PIMC Fireside Chats: Advance Directives

PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center Hosts ‘Fireside Chats’ –
Free Community Education Events – Louise Dustrude photo

Advance directives for health care topic of free community education program

Ross Fewing – Contributed photo

Ross Fewing, director of the Center for Mission at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, will discuss “Advance Directives for End-of-Life Care” on Wednesday, May 20, from 5:30 to 6:30 pm in a free, public community education program hosted by PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center, 1117 Spring St., Friday Harbor. The talk is one in a series of Fireside Chats the medical center is offering as part of PeaceHealth’s “Healthy You” program.

Fewing’s talk will cover:

• The importance of documenting your wishes for medical care in the event you are incapacitated and unable to express them at the time of care,
• How to make your wishes known to family, friends, and health care providers, and
• Durable power of attorney for health care.

As director of the Center for Mission, Fewing has oversight for clinical ethics consultations and the medical center’s ethics committee, mission integration, and spiritual care. Prior to joining PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in 2002, Fewing served as chaplain at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle. He earned a master’s degree in bioethics and healthcare policy from Loyola University of Chicago, a Master of Divinity from St. Thomas Seminary School of Theology, and a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from St. Thomas Seminary.

Healthy You is a program that provides resources, tools and information to support individuals in their health and wellness journey. For more information, visit http://www.peacehealth.org/healthy-you/Pages/default.aspx.

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