Getting Your Health Care Wishes Respected

Advance Health Care Planning — why it matters now and the key documents you need
Understanding palliative care and hospice care — what they are and when they may help
How to avoid unwanted or unnecessary medical treatments
Health care choices at or near the end of life — including options that may shorten life

Guest Speaker:
David C. Leven, Executive Director Emeritus and Senior Consultant
End of Life Choices New York

David C. Leven, JD, is the Executive Director Emeritus and Senior Consultant, End of Life Choices New York. He was the Executive Director between 2002 and 2016. He is a leading advocate for patients and an expert on advance care planning, patient rights, palliative care and end-of- life issues, including medical aid in dying. David has played a key role in having legislation introduced and enacted in New York to improve pain, palliative and end-of- life care, including the Palliative Care Information Act. David lectures frequently to diverse health and legal professional groups, social work and nursing students and seniors. A graduate of the University of Rochester and Syracuse University College of Law, he is the recipient of numerous awards including the Public Interest Law Award of the New York State Bar Association, Public Interest Law Committee, and the Westchester Civil Liberties Union Civil Liberties Award. In 1999 he was the Public Interest Lawyer in Residence at Touro Law School.

Gramatan Village in Partnership with End of Life Choices New York

Free. Open to the Public

Registration Preferred. Walk-ins welcome.

Location: Bronxville Public Library - 201 Pondfield Road, Bronxville NY