¡Mi Regalo!, in collaboration with Sansum Clinic, will host a free two-part Advance Care Planning Workshop conducted entirely in Spanish on Sept. 4 and Sept. 11 in Lovelace Conference Hall at Ridley-Tree Cancer Center, 540 W. Pueblo St., Santa Barbara.
To complete the program, participants are required to attend both sessions, unless they are updating an existing advance directive.
Registration is required by Tuesday, Sept. 2. To sign up, call Mi Regalo, 805-456-4665 or email CommunityACP@hospiceofsb.org.
Advance care planning is an important process for adults of all ages to make their healthcare wishes known, said Sansum Clinic, now part of Sutter Health;
Workshop participants will:
• Learn how to make decisions about the medical care they would or would not want in the event of serious illness or injury.
• Choose a trusted person to make healthcare decisions on their behalf if they are unable to do so.
• Gain guidance on how to discuss these preferences with doctors and loved ones.
• Complete their MyCare advance directive.
Those who complete their document will also be entered into a raffle.
Workshop Details
Day 1: Thursday, Sept. 4, 4-5 p.m. — An overview of advance care planning, healthcare decisions, and the MyCare document will be presented by trained facilitators.
Day 2: Thursday, Sept. 11, 3:30-5 p.m. — Participants will receive one-on-one assistance from facilitators to ensure their documents are completed correctly, along with free notarization for advance directives.
Individuals updating an existing document may choose to attend Day 2 only (RSVP still required).
Free parking is available. For more information, visit MiRegalo.org.
Mi Regalo and Get It Done SB! are Hospice of Santa Barbara’s Advance Care Planning programs, focused on bringing awareness and education in English and Spanish to ensure all community members have a completed Advance Directive before they need it.