Connecting with Compassion: Practical Empathy

Effective End-of-Life Conversations with Patients & Clients 
August 12 | 8:15-9:45am | At CCHE & Zoom 
Presenters & Partners: Dr. Farchmin & Care Partners of Cook County 

A free, four-part professional development series designed to help healthcare and social service professionals feel more confident in navigating effective, compassionate end-of-life conversations with their patients and clients in our unique Cook County setting. Session presenters include geriatrician and former Sawtooth Mountain Clinic provider Dr. Kurt Farchmin, retired United Church of Christ pastor and hospice chaplain, Rev. Anne Swallow Gillis and Grand Portage Ojibwe Spiritual Elder William Blackwell, Sr. All sessions will be held from 8:15-9:45am at Cook County Higher Education with the option to attend in person or online via Zoom. Please register for each session that you are able to attend. 

Session 2: Practical Empathy

Dr. Farchmin helps us explore the challenge of being graciously and effectively present with people when the subject is dying and death.

Interested in joining for another session of the series?
Sign up at: https://cche.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/cche/eventList.jsp

• A Way Forward - Wednesday, March 11
• Spirituality and Cultural Traditions  - Wednesday, June 17
• When We Are Also Grieving - Wednesday, October 28