education to understand the symptoms and progression of heart disease, as well as, the medications used for treatment and symptom management.
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Hospice can help patients and their families with physical support by providing a home health aid to assist with daily living activities such as bathing, dressing, and/or light house-keeping duties. Hospice can help patients financially by providing medications, supplies, and equipment related to the hospice diagnosis, such as heart disease. Hospice can help by giving patients and their families a choice in their medical care. Hospice is a benefit and a choice. It is not a limited time offer. There are no penalties if a patient decides to stop hospice, or if a patient gets better and is discharged from hospice. Hospice is a Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance benefit. There is usually no out of pocket expense to the patient or the family. The services provided by hospice are an additional layer of support to services already being provided by the patient’s physician or nursing facility. You worked for your Medicare benefit, now let it work for you! If you would like more information on how hospice services can help you and your family please contact us 318-322-0062 or visit www.hospicecompass.com . Dana Jennings, RN, BSN Executive Director