On May 31, C-TAC (The Coalition to Transform Advanced Care) will engage with faith-based organizations from throughout the City of Pittsburgh to discuss community care, health choices and the role of the church and faith-based organizations. This three-hour workshop will take place at the historic Bethel AME Church, 2720 Webster Avenue, Hill District. The session will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Faith and Community Advisory Council pastors in attendance will include: Rev. Dr. John C. Welch – Medical Ethicist, Flourishing Communities, Assistant Professor of Medical Ethics, Duquesne University, and Pastor, Sixth Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church; Rev. Dale B. Snyder, Sr. – Pastor, Bethel AME Church, Pittsburgh; Rev. Dr. Brenda Gregg – Co-Chair Faith-Based Health Collaborative, Founder & Executive Director, Project Destiny Inc., and Pastor, Destiny of Faith; Rev. Dr. Larry D. Pickens, Executive Director, The Pennsylvania Council of Churches.
Partners involved in this endeavor include the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Palliative Care Division, Allegheny Health Network, and Highmark. A grant from McElhattan Foundation has made this endeavor possible.
The theme for the workshop is “Navigating Conversations About Life and Legacy.” It will include opportunities for networking, health care vendors, refreshments, a box lunch, and door prizes. To register, call: Jennifer Driscoll, 410-570-2767 or Marisette Hasan, 803-509-1021.
C-TAC has a goal to ensure that everyone facing a serious illness has the care they need, when and where they need it, and it is a coalition of leaders advocating for those impacted by serious illness. C-TAC was formed in 2010. They work with legislators, decision makers, and advocates to find common ground and craft policies that deliver more comprehensive, equitable, and consistently funded care.
A core pillar of C-TAC’s work is to advocate for people understanding their options and making their end-of-life preferences and decisions known with an advance care plan and having those decisions respected by family, medical providers, and caregivers. For more information about C-TAC, visit thectac.org.
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