Advance Care Planning with Dr. Sandy Shamon

Advance Care Planning with Dr. Sandy Shamon

Join us and and Dr. Shamon as she shares about this important topic!

By Bridges to Belonging

Date and time

Thursday, March 6 · 6:30 - 8:30pm EST

Location

91 Moore Ave

91 Moore Avenue Kitchener, ON N2H 3S4 Canada

About this event

  • Event lasts 2 hours

This is a VIRTUAL event!

Session Information

Advance Care Planning is a process of knowledge sharing and planning between patients or their decision makers and the health care provider to prepare for future health care decisions in a way that reflects the person's values and aligns with the health care consent act.

Sandy Shamon, MD, CCFP (PC)

Dr. Sandy Shamon obtained her MD at UBC and trained in Family Medicine and Palliative Care at Western University. She practiced as a family physician in Cambridge Ontario before moving to Toronto to focus her practice in palliative care and LTC medicine. Dr. Sandy Shamon is the President with OLTCC (Ontario Long Term Care Clinicians). In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Shamon holds academic affiliations at the University of Toronto and McMaster University and is involved in academic research and teaching medical students and residents. In these roles, she hopes to put into practice her passion for enabling person-centered care and decision making.

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