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<p>DALLAS TWP. &#8211; The Department of Social Work and College of Health Sciences and Education at Misericordia University, in collaboration with the PA Orders for Sustaining Life (POLST) Task Force of Northeastern Pennsylvania, are offering a training seminar 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, in the Catherine Evans McGowan Room of the Mary Kintz Bevevino Library.</p><p>&#8220;POLST-Doing it Right!&#8221; is a seminar for health care professionals on end-of-life care and to encourage the use of advance-care directives. All health care workers and those who work with patients nearing the end of their life, including physicians, chaplains, nurses, social workers and<ins> professionals in palliative care and hospice, as well as occupational therapy, physical therapy and psychology</ins> students in those areas of study will benefit from the training. <ins>Nurses, medical doctors, certified registered nurse practitioners and social workers are eligible for continuing medical education and continuing education credits.</ins></p><p>The POLST Taskforce will make presentations: Robert Yanoshack, palliative medicine and hospitalist, <ins>Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center;</ins> Brenda Hage, director of the Doctor of Nursing Program, Misericordia University; Amy L. Smith, director of Geisinger social services, Caroline Vanstory, oncology social worker, <ins>Geisinger Henry Cancer Center,</ins> and David Hage.</p><p><ins>The Misericordia University Department of Social Work and College of Health Sciences and Education are sponsoring the program, in partnership with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine &#8211; Center for Continuing Education in Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work, the Jewish Healthcare Foundation and The Coalition for Quality at the End of Life.</ins></p><p>Registration is $50 for professionals, $25 for students.</p><p>To register, email jjasm@ptd.net or sign-up through Eventbrite at www.polstnepa.org. There is an on-line pre-requisite course that must be completed prior to attendance. For more information, call Joan Pauley, 570-256-7893.</p><style>
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Misericordia University to offer training during POLST seminar