Upcoming EVENTS

February 9, 2010

End-of-Life Care: Which Options and at What Cost?
City of Hope/89.3 KPCC Winter Forum 2010
The California Endowment
100 N. Alameda St. Los Angeles, CA
7-8:30PM

At the end of life, a person is often living, and dying, with one or more chronic illnesses and needs care for days, weeks, or even months.

One of the most difficult issues to emerge during the national debate on health reform is how to best care for people in the final stages of life. What kind of treatment should a dying person receive? Who ought to pay for this care? And how are these difficult decisions made?

Join us for a thought-provoking evening on the ethical and financial issues that are important in the care of people near the end of life.

Speakers: Compassion & Choices Director of Legal Affairs Kathryn Tucker J.D., Alexander Capron, L.L.B Professor of Law and Medicine, Keek School of Medicine; Co-Director, Pacific Center for Health Policy and Ethics, University of Southern California and Larry Mantle, host of AirTalk on 89.3 KPCC since April of 1985

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For information on contact: AIRTALK@KPCC.ORG OR 626-585-7564

March 26, 2010

Planning For The End of Life
Widener University School of Law Symposium
Widener Univ. School of Law-Wilmington, DE

Kathryn Tucker will be speaking at a law review symposium hosted by Widener University School of Law (Wilmington DE), Friday, March 26, 2010.  The tentative title for the conference is "Planning for the End of Life."

The Widener Law Review's 2010 annual symposium will be focused on planning for the end of life. Local and national experts will address topics such as: advance care planning, POLST, drug laws with regard to palliative care, determining capacity, guardianships, hospice coverage under Medicare, and
assistance in dying.

For more information contact: Prof. Thaddeus Pope, tmpope@widener.edu