Dying in America: Complex Choices

Tonight, the New York Academy of Medicine hosts 'Dying in America: Complex Choices."  Register here. Expert PanelModerator: Barbara Glickstein, RN, MPH, MS - Public Health Nurse and Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Center for Health, Media and Policy (CHMP), Hunter College of the City University of New York Amy Berman, RN - Senior Program Officer, John A. Hartford Foundation Carolyn Jones - Filmmaker Kenneth Prager, MD - Professor of Clinical  Medicine, Director of Clinical Ethics and Chairman of the Medical Ethics Committee, Columbia University Medical Center Judith Schwarz, RN, PhD - Clinical Director, End of Life Choices New York Intended ParticipantsThis program is designed for healthcare providers, students, patients and families looking to gain a greater understanding of healthcare and decision making at the End of Life. GoalsParticipants will identify the complex choices at End of Life for the patient, and family related to care, expectations, and moral distress. Participants will become versed in the clinical team’s roles, responsibilities and ethical dilemma providing End of Life Care.
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