Membership
Interested in Becoming a Member of the Coalition?
There are two membership categories:
- Organizational membership with annual dues of $200
- Individual membership with annual dues of $50
Benefits of Membership:
Organizations:
Coalition mailing list, ability to post information to news and resources pages of the website at no charge along with a link to the member’s site, discount on educational programs, opportunity to volunteer time to Coalition and its committees.
Individuals:
Coalition mailing list, opportunity to volunteer time, discounts
on educational programs, a complimentary copy of the Coalition’s booklet--Beginning the Conversation
about Death, Dying and End-of-Life Care.
Please complete the member contact information form, enclose a check for the appropriate amount made out to The Connecticut Coalition to Improve End-of-Life Care and return your payment to:
Ruth McCorkle
Yale School of Nursing
100 Church Street South
PO Box 9740
New Haven, CT 06536-0740
If you need an invoice or receipt, please print out the document: receipt1.pdf
Join A Committee!
Membership Committee:
The primary responsibility of the membership committee is to build the membership of the Coalition by identifying potential organizations and individual members.
Development Committee:
The primary responsibility of the development committee is to develop a strategic plan for sustaining our financial base of the Coalition, including soliciting funds from potential donors, organizations, and sponsors.
Public Relations Committee:
The primary purpose of the public relations committee is to increase the Coalition’s visibility in the state. One of the first activities has been to develop the website and now the challenge is to maintain and update it.
Education Committee:
The primary responsibility of the education committee is to develop education initiatives related to "Continuing the Conversation". Two sub-committees (Professional/Public) are needed in order to have a comprehensive approach to meet both professional and lay needs related to end-of -life care.
Help Us Help You! Please take our Survey
The State of Connecticut Department of Public Health and the Coalition to Improve End-of-Life Care need your help to gather information on the educational needs of health care professionals, pharmacists, social workers, chaplains, funeral directors and others in Connecticut who provide palliative and end-of-life care.
Please take a few minutes to help us help you by completing our confidential online survey. You will be entered into a lottery to win free registration to the 2009 Annual Conference of the Connecticut Coalition to Improve End-of-Life Care.
Upcoming Events
January 21st, 2009
CULTURE MATTERS IN END OF LIFE CARE
Karen Bullock, LCSW, PhD
UCONN School of Social Work
Click here to download registration form
Click here for directions to this event
April 3, 2009
6TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION...
ADVANCES IN END OF LIFE CARE
8:00AM-4:30PM
Crowne Plaza Hotel,
100 Berlin Road, Cromwell, CT
Continuing Education Units/Credits Available for Nurses, Pastoral Care, Physicians, Social Workers, and Funeral Directors