@ Oldcastle Theatre, 331 Main Street Bennington 5:30 – 7:00 PM. Illness forces us to ask: what do I need and to whom do I turn? Bennington-based Center for Communication in Medicine (CCM) presents the first in the 2016 community education series that builds upon last November’s program attended by over 120 people. The program assembles a panel of experts to discuss resources available in the community and through Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) to help support patients and loved ones during a healthcare crisis. Learn to be better prepared to ask for the supports you need. The panel includes: patient Lindy Lynch; SVMC hospitalist James Poole, MD; SVMC cancer patient navigator Rebecca Hewson-Steller, RN; licensed acupuncturist Cindy Reilly, Dipl.Ac.; Reverend Lucy Ijams; and medical humanist Celia Engel Bandman. The evening’s program, moderated by CCM co-founder Bernard Bandman, PhD, will include a Q & A followed by a reception catered by Kevin’s Sports Pub. Free and open to the public. All attendees will receive a complimentary copy of CCM’s “Difficult Conversations Toolkit” Space is limited, RSVP: http://speaksoonerbennington2.rsvpify.com or call 802.442.5800 www.speaksooner.org