Day of Conversation
The Beckwith Institute is a long-time funding sponsor of UPMC’s Day of Conversation. This event is held each April as part of National Healthcare Decisions Day. Its purpose is to encourage people to start conversations about their health care wishes and complete advance care directives
UPMC’s Day of Conversation recognizes how important it is to decide the kind of end-of-life care a person wants if they cannot speak for themselves — before a crisis happens. It can be a hard and uncomfortable subject to discuss, but a critical one.
Over the years, The Beckwith Institute has helped support the creation of tools and training to “start the conversation” with patients, families, and health care providers.
To Learn More
The Beckwith Institute is proud to partner with UPMC on the Day of Conversation and especially values the role of health care providers in this process. We encourage providers to access the rich training and educational materials available to support them:
- Contact the UPMC Palliative and Supportive Institute at PSIcare@upmc.edu.
- UPMC providers can also search “advance care planning” on the Infonet for more information.