Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard is sponsoring a forum ­— An Insiders’ Guide to Hospice: What’s Old, What’s New, What’s Up ­— on Tuesday, August 4, at 5 p.m. Featured will be Dr. Donald Schumacher, chief executive of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization in Washington, D.C.

The forum is free and open to the public. It will be held at the First Congregational Church in West Tisbury at State Road and Music street. Refreshments will follow.