“Caring for a Better Tomorrow”

Florida Hospices and Palliative Care’s 22^nd Annual Symposium titled “Caring for a Better Tomorrow” is scheduled for November 29^th - December 1^st 2006 at the Florida Mall Hotel in Orlando, Florida.

The Symposium Committee is working to make this year’s event the best yet. They recently met in Orlando at Hospice of the Comforter. “This is always such a great group to work with,” according to long term member and chair Mary Richt. The committee meets monthly by phone or in-person to plan the signature event. Some members cannot make the in-person meetings, but make the conference calls. There are some who are leaders around the table, while others lead on site at the event.

“Over the years, as programs have grown, our committee has lost the involvement of some programs in Florida,” stated Ms. Richt, who is also a senior manager from HospiceCare of Southeast Florida.

The committee is seeking new members with new ideas from programs that have lost touch with leadership in this event. “In years past, there were thirty people around the table from all around the state.”

Current members are:

Lorraine	Bittinger	Big Bend Hospice, Inc.
Judy	Crown	The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast
Diane	Dacosta	Covenant Hospice, Inc.
Sara Jo	Faucher	TideWell Hospice and Palliative Care
Bobbie	Hoover	Hospice of Volusia/Flagler
Jean	Hurst	Big Bend Hospice Foundation
Barbara	Janosko	Catholic Hospice
Kathy	Johnson	Community Hospice of Northeast Florida
Melanie	McMillion	Hospice & HomeCare By The Sea
Kathleen	Moore	Hospice of Volusia/Flagler
Sandra	Powers	Hospice of the Comforter
Mary Lou	Proch	LifePath Hospice and Palliative Care
Mary	Richt	HospiceCare of Southeast Florida, Inc.
Kathy	Roble	The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, Inc.
Jo	Simonini	Hospice of the Comforter

If you are interested in joining in Symposium Committee and sharing your expertise and talents, call Anthony Tolson at (877) 783.1922, ext. 303.