The Iris Project

Upcoming Local Events

Called to Care series for pastoral and healthcare providers and the community by Life Quality Institute: Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E. Hampden Ave., Denver, 6:00PM to 8:00PM, includes dinner. $10 per person. Register: 303-398-6326, or lvassar@lifequalityinstitute.org:

  • April 14: Taking the Pulse of Palliative Care
  • June 9: Symptoms of Dying: Physical, Emotional, Spiritual, Social
  • August 11: Scared to Death: Historical Attitudes Regarding Death and Dying

Breakfast at Brookdale series for members of the public, healthcare providers, senior service professionals of all kinds by Life Quality Institute: 9:00AM to 11:00AM. $10 per person, includes breakfast. Register: 303-398-6317 or lvassar@lifequalityinstitute.org. Locations vary:
  • March 22: Belief and Grief: What Is the Connection? Parkplace, 111 Emerson St., Denver
  • June 21: Scared to Death: Historical Attitudes Regarding Death and Dying. Heritage Club, 2020 S. Monroe St., Denver

Table Talk: A community forum on current issues in healthcare sponsored by Life Quality Institute, Olinger Cemetaries & Mortuaries, Senior's Resource Center, Exempla Healthcare, and Colorado Foundation for Medical Care. Olinger Crown Hill Reception Center, 7777 W. 29th St., Wheat Ridge, 2:00PM to 4:00PM. No charge. RSVP required: Scott Elliott (303)784-5798, or selliott@cfmc.org.
  • March 17: Scared to Death: Historical Attitudes toward Death and Dying
  • April 21: Let's Talk: Advance Care Planning and Advance Directives
  • May 19: Benefits of a Personal Health Record
  • June 16: Alzheimer's Disease: What Now?
  • August 18: Final Wishes, Final Plans
  • September 15: Facing the End of Life
  • October 20: Compassion Fatigue
News and Items of Interest

The legislation establishing the Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment program in Colorado is NOW IN EFFECT. A master form for photocopying and instruction booklet are available from the Colorado Advance Directives Consortium Web site: www.ColoradoAdvanceDirectives.com. Ongoing training events are listed on this site on the Programs and Classes page as well as on the CADC site.

 

IMPORTANT: Numerous agencies, organizations, facilities, and stakeholders must get up to speed on the MOST program in order for it to work smoothly and effectively. Until the CADC's training initiative is complete, some healthcare providers and facilities may not recognize or know how to implement the form. If you plan to use it, please be sure you are fully trained in its use and willing to take responsibility to help train your provider partners. For more information, visit www.ColoradoAdvanceDirectives.com.

 

The Colorado CPR Directive regulations have been revised and approved by the Board of Health at its March meeting. The revisions bring the regulations more closely into alignment with the intent of the statute by clarifying that a person may make a CPR directive (refusing cardiopulmonary resuscitation) in any manner -- the so-called "blue form" is not required. Furthermore, the "blue form" is the only CPR directive that requires a physician's signature and copies, faxes, or scans of the blue form are acceptable. Visit the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment Web site: www.cdphe.state.co.us; search for "CPR" and select items related to revised regulations. Passed by Board of Health, March 17, effective date April 30.

For details, contact The Iris Project: jennifer@irisproject.net