Being Present: A Conversation about Humanness through Life’s EndMonday, April 15, 2019 | 6:00 Dr. Jessica Zitter and Frank Ostaseski have both learned much from being present with the dying. Dr. Zitter, a critical and palliative care physician has witnessed how the end of life is often filled with unnecessary, hi-tech suffering. Frank Ostaseski, a Buddhist teacher has learned that death can teach us a lot about how to live. Both Frank and Jessica feel a call to action to engage in conversations about the end of life, to bring humanity back into the health care system, and to be open to how thinking and talking about death can shed light on how to live. Join MNHPC, along with guest moderator Cathy Wurzer, for a very special evening that will inspire, engage, and challenge. The evening will begin with special guest, Giving Voice, a chorus that brings together people with Alzheimer’s or another dementia and their care partners to share music and foster joy, well-being, purpose, and community understanding. We know this will be an evening not to be missed. We hope that you will join us.
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About the evening's guests:
Dr. Jessica Nutik Zitter, MD, MPH, is a national advocate for transforming the way people die in America. She is Harvard and UCSF-trained to practice the unusual combination of Critical and Palliative Care medicine. She works as an Attending Physician at a public hospital in Oakland, California. Dr. Zitter is the author of Extreme Measures: Finding a Better Path to the End of Life. She is also featured in the Academy and Emmy-nominated short documentary “Extremis” available on Netflix.
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