FCAGR Annual Conference
Saturday, June 6, 2026, 9:30 am to 12 noon
Valley Manor, 1570 East Ave., Rochester 14610
Free and open to the public. All are welcome.
Talk: When Patients Ask: Medical Aid in Dying in New York
Speaker: Dr. Rob Horowitz, former chief of the Palliative Care Division at Strong Memorial Hospital
New York’s Medical Aid in Dying Act was signed into law in February and will take effect this August. Dr. Horowitz will clarify what the law means and who is eligible to take advantage of it. He will explore how those patients with a terminal illness and a prognosis of six months or less to live can legally request and then self-administer life-ending medication.
Schedule
9:30 to 10:00 Refreshments
10:00 to 10:20 Welcome, business meeting, election of board members
10:20 to 10:30 The William C. Klein Consumer Advocate Award presentation
10:30 to 11:45 “Medical Aid in Dying in New York”
11:45 to 12:00 Q&A, announcements, thank-you