End-of-Life Issues in Family, Health, Ethics, and Spirituality
The Symposium is open to all. Typical attendees include health care professionals, family caregivers, social workers, grief counselors, faith leaders, end-of-life service providers, students, and anyone who will one day die.
This special annual event is an important part of Alive’s mission as a non-profit, which is to provide loving care to people with life-threatening illnesses, support to their families, and service to the community in a spirit of enriching lives.
We hope you will join us, and add your voice to the conversation!
Tickets on Sale
Thursday, November 7 | 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Belmont University, Janet Ayers Academic Center
Parking is free, breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Register now and save:
- Tickets will be $45 after Sept. 1 and $75 at the door
- Students are FREE (student ID required)
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This educational event is an important part of Alive’s mission as a non-profit, which is to provide loving care to people with life-threatening illnesses, support to their families, and service to the community in a spirit of enriching lives.
Keynote Speaker
Ali Drescher is the Grief Center Director at Alive. During her career, she has held leadership positions in both for-profit and nonprofit sectors. She established the Grief Center of Middle Tennessee and served as a speaker with PESI Education, providing grief education for mental health providers across the nation. She is a highly sought-after speaker addressing topics related to grief and mourning, and is known for her creative, interactive and story-telling presentation style.
Drescher is a licensed professional counselor; Fellow in Thanatology: death, dying, and bereavement; and a certified grief counselor. She holds a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy with a focus in play therapy. She is also a member of the Association of Death Education and Counseling, the National Alliance for Grieving Children and the American Counseling Association.
The Alive Symposium is a program
of the Alive Institute
Alive's Center for Education, Outreach, Innovation and Advocacy
Videos
Learn about the Alive Institute:
2018 Keynote Speaker, Dr. Jessica Zitter:
2018 Interfaith Panel:
Symposium Schedule
- 7:30 - 8:30 am: Registration and breakfast
- 8:30 - 8:45 am: Welcome from Alive President/CEO
- 8:50 - 9:50 am: Interfaith panel on the end of life
- 10 - 11 am: Morning breakout sessions A
- 11:10 am - 12:10 pm: Morning breakout sessions B
- 12:15 - 1 pm: Lunch and visit vendors
- 12:40 - 12:50 pm: Comments from sponsors
- 1:10 - 2:10 pm: Ali Drescher, keynote address
- 2:30 - 3:30 pm: Afternoon breakout sessions
- 4 - 4:30 pm: Closing remarks
Workshop Topics*
- Obligations and Outcomes in Caregiving
- Preparing to Make the Decisions No One Is Prepared to Make
- Palliative Care Chaplaincy and The End of Life (Panel Discussion)
- New Realities of Mourning in our Technology-Driven World
- Caring For Our Warriors at the End of Life
- Natural Burial: What We Bury at The End of Life
* Subject to change.
Vendors' Booths
If you're interested in reserving a vendor's booth, contact Keith King at 615-346-8418 or kking@alivehospice.org.
Event Sponsors
Thank you to our event sponsors for their generous support.
Mitch Grissom
Vendors
Windlands South, The Oak Tree Advisors, Fifty Forward All of Us Research Program, Gilda’s Club, Nashville Public Library Book Fair - Thompson Lane Branch