Questions About the Way Cancer Patients are Cared For
February 7th, 2010 at 11:30am Post Staff 43
New Documentary Poses Questions About the Way Cancer Patients are Cared For
“Pathfinders: What Love Is” Premiers in Aspen February 12 Showcases Colorado Organization
Aspen, Colo, Pathfinders, a comprehensive psychosocial program for cancer patients and those suffering from life-threatening illnesses, is highlighted in the new documentary Pathfinders: What Love Is.
Pathfinders began in Aspen, Colo with the goal of providing compassionate, whole person care to patients, their caregivers, family members and the community. Pathfinders’ masters-trained mental health professionals provide an approach to standard care that optimizes the level of care on an individual basis.
Touted by the Duke University Comprehensive Cancer Center as the missing link to cancer care, PATHFINDERS: What Love Is addresses why it is important to focus on the whole person in today’s medical system.
PATHFINDERS: What Love Is documents the impact Pathfinders has had on the patients and families in the program and discusses the impactful three-year study at the Duke University Comprehensive Cancer Center. The study poses questions about the way cancer patients are cared for in the clinical setting and why the Pathfinders approach to care is a relevant piece of the national healthcare debate
The film shows on February 12 at 5:30 p.m. at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen. A short panel discussion with Emmy Award winning documentary filmmaker Ted Bogosian; Director of the Duke Cancer Research Program, Dr. Amy Abernethy; and Pathfinder Aspen Founders, Tina Staley and Kristin MacDermott will follow the 42 minute film.
For additional information, please contact the Pathfinders office at 925-1226 or Tina Staley at 919-699-6816.
CONTACT: Elizabeth Means, Executive Director
Pathfinders
Ph: 970-925-1226
Fax: 970-544-3867
liz@pathfindersforcancer.org
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