Upcoming Caregiver Events
Equity in Caregiving Community Convening
Date: March 28, 2024
Time: 10:00 AM- 12:00 PM EDT (doors open at 9:30 am)
Location:
Faculty Conference Room S1-342
UMass Chan Medical School
55 N Lake Avenue, Worcester, MA
Zoom option available!
About the Event
Join the Equity in Caregiving Project for our Second Community Convening!
Don't miss the chance to connect with professionals, gain valuable perspectives from a panel of family caregivers, and clinicians addressing the challenges pertaining to equitable caregiving within hospitals.
Let's collaboratively address barriers for impactful change!
Event Highlights
Please join us for a panel discussion with:
Family Caregivers
Nancy McCool, LICSW, ACHP-W, APHSW-C, Palliative Care, Social Worker
Jeevarathna Subramanian, MD, Internal Medicine
Valerie Zolezzi-Wyndnam, JD, Promoting Good
Brian Gibbs, PhD, Vice President & Chief of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Come listen to the experience of family caregivers. Bring your voice! We want to hear about your caregiving experience.
Information
Parking:
Please park in the visitor’s parking. We will be providing parking vouchers to cover the cost of parking.
Event Location:
To access the Faculty Conference Room, enter the building via the main Medical School entrance.
The door to the Faculty Conference Room will be on your right upon entering the lobby.
How to get to UMass Chan Medical School
By car
From the Mass Pike: Eastbound: At exit 10, take I-290 east to exit 21, turn right at end of ramp and follow Plantation Street south.
Westbound: At exit 11, turn left onto Route 122 north for one mile, turn right at third light onto Sunderland road, left at first light onto Lake Avenue for 2.5 miles and cross Route 9. Make U-turn at second break in divider, then turn right into campus.
From I-495: Northbound: At exit 23, take Route 9 west. Follow Route 9 west for approximately 11 miles. After crossing the Lake Quinsigamond bridge, take first right onto Lake Avenue.
Southbound: At exit 25, take I-290 west to exit 22, turn right at end of ramp, at second traffic light turn left at onto Plantation Street and proceed south.
From I-190: At the merge with I-290 Shrewsbury exit (watch for exit ramp on left), take I-290 east to exit 21, turn right at end of ramp and follow Plantation Street south.
From I-290: Eastbound: At exit 21, turn right at end of ramp and follow Plantation Street south.
Westbound: At exit 22, turn right at end of ramp, at second traffic light turn left onto Plantation Street and proceed south.
By other transportation
Worcester is served by rail, through the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA); by the Greyhound and Peter Pan bus companies; and from Boston's Logan Airport and Providence's T.F. Green Airport.
Locally, the Worcester Regional Transit Authority's #24 bus (Belmont Street/Lake Avenue) provides service to the UMass Chan campus. Please call the WRTA at 508-791-9782 or visit www.thewrta.com for the route and schedule.