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- Wednesday
- date:
- 11/10/2021
- time:
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
- event:
- Already Toast: Caregiving and Burnout in America
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- A Zoom Webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82231534062
- type:
- Medical Center Hour
- department:
- Center for Health Humanities and Ethics
- services:
- audience:
- Everyone
- details:
- More than 50 million Americans currently care for an ill or elderly family member or friend—and that number is set to skyrocket in the coming years, as our aging population surpasses the number of available caregivers. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of family caregivers as advocates and critical members of care teams—and yet unpaid family caregivers often experience severe economic and emotional strain, as well as difficulty finding respite care, benefits, and broader support. Moreover, the demands of providing care at home have grown, as the health-care system increasingly relies on family caregivers to provide round-the-clock care and perform complex medical tasks, often with little minimal training. In this panel, Kate Washington—author of Already Toast: Caregiving and Burnout in America—and panelist, Mary Taylor RN and Dominique McLaughlin LPC will share their personal stories of caregiving and discuss both the challenges facing family caregivers and the systemic changes needed to better support their critical role in patient care.
To order books, visit the UVA Bookstore link below:
Washington, Kate / Already Toast : Caregiving And Burnout In America | The UVA Bookstores
- URL:
- https://med.virginia.edu/biomedical-ethics/medical-center-hour/
- isCME:
- Yes, credit available
- speakers:
- Kate Washington, PhD
Author of Already Toast: Caregiving and Burnout In America (Beacon Press, 2021), a longtime freelance writer, and a frequent speaker on the challenges of caregiving
- registration:
- No registration is necessary
- contact:
- Charlene Kaufman CMK2B@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu
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